Finlay Currie
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Acting Credits
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...
Known For
Filmography
Vendetta for The Saint
1969
as Don Pasquale
The Prisoner
1967
as General
Les Misérables
1967
Brigadoon
1966
as Mr. Lundie
Alice in Wonderland
1966
as Dodo
Bunny Lake Is Missing
1965
as Doll Maker
The Battle of the Villa Fiorita
1965
as Emcee
Gideon's Way
1965
as General Sir Hector McGregor
Knock on Any Door
1965
as Old Man
The Fall of the Roman Empire
1964
as Senator
Who Was Maddox?
1964
as Alex Campbell
Murder at the Gallop
1963
as Old Enderby
Billy Liar
1963
as Duxbury
West 11
1963
as Gash
The Three Lives of Thomasina
1963
as Grandpa Stirling
The Cracksman
1963
as Feathers
Cleopatra
1963
as Titus (uncredited)
The Inspector
1962
as De Kool
The Amorous Prawn
1962
as Lochaye
Go to Blazes
1962
as Judge
The Saint
1962
as Don Pasquale
Man of the World
1962
as Donald
Francis of Assisi
1961
as The Pope
Joseph and His Brethren
1961
as Jacob
Hand in Hand
1961
as Mr. Pritchard
Clue of the Silver Key
1961
as Harvey Lane
Five Golden Hours
1961
as Father Superior
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
1960
as Captain Sellers
Kidnapped
1960
as Cluny MacPherson
The Angel Wore Red
1960
as Bishop
Danger Man
1960
as 'Jock'
Ben-Hur
1959
as Balthasar
Solomon and Sheba
1959
as David
Corridors of Blood
1958
as Supt. Charles Matheson
6.5 Special
1958
as Himself
Tempest
1958
as Count Grinov
The Naked Earth
1958
as Father Verity
Rockets Galore
1958
as Narrator (uncredited)
Seven Waves Away
1957
as Mr. Wheaton
Saint Joan
1957
as Archbishop of Rheims
The Little Hut
1957
as The Rev. Bertram Brittingham-Brett
Dangerous Exile
1957
as Mr. Patient
Campbell's Kingdom
1957
as Hyper-religious Old Barfly
Around the World in 80 Days
1956
as Whist Partner
Zarak
1956
as The Mullah
The Count of Monte Cristo
1956
Armchair Theatre
1956
as Professor Syme
Footsteps in the Fog
1955
as Inspector Peters
Captain Lightfoot
1955
as Callahan
King's Rhapsody
1955
as King Paul
Third Party Risk
1954
as Mr. Darius
Make Me an Offer!
1954
as Abe Sparta
The End of the Road
1954
as Old 'Mick-Mack'
Rob Roy, The Highland Rogue
1953
as Hamish MacPherson
Treasure of the Golden Condor
1953
as MacDougal
General Electric Theater
1953
as MacMorriss
Ivanhoe
1952
as Cedric
Stars and Stripes Forever
1952
as Col. Randolph
Walk East on Beacon
1952
as Professor Albert Kafer
Kangaroo
1952
as Michael McGuire
People Will Talk
1951
as Shunderson
Quo Vadis
1951
as Peter
Treasure Island
1950
as Capt. Billy Bones
The Mudlark
1950
as John Brown
My Daughter Joy
1950
as Sir Thomas McTavish
The Black Rose
1950
as Alfgar
Trio
1950
as Mr. McLeod
The History of Mr. Polly
1949
as Uncle Jim
Whisky Galore!
1949
as Narrator
So Evil My Love
1948
as Dr. Krylie
Mr. Perrin and Mr. Traill
1948
as Sir Joshua Varley
Bonnie Prince Charlie
1948
as The Marquis of Tullibardine
Sleeping Car to Trieste
1948
as Alastair McBain
My Brother Jonathan
1948
as Dr. Hammond
The Monkey's Paw
1948
as Sergeant-Major Morris
The Brothers
1947
as Hector Macrae
Woman to Woman
1947
as Theatre Manager
Great Expectations
1946
as Abel Magwitch
School for Secrets
1946
as Sir Duncan Wills
In the Zone
1946
The Trojan Brothers
1946
as W.H. Maxwell
Spring Song
1946
as Cobb
I Know Where I'm Going!
1945
as Ruairidh Mhór
Don Chicago
1945
as Bugs Mulligan
The Bells Go Down
1943
as District Officer McFarlane
Undercover
1943
as Priest (uncredited)
Warn That Man
1943
as Captain Andrew Fletcher
The Shipbuilders
1943
as McWain
They Met in the Dark
1943
as Merchant Captain
Theatre Royal
1943
as Clement J. Earle
Thunder Rock
1942
as Capt. Joshua Stuart
The Day Will Dawn
1942
as Capt. Alstad
49th Parallel
1941
as The Factor
Crook's Tour
1940
as Tourist on Desert Bus (uncredited)
The Claydon Treasure Mystery
1938
as Rubin
The Edge of the World
1937
as James Gray
Glamorous Night
1937
as Angus MacKintosh
Paradise for Two
1937
as Creditor
Command Performance
1937
as Al, Arthur's Manager
Wanted!
1937
as Uncle Mart
Catch as Catch Can
1937
as Al Parson
The Improper Duchess
1936
as Milton Lee
The Gay Adventure
1936
as Porter
Me and Marlborough
1935
as Marriage Celebrant (uncredited)
Mister Cinders
1935
as Henry Kemp
Heat Wave
1935
as Captain
The Big Splash
1935
as Hartley Bassett
My Old Dutch
1934
as Mo
Princess Charming
1934
as Baron Seegman
Little Friend
1934
as Grove
Gay Love
1934
as Highams
It's a Boy
1934
as Publisher
The Good Companions
1933
as Monte Mortimer
Excess Baggage
1933
as inspector Toucan
No Funny Business
1933
as Mr Potterton
Orders Is Orders
1933
as Dave
Rome Express
1932
as Sam, Publicist
The Frightened Lady
1932
as Brooks
The Old Man
1931
as Rennett