Finlay Currie
Acting
Born: 1878-01-19 · Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
Died: 1968-05-09
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), base
🎬 Movies (30)
Vendetta for The Saint
1969
Don Pasquale
Brigadoon
1966
Mr. Lundie
Alice in Wonderland
1966
Dodo
Bunny Lake Is Missing
1965
Doll Maker
The Battle of the Villa Fiorita
1965
Emcee
The Fall of the Roman Empire
1964
Senator
Who Was Maddox?
1964
Alex Campbell
Murder at the Gallop
1963
Old Enderby
Billy Liar
1963
Duxbury
West 11
1963
Gash
The Three Lives of Thomasina
1963
Grandpa Stirling
The Cracksman
1963
Feathers
Cleopatra
1963
Titus (uncredited)
The Inspector
1962
De Kool
The Amorous Prawn
1962
Lochaye
Go to Blazes
1962
Judge
Francis of Assisi
1961
The Pope
Joseph and His Brethren
1961
Jacob
Hand in Hand
1961
Mr. Pritchard
Clue of the Silver Key
1961
Harvey Lane
Five Golden Hours
1961
Father Superior
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
1960
Captain Sellers
Kidnapped
1960
Cluny MacPherson
The Angel Wore Red
1960
Bishop
Ben-Hur
1959
Balthasar
Solomon and Sheba
1959
David
Corridors of Blood
1958
Supt. Charles Matheson
6.5 Special
1958
Himself
Tempest
1958
Count Grinov
The Naked Earth
1958
Father Verity
📺 TV Shows (10)
The Prisoner
1967
General
Les Misérables
1967
Gideon's Way
1965
General Sir Hector McGregor
United!
1965
The Saint
1962
Don Pasquale
Man of the World
1962
Donald
Danger Man
1960
'Jock'
The Count of Monte Cristo
1956
Armchair Theatre
1956
Professor Syme
General Electric Theater
1953
MacMorriss