Finney was born on 9 May 1936 in Salford, Lancashire, the youngest of three children and only son of Albert Finney, a bookmaker, and Alice (née Hobson). He was educated at Tootal Drive Primary School, Salford Grammar School, and the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA), from which he graduated in 1956.
Albert Finney
Albert Finney
May 9, 1936 — February 7, 2019 • 82 y.o. (89)
Acclaimed British actor known for roles in "Tom Jones", "Murder on the Orient Express" and "Skyfall".
| Place of Birth | Salford, Greater Manchester, England, UK |
| Citizenship | United Kingdom |
| Career | 1950 — 2019 |
| Genres | Drama, Thriller, Comedy |
| Height | 1.75 m 5′ 9″ |
| Zodiac sign | taurus |
| Nicknames | Albie |
| Education | School: Salford Grammar School |
| Family | |
Facts
Videos Stills Posters Filming Promo Screenshots Covers
Characters
Before the Devil Knows You're Dead
2007 "Before the Devil Knows You're Dead" (70 y.o.)
Charles
A Good Year
2006 "A Good Year" (69 y.o.)
Uncle Henry
Big Fish
2003 "Big Fish" (66 y.o.)
Ed Bloom (senior)
The Gathering Storm
2002 "The Gathering Storm" (65 y.o.)
Winston Churchill
Erin Brockovich
2000 "Erin Brockovich" (63 y.o.)
Ed Masry
Simpatico
1999 "Simpatico" (62 y.o.)
Simms
Miller's Crossing
1990 "Miller's Crossing" (53 y.o.)
Leo
Annie
1982 "Annie" (45 y.o.)
Daddy Warbucks
Murder on the Orient Express
1974 "Murder on the Orient Express" (37 y.o.)
Hercule Poirot
Two for the Road
1967 "Two for the Road" (30 y.o.)
Mark Wallace
Tom Jones
1963 "Tom Jones" (26 y.o.)
Tom Jones
- Drama 28%
- Comedy 11%
- Thriller 11%
- Romance 10%
- Crime 8%
- Reset
1 
2015 — 2020 — Ed Masry, voice, archive sound
1 episode, 2018
Comedy, 22 min
Canada, United States • Paul Fox...
2 
2
Skyfall
2012 — Kincade
Action, Adventure, Thriller, 2 hr 23 min
United Kingdom, United States, Türkiye • Sam Mendes
3 
2012 — Dr. Albert Hirsch
Action, Adventure, Thriller, 2 hr 15 min
United States, Japan, South Korea • Tony Gilroy
4 
2007 — Charles
Crime, Thriller, Drama, 1 hr 57 min
United States • Sidney Lumet
5 
2007 — Dr. Albert Hirsch
Action, Mystery, Thriller, 1 hr 55 min
United States, Germany, France • Paul Greengrass
6 
2006 — John Newton
Biography, Drama, History, 1 hr 58 min
United Kingdom, United States • Michael Apted
7 
2006 — Uncle Henry
Comedy, Drama, Romance, 1 hr 57 min
United States, United Kingdom • Ridley Scott
8
2005 — George Dillingham
Musical, Romance
United Kingdom • Gale Edwards
9
2005 — Finis Everglot / Grandfather Everglot, voice
Animation, Comedy, Drama, 1 hr 17 min
United States, United Kingdom • Tim Burton...
10
2004 — Gaspar LeMarque, uncredited
Crime, Thriller, 2 hr 5 min
United States • Steven Soderbergh
11
2003 — Ed Bloom (senior)
Fantasy, Adventure, Drama, 2 hr 5 min
United States • Tim Burton
12
2002 — Winston Churchill
Biography, Drama, History, 1 hr 36 min
United Kingdom, United States • Richard Loncraine
13
2001 — 2003 — Uncle Silas
9 Episodes, 2001–2003
Comedy, Drama, Family, 50 min
United Kingdom, United States • Tom Clegg...
