Personal Info
- Known ForActing
- GenderMale
- Birthday1926-08-06
- Day of Death2016-01-30 (89 years)
- Place of BirthFarnworth, Lancashire, England, UK
- Also Known As프랭크 핀레이Francis "Frank" FinlayFrancis Finlay
Frank Finlay
Biography
Frank received Academy Award, Golden Globe and BAFTA Award nominations for his performance as William Shakespeare’s Iago in Stuart Burge’s 1965 film of Laurence Olivier’s staging of Othello. He also won the Best Actor Award at the San Sebastian International Film Festival. He later essayed the definitive screen portrayal of Alexandre Dumas’ musketeer Porthos in three movies for director...Read More
Acting Career
- 2008
Rosamunde Pilcher's Four Seasons
As: Alexander 'Alex' Combe
- 2008
Merlin
As: Anhora
- 2007
The Waiting Room
As: Roger
- 2006
Johnny and the Bomb
As: Tom Maxwell
- 2004
Lighthouse Hill
As: Alfred
- 2004
Life Begins
As: Eric Thornhill
- 2003
The Statement
As: Commissaire Vionnet
- 2003
Eroica
As: Josef Haydn
2003The Lost Prince
As: Asquith
- 2002
The Pianist
As: Father
2001The Martins
As: Mr Heath
2000Sins
As: Uncle Irwin Green
2000For My Baby
As: Rudi Wittfogel
1999The Magical Legend of the Leprechauns
As: General Bulstrode
1999Dreaming of Joseph Lees
As: Father
1998Stiff Upper Lips
As: Hudson Junior
1997Limited Edition
As: John Rathbone
1995Virgin Mary
As: Monsignor
1995A Mind to Murder
As: Professor Etherege
1994Charlemagne, le prince à cheval
As: Alcuin
1994Sparrow
As: Father Nunzio
1994The Voyeur
As: Nino Rolfe
1992Stalin
As: Sergei
1992Heartbeat
As: Howard Franklin
1992Cthulhu Mansion
As: Chandu
1991Mountain of Diamonds
As: Garrick
1991Prime Suspect
As: Arnold Tennison
1991The Burning Shore
As: Garrick
1990King of the Wind
As: Edward Coke
1989The Return of the Musketeers
As: Porthos
1987Erebus: The Aftermath
As: Justice Peter Mahon
1987Casanova
As: Razetta
1986Lovejoy
As: Harold Plumb
1985Nineteen Nineteen
As: Sigmund Freud (voice)
- 1985
Lifeforce
As: Dr. Hans Fallada
1985In the Secret State
As: Frank Strange
1984Arch of Triumph
As: Col. Boris Morosov
- 1984
A Christmas Carol
As: Jacob Marley
1984Sakharov
As: Kravtsov
1984Sherlock Holmes
As: Professor Coram / Sergius
- 1983
The Key
As: Nino Rolfe
1983Blackadder
As: The Witchsmeller Pursuivant
1983The Ploughman's Lunch
As: Matthew Fox
1983The Return of the Soldier
As: William Grey
1982Enigma
As: Canarsky
1982Mona
As: Captain Manson
1979Ring of Darkness
As: Paul
1979Tales of the Unexpected
As: Arthur Pearson
1979Murder by Decree
As: Inspector Lestrade
1978The Wild Geese
As: Fr. Geoghagen
1978The Thief of Baghdad
As: Abu Bakar
1978Saturday, Sunday, Monday
As: Peppino
1977Count Dracula
As: Abraham van Helsing
1977Count Dracula
As: Professor Van Helsing
1976Laurence Olivier Presents
As: Peppino
1976Bouquet of Barbed Wire
As: Peter Manson
197584 Charing Cross Road
As: Frank Doel
1974Van der Valk und das Mädchen
As: Commissaris Simon "Piet" van der Valk
1974The Four Musketeers
As: Porthos
1973Van der Valk and the Rich
As: Commissaris Simon "Piet" van der Valk
1973The Three Musketeers
As: Porthos / O'Reilly
1973Shaft in Africa
As: Vincent Amafi
1973The Death of Adolf Hitler
As: Adolf Hitler
1973The Adventures Of Don Quixote
As: Sancho Panza
1972Neither the Sea Nor the Sand
As: George Dabernon
1972Sitting Target
As: Marty Gold
1972The Merchant of Venice
As: Shylock
1971Gumshoe
As: William Ginley
1971Casanova
As: Casanova
1971Assault
As: Det. Chief Supt. Velyan
1970The Lie
As: Andrew Firth
1970Play for Today
As: Dearth
1970The Body
As: Narrator
1970Cromwell
As: John Carter
1970The Molly Maguires
As: Davies
1969Julius Caesar
As: Brutus
1968Twisted Nerve
As: Henry Durnley
1968The Shoes of the Fisherman
As: Igor Bounin
1968Inspector Clouseau
As: Supt. Weaver
1967I'll Never Forget What's'isname
As: Chaplain
1967Les Misérables
As: Jean Valjean
1967Robbery
As: Robinson
1967The Jokers
As: Harrassed Man
1967Much Ado About Nothing
As: Dogberry
1966The Deadly Bees
As: H.W. Manfred
1966The Sandwich Man
As: Second Fish Porter
1965Othello
As: Iago
1965The Wild Affair
As: Drunk
1965BBC Play of the Month
As: Marcus Brutus
- 1965
BBC Play of the Month
As: Sancho Panza
- 1965
BBC Play of the Month
As: Voltaire
1965A Study in Terror
As: Inspector Lestrade
1964The Comedy Man
As: Prout
1964Hot Enough for June
As: British Embassy Porter
1963The Informers
As: Leon Sale
1963Doctor in Distress
As: Corsetiere
- 1962
The Longest Day
As: Pvt. Coke (uncredited)
1962The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner
As: Booking Office Clerk (uncredited)
1962Life for Ruth
As: Teddy's Father
1962Private Potter
As: Capt. Patterson