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.
Filmography
Jason Bourne
as Dr. Albert Hirsch (archive footage) (uncredited)
Jason Bourne
as Dr. Albert Hirsch (archive footage) (uncredited)
Uncovering Wolfen
as Self (archive footage)
Uncovering Wolfen
as Self (archive footage)
Vito
as Self (archive)
Vito
as Self (archive)
Before the Devil Knows You're Dead
as Charles Hanson
Before the Devil Knows You're Dead
as Charles Hanson
The Bourne Ultimatum
as Dr. Albert Hirsch
The Bourne Ultimatum
as Dr. Albert Hirsch
A Good Year
as Henry Skinner
A Good Year
as Henry Skinner
Corpse Bride
as Finis Everglot (voice)
Corpse Bride
as Finis Everglot (voice)
Ocean's Twelve
as Gaspar LeMarc (uncredited)
Ocean's Twelve
as Gaspar LeMarc (uncredited)
Big Fish
as Ed Bloom (senior)
Big Fish
as Ed Bloom (senior)
The Gathering Storm
as Winston Churchill
The Gathering Storm
as Winston Churchill
Delivering Milo
as Elmore Dahl
Delivering Milo
as Elmore Dahl
Traffic
as Chief of Staff
Traffic
as Chief of Staff
Erin Brockovich
as Ed Masry
Erin Brockovich
as Ed Masry
Simpatico
as Simms
Simpatico
as Simms
Breakfast of Champions
as Kilgore Trout
Breakfast of Champions
as Kilgore Trout
A Rather English Marriage
as Reggie Conyngham-Jervis
A Rather English Marriage
as Reggie Conyngham-Jervis
Washington Square
as Dr. Austin Sloper
Washington Square
as Dr. Austin Sloper
The Run of the Country
as Danny's Father
The Run of the Country
as Danny's Father
A Man of No Importance
as Alfred Byrne
A Man of No Importance
as Alfred Byrne
The Browning Version
as Andrew Crocker-Harris
The Browning Version
as Andrew Crocker-Harris
Audrey Hepburn: Remembered
as Self (archive footage)
Audrey Hepburn: Remembered
as Self (archive footage)
Rich in Love
as Warren Odom
Rich in Love
as Warren Odom
The Playboys
as Constable Brendan Hegarty
The Playboys
as Constable Brendan Hegarty
Miller's Crossing
as Leo
Miller's Crossing
as Leo
Roger Waters: The Wall - Live in Berlin
as Self - Vocals
Roger Waters: The Wall - Live in Berlin
as Self - Vocals
The Image
as Jason Cromwell
The Image
as Jason Cromwell
The Endless Game
as Alec Hillsden
The Endless Game
as Alec Hillsden
Orphans
as Harold
Orphans
as Harold
A Simple Man
as Self - Introduction
A Simple Man
as Self - Introduction
The Biko Inquest
as Sidney Kentridge
The Biko Inquest
as Sidney Kentridge
Observations Under the Volcano
as Self
Observations Under the Volcano
as Self
Pope John Paul II
as Karol Wojtyla - Pope John Paul II
Pope John Paul II
as Karol Wojtyla - Pope John Paul II
The Dresser
as Sir
The Dresser
as Sir
Annie
as 'Daddy' Oliver Warbucks
Annie
as 'Daddy' Oliver Warbucks
Lights! Camera! Annie! The Making of a Major Hollywood Musical
as Self / Daddy Warbucks
Lights! Camera! Annie! The Making of a Major Hollywood Musical
as Self / Daddy Warbucks
Looker
as Dr. Larry Roberts
Looker
as Dr. Larry Roberts
Wolfen
as Dewey Wilson
Wolfen
as Dewey Wilson
The Duellists
as Joseph Fouché
The Duellists
as Joseph Fouché
Murder on the Orient Express
as Hercule Poirot
Murder on the Orient Express
as Hercule Poirot
Scrooge
as Ebenezer Scrooge
Scrooge
as Ebenezer Scrooge
Two for the Road
as Mark Wallace
Two for the Road
as Mark Wallace
The Victors
as Russian Soldier
The Victors
as Russian Soldier
Tom Jones
as Tom Jones
Tom Jones
as Tom Jones
Saturday Night and Sunday Morning
as Arthur Seaton
Saturday Night and Sunday Morning
as Arthur Seaton