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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Filmography
all 73
Movies 63
self 12
TV Shows 10
Producer 6
Voice 2
Director 2
Uncovering Wolfen (2015)
Schitt's Creek (2015)
Skyfall (2012)
The Bourne Legacy (2012)
Before the Devil Knows You're Dead (2007)
The Bourne Ultimatum (2007)
Amazing Grace (2006)
A Good Year (2006)
Corpse Bride (2005)
Ocean's Twelve (2004)
Big Fish (2003)
The Gathering Storm (2002)
My Uncle Silas (2001)
Delivering Milo (2001)
Traffic (2000)
Erin Brockovich (2000)
Breakfast of Champions (1999)
A Rather English Marriage (1998)
Washington Square (1997)
Nostromo (1997)
Cold Lazarus (1996)
Karaoke (1996)
The Run of the Country (1995)
A Man of No Importance (1994)
The Browning Version (1994)
Audrey Hepburn: Remembered (1993)
Rich in Love (1992)
The Playboys (1992)
The Green Man (1990)
Roger Waters: The Wall - Live in Berlin (1990)
The Image (1990)
The Endless Game (1989)
Orphans (1987)
A Simple Man (1987)
The Biko Inquest (1984)
Under the Volcano (1984)
Pope John Paul II (1984)
Annie (1982)
Lights! Camera! Annie! The Making of a Major Hollywood Musical (1982)
Shoot the Moon (1982)
Looker (1981)
Wolfen (1981)
Loophole (1981)
The Duellists (1977)
Alpha Beta (1976)
The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother (1975)
Murder on the Orient Express (1974)
Law and Disorder (1974)
O Lucky Man! (1973)
Gumshoe (1971)
Bleak Moments (1971)
Scrooge (1970)
Spring and Port Wine (1970)
The Picasso Summer (1969)
if.... (1968)
Charlie Bubbles (1968)
Two for the Road (1967)
The Victors (1963)
Tom Jones (1963)
Saturday Night and Sunday Morning (1960)
The Entertainer (1960)
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Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1936-05-09
Deathday2019-02-07 (82 years old)
Birth PlaceSalford, United Kingdom
RelationshipsAnouk Aimée (1970 - 1978), Jane Wenham (1957 - 1961), http://www.wikidata.org/.well-known/genid/232e295bf95270362cedd4bca5c642e3 (2006 - 2019)
Spousehttp://www.wikidata.org/.well-known/genid/232e295bf95270362cedd4bca5c642e3
CitizenshipsUnited Kingdom
Also Known AsАльберт Финни, آلبرت فینی
AwardsBritish Academy Television Award for Best Actor, Volpi Cup for Best Actor, London Film Critics Circle Award for Actor of the Year, National Board of Review Award for Best Actor, Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor, BAFTA Award for Most Promising Newcomer to Leading Film Roles, Golden Globe Award for New Star of the Year – Actor, Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role, Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series or Movie, Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie, Academy Fellowship Award, Silver Bear, Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture, Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor, Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy
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