Finlay Currie

Finlay Currie

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.
    Known for
    Acting
    Place of birth
    Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
    Birthday
    1/19/1878
Ben-Hur
Ben-Hur
7.9
Murder at the Gallop
Murder at the Gallop
7
Bunny Lake Is Missing
Bunny Lake Is Missing
7.2
Around the World in Eighty Days
Around the World in Eighty Days
6.6
Corridors of Blood
Corridors of Blood
6.1
People Will Talk
People Will Talk
7.1
Treasure Island
Treasure Island
6.53
Quo Vadis
Quo Vadis
7.078
My Old Dutch
My Old Dutch
0
Billy Liar
Billy Liar
6.9
Ivanhoe
Ivanhoe
6.8
The Improper Duchess
The Improper Duchess
0
Me and Marlborough
Me and Marlborough
4.5
Great Expectations
Great Expectations
7.272
Solomon and Sheba
Solomon and Sheba
6.3
Kidnapped
Kidnapped
6.5
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
5.773
Stars and Stripes Forever
Stars and Stripes Forever
6.8
The Edge of the World
The Edge of the World
7.2
Footsteps in the Fog
Footsteps in the Fog
7
6.5 Special
6.5 Special
0
The Brothers
The Brothers
5.2
The Fall of the Roman Empire
The Fall of the Roman Empire
6.5
So Evil My Love
So Evil My Love
6.3
The History of Mr. Polly
The History of Mr. Polly
7.8
School for Secrets
School for Secrets
6.5
I Know Where I'm Going!
I Know Where I'm Going!
7
Walk East on Beacon
Walk East on Beacon
5
Rob Roy, The Highland Rogue
Rob Roy, The Highland Rogue
5.1
Thunder Rock
Thunder Rock
6.1
Francis of Assisi
Francis of Assisi
7.6
Abandon Ship
Abandon Ship
7.4
Joseph and His Brethren
Joseph and His Brethren
5.8
Saint Joan
Saint Joan
6.5
Third Party Risk
Third Party Risk
4.6
The Mudlark
The Mudlark
6.5
Captain Lightfoot
Captain Lightfoot
6.3
My Daughter Joy
My Daughter Joy
0
The Little Hut
The Little Hut
6.3
Rome Express
Rome Express
6.2
The Angel Wore Red
The Angel Wore Red
5.3
The Inspector
The Inspector
6.7
Kangaroo
Kangaroo
5.2
The Bells Go Down
The Bells Go Down
6.8
The Battle of the Villa Fiorita
The Battle of the Villa Fiorita
4.8
Mr. Perrin and Mr. Traill
Mr. Perrin and Mr. Traill
7.7
Treasure of the Golden Condor
Treasure of the Golden Condor
6.2
Undercover
Undercover
5.9
Make Me an Offer!
Make Me an Offer!
6.7
Bonnie Prince Charlie
Bonnie Prince Charlie
4.4
Hand in Hand
Hand in Hand
7.2
In the Zone
0
Mister Cinders
Mister Cinders
0
Sleeping Car to Trieste
Sleeping Car to Trieste
6.7
Princess Charming
Princess Charming
7
Clue of the Silver Key
Clue of the Silver Key
0
Who Was Maddox?
Who Was Maddox?
8.5
Little Friend
Little Friend
3.5
Warn That Man
Warn That Man
5.3
The Good Companions
The Good Companions
5.8
49th Parallel
49th Parallel
6.957
Heat Wave
Heat Wave
0
My Brother Jonathan
My Brother Jonathan
6.75
King's Rhapsody
King's Rhapsody
3
Excess Baggage
0
No Funny Business
No Funny Business
0
The Monkey's Paw
0
Tempest
Tempest
6.2
Dangerous Exile
Dangerous Exile
6.2
Glamorous Night
Glamorous Night
6
The Day Will Dawn
The Day Will Dawn
5.6
The Black Rose
The Black Rose
6.6
Zarak
Zarak
4.7
Gay Love
Gay Love
0
The Big Splash
0
Brigadoon
Brigadoon
7
Paradise for Two
Paradise for Two
5
Alice in Wonderland
Alice in Wonderland
7.3
The Claydon Treasure Mystery
0
Crook's Tour
Crook's Tour
5.7
Command Performance
Command Performance
6.5
The Old Man
The Old Man
0
The Frightened Lady
The Frightened Lady
0
Trio
Trio
6.3
West 11
West 11
6.7
The Three Lives of Thomasina
The Three Lives of Thomasina
6.8
The Naked Earth
The Naked Earth
0
Campbell's Kingdom
Campbell's Kingdom
5.5
Orders Is Orders
Orders Is Orders
0
The Cracksman
The Cracksman
6.3
The End of the Road
The End of the Road
6
The Shipbuilders
The Shipbuilders
6
The Amorous Prawn
The Amorous Prawn
6.333
Go to Blazes
Go to Blazes
6.3
Cleopatra
Cleopatra
7.032
Wanted!
Wanted!
0
The Trojan Brothers
5
They Met in the Dark
They Met in the Dark
6.3
Catch as Catch Can
Catch as Catch Can
0
Spring Song
Spring Song
6
Don Chicago
4
Theatre Royal
Theatre Royal
3.5
Rockets Galore
Rockets Galore
6
Five Golden Hours
Five Golden Hours
6
It's a Boy
0
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