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Finlay Currie

Actor | * 01/20/1878 († 90, 05/09/1968) | Edinburgh, Scotland (United Kingdom (UK))
William Finlay Currie (20 January 1878 – 9 May 1968) was a Scottish actor of stage, screen, and television. He received great acclaim for his roles as Abel Magwitch in the British film Great Expectations (1946) and as Balthazar in the American film Ben-Hur (1959). In his career spanning 70 years, Currie appeared in seven films nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture, of which Around the World in 80 Days (1956) and Ben-Hur (1959) were winners. ()
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Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Comedies | Romance / Love

Known for these Movies & Shows

Sir Walter Scott's classic story of the chivalrous Ivanhoe who joins with Robin of Locksley in the fight against Prince John and for the return of King Richard the Lionheart. ...

Ivanhoe

NR

1952 | 3.5/5 | 1h 46min
Adventure, Romance / Love
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Based on the famous book by Jules Verne the movie follows Phileas Fogg on his journey around the world. Which has to be completed within 80 days, a very short period for those days. ...

Around the World in Eighty Days

G

1956 | 3.3/5 | 2h 55min
Adventure, Comedy, Kids & Family, Fantasy, Romance / Love
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In this Dickens adaptation, orphan Pip discovers through lawyer Mr. Jaggers that a mysterious benefactor wishes to ensure that he becomes a gentleman. Reunited with his childhood patron, Miss Havisham ...

Great Expectations

NR

1946 | 3.6/5 | 1h 58min
Romance / Love, Drama, History
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In 25 AD,Judah Ben-Hur, a Jew in ancient Judea, opposes the occupying Roman empire. Falsely accused by a Roman childhood friend-turned-overlord of trying to kill the Roman governor, he is put into sla ...

Ben-Hur

Certification unknown

1959 | 3.9/5 | 3h 42min
Action, Drama, History
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Movies with Finlay Currie as Actor(101)

