Frank Finlay
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 Richard Lester: The Three Musketeers (1974), The Four Musketeers (1975) and The Return of the Muskete
His similarly extensive television projects have earned him two BAFTA Awards, for his performances in The Death of Adolf Hitler (starring as Hitler, with Rex Firkin directing); The Adventures of Don Quixote (as Sancho Panza, opposite Rex Harrison, for director Alvin Rakoff); the ground breaking Bouquet of Barbed Wire and Another Bouquet; 84 Charing Cross Road; and recently the critically acclaimed series The Sins. Born in Farnworth, Lancashire, Finlay had already begun performing on stage when he earned the Sir James Knott Scholarship at London’s Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA). Since then he has led theatre companies in London and on Broadway.
He was made a Commander of the British Empire (CBE) in the 1984 New Year’s Honours List, and was presented with his CBE by the Queen in February1984.
Born
Aug 06, 1926
Farnworth, Lancashire, England, UK
Died
Jan 30, 2016
Known For
Acting
Movies
92 acting
0 crew
Popularity
1.3
Known For
The Pianist
2002
as Father
Lifeforce
1985
as Dr. Hans Fallada
The Voyeur
1994
as Nino Rolfe
The Key
1983
as Nino Rolfe
The Longest Day
1962
as Pvt. Coke (uncredited)
The Three Musketeers
1973
as Porthos / O'Reilly
The Wild Geese
1978
as Fr. Geoghagen
A Christmas Carol
1984
as Jacob Marley
The Four Musketeers
1974
as Porthos
Inspector Clouseau
1968
as Supt. Weaver
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