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Also known as Albert Finney, Jr.

British actor (1936–2019)

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Albert Finney (1936–2019) was a British film actor, producer, director, and singer. Born in Salford, he began his work period in 1958 and was educated at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. He was married to Jane Wenham and Anouk Aimée and had one child. Finney spoke English and performed in the genre of Shakespearean comedy, using his voice as an instrument.

His career included nominations for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor, Academy Award for Best Actor, Golden Globe Award for New Star of the Year – Actor, and Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy. He received the National Board of Review Award for Best Actor, Golden Globe Award for New Star of the Year – Actor, Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor, and Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy. Among his works are *Amazing Grace 63PK*, *Amazing Grace 27PK*, *Amazing Grace 18PK*, *Amazing Grace 12PK*, and *Miller's Crossing*.

Finney died of natural causes due to an infection at the Royal Marsden Hospital on February 7, 2019.

Synthesized by Vinony from 37 facts across 7 sources: Wikidata, Crossref, Open Library, MusicBrainz, Last.fm, TMDb, Vinony graph. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.

Person · Open Library

Works
5

Top works

  • Amazing Grace 63PK
  • Amazing Grace 27PK
  • Amazing Grace 18PK
  • Amazing Grace 12PK
  • Miller's Crossing

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Film & TV

Salford, Greater Manchester, England, UK

Albert Finney (May 9, 1936 – February 7, 2019) was an English actor. He attended the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art and worked in the theatre before attaining prominence on screen in the early 1960s, debuting with The Entertainer (1960), directed by Tony Richardson, who had previously directed him in the theatre. He maintained a successful career in theatre, film and television. He is known for…

Known for

  • Jason Bourne — Dr. Albert Hirsch (archive footage) (uncredited)2016
  • Uncovering Wolfen — Self (archive footage)2015
  • Schitt's Creek — Ed Masry (voice)2015
  • Skyfall — Kincade2012
  • The Bourne Legacy — Dr. Albert Hirsch2012
  • Vito — Self (archive)2011
  • The Bourne Ultimatum — Dr. Albert Hirsch2007
  • Before the Devil Knows You're Dead — Charles Hanson2007
  • A Good Year — Henry Skinner2006
  • Amazing Grace — John Newton2006

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Gender
Male
Active from
1936
Active to
2019

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
2,890
Total plays
12,921

Tags

albert finneymusical

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Albert
Gender
male
Citizenship
United Kingdom
Place of birth
Salford
Occupation
actor
Languages spoken
English language
Field of work
acting
Instrument
voice
Image
Albert Finney 1966.jpg
Number of children
1
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date of birth
1936-05-09
Commons category
Albert Finney
date of death
2019-02-07
name in native language
Albert Finney
cause of death
infection
manner of death
natural causes
start of work period
1958-00-00
end of work period
2012-00-00
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Encyclopedic overview

Albert Finney (9 May 1936 – 7 February 2019) was an English actor. He attended the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art and worked in the theatre before attaining fame for film acting during the early 1960s, debuting with The Entertainer (1960), directed by Tony Richardson, who had previously directed him in theatre. He maintained a successful career on stage and screen.

He is known for his roles in Saturday Night and Sunday Morning (1960), Tom Jones (1963), Two for the Road (1967), Scrooge (1970), Murder on the Orient Express (1974), Annie (1982), The Dresser (1983), Miller's Crossing (1990), A Man of No Importance (1994), Erin Brockovich (2000), Big Fish (2003), A Good Year (2006), The Bourne Ultimatum (2007), Before the Devil Knows You're Dead (2007), and the James Bond film Skyfall (2012), and for his performances on stage and television.

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