Frank Finlay

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 Musketeers (1989). Frank’s many other films include The Longest Day; Tony Richardson’s The Lonliness of the Long Distance Runner; Martin Ritt’s The Molly Maguires; Bob Clark’s Murder by Decree; Alan Bridges’ The Return of the Soldier (for which he recieved a BAFTA Award nomination); Franco Zeffrelli’s Sparrow; and Eric Styles’ Dreaming of Joseph Lees; and most recently Roman Polanski’s multi-award winning The Pianist and Norma Jewison’s The Statement. 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.
    Known for
    Acting
    Place of birth
    Farnworth, Lancashire, England, UK
    Birthday
    8/6/1926
The Pianist
The Pianist
8.4
Shaft in Africa
Shaft in Africa
6
Ring of Darkness
Ring of Darkness
5.1
The Three Musketeers
The Three Musketeers
6.8
Enigma
Enigma
5.6
Inspector Clouseau
Inspector Clouseau
5
The Wild Geese
The Wild Geese
6.8
Lifeforce
Lifeforce
6.3
Cromwell
Cromwell
6.6
The Waiting Room
The Waiting Room
5.7
Murder by Decree
Murder by Decree
6.4
Gumshoe
Gumshoe
6.3
Cthulhu Mansion
Cthulhu Mansion
4.5
The Key
The Key
6
The Statement
The Statement
5.6
The Molly Maguires
The Molly Maguires
6.3
The Return of the Musketeers
The Return of the Musketeers
6.2
Dear Brutus
0
The Wild Affair
The Wild Affair
5.4
Neither the Sea Nor the Sand
Neither the Sea Nor the Sand
5.1
Othello
Othello
6.4
Sparrow
Sparrow
7.7
Blood of the Lamb
0
In the Secret State
In the Secret State
0
Mona
Mona
0
The Deadly Bees
The Deadly Bees
4.2
Sitting Target
Sitting Target
6
Robbery
Robbery
6.5
Dreaming of Joseph Lees
Dreaming of Joseph Lees
6
Twisted Nerve
Twisted Nerve
6.8
The Jokers
The Jokers
6
Assault
Assault
5.3
Stiff Upper Lips
Stiff Upper Lips
6.1
Romance and Rejection (So This Is Romance?)
3
Arch of Triumph
Arch of Triumph
4.9
Limited Edition
Limited Edition
6.6
A Mind to Murder
A Mind to Murder
5.8
The Thief of Baghdad
The Thief of Baghdad
5.2
I'll Never Forget What's'isname
I'll Never Forget What's'isname
5.5
King of the Wind
King of the Wind
6.4
The Ploughman's Lunch
The Ploughman's Lunch
4.7
For My Baby
For My Baby
2
84 Charing Cross Road
84 Charing Cross Road
0
Count Dracula
Count Dracula
7.2
Lighthouse Hill
Lighthouse Hill
10
Sakharov
Sakharov
7
The Other Side
0
The Return of the Soldier
The Return of the Soldier
6.2
Much Ado About Nothing
5
The Longest Day
The Longest Day
7.6
The Sandwich Man
The Sandwich Man
6.1
Mountain of Diamonds
Mountain of Diamonds
5.7
The Lie
The Lie
6
Van der Valk and the Rich
Van der Valk and the Rich
0
Casanova
Casanova
4.4
The Hard Knock
0
The Shoes of the Fisherman
The Shoes of the Fisherman
6.7
A Christmas Carol
A Christmas Carol
7.4
The Death of Adolf Hitler
The Death of Adolf Hitler
6.3
Doctor in Distress
Doctor in Distress
6.2
The Piano Tuner
0
Eroica
Eroica
5.2
Danny Jones
5
The Merchant of Venice
The Merchant of Venice
7
Julius Caesar
Julius Caesar
8
The Voyeur
The Voyeur
5.5
Betzi
0
The Four Musketeers
The Four Musketeers
6.4
Station Jim
7
The Spanish Civil War
9
The Spare Tyres
0
The Body
The Body
4.5
Nineteen Nineteen
0
The Adventures Of Don Quixote
The Adventures Of Don Quixote
0
Stalin
Stalin
5.3
Saturday, Sunday, Monday
Saturday, Sunday, Monday
0
The Martins
The Martins
5.5
Virgin Mary
Virgin Mary
4.6
The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner
The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner
7.2
Hot Enough for June
Hot Enough for June
6.1
Fifty Shades of Erotica
Fifty Shades of Erotica
7
The Comedy Man
The Comedy Man
7.2
Life for Ruth
Life for Ruth
6.2
Private Potter
Private Potter
2
A Study in Terror
A Study in Terror
6.3
An Exchange of Fire
0
Olivier Talks About Othello
0
Nothing Like a Dame
Nothing Like a Dame
6.9
The Informers
The Informers
6.8
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