

Frank Finlay
Known for exceptional acting in global cinema.
Profession
Acting
Birthday
6 Aug 1926
Age
100 Years
Born In
Farnworth, Lancashire, England, UK
Total Projects
140
Years Active
68 Yrs
Avg Rating
6.6 ★
Overview
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:...
Known For
Filmography

movie
Nothing Like a Dame
Nothing Like a Dame
as Self (archive footage)

movie
Fifty Shades of Erotica
Fifty Shades of Erotica
as (archive footage)

tv
Rosamunde Pilcher's Four Seasons
Rosamunde Pilcher's Four Seasons
as Alexander 'Alex' Combe

tv
Merlin
Merlin
as Anhora

movie
The Waiting Room
The Waiting Room
as Roger

tv
Johnny and the Bomb
Johnny and the Bomb
as Tom Maxwell

movie
Lighthouse Hill
Lighthouse Hill
as Alfred

tv
Life Begins
Life Begins
as Eric Thornhill

movie
The Statement
The Statement
as Commissaire Vionnet

movie
Eroica
Eroica
as Josef Haydn

tv
The Lost Prince
The Lost Prince
as Asquith

movie
The Pianist
The Pianist
as Father

movie
Station Jim
Station Jim
as Riorden Snr

movie
The Martins
The Martins
as Mr Heath

tv
The Sins
The Sins
as Uncle Irwin Green

movie
For My Baby
For My Baby
as Rudi Wittfogel

tv
Longitude
Longitude
as Admiral Wagner

tv
The Magical Legend of the Leprechauns
The Magical Legend of the Leprechauns
as General Bulstrode

movie
Dreaming of Joseph Lees
Dreaming of Joseph Lees
as Father

movie
Stiff Upper Lips
Stiff Upper Lips
as Hudson Junior

tv
How Do You Want Me?
How Do You Want Me?

movie
Romance and Rejection (So This Is Romance?)
Romance and Rejection (So This Is Romance?)
as Mike's Dad

tv
The Grand
The Grand
as Edward Lawrence

movie
Limited Edition
Limited Edition
as John Rathbone

movie
Virgin Mary
Virgin Mary
as Monsignor

movie
A Mind to Murder
A Mind to Murder
as Professor Etherege

tv
Charlemagne, le prince à cheval
Charlemagne, le prince à cheval
as Alcuin

movie
Sparrow
Sparrow
as Father Nunzio

movie
The Voyeur
The Voyeur
as Nino Rolfe

tv
An Exchange of Fire
An Exchange of Fire
as Pavel Rhele

movie
Stalin
Stalin
as Sergei

movie
The Other Side
The Other Side
as Arthur Conan Doyle

tv
Heartbeat
Heartbeat
as Howard Franklin

movie
Cthulhu Mansion
Cthulhu Mansion
as Chandu

movie
Mountain of Diamonds
Mountain of Diamonds
as Garrick

tv
Mountain of Diamonds
Mountain of Diamonds
as Garrick

tv
Prime Suspect
Prime Suspect
as Arnold Tennison

tv
The Burning Shore
The Burning Shore
as Garrick

movie
King of the Wind
King of the Wind
as Edward Coke

movie
The Return of the Musketeers
The Return of the Musketeers
as Porthos

tv
Erebus: The Aftermath
Erebus: The Aftermath
as Justice Peter Mahon

movie
Casanova
Casanova
as Razetta

tv
Lovejoy
Lovejoy
as Harold Plumb

movie
Nineteen Nineteen
Nineteen Nineteen
as Sigmund Freud (voice)

movie
Lifeforce
Lifeforce
as Dr. Hans Fallada

movie
In the Secret State
In the Secret State
as Frank Strange

movie
The Making Of Lifeforce
The Making Of Lifeforce
as Self

movie
Arch of Triumph
Arch of Triumph
as Col. Boris Morosov

movie
Royal Variety Performance 1984
Royal Variety Performance 1984

movie
A Christmas Carol
A Christmas Carol
as Jacob Marley

movie
Sakharov
Sakharov
as Kravtsov

tv
Sherlock Holmes
Sherlock Holmes
as Professor Coram / Sergius

movie
The Key
The Key
as Nino Rolfe

tv
Blackadder
Blackadder
as The Witchsmeller Pursuivant

movie
The Ploughman's Lunch
The Ploughman's Lunch
as Matthew Fox

tv
The Spanish Civil War
The Spanish Civil War
as Self - Narrator

movie
The Return of the Soldier
The Return of the Soldier
as William Grey

movie
Enigma
Enigma
as Canarsky

movie
Mona
Mona
as Captain Manson

tv
Wogan
Wogan
as Self

movie
Tales from the Thousand and One Nights
Tales from the Thousand and One Nights
as Shahriar