14
2001 — Nominee & Academy Fellowship Recipient, himself
Family, 2 hours
United Kingdom • Geraldine Dowd
15
2001 — Elmore Dahl
Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, 1 hr 34 min
United States • Nick Castle
16
2001 — Ernest Hemingway
Adventure, Drama
United States, Kenya, Spain • Sergio Dow
17
17
Traffic
2000 — Chief of Staff
Crime, Drama, Thriller, 2 hr 27 min
Germany, United States • Steven Soderbergh
18
2000 — Ed Masry
Biography, Drama, 2 hr 11 min
United States • Steven Soderbergh
19
19
Simpatico
1999 — Simms
Crime, Drama, 1 hr 46 min
United Kingdom, France, United States • Matthew Warchus
20
1999 — Kilgore Trout
Comedy, 1 hr 50 min
United States • Alan Rudolph
21
1998 — Reggie Conyngham-Jervis
Drama, 1 hr 44 min
United Kingdom • Paul Seed
22
1997 — Dr. Austin Sloper
Drama, Romance, 1 hr 55 min
United States • Agnieszka Holland
23
1996 — Daniel Feeld
4 Episodes, 1996
Sci-Fi, Drama, Thriller, 1 hr 15 min
United Kingdom • Renny Rye
24
1996 — Daniel Feeld
4 Episodes, 1996
Drama, 1 hr 3 min
United Kingdom • Renny Rye
25
1995 — Danny's Father
Drama, Romance, 1 hr 49 min
Ireland, United States • Peter Yates
26
1994 — Alfred Byrne
Comedy, Drama, 1 hr 39 min
Ireland, United Kingdom • Suri Krishnamma
27
1994 — Andrew Crocker-Harris
Drama, 1 hr 37 min
United Kingdom • Mike Figgis
28
28
Rich in Love
1992 — Warren Odom
Drama, 1 hr 45 min
United States • Bruce Beresford
29
29
The Playboys
1992 — Constable Brendan Hegarty
Drama, Romance, 1 hr 57 min
United States, Ireland, United Kingdom • Gillies MacKinnon
30
1990 — Maurice
Comedy, Horror, 50 min
United Kingdom, United States • Elijah Moshinsky
31
1990 — Leo
Crime, Drama, Thriller, 1 hr 55 min
United States • Joel Coen...
32
32
The Image
1990 — Jason Cromwell
Drama, 1 hr 33 min
United States • Peter Werner
33
1989 — Alec Hillsden
Drama, Mystery, Thriller, 1 hour
United Kingdom, Italy • Bryan Forbes
34
34
A Simple Man
1987 — Introduction
Biography, Music
United Kingdom
35
35
Orphans
1987 — Harold
Drama, 1 hr 55 min
United States • Alan J. Pakula
36
1984 — Sidney Kentridge, for Biko family
Drama, History, 1 hr 42 min
United Kingdom • Graham Evans...
37
1984 — Geoffrey Firmin
Drama, 1 hr 52 min
United States, Mexico • John Huston
38
1984 — Karol Wojtyla (Pope John Paul II)
Biography, Drama, 2 hr 30 min
United States • Herbert Wise
39
39
The Dresser
1983 — Sir
Drama, Comedy, 1 hr 53 min
United Kingdom • Peter Yates
40
40
Annie
1982 — Daddy Warbucks
Musical, Comedy, Drama, 2 hr 6 min
United States • John Huston
41
1981 — George Dunlap
Drama, 2 hr 4 min
United States • Alan Parker
42
42
Looker
1981 — Dr. Larry Roberts
Sci-Fi, Drama, Thriller, 1 hr 33 min
United States • Michael Crichton
43
43
Wolfen
1981 — Dewey Wilson
Horror, Thriller, 1 hr 55 min
United States • Michael Wadleigh
44
44
Loophole
1981 — Mike Daniels
Adventure, Crime, Drama, 1 hr 45 min
United Kingdom • John Quested
45
1977 — Fouché
Drama, War, 1 hr 40 min
United Kingdom, United States • Ridley Scott
46
1975 — Man in Audience at Opera, uncredited
Comedy, Crime, Mystery, 1 hr 31 min
United Kingdom, United States • Gene Wilder
47
1975 — Frank
Drama, 1 hr 50 min
United Kingdom • Alan Bridges
48
1974 — Hercule Poirot
Crime, Drama, Mystery, 2 hr 8 min
United Kingdom • Sidney Lumet
49
49
Alpha Beta
1974 — Frank Elliot
Drama, 1 hr 6 min
United Kingdom • Anthony Page
50
50
Gumshoe
1971 — Eddie Ginley
Comedy, Crime, Drama, 1 hr 26 min
United Kingdom • Stephen Frears
51
51
Scrooge
1970 — Ebenezer Scrooge
Musical, Drama, Family, 1 hr 53 min
United Kingdom, United States • Ronald Neame
52
1969 — George Smith
Adventure, Drama, 1 hr 30 min
United States • Robert Sallin...
