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Finlay Currie

Acting 90 (deceased) years old Edinburgh, Scotland, UK ★ 0.7
Born: January 19, 1878
Died: May 9, 1968

Biography

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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Known For

Ben-Hur
Ben-Hur Balthasar 1959
Cleopatra
Cleopatra Titus (uncredited) 1963
Quo Vadis
Quo Vadis Peter 1951
Treasure Island
Treasure Island Capt. Billy Bones 1950
Around the World in 80 Days
Around the World in 80 Days Whist Partner 1956

Filmography

Acting Credits (119)

Vendetta for The Saint
Vendetta for The Saint Don Pasquale 1969
Les Misérables
Les Misérables 1967
The Prisoner
The Prisoner General 1967
Alice in Wonderland
Alice in Wonderland Dodo 1966
Brigadoon
Brigadoon Mr. Lundie 1966
United!
United! 1965
Bunny Lake Is Missing
Bunny Lake Is Missing Doll Maker 1965
The Battle of the Villa Fiorita
The Battle of the Villa Fiorita Emcee 1965
Gideon's Way
Gideon's Way General Sir Hector McGregor 1965
Who Was Maddox?
Who Was Maddox? Alex Campbell 1964
The Fall of the Roman Empire
The Fall of the Roman Empire Senator 1964
The Three Lives of Thomasina
The Three Lives of Thomasina Grandpa Stirling 1963
West 11
West 11 Gash 1963
Billy Liar
Billy Liar Duxbury 1963
Cleopatra
Cleopatra Titus (uncredited) 1963
Corridors of Blood
Corridors of Blood Supt. Charles Matheson 1963
Murder at the Gallop
Murder at the Gallop Old Enderby 1963
The Cracksman
The Cracksman Feathers 1963
The Amorous Prawn
The Amorous Prawn Lochaye 1962
The Saint
The Saint Don Pasquale 1962
Man of the World
Man of the World Donald 1962
The Inspector
The Inspector De Kool 1962
Go to Blazes
Go to Blazes Judge 1962
Joseph and His Brethren
Joseph and His Brethren Jacob 1961
Clue of the Silver Key
Clue of the Silver Key Harvey Lane 1961
Francis of Assisi
Francis of Assisi The Pope 1961
Hand in Hand
Hand in Hand Mr. Pritchard 1961
Five Golden Hours
Five Golden Hours Father Superior 1961
Danger Man
Danger Man 'Jock' 1960
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn Captain Sellers 1960
The Angel Wore Red
The Angel Wore Red Bishop 1960
Kidnapped
Kidnapped Cluny MacPherson 1960
Ben-Hur
Ben-Hur Balthasar 1959
Solomon and Sheba
Solomon and Sheba David 1959
Tempest
Tempest Count Grinov 1958
Rockets Galore
Rockets Galore Narrator (uncredited) 1958
6.5 Special
6.5 Special Himself 1958
The Naked Earth
The Naked Earth Father Verity 1958
Dangerous Exile
Dangerous Exile Mr. Patient 1957
Campbell's Kingdom
Campbell's Kingdom Hyper-religious Old Barfly 1957
Saint Joan
Saint Joan Archbishop of Rheims 1957
The Little Hut
The Little Hut The Rev. Bertram Brittingham-Brett 1957
Seven Waves Away
Seven Waves Away Mr. Wheaton 1957
Zarak
Zarak The Mullah 1956
Around the World in 80 Days
Around the World in 80 Days Whist Partner 1956
Armchair Theatre
Armchair Theatre Professor Syme 1956
The Count of Monte Cristo
The Count of Monte Cristo 1956
Footsteps in the Fog
Footsteps in the Fog Inspector Peters 1955
King's Rhapsody
King's Rhapsody King Paul 1955
Captain Lightfoot
Captain Lightfoot Callahan 1955
Make Me an Offer!
Make Me an Offer! Abe Sparta 1954
Third Party Risk
Third Party Risk Mr. Darius 1954
The End of the Road
The End of the Road Old 'Mick-Mack' 1954
Rob Roy, The Highland Rogue
Rob Roy, The Highland Rogue Hamish MacPherson 1953
Treasure of the Golden Condor
