Frank Finlay
Nazione: United Kingdom
Genere: M
Compleanno: 1926-08-06
Morto: 2016-01-30
Biografia
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.
Attore:
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1. Big Guns (1958), serie...Roscoe
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2. Gioventù amore e rabbia (1962), film...Booking Office Clerk
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3. Doppio gioco a Scotland Yard (1963), film...Leon Sale
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4. Dottore nei guai (1963), film...Corsetiere
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5. The Comedy Man (1964), film...Prout
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...Inspector Lestrade
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7. Otello (1965), film...Iago
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8. The Wild Affair (1965), film...Drunk
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9. The Sandwich Man (1966), film...Second Fish Porter
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11. Rapina al treno postale (1967), film...Robinson
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...Igor Bounin
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13. L'infallibile ispettore Closeau (1968), film...Supt. Weaver
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...John Carter
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15. I cospiratori (1970), film...Davies
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16. Sequestro pericoloso (1971), film...William
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17. Terrore al London College (1971), film...Det. Chief Supt. Velyan
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18. Sitting Target (1972), film...Marty Gold
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19. Nè mare nè sabbia (1972), film
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20. Shaft e i mercanti di schiavi (1973), film...Amafi
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21. I tre moschettieri (1973), film...Porthos / O'Reilly
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22. Milady (1974), film...Porthos
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23. I 4 dell'oca selvaggia (1978), film...Father Geoghagen
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24. Il ladro di Bagdad (1978), film...Abu Bakar
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25. Assassinio su commissione (1979), film...Inspector Lestrade
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26. Prigioniero del passato (1982), film...William Grey
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27. Enigma (1982), film...Canarsky
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28. La chiave (1983), film...Nino Rolfe
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29. The Ploughman's Lunch (1983), film...Matthew Fox
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30. Una favola fantastica (1984), film...Jacob Marley
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31. Arch of Triumph (1984), film...Boris
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32. Space Vampires (1985), film...Dr. Hans Fallada
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...Razetta
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34. Il ritorno dei tre moschettieri (1989), film...Porthos
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35. La montagna dei diamanti (1991), film...Garrick
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36. Stalin (1992), film...Sergei
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37. Storia di una capinera (1993), film...Father Nunzio
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38. Carlo Magno (1993), serie...Alcuin de York
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39. Le memorie di Sherlock Holmes (1994), serie...Professor Coram
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40. Gospa (1995), film...Monsignor
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41. Delitto tra le righe (1996), film...John Rathbone
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42. Stiff Upper Lips (1997), film...Hudson Junior
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43. Magiche leggende (1999), film...General Bulstrode
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44. Una passione spezzata (1999), film...Father
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45. THE MARTINS (2001), film...Mr. Heath
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46. Station Jim (2001), film...Riorden Snr
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47. Il pianista (2002), film...Father
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48. Silent Cry (2002), film...Dr. Robert Barrum
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49. Caccia all'uomo (2003), film...Commissaire Vionnet
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...Josef Haydn
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51. The Lost Prince (2003), film...Asquith
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52. The Waiting Room (2007), film...Roger
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53. Four Seasons (2008), serie...Alexander 'Alex' Combe
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54. Nothing Like a Dame (2018), film...Iago (archive footage)