Finlay Currie

Finlay Currie

Acting

Birthday

1878/01/19

Day of death

1968/05/09 (90 years old)

Gender

Male

Place of Birth

Edinburgh, Scotland, UK

Also know as

William Finlay Currie

Biography

Finlay Jefferson Currie (20 January 1878 – 9 May 1968) was a Scottish actor of stage, screen and television. Born in Edinburgh, Scotland, Currie's acting career began on the stage. He and his wife Maude Courtney (1884–1959) did a song and dance act in the US in the 1890s. He made his first film (The Old Man) in 1931. He appeared as a priest in the 1943 Ealing World War II movie Undercover. His most famous film role was as the convict Abel Magwitch in David Lean's Great Expectations (1946), base...Read more

Acting
Ben-Hur
7.9

(1959) Ben-Hur

as Balthasar

Murder at the Gallop
7.0

(1963) Murder at the Gallop

as Old Enderby

Bunny Lake Is Missing
7.2

(1965) Bunny Lake Is Missing

as The Doll Maker

Around the World in Eighty Days
6.6

(1956) Around the World in Eighty Days

as Whist Partner

Corridors of Blood
6.1

(1958) Corridors of Blood

as Supt. Charles Matheson

People Will Talk
7.1

(1951) People Will Talk

as Shunderson

Treasure Island
6.6

(1950) Treasure Island

as Capt. Billy Bones

Quo Vadis
7.1

(1951) Quo Vadis

as Peter

My Old Dutch
0.0

(1934) My Old Dutch

as Mo

Billy Liar
6.9

(1963) Billy Liar

as Duxbury

Ivanhoe
6.8

(1952) Ivanhoe

as Cedric

The Improper Duchess
0.0

(1936) The Improper Duchess

as Milton Lee

Me and Marlborough
4.5

(1935) Me and Marlborough

as Marriage Celebrant (uncredited)

Great Expectations
7.3

(1946) Great Expectations

as Abel Magwitch

Solomon and Sheba
6.4

(1959) Solomon and Sheba

as David

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
5.8

(1960) The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

as Captain Sellers

Kidnapped
6.4

(1960) Kidnapped

as Cluny MacPherson

Stars and Stripes Forever
6.9

(1952) Stars and Stripes Forever

as Col. Randolph

The Edge of the World
7.2

(1937) The Edge of the World

as James Gray

Footsteps in the Fog
7.0

(1955) Footsteps in the Fog

as Inspector Peters

6.5 Special
0.0

(1958) 6.5 Special

as Himself

The Brothers
5.2

(1947) The Brothers

as Hector Macrae

The Fall of the Roman Empire
6.5

(1964) The Fall of the Roman Empire

as Senator

So Evil My Love
6.3

(1948) So Evil My Love

as Dr. Krylie

The History of Mr. Polly
7.4

(1949) The History of Mr. Polly

as Uncle Jim

School for Secrets
7.0

(1946) School for Secrets

as Sir Duncan Wills

I Know Where I'm Going!
7.1

(1945) I Know Where I'm Going!

as Ruairidh Mhór

Walk East on Beacon
5.1

(1952) Walk East on Beacon

as Professor Albert Kafer

Rob Roy, The Highland Rogue
5.1

(1953) Rob Roy, The Highland Rogue

as Hamish MacPherson

Thunder Rock
6.1

(1942) Thunder Rock

as Capt. Joshua Stuart

Francis of Assisi
7.6

(1961) Francis of Assisi

as The Pope

Abandon Ship
7.4

(1957) Abandon Ship

as Mr. Wheaton

Giuseppe venduto dai fratelli
5.8

(1961) Joseph and His Brethren

as Jacob

Saint Joan
6.5

(1957) Saint Joan

as Archbishop of Rheims

Third Party Risk
4.6

(1954) Third Party Risk

as Mr. Darius

The Mudlark
6.5

(1950) The Mudlark

as John Brown

Captain Lightfoot
6.3

(1955) Captain Lightfoot

as Callahan

My Daughter Joy
0.0

(1950) My Daughter Joy

as Sir Thomas McTavish

The Little Hut
6.5

(1957) The Little Hut

as The Rev. Bertram Brittingham-Brett

Rome Express
6.2

(1932) Rome Express

as Sam, Publicist

The Angel Wore Red
5.3

(1960) The Angel Wore Red

as Bishop

The Inspector
6.7

(1962) The Inspector

as De Kool

Kangaroo
5.2

(1952) Kangaroo

as Michael McGuire

The Bells Go Down
6.8

(1943) The Bells Go Down

as District Officer McFarlane

The Battle of the Villa Fiorita
4.8

(1965) The Battle of the Villa Fiorita

as Emcee

Mr. Perrin and Mr. Traill
7.7

(1948) Mr. Perrin and Mr. Traill

as Sir Joshua Varley

Treasure of the Golden Condor
6.2

(1953) Treasure of the Golden Condor

as MacDougal

Undercover
5.8

(1943) Undercover

as Priest (uncredited)

Make Me an Offer!
6.7

(1954) Make Me an Offer!

