Frank Finlay

Frank Finlay

Known for: Acting

Born: August 6, 1926

Died: January 30, 2016

Frank received Academy Award, Golden Globe and BAFTA Award nominations for his performance as William Shakespeare’s Iago in Stuart Burge’s 1965 film of Laurence Olivier’s staging of Othello. He also won the Best Actor Award at the San Sebastian International Film Festival. He later essayed the definitive screen portrayal of Alexandre Dumas’ musketeer Porthos in three movies for director Richard Lester: The Three Musketeers (1974), The Four Musketeers (1975) and The Return of the Musketeers (198…

Known for

Cthulhu Mansion
Cthulhu Mansion
1992
Dear Brutus
1981
Othello
Othello
1965
Blood of the Lamb
1969
In the Secret State
In the Secret State
1985
Mona
Mona
1982
Van der Valk and the Rich
Van der Valk and the Rich
1973
The Death of Adolf Hitler
The Death of Adolf Hitler
1973
The Piano Tuner
1969
Danny Jones
1972
Van der Valk: Gun Before Butter
Van der Valk: Gun Before Butter
1974
Van der Valk and the Scapegoat
Van der Valk and the Scapegoat
1975
Tales from the Thousand and One Nights
Tales from the Thousand and One Nights
1981
This Happy Breed
1969
Shaft in Africa
Shaft in Africa
1973
Inspector Clouseau
Inspector Clouseau
1968
The Key
The Key
1983
Neither the Sea Nor the Sand
Neither the Sea Nor the Sand
1972
The Deadly Bees
The Deadly Bees
1966
Assault
Assault
1971
84 Charing Cross Road
84 Charing Cross Road
1975
Count Dracula
Count Dracula
1977
The Other Side
1992
The Lie
The Lie
1970
Julius Caesar
Julius Caesar
1969
The Merchant of Venice
The Merchant of Venice
1972
The Body
The Body
1970
The Adventures Of Don Quixote
The Adventures Of Don Quixote
1973
The Pianist
The Pianist
2002
Lifeforce
Lifeforce
1985
The Waiting Room
The Waiting Room
2007
Gumshoe
Gumshoe
1971
The Return of the Musketeers
The Return of the Musketeers
1989
The Thief of Baghdad
The Thief of Baghdad
1978
King of the Wind
King of the Wind
1990
For My Baby
For My Baby
2000
Lighthouse Hill
Lighthouse Hill
2004
Much Ado About Nothing
Much Ado About Nothing
1967
The Hard Knock
1962
Nineteen Nineteen
Nineteen Nineteen
1985
Saturday, Sunday, Monday
Saturday, Sunday, Monday
1978
The Three Musketeers
The Three Musketeers
1973
The Molly Maguires
The Molly Maguires
1970
Robbery
Robbery
1967
Twisted Nerve
Twisted Nerve
1968
Arch of Triumph
Arch of Triumph
1984
The Ploughman's Lunch
The Ploughman's Lunch
1983
Sakharov
Sakharov
1984
The Four Musketeers
The Four Musketeers
1974
Private Potter
Private Potter
1962
Olivier Talks About Othello
1965
Cromwell
Cromwell
1970
Sitting Target
Sitting Target
1972
Romance and Rejection (So This Is Romance?)
1997
Limited Edition
Limited Edition
1997
Eroica
Eroica
2003
The Making Of Lifeforce
1985
Enigma
Enigma
1982
The Return of the Soldier
The Return of the Soldier
1983
Betzi
1978
The Martins
The Martins
2001
Nothing Like a Dame
Nothing Like a Dame
2018
Ring of Darkness
Ring of Darkness
1979
Murder by Decree
Murder by Decree
1979
A Mind to Murder
A Mind to Murder
1995
Casanova
Casanova
1987
The Spare Tyres
1967
Virgin Mary
Virgin Mary
1995
A Study in Terror
A Study in Terror
1965
The Wild Geese
The Wild Geese
1978
The Statement
The Statement
2003
Sparrow
Sparrow
1994
Stalin
Stalin
1992
The Comedy Man
The Comedy Man
1964
I'll Never Forget What's'isname
I'll Never Forget What's'isname
1967
The Shoes of the Fisherman
The Shoes of the Fisherman
1968
Station Jim
2001
The Informers
The Informers
1963
Dreaming of Joseph Lees
Dreaming of Joseph Lees
1999
Stiff Upper Lips
Stiff Upper Lips
1998
Fifty Shades of Erotica
Fifty Shades of Erotica
2015
Mountain of Diamonds
Mountain of Diamonds
1991
Doctor in Distress
Doctor in Distress
1963
A Christmas Carol
A Christmas Carol
1984
Life for Ruth
Life for Ruth
1962
The Jokers
The Jokers
1967
The Voyeur
The Voyeur
1994
The Wild Affair
The Wild Affair
1965
The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner
The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner
1962
Hot Enough for June
Hot Enough for June
1964
Royal Variety Performance 1984
Royal Variety Performance 1984
1984
The Sandwich Man
The Sandwich Man
1966
The Longest Day
The Longest Day
1962
How Do You Want Me?
How Do You Want Me?
1998
Life Begins
Life Begins
2004
Z-Cars
Z-Cars
1962
Tales of the Unexpected
Tales of the Unexpected
1979
Prime Suspect
Prime Suspect
1991
Heartbeat
Heartbeat
1992
Sherlock Holmes
Sherlock Holmes
1984
Lovejoy
Lovejoy
1986
Blackadder
Blackadder
1983
Play for Today
Play for Today
1970
Bouquet of Barbed Wire
Bouquet of Barbed Wire
1976
Wogan
Wogan
1982
BBC Play of the Month
BBC Play of the Month
1965
Count Dracula
Count Dracula
1977
Rosamunde Pilcher's Four Seasons
Rosamunde Pilcher's Four Seasons
2008
Another Bouquet
Another Bouquet
1977
The Sins
The Sins
2000
Les Misérables
Les Misérables
1967
Johnny and the Bomb
Johnny and the Bomb
2006
Casanova
Casanova
1971
Laurence Olivier Presents
Laurence Olivier Presents
1976
Charlemagne, le prince à cheval
Charlemagne, le prince à cheval
1994
The Magical Legend of the Leprechauns
The Magical Legend of the Leprechauns
1999
The Lost Prince
The Lost Prince
2003
Merlin
Merlin
2008
The Burning Shore
The Burning Shore
1991
Target Luna
1960
Erebus: The Aftermath
Erebus: The Aftermath
1987
An Exchange of Fire
1993
Longitude
Longitude
2000
Theatre 625
Theatre 625
1964
The Younger Generation
1961
The Spanish Civil War
The Spanish Civil War
1983
Studio 4
1962
Drama 61-67
1961
The Grand
The Grand
1997
Armchair Theatre
Armchair Theatre
1956
Sunday Night Theatre
Sunday Night Theatre
1950
Mountain of Diamonds
Mountain of Diamonds
1991
ITV Saturday Night Theatre
ITV Saturday Night Theatre
1969
Screen Two
Screen Two
1985
The Wednesday Play
The Wednesday Play
1964
All for Love
1982
You Can't Win
1961
NET Playhouse
NET Playhouse
1966
The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes
The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes
1994
Thirty-Minute Theatre
Thirty-Minute Theatre
1965