Finlay Currie

Finlay Currie

Date of Birth:

Jan 19, 1878

Place of Birth:

Edinburgh, Scotland, UK

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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filmography:

Paradise for Two Paradise for Two

1937

Alice in Wonderland Alice in Wonderland

1966

Brigadoon Brigadoon

1966

The Big Splash The Big Splash

1935

Gay Love Gay Love

1934

The Claydon Treasure Mystery The Claydon Treasure Mystery

1938

Crook's Tour Crook's Tour

1940

Trio Trio

1950

West 11 West 11

1963

The Frightened Lady The Frightened Lady

1932

The Old Man The Old Man

1931

Command Performance Command Performance

1937

The Black Rose The Black Rose

1950

Glamorous Night Glamorous Night

1937

The Good Companions The Good Companions

1933

Heat Wave Heat Wave

1935

49th Parallel 49th Parallel

1941

Warn That Man Warn That Man

1943

Little Friend Little Friend

1934

My Brother Jonathan My Brother Jonathan

1948

King's Rhapsody King's Rhapsody

1955

Zarak Zarak

1956

The Day Will Dawn The Day Will Dawn

1942

Dangerous Exile Dangerous Exile

1957

Tempest Tempest

1958

The Three Lives of Thomasina The Three Lives of Thomasina

1963

The Naked Earth The Naked Earth

1958

Five Golden Hours Five Golden Hours

1961

My Old Dutch My Old Dutch

1934

Rockets Galore Rockets Galore

1958

Theatre Royal Theatre Royal

1943

Don Chicago Don Chicago

1945

The Improper Duchess The Improper Duchess

1936

Excess Baggage Excess Baggage

1933

The Monkey's Paw The Monkey's Paw

1948

Undercover Undercover

1943

Me and Marlborough Me and Marlborough

1935

No Funny Business No Funny Business

1933

Spring Song Spring Song

1946

Catch as Catch Can Catch as Catch Can

1937

The End of the Road The End of the Road

1954

The Shipbuilders The Shipbuilders

1943

The Cracksman The Cracksman

1963

Orders Is Orders Orders Is Orders

1933

Campbell's Kingdom Campbell's Kingdom

1957

The Amorous Prawn The Amorous Prawn

1962

Go to Blazes Go to Blazes

1962

They Met in the Dark They Met in the Dark

1943

The Trojan Brothers The Trojan Brothers

1946

Wanted! Wanted!

1937

Cleopatra Cleopatra

1963

Who Was Maddox? Who Was Maddox?

1964

Clue of the Silver Key Clue of the Silver Key

1961

6.5 Special 6.5 Special

1958

The Fall of the Roman Empire The Fall of the Roman Empire

1964

Footsteps in the Fog Footsteps in the Fog

1955

The Edge of the World The Edge of the World

1937

Stars and Stripes Forever Stars and Stripes Forever

1952

Make Me an Offer! Make Me an Offer!

1954

The Brothers The Brothers

1947

I Know Where I'm Going! I Know Where I'm Going!

1945

School for Secrets School for Secrets

1946

The History of Mr. Polly The History of Mr. Polly

1949

So Evil My Love So Evil My Love

1948

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

1960

Kidnapped Kidnapped

1960

Corridors of Blood Corridors of Blood

1958

People Will Talk People Will Talk

1951

Around the World in Eighty Days Around the World in Eighty Days

1956

Bunny Lake Is Missing Bunny Lake Is Missing

1965

Murder at the Gallop Murder at the Gallop

1963

Treasure Island Treasure Island

1950

Quo Vadis Quo Vadis

1951

Solomon and Sheba Solomon and Sheba

1959

Great Expectations Great Expectations

1946

Billy Liar Billy Liar

1963

Ivanhoe Ivanhoe

1952

Rob Roy, The Highland Rogue Rob Roy, The Highland Rogue

1953

Walk East on Beacon! Walk East on Beacon!

1952

Mr. Perrin and Mr. Traill Mr. Perrin and Mr. Traill

1948

Treasure of the Golden Condor Treasure of the Golden Condor

1953

The Bells Go Down The Bells Go Down

1943

The Battle of the Villa Fiorita The Battle of the Villa Fiorita

1965

Kangaroo Kangaroo

1952

Bonnie Prince Charlie Bonnie Prince Charlie

1948

In the Zone In the Zone

1946

Princess Charming Princess Charming

1934

Mister Cinders Mister Cinders

1934

Sleeping Car to Trieste Sleeping Car to Trieste

1948

Hand in Hand Hand in Hand

1961

The Inspector The Inspector

1962

The Angel Wore Red The Angel Wore Red

1960

Joseph and His Brethren Joseph and His Brethren

1961

Saint Joan Saint Joan

1957

Abandon Ship Abandon Ship

1957

Francis of Assisi Francis of Assisi

1961

Thunder Rock Thunder Rock

1942

Third Party Risk Third Party Risk

1954

The Mudlark The Mudlark

1950

Rome Express Rome Express

1932

The Little Hut The Little Hut

1957

My Daughter Joy My Daughter Joy

1950

Captain Lightfoot Captain Lightfoot

1955

Ben-Hur Ben-Hur

1959

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