Albert Finney

From 1970 to 1978, he was married to the French actress Anouk Aimée. Huntley Gordon died in Van Nuys, California and was interred in the Forest Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery in Glendale, California. It ran from 2000 until 2002, then again for a mini-series in 2003. Although he no longer made motion pictures, Huntley Gordon remained active in the world of network radio. His most recent TV credit is the leading role in My Uncle Silas, about a Cornish country gentleman, who's looking after his grand-nephew. He was with MGM studios when he retired from film in 1940 and invested in the manufacture of silk stockings, a lucrative business at a time when Canadian and British women could not get them due to the rationing brought on by the Second World War. In the latter he played a frozen, disembodied head. For most of his career, Gordon traveled between America and Britain, making films in both countries, appearing in more than 120 films.

His television roles include the lead in Dennis Potter's final two plays: Karaoke and Cold Lazarus. In Hollywood, he appeared in numerous films including starring opposite Gloria Swanson in the 1923 film "Bluebeard's Eighth Wife." That same year he starred in "The Wanters" with Norma Shearer and Marie Prevost. Albert Finney has often been called "A second Olivier". With his suave manner and classic good looks he was sought out in Hollywood, California where he acted in both silent and talking films. Lawrence in Lawrence of Arabia). Gordon served in the Canadian army during World War I and began a career in motion pictures in England where he had been stationed during the war. E. Huntley Gordon (October 8, 1887 - December 7, 1956) was an actor born in Montreal, Quebec.

This led to a series of "angry young man" roles in kitchen sink dramas, most notably 1963's Tom Jones (for which he turned down the role of T. 1937: Stage Door. His first film was The Entertainer (1960), but his real breakthrough came with his portrayal of a disillusioned factory worker in Karel Reisz's film of Alan Sillitoe's Saturday Night and Sunday Morning. 1935: Murder by Television. He was born in Salford, Manchester, England, United Kingdom. 1933: The Red-Haired Alibi. "People really do think I am 300 pounds with a French accent" he said. 1932: The Midnight Warning.

His most famous role was as Agatha Christie's master detective Hercule Poirot in the 1974 film "Murder On The Orient Express." Finney was so effective in the role that he complained that it typecast him for a number of years. 1932: From Broadway to Cheyenne. He has received five Academy Awards nominations. 1928: Our Dancing Daughters. Albert Finney (born 9 May 1936) is a British actor. 1927: Sensation Seekers. The Entertainer (1960). 1924: Married Flirts.

Saturday Night and Sunday Morning (1960). Tom Jones (1963). Gumshoe (1972). Murder on the Orient Express (1974).

Annie (1982). The Dresser (1983). Under the Volcano (1984). Miller's Crossing (1990).

The Browning Version (1994). Simpatico (1999). Erin Brockovich (2000). Traffic (2000).

Big Fish (2003).