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Finlay Currie

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Known For

90 Years Old

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.

Born

Edinburgh, Scotland, UK on 19th January 1878

Died

9th May 1968

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The Saint Image
The Saint
Don Pasquale
The Prisoner Image
The Prisoner
General
United! Image
United!
Gideon's Way Image
Gideon's Way
General Sir Hector McGregor
The Count of Monte Cristo Image
The Count of Monte Cristo
Ben-Hur Image
Ben-Hur
Balthasar
General Electric Theater Image
General Electric Theater
MacMorriss
Cleopatra Image
Cleopatra
Titus
Around the World in Eighty Days Image
Around the World in Eighty Days
Whist Partner
Les Misérables Image
Les Misérables
Quo Vadis Image
Quo Vadis
Peter
Solomon and Sheba Image
Solomon and Sheba
David
The Fall of the Roman Empire Image
The Fall of the Roman Empire
Senator
Great Expectations Image
Great Expectations
Abel Magwitch
Treasure Island Image
Treasure Island
Capt. Billy Bones
Ivanhoe Image
Ivanhoe
Cedric
Murder at the Gallop Image
Murder at the Gallop
Old Enderby
Footsteps in the Fog Image
Footsteps in the Fog
Inspector Peters
49th Parallel Image
49th Parallel
The Factor
Bunny Lake Is Missing Image
Bunny Lake Is Missing
The Doll Maker
I Know Where I'm Going! Image
I Know Where I'm Going!
Ruairidh Mhór
Kangaroo Image
Kangaroo
Michael McGuire
Alice in Wonderland Image
Alice in Wonderland
Dodo
People Will Talk Image
People Will Talk
Shunderson
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn Image
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
Captain Sellers
Billy Liar Image
Billy Liar
Duxbury
Whisky Galore! Image
Whisky Galore!
Narrator
Joseph and His Brethren Image
Joseph and His Brethren
Jacob
The Black Rose Image
The Black Rose
Alfgar
Kidnapped Image
Kidnapped
Cluny MacPherson
Corridors of Blood Image
Corridors of Blood
Supt. Charles Matheson
The Amorous Prawn Image
The Amorous Prawn
Lochaye
The Little Hut Image
The Little Hut
The Rev. Bertram Brittingham-Brett
Campbell's Kingdom Image
Campbell's Kingdom
Hyper-religious Old Barfly
So Evil My Love Image
So Evil My Love
Dr. Krylie
The Mudlark Image
The Mudlark
John Brown
Saint Joan Image
Saint Joan
Archbishop of Rheims
Trio Image
Trio
Mr. McLeod
Zarak Image
Zarak
The Mullah
Abandon Ship Image
Abandon Ship
Mr. Wheaton
Little Friend Image
Little Friend
Grove
The Three Lives of Thomasina Image
The Three Lives of Thomasina
Grandpa Stirling
The Cracksman Image
The Cracksman
Feathers
Rob Roy, The Highland Rogue Image
Rob Roy, The Highland Rogue
Hamish MacPherson
Crook's Tour Image
Crook's Tour
Tourist on Desert Bus (uncredited)
The Day Will Dawn Image
The Day Will Dawn
Capt. Alstad
School for Secrets Image
School for Secrets
Sir Duncan Wills
Tempest Image
Tempest
Count Grinov
Captain Lightfoot Image
Captain Lightfoot
Callahan
Bonnie Prince Charlie Image
Bonnie Prince Charlie
The Marquis of Tullibardine
Five Golden Hours Image
Five Golden Hours
Father Superior
Brigadoon Image
Brigadoon
Mr. Lundie
Undercover Image
Undercover
Priest (uncredited)
Stars and Stripes Forever Image
Stars and Stripes Forever
Col. Randolph
Vendetta for The Saint Image
Vendetta for The Saint
Don Pasquale
Francis of Assisi Image
Francis of Assisi
The Pope
Sleeping Car to Trieste Image
Sleeping Car to Trieste
Alastair McBain
Walk East on Beacon Image
Walk East on Beacon
Professor Albert Kafer
Rome Express Image
Rome Express
Sam, Publicist
The History of Mr. Polly Image
The History of Mr. Polly
Uncle Jim
The Edge of the World Image
The Edge of the World
James Gray
The Brothers Image
The Brothers
Hector Macrae
Treasure of the Golden Condor Image
Treasure of the Golden Condor
MacDougal
Dangerous Exile Image
Dangerous Exile
Mr. Patient
Rockets Galore Image
Rockets Galore
Narrator (uncredited)
Thunder Rock Image
Thunder Rock
Capt. Joshua Stuart
West 11 Image
West 11
Gash
Orders Is Orders Image
Orders Is Orders
Dave
They Met in the Dark Image
They Met in the Dark
Merchant Captain
Hand in Hand Image
Hand in Hand
Mr. Pritchard
Mr. Perrin and Mr. Traill Image
Mr. Perrin and Mr. Traill
Sir Joshua Varley
Third Party Risk Image
Third Party Risk
Mr. Darius
The Battle of the Villa Fiorita Image
The Battle of the Villa Fiorita
Emcee
The Inspector Image
The Inspector
De Kool
The Angel Wore Red Image
The Angel Wore Red
Bishop
The Old Man Image
The Old Man
Rennett
The Naked Earth Image
The Naked Earth
Father Verity
6.5 Special Image
6.5 Special
Himself
My Old Dutch Image
My Old Dutch
Mo
Go to Blazes Image
Go to Blazes
Judge
My Brother Jonathan Image
My Brother Jonathan
Dr. Hammond
The Bells Go Down Image
The Bells Go Down
District Officer McFarlane
Catch as Catch Can Image
Catch as Catch Can
Al Parson
Me and Marlborough Image
Me and Marlborough
Marriage Celebrant (uncredited)
Paradise for Two Image
Paradise for Two
Creditor
No Image
The Claydon Treasure Mystery
Rubin
King's Rhapsody Image
King's Rhapsody
King Paul
No Image
It's a Boy
Publisher
Command Performance Image
Command Performance
Al, Arthur's Manager
Wanted! Image
Wanted!
Uncle Mart
Make Me an Offer! Image
Make Me an Offer!
Abe Sparta
The End of the Road Image
The End of the Road
Old 'Mick-Mack'
Heat Wave Image
Heat Wave
Captain
No Image
Excess Baggage
inspector Toucan
Princess Charming Image
Princess Charming
Baron Seegman
No Funny Business Image
No Funny Business
Mr Potterton
Warn That Man Image
Warn That Man
Captain Andrew Fletcher
Glamorous Night Image
Glamorous Night
Angus MacKintosh
No Image
Woman to Woman
Theatre Manager
My Daughter Joy Image
My Daughter Joy
Sir Thomas McTavish
The Frightened Lady Image
The Frightened Lady
Brooks
Who Was Maddox? Image
Who Was Maddox?
No Image
In the Zone
The Good Companions Image
The Good Companions
Monte Mortimer
No Image
The Trojan Brothers
W.H. Maxwell
The Improper Duchess Image
The Improper Duchess
Milton Lee
Spring Song Image
Spring Song
Cobb
The Shipbuilders Image
The Shipbuilders
McWain
No Image
Don Chicago
Bugs Mulligan
Mister Cinders Image
Mister Cinders
Henry Kemp
Theatre Royal Image
Theatre Royal
Clement J. Earle
No Image
The Monkey's Paw
Sergeant-Major Morris
No Image
The Gay Adventure
Porter
Gay Love Image
Gay Love
Highams
No Image
The Big Splash
Hartley Bassett
Clue of the Silver Key Image
Clue of the Silver Key
Harvey Lane