Nothing Like a Dame
2018 · Movie
as Self (archive footage)
Frank Finlay
1926-08-06
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Farnworth, Lancashire, England, UK
Frank received Academy Award, Golden Globe and BAFTA Award nominations for his performance as William Shakespeare’s Iago in Stuart Burge’s 1965 film of Laurence Olivier’s staging of Othello. He also won the Best Actor Award at the San Sebastian International Film Festival. He later essayed the definitive screen portrayal of Alexandre Dumas’ musketeer Porthos in three movies for director Richard Lester: The Three Musketeers (1974), The Four Musketeers (1975) and The Return of the Musketeers (1989). Frank’s many other films include The Longest Day; Tony Richardson’s The Lonliness of the Long Distance Runner; Martin Ritt’s The Molly Maguires; Bob Clark’s Murder by Decree; Alan Bridges’ The Return of the Soldier (for which he recieved a BAFTA Award nomination); Franco Zeffrelli’s Sparrow; and Eric Styles’ Dreaming of Joseph Lees; and most recently Roman Polanski’s multi-award winning The Pianist and Norma Jewison’s The Statement. His similarly extensive television projects have earned him two BAFTA Awards, for his performances in The Death of Adolf Hitler (starring as Hitler, with Rex Firkin directing); The Adventures of Don Quixote (as Sancho Panza, opposite Rex Harrison, for director Alvin Rakoff); the ground breaking Bouquet of Barbed Wire and Another Bouquet; 84 Charing Cross Road; and recently the critically acclaimed series The Sins. Born in Farnworth, Lancashire, Finlay had already begun performing on stage when he earned the Sir James Knott Scholarship at London’s Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA). Since then he has led theatre companies in London and on Broadway. He was made a Commander of the British Empire (CBE) in the 1984 New Year’s Honours List, and was presented with his CBE by the Queen in February1984.
Filmography
Fifty Shades of Erotica
2015 · Movie
as (archive footage)
Rosamunde Pilcher's Four Seasons
2008 · TV Show
as Alexander 'Alex' Combe
Merlin
2008 · TV Show
as Anhora
The Waiting Room
2007 · Movie
as Roger
Johnny and the Bomb
2006 · TV Show
as Tom Maxwell
Lighthouse Hill
2004 · Movie
as Alfred
Life Begins
2004 · TV Show
as Eric Thornhill
The Statement
2003 · Movie
as Commissaire Vionnet
Eroica
2003 · Movie
as Josef Haydn
The Lost Prince
2003 · TV Show
as Asquith
The Pianist
2002 · Movie
as Father
Station Jim
2001 · Movie
as Riorden Snr
The Martins
2001 · Movie
as Mr Heath
For My Baby
2000 · Movie
as Rudi Wittfogel
The Sins
2000 · TV Show
as Uncle Irwin Green
Longitude
2000 · TV Show
as Admiral Wagner
Dreaming of Joseph Lees
1999 · Movie
as Father
The Magical Legend of the Leprechauns
1999 · TV Show
as General Bulstrode
Stiff Upper Lips
1998 · Movie
as Hudson Junior
How Do You Want Me?
1998 · TV Show
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Romance and Rejection (So This Is Romance?)
1997 · Movie
as Mike's Dad
Limited Edition
1997 · Movie
as John Rathbone
The Grand
1997 · TV Show
as Edward Lawrence
A Mind to Murder
1995 · Movie
as Professor Etherege
Virgin Mary
1995 · Movie
as Monsignor
Sparrow
1994 · Movie
as Father Nunzio
The Voyeur
1994 · Movie
as Nino Rolfe
Charlemagne, le prince à cheval
1994 · TV Show
as Alcuin
The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes
1994 · TV Show
as Professor Coram / Sergius
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An Exchange of Fire
1993 · TV Show
as Pavel Rhele
Cthulhu Mansion
1992 · Movie
as Chandu
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The Other Side
1992 · Movie
as Arthur Conan Doyle
Stalin
1992 · Movie
as Sergei
Heartbeat
1992 · TV Show
as Howard Franklin
Mountain of Diamonds
1991 · Movie
as Garrick
Prime Suspect
1991 · TV Show
as Arnold Tennison
The Burning Shore
1991 · TV Show
as Garrick
Mountain of Diamonds
1991 · TV Show
as Garrick
King of the Wind
1990 · Movie
as Edward Coke
The Return of the Musketeers
1989 · Movie
as Porthos
Casanova
1987 · Movie
as Razetta
Erebus: The Aftermath
1987 · TV Show
as Justice Peter Mahon
Lovejoy
1986 · TV Show
as Harold Plumb
Lifeforce
1985 · Movie
as Dr. Hans Fallada
In the Secret State
1985 · Movie
as Frank Strange
Nineteen Nineteen
1985 · Movie
as Sigmund Freud (voice)
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The Making Of Lifeforce
1985 · Movie
as Self
Screen Two
1985 · TV Show
as Frank Strange
Arch of Triumph
1984 · Movie
as Col. Boris Morosov
Sakharov
1984 · Movie
as Kravtsov
A Christmas Carol
1984 · Movie
as Jacob Marley
Royal Variety Performance 1984
1984 · Movie
Sherlock Holmes
1984 · TV Show
as Professor Coram / Sergius
The Key
1983 · Movie
as Nino Rolfe
The Ploughman's Lunch
1983 · Movie
as Matthew Fox
The Return of the Soldier
1983 · Movie
as William Grey
Blackadder
1983 · TV Show
