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Finlay Currie (1878–1968)

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Scottish-born Finlay Currie was a former church organist and choirmaster who made his stage debut at 20 years of age. It took him 34 more years before making his first film, but he worked steadily for another 30 years after that. Although he was a large, imposing figure, with a rich, deep voice and somewhat authoritarian demeanor... See full bio »

Born:

Finlay Jefferson Currie
in Edinburgh, Scotland, UK

Died:

(age 90) in Gerrards Cross, Buckinghamshire, England, UK
Finlay Currie
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1969 The Saint (TV series)
Don Pasquali
– Vendetta for the Saint: Part 2 (1969) … Don Pasquali
 
1968 The Flight of the Heron (TV mini-series)
Angus MacMartin
– Rebellion (1968) … Angus MacMartin
– Capture (1968) … Angus MacMartin
 
1967 Les Misérables (TV mini-series)
Bishop of Digne
– Release (1967) … Bishop of Digne
 
1967 The Prisoner (TV series)
General
– The Chimes of Big Ben (1967) … General
 
1966 Alice in Wonderland (TV movie)
Dodo
 
1966 Brigadoon (TV movie)
Mr.Lundie
 
1966 Knock on Any Door (TV series)
– The First Day of Spring (1966)
 
1965 United! (TV series)
Andrew McIver
 
1965 Bunny Lake Is Missing
Doll Maker
 
1965 The Battle of the Villa Fiorita
Emcee
 
1965 Gideon C.I.D. (TV series)
Gen. Sir Hector McGregor
– The Thin Red Line (1965) … Gen. Sir Hector McGregor
 
1965 Secret Agent (TV series)
Landlord
– That's Two of Us Sorry (1965) … Landlord
 
1964 Who Was Maddox?
Alec Campbell
 
1961-1964 The Edgar Wallace Mystery Theatre (TV series)
Alec Campbell / Harvey Lane
– Who Was Maddox? (1964) … Alec Campbell
– The Clue of the Silver Key (1961) … Harvey Lane
 
1964 The Three Lives of Thomasina
Grandpa Stirling
 
1964 Dr. Finlay's Casebook (TV series)
Angus MacLeod
– The True Lochiel (1964) … Angus MacLeod
 
1964 The Fall of the Roman Empire
Senator
 
1963 West 11
Mr. Cash
 
1962-1963 The DuPont Show of the Week (TV series)
O'Connell / Sir Wilfred Challis
– The Last Hangman (1963) … O'Connell
– The Ordeal of Dr. Shannon (1962) … Sir Wilfred Challis
 
1963 The Cracksman
Feathers
 
1963 Billy Liar
Duxbury
 
1963 Murder at the Gallop
Old Enderby
 
1963 Cleopatra
Titus (uncredited)
 
1963 ITV Television Playhouse (TV series)
Sir Wilfred Challis
– The Ordeal of Dr. Shannon (1963) … Sir Wilfred Challis
 
1962 The Story of Joseph and His Brethren
Jacob
 
1962 Dixon of Dock Green (TV series)
Mr. Caldicott
– A Home of One's Own (1962) … Mr. Caldicott
 
1962 The Amorous Mr. Prawn
Lochaye
 
1962 Man of the World (TV series)
Donald
– Highland Story (1962) … Donald
 
1961-1962 ITV Play of the Week (TV series)
Davy Mitchell
– A Lily in Little India (1962)
– Over the Bridge (1961) … Davy Mitchell
 
1962 Lisa
De Kool
 
1962 Go to Blazes
Judge
 
1961 Francis of Assisi
The Pope
 
1961 Five Golden Hours
Father Superior
 
1961 Danger Man (TV series)
'Jock'
– The Gallows Tree (1961) … 'Jock'
 
1961 Hand in Hand
Mr. Pritchard
 
1961 The Clue of the Silver Key
Harvey Lane
 
1960 The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
Capt. Sellers
 
1960 The Angel Wore Red
Bishop
 
1960 Kidnapped
Cluny MacPherson
 
1959 Ben-Hur
Balthasar / Narrator
 
1959 Solomon and Sheba
David
 
1958 Corridors of Blood
Supt. Charles Matheson
 
1958 Tempest
Count Grinov
 
1958 Dangerous Exile
Mr. Patient
 
1958 The Naked Earth
Father Verity
 
1958 G.E. True Theater (TV series)
MacMorriss
– Time to Go Now (1958) … MacMorriss
 
1957 Armchair Theatre (TV series)
– The Human Touch (1957)
 
1957 Campbell's Kingdom
Old Man
 
1957 Saint Joan
Archbishop of Rheims
 
1957 The Little Hut
The Rev. Bertram Brittingham-Brett
 
1957 Abandon Ship
Mr. Wheaton
 
1957 The End of the Road
Old 'Mick-Mack'
 
1956 Zarak
The Mullah
 
1956 Around the World in Eighty Days
Andrew Stuart
 
1956 The Count of Monte Cristo (TV series)
Palmerstone
– The Talleyrand Affair (1956) … Palmerstone
 
1954-1956 Rheingold Theatre (TV series)
Jacob Van Klemens
– Jason's House (1956)
– The Patriarch (1955) … Jacob Van Klemens
– The Witness (1954)
 
