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Finlay Currie
Actor
Born January 19, 1878Died May 9, 1968 (90 years)
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.
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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.
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Known For
Filmography
| 1969 | Vendetta for the Saint · as Don Pasquale |
| 1967 | Les Misérables (1967) (TV Series) |
| 1967 | The Prisoner (TV Series) · as General |
| 1967 | CBS Children's Film Festival (TV Series) · as Mr. Pritchard |
| 1966 | Alice in Wonderland · as Dodo |
| 1966 | Brigadoon · as Mr. Lundie |
| 1965 | Bunny Lake Is Missing · as The Doll Maker |
| 1965 | The Battle of the Villa Fiorita · as Emcee |
| 1964 | Gideon C.I.D. (TV Series) · as General Sir Hector Mcgregor |
| 1964 | |
| 1964 | The Fall of the Roman Empire · as Senator |
| 1963 | The Three Lives of Thomasina · as Grandpa Stirling |
| 1963 | West 11 · as Gash |
| 1963 | Billy Liar · as Duxbury |
| 1963 | Cleopatra · as Titus |
| 1963 | Murder at the Gallop · as Old Enderby |
| 1963 | The Cracksman · as Feathers |
| 1962 | The Amorous Mr. Prawn · as Lochaye |
| 1962 | |
| 1962 | Man of the World (TV Series) · as Donald |
| 1962 | Dr. Finlay's Casebook (TV Series) · as Angus Macleod |
| 1962 | Lisa · as De Kool |
| 1962 | Go to Blazes · as Judge |
| 1961 | The DuPont Show of the Week (TV Series) · as O'connell |
| 1961 | Joseph and His Brethren · as Jacob |
| 1961 | Clue of the Silver Key · as Harvey Lane |
| 1961 | Francis of Assisi · as The Pope |
| 1961 | Hand in Hand · as Mr. Pritchard |
| 1961 | Five Golden Hours · as Father Superior |
| 1960 | Danger Man (TV Series) · as 'jock' |
| 1960 | The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn · as Captain Sellers |
| 1960 | The Angel Wore Red · as Bishop |
| 1960 | Kidnapped · as Cluny Macpherson |
| 1960 | BBC Sunday-Night Play (TV Series) · as Old Mickmack |
| 1959 | Solomon and Sheba · as David |
| 1959 | Ben-Hur · as Balthasar |
| 1959 | The Edgar Wallace Mysteries (TV Series) · as Alec Campbell |
| 1958 | Corridors of Blood · as Supt. Charles Matheson |
| 1958 | Tempest · as Count Grinov |
| 1958 | Mad Little Island · as Narrator (uncredited) |
| 1958 | The Naked Earth · as Father Verity |
| 1957 | Dangerous Exile · as Mr. Patient |
| 1957 | Campbell's Kingdom · as Hyper-Religious Old Barfly |
| 1957 | The Little Hut · as The Rev. Bertram Brittingham-Brett |
| 1957 | Seven Days from Now · as Mr. Wheaton |
| 1957 | Saint Joan · as Archbishop Of Rheims |
| 1956 | Zarak · as The Mullah |
| 1956 | Around the World in 80 Days · as Whist Partner |
| 1956 | Armchair Theatre (TV Series) · as Professor Syme |
| 1956 | The Count of Monte Cristo (TV Series) |
| 1955 | ITV Play of the Week (TV Series) · as Admiral Howe |
| 1955 | ITV Television Playhouse (TV Series) · as Sir Wilfred Challis |
| 1955 | Footsteps in the Fog · as Inspector Peters |
| 1955 | Dixon of Dock Green (TV Series) · as Mr. Caldicott |
| 1955 | King's Rhapsody · as King Paul |
| 1955 | Make Me an Offer! · as Abe Sparta |
| 1955 | Captain Lightfoot · as Callahan |
| 1954 | Beau Brummell · as Mciver - Brummel's Publisher |
| 1954 | The Deadly Game · as Mr. Darius |
| 1954 | The End of the Road · as Old 'mick-Mack' |
| 1953 | Rob Roy: The Highland Rogue · as Hamish Macpherson |
| 1953 | Treasure of the Golden Condor · as Macdougal |
| 1953 | General Electric Theater (TV Series) · as Macmorriss |
| 1953 | Douglas Fairbanks, Jr. Presents (TV Series) · as Alastair |
| 1952 | Stars and Stripes Forever · as Col. Randolph |
| 1952 | Ivanhoe · as Cedric |
| 1952 | Walk East on Beacon! · as Professor Albert Kafer |
| 1952 | |
| 1951 | Quo Vadis · as Peter |
| 1951 | People Will Talk · as Shunderson |
| 1950 | Trio · as Mr. Mcleod |
| 1950 | The Mudlark · as John Brown |
| 1950 | The Black Rose · as Alfgar |
| 1950 | Operation X · as Sir Thomas Mctavish |
| 1950 | Treasure Island · as Capt. Billy Bones |
| 1950 | Sunday Night Theatre (TV Series) · as Daniel Beverley |
| 1949 | Whisky Galore! · as Narrator |
| 1949 | The History of Mr. Polly · as Uncle Jim |
| 1948 | Bonnie Prince Charlie · as The Marquis Of Tullibardine |
| 1948 | Sleeping Car to Trieste · as Alastair Mcbain |
| 1948 | Mr. Perrin and Mr. Traill · as Sir Joshua Varley |
| 1948 | So Evil My Love · as Dr. Krylie |
| 1948 | My Brother Jonathan · as Dr. Hammond |
| 1948 | The Monkey's Paw · as Sergeant-Major Morris |
| 1947 | The Brothers · as Hector Macrae |
| 1947 | Woman to Woman · as Theatre Manager |
| 1946 | Great Expectations · as Abel Magwitch |
| 1946 | Secret Flight · as Sir Duncan Wills |
| 1946 | Springtime · as Cobb |
| 1945 | I Know Where I'm Going! · as Ruairidh Mhór |
| 1943 | Warn That Man · as Captain Andrew Fletcher |
| 1943 | The Shipbuilders · as Mcwain |
| 1943 | They Met in the Dark · as Merchant Captain |
| 1943 | Underground Guerrillas · as Priest (uncredited) |
| 1943 | Theatre Royal · as Clement J. Earle |
| 1943 | Far into the Night · as District Officer Mcfarlane |
| 1942 | Thunder Rock · as Capt. Joshua Stuart |
| 1942 | The Avengers · as Capt. Alstad |
| 1941 | The Invaders · as The Factor |
| 1940 | Crook's Tour · as Tourist On Desert Bus (uncredited) |
| 1938 | Around the Town · as Sam Wyngold |
| 1937 | The Edge of the World · as James Gray |
| 1937 | Command Performance · as Al, Arthur's Manager |
| 1935 | In Town Tonight · as The Manager |
| 1935 | Me and Marlborough · as Marriage Celebrant (uncredited) |
| 1935 | Heat Wave · as Captain |
| 1935 | Mister Cinders · as Henry Kemp |
| 1934 | Little Friend · as Grove |
| 1934 | Alexandra · as Baron Seegman |
| 1933 | For Love of You · as Deckchair-Seated Beachgoer |
| 1933 | The Good Companions · as Monte Mortimer |
| 1933 | It's a Boy · as Publisher |
| 1933 | Excess Baggage · as Inspector Toucan |
| 1932 | Rome Express · as Sam, Publicist |