Albert Finney

Albert Finney (born 9 May 1936) is a British actor. He has received five Academy Awards nominations.

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. "People really do think I am 300 pounds with a French accent" he said.

He was born in Salford, Manchester, England, United Kingdom.

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. 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. E. Lawrence in Lawrence of Arabia). Albert Finney has often been called "A second Olivier".

His television roles include the lead in Dennis Potter's final two plays: Karaoke and Cold Lazarus. In the latter he played a frozen, disembodied head. 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. It ran from 2000 until 2002, then again for a mini-series in 2003.

From 1970 to 1978, he was married to the French actress Anouk Aimée.

Selected filmography

  • Big Fish (2003)
  • Traffic (2000)
  • Erin Brockovich (2000)
  • Simpatico (1999)
  • The Browning Version (1994)
  • Miller's Crossing (1990)
  • Under the Volcano (1984)
  • The Dresser (1983)
  • Annie (1982)
  • Murder on the Orient Express (1974)
  • Gumshoe (1972)
  • Tom Jones (1963)
  • Saturday Night and Sunday Morning (1960)
  • The Entertainer (1960)

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From 1970 to 1978, he was married to the French actress Anouk Aimée. Despite his lack of high profile roles since 1990's Three Men and a Little Lady, his name remains well known in popular culture. It ran from 2000 until 2002, then again for a mini-series in 2003. In the 1990s he worked on a number of children's films and low budget movies. 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. Guttenberg was a popular movie star throughout much of the 1980s, and is best known for starring roles in Police Academy, Three Men and a Baby, Cocoon and Short Circuit. In the latter he played a frozen, disembodied head. He is sometimes credited as Steven Guttenberg.

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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. The Man Who Wasn't There (1983). 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. The Day After (1983) (TV movie). He was born in Salford, Manchester, England, United Kingdom. Police Academy (1984). "People really do think I am 300 pounds with a French accent" he said. Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment (1985).

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. Cocoon (1985). He has received five Academy Awards nominations. Bad Medicine (1985). Albert Finney (born 9 May 1936) is a British actor. Police Academy 3: Back in Training (1986). The Entertainer (1960). Short Circuit (1986).

Saturday Night and Sunday Morning (1960). The Bedroom Window (1987). Tom Jones (1963). Police Academy 4: Citizens on Patrol (1987). Gumshoe (1972). Amazon Women on the Moon (1987). Murder on the Orient Express (1974). Three Men and a Baby (1987).

Annie (1982). Cocoon: The Return (1988). The Dresser (1983). Don't Tell Her It's Me (1990). Under the Volcano (1984). Three Men and a Little Lady (1990). Miller's Crossing (1990). The Big Green (1995).

The Browning Version (1994). Home for the Holidays (1995). Simpatico (1999). It Takes Two (1995). Erin Brockovich (2000). Zeus and Roxanne (1997). Traffic (2000). Casper: A Spirited Beginning (1997).

Big Fish (2003). Your Cat Is Dead (2002). P.S.