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Albert Finney

Albert Finney

Acting

Born: May 9, 1936Salford, Greater Manchester, England, UK

Albert Finney (May 9, 1936 – February 7, 2019) was an English actor. He attended the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art and worked in the theatre before attaining prominence on screen in the early 1960s, debuting with The Entertainer (1960), directed by Tony Richardson, who had previously directed him in the theatre. He maintained a successful career in theatre, film and television. He is known for his roles in Saturday Night and Sunday Morning (also 1960), Tom Jones (1963), Two for the Road (1967), Scrooge (1970), Annie (1982), The Dresser (1983), Miller's Crossing (1990), A Man of No Importance (1994), Erin Brockovich (2000), Big Fish (2003), The Bourne Ultimatum (2007), Before the Devil Knows You're Dead (2007), The Bourne Legacy (2012), and the James Bond film Skyfall (2012). A recipient of BAFTA , Golden Globe, Emmy and Screen Actors Guild awards, Finney was nominated for an Academy Award five times, as Best Actor four times, for Tom Jones (1963), Murder on the Orient Express (1974), The Dresser (1983), and Under the Volcano (1984), and as Best Supporting Actor for Erin Brockovich (2000). He received several awards for his performance as Winston Churchill in the 2002 BBC–HBO television biographical film The Gathering Storm.

Known For
Filmography
Jason Bourne

Jason Bourne

Dr. Albert Hirsch (archive footage) (uncredited)

2016
Uncovering Wolfen

Uncovering Wolfen

Self (archive footage)

2015
Skyfall

Skyfall

Kincade

2012
The Bourne Legacy

The Bourne Legacy

Dr. Albert Hirsch

2012
Before the Devil Knows You're Dead

Before the Devil Knows You're Dead

Charles Hanson

2007
The Bourne Ultimatum

The Bourne Ultimatum

Dr. Albert Hirsch

2007
Amazing Grace

Amazing Grace

John Newton

2006
A Good Year

A Good Year

Henry Skinner

2006
Corpse Bride

Corpse Bride

Finis Everglot (voice)

2005
Ocean's Twelve

Ocean's Twelve

Gaspar LeMarc (uncredited)

2004
Big Fish

Big Fish

Ed Bloom (senior)

2003
The Gathering Storm

The Gathering Storm

Winston Churchill

2002
Delivering Milo

Delivering Milo

Elmore Dahl

2001
Traffic

Traffic

Chief of Staff

2000
Erin Brockovich

Erin Brockovich

Ed Masry

2000
Simpatico

Simpatico

Simms

1999
Breakfast of Champions

Breakfast of Champions

Kilgore Trout

1999
A Rather English Marriage

A Rather English Marriage

Reggie Conyngham-Jervis

1998
Washington Square

Washington Square

Dr. Austin Sloper

1997
The Run of the Country

The Run of the Country

Danny's Father

1995
A Man of No Importance

A Man of No Importance

Alfred Byrne

1994
The Browning Version

The Browning Version

Andrew Crocker-Harris

1994
Audrey Hepburn: Remembered

Audrey Hepburn: Remembered

Self (archive footage)

1993
Rich in Love

Rich in Love

Warren Odom

1992
The Playboys

The Playboys

Constable Brendan Hegarty

1992
Miller's Crossing

Miller's Crossing

Leo

1990
Roger Waters: The Wall - Live in Berlin

Roger Waters: The Wall - Live in Berlin

Self - Vocals

1990
The Image

The Image

Jason Cromwell

1990
The Endless Game

The Endless Game

Alec Hillsden

1989
Orphans

Orphans

Harold

1987
The Biko Inquest

The Biko Inquest

Sidney Kentridge

1984
Notes from Under the Volcano

Notes from Under the Volcano

Self

1984
Observations Under the Volcano

Observations Under the Volcano

Self

1984
Under the Volcano

Under the Volcano

Geoffrey Firmin

1984
Pope John Paul II

Pope John Paul II

Karol Wojtyla - Pope John Paul II

1984
The Dresser

The Dresser

Sir

1983
Annie

Annie

'Daddy' Oliver Warbucks

1982
Lights! Camera! Annie! The Making of a Major Hollywood Musical

Lights! Camera! Annie! The Making of a Major Hollywood Musical

Self / Daddy Warbucks

1982
Shoot the Moon

Shoot the Moon

George Dunlap

1982
Looker

Looker

Dr. Larry Roberts

1981
Wolfen

Wolfen

Dewey Wilson

1981
Loophole

Loophole

Mike Daniels

1981
The Duellists

The Duellists

Joseph Fouché

1977

Alpha Beta

Frank Elliot

1976
The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother

The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother

Man in Audience at Opera

1975
Murder on the Orient Express

Murder on the Orient Express

Hercule Poirot

1974
Gumshoe

Gumshoe

Eddie Ginley

1971
Scrooge

Scrooge

Ebenezer Scrooge

1970
The Picasso Summer

The Picasso Summer

George Smith

1969
Charlie Bubbles

Charlie Bubbles

Charlie

1968
Two for the Road

Two for the Road

Mark Wallace

1967
Night Must Fall

Night Must Fall

Danny

1964
The Victors

The Victors

Russian Soldier

1963
Tom Jones

Tom Jones

Tom Jones

1963
Saturday Night and Sunday Morning

Saturday Night and Sunday Morning

Arthur Seaton

1960
The Entertainer

The Entertainer

Mick Rice

1960