Finlay Currie

Finlay Currie

Known for: Acting
Biography: 1878-01-19
Deathday: 1968-05-09 (90 years old)

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Biography

Finlay Jefferson Currie (20 January 1878 – 9 May 1968) was a Scottish actor of stage, screen and television.


Born in Edinburgh, Scotland, Currie's acting career began on the stage. He and his wife Maude Courtney (1884–1959) did a song and dance act in the US in the 1890s. He made his first film (The Old Man) in 1931. He appeared as a priest in the 1943 Ealing World War II movie Undercover. His most famous film role was as the convict Abel Magwitch in David Lean's Great Expectations (1946), based on the novel, 'Great Expectations' by Charles Dickens. He later began to appear in Hollywood film epics, including the 1951 Quo Vadis (as Saint Peter), the multi-Oscar winning 1959 Ben-Hur, as Balthazar, one of the Three Wise Men, and The Fall of the Roman Empire (1964) as an aged, wise senator; He appeared in People Will Talk with Cary Grant; and he also portrayed Robert Taylor's embittered father in MGM's Technicolor 1952 version of Ivanhoe. In 1962, he starred in an episode of The DuPont Show of the Week (NBC) entitled The Ordeal of Dr. Shannon, an adaptation of A. J. Cronin's novel, Shannon's Way. Currie's last role was as Mr. Lundie, the minister, in the 1966 television adaptation of the musical Brigadoon. In one of his very last performances, Currie plays a dying mafioso boss in the two part "Vendetta For The Saint" (1968) starring Roger Moore.


Later in life he became a much respected antiques dealer, specialising in coins and precious metals. He had been a long time collector of the works of Robert Burns.


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Filmography

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Movies 103

TV Shows 7

Narrator 1

self 1

Les Misérables

Les Misérables (1967)

TV
General
The Prisoner

The Prisoner (1967)

TV
6
Dodo
Alice in Wonderland

Alice in Wonderland (1966)

Movie
Mr.Lundie
Brigadoon

Brigadoon (1966)

Movie
United!

United! (1965)

TV
The Doll Maker
Bunny Lake Is Missing

Bunny Lake Is Missing (1965)

Movie
2
Emcee
The Battle of the Villa Fiorita

The Battle of the Villa Fiorita (1965)

Movie
General Sir Hector McGregor
Gideon's Way

Gideon's Way (1965)

TV
Alec Campbell
Who Was Maddox?

Who Was Maddox? (1964)

Movie
Senator
The Fall of the Roman Empire

The Fall of the Roman Empire (1964)

Movie
Grandpa Stirling
The Three Lives of Thomasina

The Three Lives of Thomasina (1963)

Movie
Gash
West 11

West 11 (1963)

Movie
Duxbury
Billy Liar

Billy Liar (1963)

Movie
Old Enderby
Murder at the Gallop

Murder at the Gallop (1963)

Movie
6
Titus
Cleopatra

Cleopatra (1963)

Movie
6
Feathers
The Cracksman

The Cracksman (1963)

Movie
6
Lochaye
The Amorous Prawn

The Amorous Prawn (1962)

Movie
Don Pasquale
The Saint

The Saint (1962)

TV
5
De Kool
The Inspector

The Inspector (1962)

Movie
Judge
Go to Blazes

Go to Blazes (1962)

Movie
Jacob
Joseph and His Brethren

Joseph and His Brethren (1961)

Movie
Harvey Lane
Clue of the Silver Key

Clue of the Silver Key (1961)

Movie
The Pope
Francis of Assisi

Francis of Assisi (1961)

Movie
Mr. Pritchard
Hand in Hand

Hand in Hand (1961)

Movie
Father Superior
Five Golden Hours

Five Golden Hours (1961)

Movie
Captain Sellers
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1960)

Movie
Bishop
The Angel Wore Red

The Angel Wore Red (1960)

Movie
Cluny MacPherson
Kidnapped

Kidnapped (1960)

Movie
David
Solomon and Sheba

Solomon and Sheba (1959)

Movie
Balthasar
Ben-Hur

Ben-Hur (1959)

Movie
5.95
Supt. Matheson
Corridors of Blood

Corridors of Blood (1958)

Movie
Count Grinov
Tempest

Tempest (1958)

Movie
Narrator (uncredited)
Rockets Galore

Rockets Galore (1958)

Movie
Himself
6.5 Special

6.5 Special (1958)

Movie
Father Verity
The Naked Earth

The Naked Earth (1958)

Movie
Mr. Patient
Dangerous Exile

Dangerous Exile (1957)

Movie
Old Man
Campbell's Kingdom

Campbell's Kingdom (1957)

Movie
Archbishop of Rheims
Saint Joan

Saint Joan (1957)

Movie
The Rev. Bertram Brittingham-Brett
The Little Hut

The Little Hut (1957)

Movie
Mr. Wheaton
Abandon Ship

Abandon Ship (1957)

Movie
The Mullah
Zarak

Zarak (1956)

Movie
Andrew Stuart
Around the World in Eighty Days

Around the World in Eighty Days (1956)

Movie
4.67
The Count of Monte Cristo

The Count of Monte Cristo (1956)

TV
Inspector Peters
Footsteps in the Fog

Footsteps in the Fog (1955)

Movie
King Paul
King's Rhapsody

King's Rhapsody (1955)

Movie
Callahan
Captain Lightfoot

Captain Lightfoot (1955)

Movie
Abe Sparta
Make Me an Offer!

