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Albert Finney Biography (1936-)
Born May 9, 1936, in Salford, Manchester, England; son of Albert, Sr. (a bookmaker) and Alice (maiden name, Hobson) Finney; married Jane Wenham (an actress), 1957 (divorced, 1961); married Anouk Aimee (an actress), 1970 (divorced,1978); children: (first marriage) Simon (film technician).
- Nationality
- British
- Gender
- Male
- Occupation
- Actor, producer, director, singer
- Birth Details
- May 9, 1936
- Salford, Manchester, England
Famous Works
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CREDITS
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Stage Appearances
- (Stage debut) Decius Brutus, Julius Caesar, Birmingham Repertory Company, Birmingham, England, 1956
- (London debut) Belzanor, Caesar and Cleopatra, Old Vic Theatre, 1956
- Francis Archer, The Beaux Strategem, Birmingham Repertory Company,1956-58
- Face, The Alchemist, Birmingham Repertory Company, 1956-58
- Malcolm, The Lizard on the Rock, Birmingham Repertory Company, 1956-58
- Title role, Henry V, Birmingham Repertory Company, 1956-58
- Title role, Macbeth,Birmingham Repertory Company, 1958
- Soya Marshall, The Party, New Theatre, London, 1958
- Edgar, King Lear, Memorial Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon, England,1959
- Cassio, Othello, Memorial Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon, 1959
- Lysander, A Midsummer Night's Dream, Memorial Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon, 1959
- Title role, Coriolanus, Shakespeare Memorial Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon, 1959
- Ted, The Lily-White Boys, Royal Court Theatre, London, 1960
- Billy Fisher, Billy Liar, Cambridge Theatre, London, 1960
- Title role, Luther, Paris International Festival, Theatre des Nations, Paris, then Holland Festival, later Royal Court Theatre, all 1961
- Feste, Twelfth Night, Royal Court Theatre, 1962
- (Broadway debut) Title role, Luther, St. James Theatre, 1963
- Title role, Henry IV, Glasgow Citizens Theatre, Glasgow, Scotland,1963
- Don Pedro, Much Ado about Nothing, Old Vic Theatre, London, 1965
- John Armstrong, Armstrong's Last Goodnight, Chichester Festival, Chichester, England, 1966
- Jean, Miss Julie, Chichester Festival, Chichester, 1966
- Harold Gorringe, Black Comedy, Chichester Festival, 1966
- Bri, A Day in the Death of Joe Egg, Brooks Atkinson Theatre, New York City, 1968
- Mr. Elliot, Alpha Beta, Royal Court Theatre, then Apollo Theatre,both London, 1972
- Krapp, Krapp's Last Tape, Royal Court Theatre, 1973
- O'Halloran, Cromwell, Royal Court Theatre, 1973
- Phil, Chez Nous, Globe Theatre, London, 1974
- Title role, Hamlet, National Theatre, London, then Old Vic Theatre, both 1975, later Lyttelton Theatre, London, 1976
- Title role, Tamburlaine the Great, Olivier Theatre, London, 1976
- Narrator, Tribute to a Lady, Old Vic Theatre, 1976
- Mr. Horner, The Country Wife, Olivier Theatre, 1977
- Lopakhin, The Cherry Orchard, Olivier Theatre, 1978
- Title role, Macbeth, National Theatre, 1978
- Title role, Uncle Vanya, Royal Exchange Theatre, Manchester, England, 1978
- Gary Essendine, Present Laughter, Royal Exchange Theatre, 1978
- John Bean, Has "Washington" Legs?, National Theatre, 1978
- John Armstrong, Armstrong's Last Goodnight, Old Vic Theatre, 1983
- Musgrave, Sergeant Musgrave's Dance, Old Vic Theatre, 1984
- The lawyer, The Biko Inquest, Riverside Studios, Hammersmith, London, 1984
- Harold, Orphans, Hampstead Theatre, London, then Apollo Theatre, London, 1986
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J. J. Farr, Phoenix Theatre, London, 1987
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Another Time, Wyndham's Theatre, London, 1989, then Chicago, IL, 1991
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Reflected Glory, Vaudeville Theatre, London, 1992
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Stage Work
- Director, The Birthday Party,Glasgow Citizens Theatre, Glasgow, Scotland, 1963
- Director, The School for Scandal, Glasgow Citizens Theatre, 1963
- Director, Armstrong's Last Goodnight, Old Vic Theatre, 1965
- Producer, A Day in the Death of Joe Egg, Comedy Theatre, London, 1967
- Director, The Freedom of the City, Royal Court Theatre, 1973
- Director, Loot, Royal Court Theatre, 1975
- Director, Armstrong's Last Goodnight, Old Vic Theatre, 1983
- Director, The Biko Inquest, Riverside Studios, 1984
- Director, Sergeant Musgrave's Dance, Old Vic Theatre, 1984
