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Francis Finlay,, known as Frank Finlay, was an English stage, film and television actor. He was Oscar-nominated for his supporting role as Iago in Laurence Olivier’s 1965 film adaptation of Othello and got his first leading role on television in 1971 as Casanova, which led to appearances on The Morecambe and Wise Show. He also appeared in the controversial drama Bouquet of Barbed Wire.
Birth Name
Francis Finlay
Born
Friday, 06 August 1926
Died
Saturday, 30 January 2016
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Tea With the Dames | Iago / Self (archive footage) | 2018 |
| Four Seasons | Alexander 'Alex' Combe | 2008 |
| Merlin | Anhora | 2008 |
| The Waiting Room | Roger | 2007 |
| Prime Suspect 7: The Final Act | Arnold Tennison | 2006 |
| Johnny and the Bomb | Tom Maxwell | 2006 |
| Lighthouse Hill | Alfred | 2004 |
| Life Begins | Eric Thornhill | 2004 |
| Silent Cry | Dr. Robert Barrum | 2003 |
| The Statement | Commissaire Vionnet | 2003 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Tea With the Dames | Iago / Self (archive footage) | 2018 |
| Four Seasons | Alexander 'Alex' Combe | 2008 |
| Merlin | Anhora | 2008 |
| The Waiting Room | Roger | 2007 |
| Prime Suspect 7: The Final Act | Arnold Tennison | 2006 |
| Johnny and the Bomb | Tom Maxwell | 2006 |
| Lighthouse Hill | Alfred | 2004 |
| Life Begins | Eric Thornhill | 2004 |
| Silent Cry | Dr. Robert Barrum | 2003 |
| The Statement | Commissaire Vionnet | 2003 |
| Prime Suspect: The Last Witness | Arnold Tennison | 2003 |
| The Lost Prince | Asquith | 2003 |
| Eroica | Josef Haydn | 2003 |
| The Pianist | Father | 2002 |
| Station Jim | Riorden Snr | 2001 |
| The Martins | Mr. Heath / Mr Heath | 2001 |
| The Sins | Uncle Irwin Green | 2000 |
| For My Baby | Rudi Wittfogel | 2000 |
| Longitude | Adm. Wagner | 2000 |
| The Magical Legend of the Leprechauns | General Bulstrode | 1999 |
| Dreaming of Joseph Lees | Father | 1999 |
| Stiff Upper Lips | Hudson Junior | 1998 |
| How Do You Want Me? | Astley Yardley | 1998 |
| So This Is Romance? | Mike's Dad | 1997 |
| Where the Heart Is | Mr. Turner | 1997 |
| The Grand | Edward Lawrence | 1997 |
| Tiré à part | John Rathbone | 1997 |
| Gospa | Monsignor | 1995 |
| Common As Muck | Derek | 1994 |
| The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes | Professor Coram / Sergius | 1994 |
| Sparrow | Father Nunzio | 1994 |
| The Voyeur | Nino Rolfe | 1994 |
| Charlemagne | Alcuin de York | 1993 |
| Stalin | Sergei | 1992 |
| The Other Side | Arthur Conan Doyle / Sir Arthur Conan Doyle | 1992 |
| Heartbeat | Howard Franklin | 1992 |
| La mansión de los Cthulhu | Chandu | 1991 |
| Prime Suspect | 1991 | |
| Mountain of Diamonds | Garrick | 1991 |
| King of the Wind | Edward Coke | 1990 |
| The Return of the Musketeers | Porthos | 1989 |
| Erebus: The Aftermath | Justice Peter Mahon / Judge Peter Mahon | 1988 |
| Casanova | Razetta | 1987 |
| Lovejoy | Harold Plumb | 1986 |
| Nineteen Nineteen | Sigmund Freud / Sigmund Freud (voice) | 1985 |
| Lifeforce | Dr. Hans Fallada / Fallada | 1985 |
| Screen Two | Frank Strange | 1985 |
| The Making of... 'Lifeforce' | Self | 1985 |
| Arch of Triumph | Boris / Col. Boris Morosov | 1984 |
| A Christmas Carol | Jacob Marley | 1984 |
