Albert Finney

Birthday: 9 May 1936, Salford, Greater Manchester, England, UK

Height: 175 cm

Albert Finney came from the theatre, where he was especially successful in plays of William Shakespeare, to the movies. There he became a leading figure of the young Free Cinema. His debut in cinema w ...Show More

I just felt I was being used. I wasn't involved ... I felt bored most of the time. - On Tom Jones (1 Show more I just felt I was being used. I wasn't involved ... I felt bored most of the time. - On Tom Jones (1963) Hide

Call me Sir if you like! Maybe people in America think being a Sir is a big deal. But I think we sho Show more Call me Sir if you like! Maybe people in America think being a Sir is a big deal. But I think we should all be misters together. I think the Sir thing slightly perpetuates one of our diseases in England, which is snobbery. And it also helps keep us 'quaint,' which I'm not a great fan of. You don't get much with the title anymore. That was all carved up by the robber barons in the Middle Ages. Hide

[1967 comment on director Karel Reisz] I think Karel is very good with actors; he's very interested Show more [1967 comment on director Karel Reisz] I think Karel is very good with actors; he's very interested in the actors creating a character and not just relying on personality, he's good at encouraging actors to explore the characterization, and I think that's the kind of acting I'm interested in. Hide

[on Charles Laughton] He was the first kind of legend I actually had contact with professionally, wh Show more [on Charles Laughton] He was the first kind of legend I actually had contact with professionally, which was very exciting. I admired him in his movies; I'd never seen him on the stage. I thought he was terrific. Hide

[on Saturday Night and Sunday Morning (1960)] "I was the first man to be seen sleeping with another Show more [on Saturday Night and Sunday Morning (1960)] "I was the first man to be seen sleeping with another man's wife in an English film." Hide

[1987 comment on John Huston] I kinda loved John. He was like a second father to me in many ways, wh Show more [1987 comment on John Huston] I kinda loved John. He was like a second father to me in many ways, which I know may sound odd considering I was 45 when I first worked with him, but when you had to say goodbye there was always this feeling of loss, that terrible sadness that you'd be deprived of his company. I've seen more films by him than anybody else on the planet. Hide

After I played a homosexual character in A Man of No Importance (1994), an American journalist asked Show more After I played a homosexual character in A Man of No Importance (1994), an American journalist asked if I'd have a rainbow flag on my car's bumper. I said I don't 'do' bumper stickers, but if I did, I'd be pleased to use that one. After all, everyone's included in the rainbow, aren't they? Hide

[speaking in 1961] "My job is acting, and that is why I hate interviews or lectures, explaining myse Show more [speaking in 1961] "My job is acting, and that is why I hate interviews or lectures, explaining myself to an audience." Hide

"On the Waterfront (1954) came out and there were 150 guys [at RADA] all doing Brando impressions". "On the Waterfront (1954) came out and there were 150 guys [at RADA] all doing Brando impressions".

I'm not the romantic type ... I'm a bit like the late, great Peter Sellers, only happy in character Show more I'm not the romantic type ... I'm a bit like the late, great Peter Sellers, only happy in character roles. Hide

Albert Finney's FILMOGRAPHY

All as Actor (42) as Director (1)

Traffic

Erin Brockovich

The Duellists

The Victors

The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes` Smarter Brother

The Playboys

Agatha & Poirot: Partners in Crime

Skyfall (James Bond 007)

Oceans Twelve

The Gathering Storm

Charlie Bubbles

Big Fish

The Bourne Ultimatum

Amazing Grace

The Browning Version

Rich in Love

Murder on the Orient Express (1974)

The Oscars (2019)

The 71st Primetime Emmy Awards

Two For The Road

Tom Jones

Before the Devil Knows You're Dead

Millers Crossing

How the Beatles Changed the World

Breakfast of Champions

A Good Year

Albert Finney'S roles

Finis Everglot

Oliver Warbucks

Joseph Fouch

Kincade

Mark Wallace

Dr. Albert Hirsch

Chief of Staff

Hercule Poirot

Dewey Wilson

Leo