Albert Finney
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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| Known For | Acting |
|---|---|
| Most Rating | 9.416 |
| Birthday | 1936-05-09 |
| Place of Birth | Salford, Greater Manchester, England, UK |
| Also Known As | Альберт Финни, |
2004
Ocean's Twelve
6.6/7205
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Miller's Crossing
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Erin Brockovich
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Big Fish
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The Victors
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Murder on the Orient Express
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Looker
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1963
Tom Jones
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Two for the Road
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Before the Devil Knows You're Dead
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Orphans
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Breakfast of Champions
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Gumshoe
6.3/35
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Scrooge
6.9/136
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1984
Under the Volcano
6.5/90
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The Dresser
6.7/65
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1992
The Playboys
6/20
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2002
The Gathering Storm
6.6/63
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2006
Amazing Grace
6.9/291
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1960
Saturday Night and Sunday Morning
7/134
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2012
Skyfall
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Annie
6.5/690
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Washington Square
6.1/41
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A Rather English Marriage
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The Bourne Legacy
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The Browning Version
6.5/48
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The Entertainer
6.1/47
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The Duellists
7.3/542
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Simpatico
4.859/32
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Alpha Beta
4.5/2
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Shoot the Moon
6.4/41
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A Man of No Importance
6.3/16
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Night Must Fall
6.7/21
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The Image
4.2/5
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Charlie Bubbles
6.3/14
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Loophole
6/22
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Rich in Love
6.9/12
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The Run of the Country
6.8/10
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2/1
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7/3
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The Picasso Summer
5.7/3
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8/2
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Traffic
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The Endless Game
6/1
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1984
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The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother
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Wolfen
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Lights, Camera, Annie!
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