as The Witchsmeller Pursuivant
The Spanish Civil War
1983 · TV Show
as Self - Narrator
Enigma
1982 · Movie
as Canarsky
Mona
1982 · Movie
as Captain Manson
Wogan
1982 · TV Show
as Self
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All for Love
1982 · TV Show
as Captain Manson
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Dear Brutus
1981 · Movie
as Dearth
Tales from the Thousand and One Nights
1981 · Movie
as Shahriar
Ring of Darkness
1979 · Movie
as Paul
Murder by Decree
1979 · Movie
as Inspector Lestrade
Tales of the Unexpected
1979 · TV Show
as Arthur Pearson
The Wild Geese
1978 · Movie
as Fr. Geoghagen
The Thief of Baghdad
1978 · Movie
as Abu Bakar
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Betzi
1978 · Movie
as Napoleon
Saturday, Sunday, Monday
1978 · Movie
as Peppino
Count Dracula
1977 · Movie
as Abraham van Helsing
Count Dracula
1977 · TV Show
as Professor Van Helsing
Another Bouquet
1977 · TV Show
Bouquet of Barbed Wire
1976 · TV Show
as Peter Manson
Laurence Olivier Presents
1976 · TV Show
as Peppino
84 Charing Cross Road
1975 · Movie
as Frank Doel
Van der Valk and the Scapegoat
1975 · Movie
as Commissaris Simon "Piet" van der Valk
The Four Musketeers
1974 · Movie
as Porthos
Van der Valk: Gun Before Butter
1974 · Movie
as Commissaris Simon "Piet" van der Valk
Shaft in Africa
1973 · Movie
as Vincent Amafi
The Three Musketeers
1973 · Movie
as Porthos / O'Reilly
Van der Valk and the Rich
1973 · Movie
as Commissaris Simon "Piet" van der Valk
The Death of Adolf Hitler
1973 · Movie
as Adolf Hitler
The Adventures Of Don Quixote
1973 · Movie
as Sancho Panza
Neither the Sea Nor the Sand
1972 · Movie
as George Dabernon
Sitting Target
1972 · Movie
as Marty Gold
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Danny Jones
1972 · Movie
The Merchant of Venice
1972 · Movie
as Shylock
Gumshoe
1971 · Movie
as William Ginley
Assault
1971 · Movie
as Det. Chief Supt. Velyan
Casanova
1971 · TV Show
as Giovanni Jacopo Casanova
Cromwell
1970 · Movie
as John Carter
The Molly Maguires
1970 · Movie
as Davies
The Lie
1970 · Movie
as Andrew Firth
The Body
1970 · Movie
as Narrator
Play for Today
1970 · TV Show
as Dearth
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Blood of the Lamb
1969 · Movie
as Albert
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The Piano Tuner
1969 · Movie
as Wilfred Tilley
Julius Caesar
1969 · Movie
as Brutus
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This Happy Breed
1969 · Movie
as Frank Gibbons
ITV Saturday Night Theatre
1969 · TV Show
as Wilfred Tilley, Adolf Hitler
Inspector Clouseau
1968 · Movie
as Supt. Weaver
Twisted Nerve
1968 · Movie
as Henry Durnley
The Shoes of the Fisherman
1968 · Movie
as Igor Bounin
Robbery
1967 · Movie
as Robinson
The Jokers
1967 · Movie
as Harrassed Man
I'll Never Forget What's'isname
1967 · Movie
as Chaplain
Much Ado About Nothing
1967 · Movie
as Dogberry
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The Spare Tyres
1967 · Movie
as Council foreman
Les Misérables
1967 · TV Show
as Jean Valjean
The Deadly Bees
1966 · Movie
as H.W. Manfred
The Sandwich Man
1966 · Movie
as Second Fish Porter
NET Playhouse
1966 · TV Show
as Marcus Brutus
The Wild Affair
1965 · Movie
as Drunk
Othello
1965 · Movie
as Iago
A Study in Terror
1965 · Movie
as Inspector Lestrade
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Olivier Talks About Othello
1965 · Movie
as (archive footage)
BBC Play of the Month
1965 · TV Show
as Marcus Brutus, Shylock, Sancho Panza, Voltaire
Thirty-Minute Theatre
1965 · TV Show
as The Man
Hot Enough for June
1964 · Movie
as British Embassy Porter
The Comedy Man
1964 · Movie
as Prout
Theatre 625
1964 · TV Show
as Dr Dee
The Wednesday Play
1964 · TV Show
as Albert
Doctor in Distress
1963 · Movie
as Corsetiere
The Informers
1963 · Movie
as Leon Sale
The Longest Day
1962 · Movie
as Pvt. Coke (uncredited)
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The Hard Knock
1962 · Movie
as Franco Angelo
The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner
1962 · Movie
as Booking Office Clerk (uncredited)
Life for Ruth
1962 · Movie
as Teddy's Father
Private Potter
1962 · Movie
as Capt. Patterson
Z-Cars
1962 · TV Show
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Studio 4
1962 · TV Show
as Fernand Destayac
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The Younger Generation
1961 · TV Show
as Ross Mayer, George Tremaine
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Drama 61-67
1961 · TV Show
as Albert Hope
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You Can't Win
1961 · TV Show
as George Lander
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Target Luna
1960 · TV Show
as Conway Henderson
Armchair Theatre
1956 · TV Show
as Franco Angelo, Bosun, Patrick Kelly, David Field
Sunday Night Theatre
1950 · TV Show
as Louis