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Film Appearances
- Mick Rice, The Entertainer, Continental, 1959
- Arthur Seaton, Saturday Night and Sunday Morning, Continental, 1960
- Russian soldier, The Victors, Columbia, 1963
- Title role, Tom Jones, Lopert, 1963
- Danny, Night Must Fall, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1964
- Mark Wallace, Two for the Road, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1967
- Title role, Charlie Bubbles, Universal, 1968
- George Smith, The Picasso Summer, 1969
- Title role, Scrooge, National General, 1970
- Eddie Ginley, Gumshoe, Columbia, 1972
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Bleak Moments, 1972
- Mr. Frank Elliot, Alpha Beta, Memorial, 1973
- Hercule Poirot, Murder on the Orient Express, Paramount, 1974
- (Uncredited) Cameo appearance, The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes'Smarter Brother (also known as Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother), Twentieth Century-Fox, 1975
- Fouche, The Duellists, Paramount, 1978
- Mike Daniels, Loophole (also known as Break In), 1980
- Dr. Larry Roberts, Looker, 1981
- Dewey Wilson, Wolfen, Warner Bros., 1981
- George Dunlap, Shoot the Moon, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/United Artists,1982
- Daddy Warbucks, Annie, Columbia, 1982
- Sir, The Dresser, Columbia, 1983
- Geoffrey Firmin--the Consul, Under the Volcano, Universal, 1984
- Himself, Observations Under the Volcano, 1984
- Himself, Notes from Under the Volcano, 1984
- Harold, Orphans, Lorimar, 1987
- Leo O'Bannion, Miller's Crossing, 1990
- Warren Odom, Rich in Love, 1992
- Constable Hegarty, The Playboys, 1992
- Andrew Crocker-Harris, The Browning Version, 1994
- Alfie Byrne, A Man of No Importance, 1994
- Danny's father, The Run of the Country, 1995
- Dr. Austin Sloper, Washington Square, Buena Vista, 1997
- Kilgore Trout, Breakfast of Champions, Buena Vista, 1999
- Darryl P. Simms and Ryan Ames, Simpatico, Fine Line Features, 1999
- Ed Masry, Erin Brockovich, Universal, 2000
- Chief of staff, Traffic, USA Films, 2000
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Joan of Arc: The Virgin Warrior, 2000
- Elmore, Delivering Milo, IMMI Pictures, 2000
- Ernest Hemingway, Hemingway, the Hunter of Death, 2001
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Film Work
- Producer, Gumshoe, Columbia, 1963
- Producer, Night Must Fall, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1964
- Producer and director, Charlie Bubbles, Universal, 1968
- Producer, if ... , Paramount, 1969
- Producer, Bleak Moments, British Film Institute, 1972
- Producer, O Lucky Man!, Warner Bros., 1973
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Television Appearances
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Series
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My Uncle Silas, 2000
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Movies
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Forget-Me-Not Lane, 1975
- Title role, Pope John Paul II (also known as The Pope), CBS, 1984
- Kentridge, The Biko Inquest, 1984
- Jason Cromwell, The Image, HBO, 1990
- Alec Hillsden, The Endless Game, Showtime, 1990
- Maurice Allington, The Green Man, Arts and Entertainment 1990
- Also appeared in View Friendship and Marriage,
The Claverdon Road Job, and The Miser.
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Miniseries
- Daniel Feeld, Karaoke, Bravo, 1996
- Daniel Feeld, Cold Lazarus, Bravo, 1996
- Doctor Monygham, Nostromo (also known as Joseph Conrad's Nostromo), PBS, 1996
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Specials
- Oliver "Daddy" Warbucks, Lights, Camera, Annie!, 1982
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The Wall: Live in Berlin (also known as The Wall: Berlin 90), 1990
- Reggie Conyngham-Jervis, A Rather English Marriage, PBS, 1998
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Television Work
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Movies
- Director, The Biko Inquest, 1984
Further Reference
OTHER SOURCES
Books:
- Falk, Quentin, Albert Finney in Character, Robson Books, 1992.
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International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers, Volume 3: Actors and Actresses, St. James Press, 1996.
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International Dictionary of Theatre, Volume 3: Actors, Directors and Designers, St. James Press, 1996.
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