as Abe Sparta

Bonnie Prince Charlie
4.7

(1948) Bonnie Prince Charlie

as The Marquis of Tullibardine

Hand in Hand
7.2

(1961) Hand in Hand

as Mr. Pritchard

0.0

(1946) In the Zone

as ---

Mister Cinders
0.0

(1934) Mister Cinders

as Henry Kemp

Sleeping Car to Trieste
6.7

(1948) Sleeping Car to Trieste

as Alastair McBain

Princess Charming
7.0

(1934) Princess Charming

as Baron Seegman

Clue of the Silver Key
7.0

(1961) Clue of the Silver Key

as Harvey Lane

Who Was Maddox?
8.5

(1964) Who Was Maddox?

as ---

Little Friend
3.5

(1934) Little Friend

as Grove

Warn That Man
5.3

(1943) Warn That Man

as Captain Andrew Fletcher

The Good Companions
5.8

(1933) The Good Companions

as Monte Mortimer

49th Parallel
7.0

(1941) 49th Parallel

as The Factor

Heat Wave
0.0

(1935) Heat Wave

as Captain

My Brother Jonathan
6.6

(1948) My Brother Jonathan

as Dr. Hammond

King's Rhapsody
3.0

(1955) King's Rhapsody

as King Paul

0.0

(1933) Excess Baggage

as inspector Toucan

No Funny Business
0.0

(1933) No Funny Business

as Mr Potterton

0.0

(1948) The Monkey's Paw

as Sergeant-Major Morris

La tempesta
6.0

(1958) Tempest

as Count Grinov

Dangerous Exile
6.2

(1957) Dangerous Exile

as Mr. Patient

Glamorous Night
6.0

(1937) Glamorous Night

as Angus MacKintosh

The Day Will Dawn
5.6

(1942) The Day Will Dawn

as Capt. Alstad

The Black Rose
6.5

(1950) The Black Rose

as Alfgar

Zarak
4.7

(1956) Zarak

as The Mullah

Gay Love
0.0

(1934) Gay Love

as Highams

0.0

(1935) The Big Splash

as Hartley Bassett

Brigadoon
7.0

(1966) Brigadoon

as Mr. Lundie

Paradise for Two
5.0

(1937) Paradise for Two

as Creditor

Alice in Wonderland
7.3

(1966) Alice in Wonderland

as Dodo

0.0

(1938) The Claydon Treasure Mystery

as Rubin

Crook's Tour
5.7

(1940) Crook's Tour

as Tourist on Desert Bus (uncredited)

Command Performance
6.5

(1937) Command Performance

as Al, Arthur's Manager

The Old Man
0.0

(1931) The Old Man

as Rennett

The Frightened Lady
0.0

(1932) The Frightened Lady

as Brooks

Trio
6.3

(1950) Trio

as Mr. McLeod

West 11
6.9

(1963) West 11

as Gash

The Three Lives of Thomasina
6.8

(1963) The Three Lives of Thomasina

as Grandpa Stirling

The Naked Earth
0.0

(1958) The Naked Earth

as Father Verity

Campbell's Kingdom
5.6

(1957) Campbell's Kingdom

as Hyper-religious Old Barfly

Orders Is Orders
0.0

(1933) Orders Is Orders

as Dave

The Cracksman
6.3

(1963) The Cracksman

as Feathers

The End of the Road
6.0

(1954) The End of the Road

as Old 'Mick-Mack'

The Shipbuilders
6.0

(1943) The Shipbuilders

as McWain

The Amorous Prawn
6.3

(1962) The Amorous Prawn

as Lochaye

Go to Blazes
6.3

(1962) Go to Blazes

as Judge

Cleopatra
7.0

(1963) Cleopatra

as Titus

Wanted!
0.0

(1937) Wanted!

as Uncle Mart

5.0

(1946) The Trojan Brothers

as W.H. Maxwell

They Met in the Dark
6.3

(1943) They Met in the Dark

as Merchant Captain

Catch as Catch Can
0.0

(1937) Catch as Catch Can

as Al Parson

Spring Song
6.0

(1946) Spring Song

as Cobb

4.0

(1945) Don Chicago

as Bugs Mulligan

Theatre Royal
3.5

(1943) Theatre Royal

as Clement J. Earle

Rockets Galore
6.0

(1958) Rockets Galore

as Narrator (uncredited)

Five Golden Hours
6.0

(1961) Five Golden Hours

as Father Superior

0.0

(1934) It's a Boy

as Publisher

Vendetta for the Saint
6.7

(1969) Vendetta for the Saint

as Don Pasquale

The Prisoner
7.8

(1967) The Prisoner

as General

Gideon's Way
6.8

(1965) Gideon's Way

as General Sir Hector McGregor

General Electric Theater
6.0

(1953) General Electric Theater

as MacMorriss

The Count of Monte Cristo
4.4

(1956) The Count of Monte Cristo

as ---

0.0

(1965) United!

as ---

Les Misérables
4.0

(1967) Les Misérables

as ---

The Saint
7.3

(1962) The Saint

as Don Pasquale