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Frank Finlay

Biography

Frank Finlay was an English actor, born in Farnworth, Lancashire, who began on stage at the Farnworth Little Theatre before repertory work in Scotland and a scholarship to RADA in London. He became associated with the National Theatre and earned an Academy Award nomination as Iago in Othello (1965), opposite Laurence Olivier. On television he played Jean Valjean in the BBC's 1967 Les Misérables and the title role in Dennis Potter's Casanova (1971). His films included The Molly Maguires (1970), Shaft in Africa (1973), Porthos in The Three Musketeers (1973) and The Four Musketeers (1974), The Wild Geese (1978), A Study in Terror (1965), Murder by Decree (1979), Count Dracula (1977), A Christmas Carol (1984), and The Pianist (2002). He won BAFTA awards for The Adventures of Don Quixote and Candide, and was a four-time BAFTA nominee.

89years old at death

  • Born Farnworth
  • Died Weybridge
  • Star sign: LeoThe sign runs July 23 to August 22
  • Also credited as Francis Finlay

Movie Career

Films
31
Career span
53 years1965 to 2018

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  1. First role

    Finlay's first stage appearances were at the local Farnworth Little Theatre. The plays he appeared in there included Peter Blackmore's Miranda in 1951.

  2. Big break

    Finlay's first big television triumph came in 1967, when he played Jean Valjean in the BBC's ten-part version of Victor Hugo's Les Miserables.

Frank Finlay movies on Netflix

Best known for

The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.

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  1. The Pianist2002 Biography, Drama, Waras Father

    IMDb rating 8.51.0M votes

  2. Lifeforce1985 Action, Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fias Dr. Hans Fallada

    IMDb rating 6.235K votes

  3. The Three Musketeers1973as Porthos / O'Reilly

    IMDb rating 7.121K votes

  4. The Four Musketeers1974as Porthos

    IMDb rating 6.913K votes

  5. Inspector Clouseau1968as Supt. Weaver

    IMDb rating 4.73.7K votes

  6. Shaft in Africa1973as Vincent Amafi

    IMDb rating 5.93.5K votes

  7. Cromwell1970as John Carter

    IMDb rating 7.08.2K votes

  8. Othello1965as Iago

    IMDb rating 7.01.8K votes

Most often with

Richard Lester directed three of these films, Michael Winner two. Oliver Reed appears in six of them, more than any other actor. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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Films together

Box office

What Frank Finlay's films earned in cinemas worldwide.

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Combined worldwide box office

$176 million

7 of the 31 films have a worldwide figure.

Of the 31 films: 7 worldwide figure; 5 us gross only; 5 never in cinemas; 14 figure not found.

  • 7Worldwide figure
  • 5US gross only
  • 5Never in cinemas
  • 14Figure not found

Highest grossing

The seven biggest films earned 100% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.

  1. 1
    The Pianist2002as Father
    $120M68.2% of the total
  2. 2
    The Three Musketeers1973as Porthos / O'Reilly
    $22M12.5% of the total
  3. 3
    Lifeforce1985as Dr. Hans Fallada
    $12M6.6% of the total
  4. 4
    The Wild Geese1978as Father Geoghagen
    $9.9M5.6% of the total
  5. 5
    The Four Musketeers1974as Porthos
    $8.8M5.0% of the total
  6. 6
    The Molly Maguires1970as Davies
    $2.2M1.2% of the total
  7. 7
    Shaft in Africa1973as Vincent Amafi
    $1.5M0.8% of the total

Awards

Two awards and honors, one of them major.

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Frank Finlay's awards and nominations, grouped by award
YearAwardFilmResult
BAFTA
1974Best ActorPlay of the MonthWon
Other honors
Commander of the Order of the British EmpireWon

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