1955 King's Rhapsody
King Paul
 
1955 Lilli Palmer Theatre (TV series)
The Sire de Maletroit
– The Door (1955) … The Sire de Maletroit
 
1955 Footsteps in the Fog
Det. Insp. R.M. Peters
 
1955 Captain Lightfoot
Callahan
 
1954 Make Me an Offer
Abe Sparta
 
1954 The Big Deadly Game
Mr. Darius
 
1954 Beau Brummell
McIver, Brummel's Publisher (uncredited)
 
1954 Thunder Rock (TV movie)
Capt. Joshua Stuart
 
1953 Rob Roy: The Highland Rogue
Hamish MacPherson
 
1953 The Broken Jug (TV movie)
Inspector Walter
 
1953 Treasure of the Golden Condor
MacDougal
 
1952 Stars and Stripes Forever
Col. Randolph
 
1952 Ivanhoe
Cedric
 
1952 Kangaroo
Michael McGuire
 
1952 Walk East on Beacon!
Professor Albert Kafer
 
1951 Quo Vadis
Peter
 
1951 People Will Talk
Shunderson
 
1950 The Mudlark
John Brown
 
1950 The Black Rose
Alfgar
 
1950 Operation X
Sir Thomas McTavish
 
1950 Trio
Mr. McLeod (in segement Sanattorium)
 
1950 Treasure Island
Capt. Billy Bones
 
1950 BBC Sunday-Night Theatre (TV series)
Senator Ellsworth Langdon
– Deep Are the Roots (1950) … Senator Ellsworth Langdon
 
1949 Whisky Galore
Narrator (uncredited)
 
1949 Edward, My Son
Sir Lawrence Smythe (uncredited)
 
1949 The History of Mr. Polly
Uncle Jim
 
1948 Bonnie Prince Charlie
Marquis of Tullibardine
 
1948 Sleeping Car to Trieste
Alastair MacBain
 
1948 Mr. Perrin and Mr. Traill
Sir Joshua Varley
 
1948 So Evil My Love
Dr. Krylie
 
1948 My Brother Jonathan
Dr. Hammond
 
1947 You Can't Take It with You (TV movie)
Martin Vanderhof
 
1947 The Brothers
Hector Macrae
 
1946 Great Expectations
Magwitch
 
1946 Springtime
Cobb
 
1946 In the Zone (TV movie)
Scotty
 
1946 Secret Flight
Sir Duncan Wills
 
1946 Woman to Woman
Theatre Manager
 
1946 The Trojan Brothers
W.H. Maxwell
 
1945 'I Know Where I'm Going!'
Ruairidh Mhór
 
1945 Don Chicago
Bugs Mulligan
 
1943 Warn That Man
Captain Andrew Fletcher
 
1943 The Shipbuilders
McWain
 
1943 They Met in the Dark
Merchant Captain
 
1943 Underground Guerrillas
Father
 
1943 Theatre Royal
Clement J. Earle
 
1943 The Bells Go Down
District Officer McFarlane
 
1942 Thunder Rock
Capt. Joshua Stuart
 
1942 The Avengers
Capt. Alstad
 
1941 49th Parallel
The Factor
 
1941 Crook's Tour
Tourist on Desert Bus (uncredited)
 
1939 One Night, One Day... (TV movie)
James
 
1939 The Great Adventure (TV movie)
Texel
 
1939 Sun Up (TV movie)
Pap Todd
 
1939 Leviathan (TV movie)
 
1939 The Royal Family of Broadway (TV movie)
Oscar Wolfe
 
1938 The Claydon Treasure Mystery
Rubin
 
1938 Around the Town
Sam Wyngold
 
1938 Follow Your Star
Maxie
 
1937 Gaiety Girls
Creditor (uncredited)
 
1937 The Edge of the World
James Gray
 
1937 Command Performance
Manager
 
1937 Catch As Catch Can
Al Parsons
 
1937 Glamorous Night
Angus MacKintosh
 
1937 Wanted!
Uncle Mart
 
1936 The Gay Adventure
Porter
 
1936 The Improper Duchess
Milton Lee
 
1935 Heat Wave
Captain (uncredited)
 
1935 In Town Tonight
The Manager
 
1935 The Big Splash
Hartley Bassett
 
1934 My Old Dutch
Mo
 
1934 Gay Love
Highams
 
1934 Little Friend
Grove
 
1934 Orders Is Orders
Dave
 
1934 Alexandra
Baron Seegman
 
1934 Mister Cinders
Henry Kemp
 
1933 It's a Boy (uncredited)
 
1933 Excess Baggage
Inspector Toucan
 
1933 The Good Companions
Monte Mortimer
 
1932 Rome Express
Sam, Publicist
 
1932 Criminal at Large
Brooks
 
1931 The Old Man
Rennett
 
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1958 The 6.5 Special (performer: "It's a Wonderful Thing To Be Loved")
 
Show ShowSelf (3 titles)
1966 The Eamonn Andrews Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #2.31 (1966) … Himself
 
1963-1964 This Is Your Life (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Barbara Mullen (1964) … Himself
– Finlay Currie (1963) … Himself
 
1958 The 6.5 Special
Himself
 
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2008-2010 The Naked Archaeologist (TV series)
 
1955-1965 Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color (TV series)
 

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Personal Details

Other Works:

Stage, minstrel, and television actor. See more »

Height:

6' 2" (1.88 m)
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Did You Know?

Trivia:

Finlay & his wife Maude did a song & dance act in the US in the 1890's. See more »

Star Sign:

Aquarius