| Sakharov | Kravtsov | 1984 |
| The Key | Nino Rolfe | 1983 |
| Blackadder | The Witchsmeller Pursuivant | 1983 |
| The Ploughman's Lunch | Matthew Fox | 1983 |
| The Return of the Soldier | William Grey | 1983 |
| Enigma | Canarsky | 1982 |
| Ring of Darkness | Paul | 1979 |
| Tales of the Unexpected | Arthur Pearson | 1979 |
| Murder by Decree | Inspector Lestrade | 1979 |
| The Wild Geese | Father Geoghagen / Fr. Geoghagen | 1978 |
| The Thief of Baghdad | Abu Bakar | 1978 |
| Saturday Sunday Monday | Peppino | 1978 |
| Count Dracula | Abraham van Helsing | 1977 |
| Another Bouquet | Peter Manson | 1977 |
| Van der Valk und das Mädchen | Piet van der Valk | 1976 |
| Bouquet of Barbed Wire | Peter Manson | 1976 |
| The Four Musketeers: Milady's Revenge | Porthos | 1974 |
| The Three Musketeers | O'Reilly / Porthos | 1973 |
| Shaft in Africa | Amafi / Vincent Amafi | 1973 |
| The Exorcism of Hugh | George Dabernon | 1972 |
| Sitting Target | Marty Gold | 1972 |
| Danny Jones | Mr. Jones | 1972 |
| Gumshoe | William | 1971 |
| Casanova | Casanova | 1971 |
| The Two Ronnies | Bar Customer: Pinocchio II Segment | 1971 |
| In the Devil's Garden | Det. Chief Supt. Velyan | 1971 |
| The Body | Narrator | 1970 |
| Play for Today | Frank Doel / Dearth / Andrew Firth | 1970 |
| Cromwell | John Carter | 1970 |
| The Molly Maguires | Davies | 1970 |
| ITV Saturday Night Theatre | Adolf Hitler / Wilfred Tilley | 1969 |
| Twisted Nerve | Henry Durnley | 1968 |
| The Shoes of the Fisherman | Igor Bounin | 1968 |
| The Morecambe & Wise Show | Self / Casanova | 1968 |
| Inspector Clouseau | Supt. Weaver | 1968 |
| I'll Never Forget What's'isname | Chaplain | 1967 |
| Robbery | Robinson | 1967 |
| The Jokers | Harrassed man | 1967 |
| The Deadly Bees | H.W. Manfred | 1967 |
| Much Ado About Nothing | Dogberry | 1967 |
| The Sandwich Man | Second Fish Porter | 1966 |
| Othello | Iago | 1965 |
| The Wild Affair | Drunk | 1965 |
| BBC Play of the Month | Marcus Brutus / Sancho Panza / Shylock / Voltaire | 1965 |
| Thirty-Minute Theatre | The man | 1965 |
| A Study in Terror | Inspector Lestrade | 1965 |
| The Wednesday Play | Albert | 1964 |
| The Comedy Man | Prout | 1964 |
| Theatre 625 | Dr. Dee | 1964 |
| Agent 8 3/4 | British Embassy Porter | 1964 |
| Underworld Informers | Leon Sale | 1963 |
| Doctor in Distress | Corsetiere | 1963 |
| The Longest Day | Pvt. Coke | 1962 |
| Loneliness Of The Long Distance Runner, The | Booking Office Clerk | 1962 |
| The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner | Booking Office Clerk | 1962 |
| Walk in the Shadow | Henry - Teddy's father / Teddy's Father | 1962 |
| Studio 4 | Fernand Destayac | 1962 |
| Private Potter | Capt. Patterson | 1962 |
| The Compartment | Businessman | 1961 |
| The Younger Generation | George Tremaine / Ross Mayer | 1961 |
| Drama 61-67 | Albert Hope | 1961 |
| Armchair Theatre | Patrick Kelly / Franco Angelo / David Field / Bosun | 1956 |
| ITV Play of the Week | Alfred Wilson / Bill Foden / Eric Watts | 1955 |
| ITV Television Playhouse | Talkative man / Lew | 1955 |
| This Is Your Life | Self | 1955 |
| Year | Type | Category | Won |
|---|
| 1966 | Oscar | Best Actor in a Supporting Role | Nominated |
| 1966 | Golden Globe | Best Supporting Actor | Nominated |