Treasure of the Golden Condor MacDougal 1953
General Electric Theater
General Electric Theater MacMorriss 1953
Stars and Stripes Forever
Stars and Stripes Forever Col. Randolph 1952
Ivanhoe
Ivanhoe Cedric 1952
Walk East on Beacon
Walk East on Beacon Professor Albert Kafer 1952
Kangaroo
Kangaroo Michael McGuire 1952
Quo Vadis
Quo Vadis Peter 1951
People Will Talk
People Will Talk Shunderson 1951
Trio
Trio Mr. McLeod 1950
The Mudlark
The Mudlark John Brown 1950
The Black Rose
The Black Rose Alfgar 1950
My Daughter Joy
My Daughter Joy Sir Thomas McTavish 1950
Treasure Island
Treasure Island Capt. Billy Bones 1950
Whisky Galore!
Whisky Galore! Narrator 1949
The History of Mr. Polly
The History of Mr. Polly Uncle Jim 1949
Bonnie Prince Charlie
Bonnie Prince Charlie The Marquis of Tullibardine 1948
Sleeping Car to Trieste
Sleeping Car to Trieste Alastair McBain 1948
Mr. Perrin and Mr. Traill
Mr. Perrin and Mr. Traill Sir Joshua Varley 1948
So Evil My Love
So Evil My Love Dr. Krylie 1948
The Monkey's Paw
The Monkey's Paw Sergeant-Major Morris 1948
My Brother Jonathan
My Brother Jonathan Dr. Hammond 1948
The Brothers
The Brothers Hector Macrae 1947
Woman to Woman
Woman to Woman Theatre Manager 1947
Great Expectations
Great Expectations Abel Magwitch 1946
School for Secrets
School for Secrets Sir Duncan Wills 1946
Spring Song
Spring Song Cobb 1946
The Trojan Brothers
The Trojan Brothers W.H. Maxwell 1946
In the Zone
In the Zone 1946
I Know Where I'm Going!
I Know Where I'm Going! Ruairidh Mhór 1945
Don Chicago
Don Chicago Bugs Mulligan 1945
The Shipbuilders
The Shipbuilders McWain 1943
They Met in the Dark
They Met in the Dark Merchant Captain 1943
Undercover
Undercover Priest (uncredited) 1943
Theatre Royal
Theatre Royal Clement J. Earle 1943
Warn That Man
Warn That Man Captain Andrew Fletcher 1943
The Bells Go Down
The Bells Go Down District Officer McFarlane 1943
Thunder Rock
Thunder Rock Capt. Joshua Stuart 1942
The Day Will Dawn
The Day Will Dawn Capt. Alstad 1942
49th Parallel
49th Parallel The Factor 1941
Crook's Tour
Crook's Tour Tourist on Desert Bus (uncredited) 1940
The Claydon Treasure Mystery
The Claydon Treasure Mystery Rubin 1938
Paradise for Two
Paradise for Two Creditor 1937
The Edge of the World
The Edge of the World James Gray 1937
Wanted!
Wanted! Uncle Mart 1937
Command Performance
Command Performance Al, Arthur's Manager 1937
Catch as Catch Can
Catch as Catch Can Al Parson 1937
Glamorous Night
Glamorous Night Angus MacKintosh 1937
The Gay Adventure
The Gay Adventure Porter 1936
The Improper Duchess
The Improper Duchess Milton Lee 1936
Me and Marlborough
Me and Marlborough Marriage Celebrant (uncredited) 1935
Heat Wave
Heat Wave Captain 1935
Mister Cinders
Mister Cinders Henry Kemp 1935
The Big Splash
The Big Splash Hartley Bassett 1935
Little Friend
Little Friend Grove 1934
My Old Dutch
My Old Dutch Mo 1934
Gay Love
Gay Love Highams 1934
It's a Boy
It's a Boy Publisher 1934
Princess Charming
Princess Charming Baron Seegman 1934
Orders Is Orders
Orders Is Orders Dave 1933
No Funny Business
No Funny Business Mr Potterton 1933
Excess Baggage
Excess Baggage inspector Toucan 1933
The Good Companions
The Good Companions Monte Mortimer 1933
Rome Express
Rome Express Sam, Publicist 1932
The Frightened Lady
The Frightened Lady Brooks 1932
The Old Man
The Old Man Rennett 1931

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