Finlay Currie
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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Finlay Currie, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Filmography
Vendetta for The Saint
as Don Pasquale
Vendetta for The Saint
as Don Pasquale
Alice in Wonderland
as Dodo
Alice in Wonderland
as Dodo
Brigadoon
as Mr. Lundie
Brigadoon
as Mr. Lundie
Bunny Lake Is Missing
as Doll Maker
Bunny Lake Is Missing
as Doll Maker
The Battle of the Villa Fiorita
as Emcee
The Battle of the Villa Fiorita
as Emcee
Who Was Maddox?
as Alex Campbell
Who Was Maddox?
as Alex Campbell
The Fall of the Roman Empire
as Senator
The Fall of the Roman Empire
as Senator
The Three Lives of Thomasina
as Grandpa Stirling
The Three Lives of Thomasina
as Grandpa Stirling
West 11
as Gash
West 11
as Gash
Billy Liar
as Duxbury
Billy Liar
as Duxbury
Cleopatra
as Titus (uncredited)
Cleopatra
as Titus (uncredited)
The Cracksman
as Feathers
The Cracksman
as Feathers
The Amorous Prawn
as Lochaye
The Amorous Prawn
as Lochaye
The Inspector
as De Kool
The Inspector
as De Kool
Go to Blazes
as Judge
Go to Blazes
as Judge
Joseph and His Brethren
as Jacob
Joseph and His Brethren
as Jacob
Clue of the Silver Key
as Harvey Lane
Clue of the Silver Key
as Harvey Lane
Five Golden Hours
as Father Superior
Five Golden Hours
as Father Superior
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
as Captain Sellers
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
as Captain Sellers
The Angel Wore Red
as Bishop
The Angel Wore Red
as Bishop
Kidnapped
as Cluny MacPherson
Kidnapped
as Cluny MacPherson
Ben-Hur
as Balthasar
Ben-Hur
as Balthasar
Solomon and Sheba
as David
Solomon and Sheba
as David
Corridors of Blood
as Supt. Charles Matheson
Corridors of Blood
as Supt. Charles Matheson
Tempest
as Count Grinov
Tempest
as Count Grinov
Rockets Galore
as Narrator (uncredited)
Rockets Galore
as Narrator (uncredited)
6.5 Special
as Himself
6.5 Special
as Himself
Dangerous Exile
as Mr. Patient
Dangerous Exile
as Mr. Patient
Campbell's Kingdom
as Hyper-religious Old Barfly
Campbell's Kingdom
as Hyper-religious Old Barfly
Saint Joan
as Archbishop of Rheims
Saint Joan
as Archbishop of Rheims
Zarak
as The Mullah
Zarak
as The Mullah
Footsteps in the Fog
as Inspector Peters
Footsteps in the Fog
as Inspector Peters
Captain Lightfoot
as Callahan
Captain Lightfoot
as Callahan
The End of the Road
as Old 'Mick-Mack'
The End of the Road
as Old 'Mick-Mack'
Stars and Stripes Forever
as Col. Randolph
Stars and Stripes Forever
as Col. Randolph
Ivanhoe
as Cedric
Ivanhoe
as Cedric
Bonnie Prince Charlie
as The Marquis of Tullibardine
Bonnie Prince Charlie
as The Marquis of Tullibardine
Mr. Perrin and Mr. Traill
as Sir Joshua Varley
Mr. Perrin and Mr. Traill
as Sir Joshua Varley
So Evil My Love
as Dr. Krylie
So Evil My Love
as Dr. Krylie
My Brother Jonathan
as Dr. Hammond
My Brother Jonathan
as Dr. Hammond
School for Secrets
as Sir Duncan Wills
School for Secrets
as Sir Duncan Wills
The Trojan Brothers
as W.H. Maxwell
The Trojan Brothers
as W.H. Maxwell
Don Chicago
as Bugs Mulligan
Don Chicago
as Bugs Mulligan
They Met in the Dark
as Merchant Captain
They Met in the Dark
as Merchant Captain
Undercover
as Priest (uncredited)
Undercover
as Priest (uncredited)
The Day Will Dawn
as Capt. Alstad
The Day Will Dawn
as Capt. Alstad
49th Parallel
as The Factor
49th Parallel
as The Factor
Crook's Tour
as Tourist on Desert Bus (uncredited)
Crook's Tour
as Tourist on Desert Bus (uncredited)
The Edge of the World
as James Gray
The Edge of the World
as James Gray
Me and Marlborough
as Marriage Celebrant (uncredited)
Me and Marlborough
as Marriage Celebrant (uncredited)
Little Friend
as Grove
Little Friend
as Grove
Princess Charming
as Baron Seegman
Princess Charming
as Baron Seegman
The Frightened Lady
as Brooks
The Frightened Lady
as Brooks
The Old Man
as Rennett
The Old Man
as Rennett