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Date of Birth

20 January 1878, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK

Date of Death

9 May 1968, Gerrards Cross, Buckinghamshire, England, UK

Birth Name

Finlay Jefferson Currie

Height

6' 2" (1.88 m)

Mini Biography

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, he was seldom cast in villainous parts. He received great acclaim for his role as Magwitch in Great Expectations (1946), and one of his best remembered roles was as Shunderson, Cary Grant's devoted servant with a secret past, in People Will Talk (1951). Later in life he became a much respected antiques dealer, specializing in coins and precious metals. He died in England at age 90.

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Spouse

Maude Courtney

(? - 1959) (her death)

Trivia

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

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