Acting
Albert Finney
Born May 9, 1936 · Salford, Greater Manchester, England, UK · Died Feb 7, 2019
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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Acting
Uncovering Wolfen
2015
Documentary
Schitt's Creek
2015
Comedy
Skyfall
2012
Action · Adventure · Thriller
The Bourne Legacy
2012
Action · Thriller
Vito
2011
Documentary
Before the Devil Knows You're Dead
2007
Crime · Drama · Thriller
The Bourne Ultimatum
2007
Action · Drama · Mystery
Amazing Grace
2007
Drama
A Good Year
2006
Comedy · Drama · Romance
Corpse Bride
2005
Romance · Fantasy · Animation
Ocean's Twelve
2004
Thriller · Crime
Big Fish
2003
Adventure · Fantasy · Drama
The Gathering Storm
2002
Drama · History
My Uncle Silas
2001
Drama · Comedy · Family
Delivering Milo
2001
Comedy · Drama · Fantasy
Traffic
2000
Thriller · Drama · Crime
Erin Brockovich
2000
Drama
Simpatico
1999
Comedy · Drama
Breakfast of Champions
1999
Comedy · Drama
A Rather English Marriage
1998
Drama · TV Movie
Washington Square
1997
Drama · Romance
Nostromo
1997
Drama
Cold Lazarus
1996
Drama · Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Karaoke
1996
Drama
The Run of the Country
1995
Drama · Romance
A Man of No Importance
1994
Comedy · Drama
The Browning Version
1994
Drama
Audrey Hepburn: Remembered
1993
TV Movie · Documentary
Rich in Love
1992
Drama
The Playboys
1992
Drama · Romance
The Green Man
1990
Comedy
Miller's Crossing
1990
Drama · Thriller · Crime
Roger Waters: The Wall - Live in Berlin
1990
Music · Documentary
The Image
1990
Drama · TV Movie
The Endless Game
1989
Thriller · TV Movie · Drama
The Endless Game
1989
Drama · Mystery
A Simple Man
1987
Music · TV Movie
Orphans
1987
Drama · Crime
Screen Two
1985
Drama
The Biko Inquest
1984
Drama · History · TV Movie
Notes from Under the Volcano
1984
Documentary
Observations Under the Volcano
1984
Documentary
Under the Volcano
1984
Drama
Pope John Paul II
1984
Drama · History · TV Movie
The Dresser
1983
Drama
Annie
1982
Comedy · Drama · Family
Lights! Camera! Annie! The Making of a Major Hollywood Musical
1982
Documentary · Family
Shoot the Moon
1982
Drama · Romance
Looker
1981
Science Fiction · Thriller
Wolfen
1981
Horror · Thriller
Loophole
1981
Crime · Drama · Adventure
The South Bank Show
1978
Documentary · Talk
The Duellists
1977
Drama · War
The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother
1975
Comedy · Crime · Mystery
Murder on the Orient Express
1974
Drama · Thriller · Mystery
Gumshoe
1971
Drama · Comedy · Crime
Scrooge
1970
Fantasy · Drama · Family
The Picasso Summer
1969
Drama
Charlie Bubbles
1968
Comedy · Drama
Two for the Road
1967
Drama · Romance · Comedy
Night Must Fall
1964
Thriller · Horror
The Victors
1963
Drama · War
Tom Jones
1963
Comedy · Romance · History
Saturday Night and Sunday Morning
1960
Drama · Romance
The Entertainer
1960
Drama
Sunday Night Theatre
1950
Drama