movie
Dear Brutus
Dear Brutus
as Dearth

movie
Ring of Darkness
Ring of Darkness
as Paul

tv
Tales of the Unexpected
Tales of the Unexpected
as Arthur Pearson

movie
Murder by Decree
Murder by Decree
as Inspector Lestrade

movie
Betzi
Betzi
as Napoleon

movie
The Wild Geese
The Wild Geese
as Fr. Geoghagen

movie
The Thief of Baghdad
The Thief of Baghdad
as Abu Bakar

movie
Saturday, Sunday, Monday
Saturday, Sunday, Monday
as Peppino

movie
Count Dracula
Count Dracula
as Abraham van Helsing

tv
Count Dracula
Count Dracula
as Professor Van Helsing

tv
Another Bouquet
Another Bouquet

tv
Laurence Olivier Presents
Laurence Olivier Presents
as Peppino

tv
Bouquet of Barbed Wire
Bouquet of Barbed Wire
as Peter Manson

movie
84 Charing Cross Road
84 Charing Cross Road
as Frank Doel

movie
Van der Valk and the Scapegoat
Van der Valk and the Scapegoat
as Commissaris Simon "Piet" van der Valk

movie
Van der Valk: Gun Before Butter
Van der Valk: Gun Before Butter
as Commissaris Simon "Piet" van der Valk

movie
The Four Musketeers
The Four Musketeers
as Porthos

movie
Van der Valk and the Rich
Van der Valk and the Rich
as Commissaris Simon "Piet" van der Valk

movie
The Three Musketeers
The Three Musketeers
as Porthos / O'Reilly

movie
Shaft in Africa
Shaft in Africa
as Vincent Amafi

movie
The Death of Adolf Hitler
The Death of Adolf Hitler
as Adolf Hitler

movie
The Adventures Of Don Quixote
The Adventures Of Don Quixote
as Sancho Panza

movie
Neither the Sea Nor the Sand
Neither the Sea Nor the Sand
as George Dabernon

movie
Sitting Target
Sitting Target
as Marty Gold

movie
Danny Jones
Danny Jones

movie
The Merchant of Venice
The Merchant of Venice
as Shylock

movie
Gumshoe
Gumshoe
as William Ginley

tv
Casanova
Casanova
as Giovanni Jacopo Casanova

movie
Assault
Assault
as Det. Chief Supt. Velyan

movie
The Lie
The Lie
as Andrew Firth

tv
Play for Today
Play for Today

tv
Play for Today
Play for Today
as Dearth

movie
The Body
The Body
as Narrator

movie
Cromwell
Cromwell
as John Carter

movie
The Molly Maguires
The Molly Maguires
as Davies

movie
Blood of the Lamb
Blood of the Lamb
as Albert

movie
Julius Caesar
Julius Caesar
as Brutus

movie
The Piano Tuner
The Piano Tuner
as Wilfred Tilley

tv
ITV Saturday Night Theatre
ITV Saturday Night Theatre
as Wilfred Tilley

movie
Twisted Nerve
Twisted Nerve
as Henry Durnley

movie
The Shoes of the Fisherman
The Shoes of the Fisherman
as Igor Bounin

movie
Inspector Clouseau
Inspector Clouseau
as Supt. Weaver

movie
I'll Never Forget What's'isname
I'll Never Forget What's'isname
as Chaplain

tv
Les Misérables
Les Misérables
as Jean Valjean

movie
Robbery
Robbery
as Robinson

movie
The Jokers
The Jokers
as Harrassed Man

movie
Much Ado About Nothing
Much Ado About Nothing
as Dogberry

movie
The Spare Tyres
The Spare Tyres
as Council foreman

movie
The Deadly Bees
The Deadly Bees
as H.W. Manfred

movie
The Sandwich Man
The Sandwich Man
as Second Fish Porter

movie
Othello
Othello
as Iago

movie
The Wild Affair
The Wild Affair
as Drunk

tv
BBC Play of the Month
BBC Play of the Month
as Marcus Brutus

tv
BBC Play of the Month
BBC Play of the Month
as Shylock

tv
BBC Play of the Month
BBC Play of the Month
as Sancho Panza

tv
BBC Play of the Month
BBC Play of the Month
as Voltaire

movie
A Study in Terror
A Study in Terror
as Inspector Lestrade

movie
Olivier Talks About Othello
Olivier Talks About Othello
as (archive footage)

movie
The Comedy Man
The Comedy Man
as Prout

tv
Theatre 625
Theatre 625
as Dr Dee

movie
Hot Enough for June
Hot Enough for June
as British Embassy Porter

movie
The Informers
The Informers
as Leon Sale

movie
Doctor in Distress
Doctor in Distress
as Corsetiere

movie
The Longest Day
The Longest Day
as Pvt. Coke (uncredited)

movie
The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner
The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner
as Booking Office Clerk (uncredited)

movie
Life for Ruth
Life for Ruth
as Teddy's Father

movie
The Hard Knock
The Hard Knock
as Franco Angelo

tv
Studio 4
Studio 4
as Fernand Destayac

tv
Z-Cars
Z-Cars

movie
Private Potter
Private Potter
as Capt. Patterson

tv
The Younger Generation
The Younger Generation
as Ross Mayer

tv
The Younger Generation
The Younger Generation
as George Tremaine

tv
Drama 61-67
Drama 61-67
as Albert Hope

tv
Target Luna
Target Luna
as Conway Henderson

tv
Armchair Theatre
Armchair Theatre
as Franco Angelo

tv
Armchair Theatre
Armchair Theatre
as Bosun

tv
Armchair Theatre
Armchair Theatre
as Patrick Kelly

tv
Armchair Theatre
Armchair Theatre
as David Field

tv
Sunday Night Theatre
Sunday Night Theatre
as Louis