Make Me an Offer! (1954)

Movie
Mr. Darius
Third Party Risk

Third Party Risk (1954)

Movie
Hamish MacPherson
Rob Roy, The Highland Rogue

Rob Roy, The Highland Rogue (1954)

Movie
6
Old 'Mick-mack'
The End of the Road

The End of the Road (1954)

Movie
MacDougal
Treasure of the Golden Condor

Treasure of the Golden Condor (1953)

Movie
MacMorriss
General Electric Theater

General Electric Theater (1953)

TV
Col. Randolph
Stars and Stripes Forever

Stars and Stripes Forever (1952)

Movie
Cedric
Ivanhoe

Ivanhoe (1952)

Movie
Professor Albert Kafer
Walk East on Beacon!

Walk East on Beacon! (1952)

Movie
Michael McGuire
Kangaroo

Kangaroo (1952)

Movie
Peter
Quo Vadis

Quo Vadis (1951)

Movie
6
Shunderson
People Will Talk

People Will Talk (1951)

Movie
Mr. McLeod
Trio

Trio (1950)

Movie
John Brown
The Mudlark

The Mudlark (1950)

Movie
Alfgar
The Black Rose

The Black Rose (1950)

Movie
Sir Thomas McTavish
My Daughter Joy

My Daughter Joy (1950)

Movie
Capt. Billy Bones
Treasure Island

Treasure Island (1950)

Movie
6
Uncle Jim
The History of Mr. Polly

The History of Mr. Polly (1949)

Movie
The Marquis of Tullibardine
Bonnie Prince Charlie

Bonnie Prince Charlie (1948)

Movie
Alastair McBain
Sleeping Car to Trieste

Sleeping Car to Trieste (1948)

Movie
Sir Joshua Varley
Mr. Perrin and Mr. Traill

Mr. Perrin and Mr. Traill (1948)

Movie
Dr. Krylie
So Evil My Love

So Evil My Love (1948)

Movie
Dr. Hammond
My Brother Jonathan

My Brother Jonathan (1948)

Movie
Hector Macrae
The Brothers

The Brothers (1947)

Movie
Abel Magwitch
Great Expectations

Great Expectations (1946)

Movie
5.67
Cobb
Spring Song

Spring Song (1946)

Movie
Sir Duncan Wills
School for Secrets

School for Secrets (1946)

Movie
W.H. Maxwell
The Trojan Brothers

The Trojan Brothers (1946)

Movie
Scotty
In the Zone

In the Zone (1946)

Movie
Ruairidh Mhór
I Know Where I'm Going!

I Know Where I'm Going! (1945)

Movie
Bugs Mulligan
Don Chicago

Don Chicago (1945)

Movie
McWain
The Shipbuilders

The Shipbuilders (1943)

Movie
Merchant Captain
They Met in the Dark

They Met in the Dark (1943)

Movie
6
Priest (uncredited)
Undercover

Undercover (1943)

Movie
Clement J. Earle
Theatre Royal

Theatre Royal (1943)

Movie
Captain Andrew Fletcher
Warn That Man

Warn That Man (1943)

Movie
District Officer McFarlane
The Bells Go Down

The Bells Go Down (1943)

Movie
Capt. Joshua Stuart
Thunder Rock

Thunder Rock (1942)

Movie
Capt. Alstad
The Day Will Dawn

The Day Will Dawn (1942)

Movie
The Factor
49th Parallel

49th Parallel (1941)

Movie
Tourist on Desert Bus (uncredited)
Crook's Tour

Crook's Tour (1940)

Movie
Rubin
The Claydon Treasure Mystery

The Claydon Treasure Mystery (1938)

Movie
Creditor
Paradise for Two

Paradise for Two (1937)

Movie
James Gray
The Edge of the World

The Edge of the World (1937)

Movie
Uncle Mart
Wanted!

Wanted! (1937)

Movie
Al Parsons
Catch as Catch Can

Catch as Catch Can (1937)

Movie
Angus MacKintosh
Glamorous Night

Glamorous Night (1937)

Movie
The Manager
Command Performance

Command Performance (1937)

Movie
Milton Lee
The Improper Duchess

The Improper Duchess (1936)

Movie
Marriage Celebrant (uncredited)
Me and Marlborough

Me and Marlborough (1935)

Movie
Captain
Heat Wave

Heat Wave (1935)

Movie
Hartley Bassett
The Big Splash

The Big Splash (1935)

Movie
Grove
Little Friend

Little Friend (1934)

Movie
Mo
My Old Dutch

My Old Dutch (1934)

Movie
Highams
Gay Love

Gay Love (1934)

Movie
Baron Seegman
Princess Charming

Princess Charming (1934)

Movie
Henry Kemp
Mister Cinders

Mister Cinders (1934)

Movie
Dave
Orders Is Orders

Orders Is Orders (1933)

Movie
Mr Potterton
No Funny Business

No Funny Business (1933)

Movie
inspector Toucan
Excess Baggage

Excess Baggage (1933)

Movie
Monte Mortimer
The Good Companions

The Good Companions (1933)

Movie
Sam - Publicist
Rome Express

Rome Express (1932)

Movie
Brooks
The Frightened Lady

The Frightened Lady (1932)

Movie
Rennett
The Old Man

The Old Man (1931)

Movie

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Information

Known For
Acting

Gender
Male

Birthday
1878-01-19

Deathday
1968-05-09 (90 years old)

Birth Place
Edinburgh, United Kingdom

Citizenships
United Kingdom

Also Known As
William Finlay Currie


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