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Albert Finney

Acting

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Acting credits

72

Prolific

Very extensive acting filmography.

TMDB popularity

2.3

Moderate attention

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Movies: 63Series: 15Crew credits: 9

TMDB ID: 3926

IMDb ID: nm0001215

Known for: Acting

Born: May 9, 1936

Died: February 7, 2019

Age: 82

Place of birth: Salford, Greater Manchester, England, UK

Gender: Male

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 1950 - 2025

Years active: 76

Average TMDB rating: 6.65

Wikidata: Q219546

Also known as

Альберт Финни • آلبرت فینی

Other jobs

Producer (6)Director (2)Associate Producer (1)

Biography

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.

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Movies

Movie credits linked with Albert Finney.

Movie poster for Jason Bourne (2016)

Jason Bourne

as Dr. Albert Hirsch (archive footage) (uncredited)

2016 Movie
Movie poster for Uncovering Wolfen (2015)

Uncovering Wolfen

as Self (archive footage)

2015 Movie
Movie poster for Skyfall (2012)

Skyfall

as Kincade

2012 Movie
Movie poster for The Bourne Legacy (2012)

The Bourne Legacy

as Dr. Albert Hirsch

2012 Movie
Movie poster for Vito (2011)

Vito

as Self (archive footage)

2011 Movie
Movie poster for Before the Devil Knows You're Dead (2007)

Before the Devil Knows You're Dead

as Charles Hanson

2007 Movie
Movie poster for The Bourne Ultimatum (2007)

The Bourne Ultimatum

as Dr. Albert Hirsch

2007 Movie
Movie poster for Amazing Grace (2007)

Amazing Grace

as John Newton

2007 Movie
Movie poster for A Good Year (2006)

A Good Year

as Henry Skinner

2006 Movie
Movie poster for Corpse Bride (2005)

Corpse Bride

as Finis Everglot (voice)

2005 Movie
Movie poster for Ocean's Twelve (2004)

Ocean's Twelve

as Gaspar LeMarc (uncredited)

2004 Movie
Movie poster for Big Fish (2003)

Big Fish

as Ed Bloom (senior)

2003 Movie
Movie poster for The Gathering Storm (2002)

The Gathering Storm

as Winston Churchill

2002 Movie
Movie poster for Delivering Milo (2001)

Delivering Milo

as Elmore Dahl

2001 Movie
Movie poster for Traffic (2000)

Traffic

as Chief of Staff

2000 Movie
Movie poster for Erin Brockovich (2000)

Erin Brockovich

as Ed Masry

2000 Movie
Movie poster for Simpatico (1999)

Simpatico

as Simms

1999 Movie
Movie poster for Breakfast of Champions (1999)

Breakfast of Champions

as Kilgore Trout

1999 Movie
Movie poster for A Rather English Marriage (1998)

A Rather English Marriage

as Reggie Conyngham-Jervis

1998 Movie
Movie poster for Washington Square (1997)

Washington Square

as Dr. Austin Sloper

1997 Movie
Movie poster for The Run of the Country (1995)

The Run of the Country

as Danny's Father

1995 Movie
Movie poster for A Man of No Importance (1994)

A Man of No Importance

as Alfred Byrne

1994 Movie
Movie poster for The Browning Version (1994)

The Browning Version

as Andrew Crocker-Harris

1994 Movie
Movie poster for Audrey Hepburn: Remembered (1993)

Audrey Hepburn: Remembered

as Self (archive footage)

1993 Movie

Series

Series credits linked with Albert Finney.

Series poster for Tim Burton: Life in the Line (2025)

Tim Burton: Life in the Line

as Self (footage) • 4 eps

2025 Series
Series poster for Schitt's Creek (2015)

Schitt's Creek

as Ed Masry (voice) • 1 eps

2015 Series
Series poster for My Uncle Silas (2001)

My Uncle Silas

as Uncle Silas • 12 eps

2001 Series
Series poster for Nostromo (1997)

Nostromo

as Dr. Monygham • 3 eps

1997 Series
Series poster for Cold Lazarus (1996)

Cold Lazarus

as Daniel Feeld • 4 eps

1996 Series
Series poster for Karaoke (1996)

Karaoke

as Daniel Feeld • 4 eps

1996 Series
Series poster for The Green Man (1990)

The Green Man

as Maurice • 3 eps

1990 Series
Series poster for The Endless Game (1989)

The Endless Game

as Alec Hillsden • 2 eps

1989 Series
Series poster for Screen Two (1985)

Screen Two

as Alfred Byrne • 1 eps

1985 Series
Series poster for The South Bank Show (1978)

The South Bank Show

1 eps

1978 Series
Series poster for ABC Stage 67 (1966)

ABC Stage 67

as Self • 1 eps

1966 Series
Series poster for The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962)

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

as Self • 2 eps

1962 Series
Series poster for The Mike Douglas Show (1961)

The Mike Douglas Show

as Self • 1 eps

1961 Series
Series poster for Tony Awards (1956)

Tony Awards

as Self • 1 eps

1956 Series
Series poster for Sunday Night Theatre (1950)

Sunday Night Theatre

as Arnold • 1 eps

1950 Series