53
1968 — Charlie Bubbles
Comedy, Drama, 1 hr 29 min
United Kingdom • Albert Finney
54
1967 — Mark Wallace
Comedy, Drama, Romance, 1 hr 51 min
United Kingdom, United States • Stanley Donen
55
1966 — 1996 — Dr. Monygham
Drama, 55 min
United Kingdom, Italy, Spain • Alastair Reid
56
1964 — Danny
Crime, Thriller, 1 hr 41 min
United Kingdom • Karel Reisz
57
57
The Victors
1963 — Russian Soldier
Drama, War, 2 hr 55 min
United Kingdom, United States • Carl Foreman
58
58
Tom Jones
1963 — Tom Jones
Adventure, Comedy, History, 2 hr 9 min
United Kingdom • Tony Richardson
59
1960 — Arthur Seaton
Drama, Romance, 1 hr 29 min
United Kingdom • Karel Reisz
60
1960 — Mick Rice
Drama, 1 hr 36 min
United Kingdom • Tony Richardson
61
1959 — Lysander
Drama, 1 hr 30 min
United States • Peter Hall
62
1957 — PC George Grayson
Drama, 45 min
United Kingdom • Peter Dews
63
1957 — 1964 — Tom Fletcher
Drama, 30 min
United Kingdom • Rex Firkin...
64
1957 — 1961 — Billy Fisher
1 episode, 1960
Drama, 45 min
United Kingdom • Wallace Douglas...
65
65
The Miser
1956 — Cléante
Comedy, Drama, 1 hr 30 min
United Kingdom
66
1956 — Mr. Hardcastle
Comedy, Drama, 2 hours
United Kingdom • Edward Burnham...
67
1950 — 1959 — Arnold
Drama, Fantasy, 1 hour
United Kingdom • Rudolph Cartier...
1
1981 — uncredited
Sci-Fi, 1 hr 55 min
United Kingdom • David Gladwell
2
1974 — uncredited
Comedy, Crime, Drama, 1 hr 41 min
United States • Ivan Passer
3
1974 — uncredited
Drama, 1 hr 6 min
United Kingdom • Anthony Page
4
1973 — uncredited
United Kingdom • Anthony Sloman
5
1973 — uncredited
Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, 2 hr 58 min
United Kingdom • Lindsay Anderson
6
1971 — associate producer, uncredited
Comedy, Drama, 1 hr 46 min
United Kingdom • Mike Leigh
7
7
Gumshoe
1971 — uncredited
Comedy, Crime, Drama, 1 hr 26 min
United Kingdom • Stephen Frears
8
1970 — uncredited
Drama, 57 min
United Kingdom • Tony Scott
9
1970 — uncredited
Drama, 1 hr 41 min
United Kingdom • Peter Hammond
10
10
The Burning
1968 — uncredited
Short, Drama, 30 min
United Kingdom • Stephen Frears
11
11
If…
1968 — uncredited
Crime, Drama, 1 hr 51 min
United Kingdom • Lindsay Anderson
12
1968 — uncredited
Comedy, Drama, 1 hr 29 min
United Kingdom • Albert Finney
13
13
Privilege
1967 — uncredited
Sci-Fi, Comedy, Drama, 1 hr 43 min
United Kingdom • Peter Watkins
14
1967 — 1971 — uncredited
1 episode, 1970
Animation, Comedy, Drama, 1 hour
United States • Peter Goldfarb...
15
1964 — uncredited
Crime, Thriller, 1 hr 41 min
United Kingdom • Karel Reisz
1
1984 — play director
Drama, History, 1 hr 42 min
United Kingdom • Graham Evans...
2
1968
Comedy, Drama, 1 hr 29 min
United Kingdom • Albert Finney
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