as Mr. Lundie1966 Brigadoon
as Dodo1966 Alice in Wonderland
as Emcee1965 The Battle of the Villa Fiorita
as The Doll Maker1965 Bunny Lake Is Missing
as Senator1964 The Fall of the Roman Empire
1964 Who Was Maddox?
as Titus1963 Cleopatra
as Feathers1963 The Cracksman
as Grandpa Stirling1963 The Three Lives of Thomasina
as Old Enderby1963 Murder at the Gallop
as Duxbury1963 Billy Liar
as Gash1963 West 11
as Judge1962 Go to Blazes
as Lochaye1962 The Amorous Prawn
as De Kool1962 The Inspector
as The Pope1961 Francis of Assisi
as Mr. Pritchard1961 Hand in Hand
as Father Superior1961 Five Golden Hours
as Jacob1961 Joseph and His Brethren
1961 Clue of the Silver Key
as Captain Sellers1960 The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
as Bishop1960 The Angel Wore Red
as Cluny MacPherson1959 Kidnapped
as David1959 Solomon and Sheba
as Balthasar1959 Ben-Hur
as Count Grinov1958 Tempest
1958 6.5 Special
as Supt. Charles Matheson1958 Corridors of Blood
as Narrator (uncredited)1958 Rockets Galore
as Father Verity1958 The Naked Earth
as Mr. Wheaton1957 Abandon Ship
as The Rev. Bertram Brittingham-Brett1957 The Little Hut
as Old Man1957 Campbell's Kingdom
as Archbishop of Rheims1957 Saint Joan
as Mr. Patient1957 Dangerous Exile
as Whist Partner1956 Around the World in Eighty Days
as The Mullah1956 Zarak
as Inspector Peters1955 Footsteps in the Fog
as Callahan1955 Captain Lightfoot
as King Paul1955 King's Rhapsody
as Old 'Mick-Mack'1954 The End of the Road
as Abe Sparta1954 Make Me an Offer!
as Hamish MacPherson1954 Rob Roy, The Highland Rogue
as Mr. Darius1954 Third Party Risk
as MacDougal1953 Treasure of the Golden Condor
as Cedric1952 Ivanhoe
as Col. Randolph1952 Stars and Stripes Forever
as Michael McGuire1952 Kangaroo
as Professor Albert Kafer1952 Walk East on Beacon!
as Shunderson1951 People Will Talk
as Peter1951 Quo Vadis
as Sir Thomas McTavish1950 My Daughter Joy
as Mr. McLeod1950 Trio
as Capt. Billy Bones1950 Treasure Island
as John Brown1950 The Mudlark
as Alfgar1950 The Black Rose
as Uncle Jim1949 The History of Mr. Polly
as Dr. Krylie1948 So Evil My Love
as Dr. Hammond1948 My Brother Jonathan
as Marquis of Tullibardine1948 Bonnie Prince Charlie
as Sir Joshua Varley1948 Mr. Perrin and Mr. Traill
as Alastair McBain1948 Sleeping Car To Trieste
as Hector Macrae1947 The Brothers
as Sir Duncan Wills1946 School for Secrets
as Abel Magwitch1946 Great Expectations
as W.H. Maxwell1946 The Trojan Brothers
1946 In the Zone
as Cobb1946 Spring Song
as Ruairidh Mhór1945 I Know Where I'm Going!
as Bugs Mulligan1945 Don Chicago
as Merchant Captain1943 They Met in the Dark
as Captain Andrew Fletcher1943 Warn That Man
as McWain1943 The Shipbuilders
as District Officer McFarlane1943 The Bells Go Down
as Clement J. Earle1943 Theatre Royal
as Capt. Joshua Stuart1942 Thunder Rock
as Capt. Alstad1942 The Day Will Dawn
as The Factor1941 49th Parallel
as Tourist on Desert Bus (uncredited)1940 Crook's Tour
as Rubin1938 The Claydon Treasure Mystery
as Al Parsons1937 Catch as Catch Can
as Angus MacKintosh1937 Glamorous Night
as Al, Arthur's Manager1937 Command Performance
as James Gray1937 The Edge of the World
as Uncle Mart1937 Wanted!
as Creditor1937 Paradise for Two
as Hartley Bassett1935 The Big Splash
as Marriage Celebrant (uncredited)1935 Me and Marlborough
as Captain1935 Heat Wave
as Mo1934 My Old Dutch
as Henry Kemp1934 Mister Cinders
as Grove1934 Little Friend
as Baron Seegman1934 Princess Charming
as Highams1934 Gay Love
as Dave1933 Orders Is Orders
as Monte Mortimer1933 The Good Companions
as inspector Toucan1933 Excess Baggage
as Mr Potterton1933 No Funny Business
as Brooks1932 The Frightened Lady
as Sam, Publicist1932 Rome Express
as Rennett1931 The Old Man

TV Shows/Series with Finlay Currie as Actor(7)

1967 Les Misérables
as General1967 The Prisoner
1965 United!
as General Sir Hector McGregor1965 Gideon's Way
as Don Pasquale1962 The Saint
1956 The Count of Monte Cristo
as MacMorriss1953 GE Theater

Full Name: Finlay Currie
Citizenship: United Kingdom (UK)
Born: Sunday, 01/20 1878 (January) in Edinburgh, Scotland (United Kingdom (UK))
Died: Thursday, 05/09 1968 (May) in Buckinghamshire (aged: 90)
Zodiac sign: Aquarius (Chinese zodiac sign: Tiger)
Languages: English (EN)
Educated at: George Watson's College
Finlay Currie frequently works together with these people:
John Laurie (11x, Actor)
Muir Mathieson (9x, Crew)
Justine Lord (8x, Actress)
Michael Powell (8x, Crew)
Lee Marvin (7x, Actor)
Larry Taylor (7x, Actor)
David Bauer (7x, Actor)
A.W. Watkins (6x, Crew)
Emeric Pressburger (6x, Crew)
Miles Malleson (6x, Actor)
Michael Balcon (6x, Crew)
Alfred Junge (6x, Crew)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:12095, Added: 05/06/2018, Last updated: 04/13/2024