Frank FINLAY

* 06.08.1926, Farnworth, Lancashire (heute: Greater Manchester), England, GB
† 30.01.2016, Weybridge, Surrey, England, GB

Schauspieler * 1951 beginnt seine Karriere am Theater * 1953 bekommt ein Stipendium an der Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London * ab 1956 sammelt Filmerfahrungen in verschiedenen Fernsehfilmen und -serien * 1957 tritt mit der Guilford Repertory Company auf und gibt sein Londoner Bühnendebüt in The Queen and the Welshman * 1958 erster (und bis 1980 > Filumena) auch sein einziger Auftritt am Broadway in Epitaph for George Dillon * 1962 Kinodebüt - in den nächsten drei Jahren spielt nur kleine Parts * 1966 wird für die Rolle des Jago in der verfilmten Bühneninszenierung von Othello für den Oscar und für den Golden Globe Award nominiert und übernimmt anschließend gelegentlich Hauptrollen (Assault, 1970) * bleibt im Verlauf seiner Karriere in erster Linie dem Theater treu (Mitglied u.a. des Royal Court Theatre, des National Theatre und der Royal Shakespeare Company; letzter Bühnenauftritt in The Cherry Orchard, 2008) und profiliert sich im Kino eher als Charakterstar ("A character actor, Finlay generally played provincials or police inspectors and frequently appeared in period films." tcm.com > Turner Classic Movies | "Although he was a devout Catholic, he rarely played good people." The Guardian, Januar 2016) * verkörpert Porthos in der Musketeers-Trilogie von Richard Lester (1973 & 1988) * auch ziemlich umfangreiche Fernseharbeit (Jean Valjean in Les Misérables, 1967; Titelheld in Casanova, 1971; Bouquet of Barbed Wire, 1976; Arch of Triumph, 1984) | Bild[quelle]: oscar.go.com

FILMS

Life for Ruth (Brennende Schuld, 1962-GB; R: Basil Dearden, B: Janet Green, John McCormick, K: Otto Heller, M: William Alwyn, D: Michael Craig: John Paul Harris * Patrick McGoohan: Dr. James Brown & Janet Munro: Pat Harris / Frank Finlay: Teddys Vater) 93m-Drama (6209)

Private Potter (1962-GB; R: Caspar Wrede, B: Ronald Harwood, Caspar Wrede, K: Arthur Lavis, M: George Hall, D: Tom Courtenay: Private Potter, Mogens Wieth: Yannis, Ronald Fraser: Doktor, James Maxwell: Lt Col Harry Gunyon, Ralph Michael: Padre / Frank Finlay: Captain Patterson) 89m-Drama (Fernsehspiel von Ronald Harwood, 1961) (6209-BBFC)

The Informers (Polizeispitzel X 2, 1962/63-GB; R: Ken Annakin, B: Alun Falconer; Paul Durst, K: Reginald Wyer, M: Clifton Parker, D: Nigel Patrick: Chief Insp. John Edward Johnnoe * Margaret Whiting: Maisie Barton / Frank Finlay: Leon Sale) 104m-Krimi (Roman Death of a Snout von Douglas Warner, 1961) (6311)

Doctor in Distress (Doktor in Nöten, 1963-GB; R: Ralph Thomas, B: Nicholas Phipps, Ronald Scott Thorn, K: Ernest Steward, M: Norrie Paramor, D: Dirk Bogarde: Simon Sparrow * Samantha Eggar: Delia * James Robertson Justice: Sir Lancelot Spratt / Frank Finlay: corsetier) 102m-Komödie (6307)

The Comedy Man (Die Karriere des Chick B., 1963-GB; R: Alvin Rakoff, B: Peter Yeldham, K: Ken Hodges, M: Bill McGuffie, D: Kenneth More: Chick Byrd, Cecil Parker: Rutherford, Dennis Price: Tommy Morris, Billie Whitelaw: Judy, Angela Douglas: Fay Trubshaw, Norman Rossington: Theodore Littleton & Edmund Purdom: Julian, Frank Finlay: Prout) 92m-Drama (Roman von Douglas Hayes, 1960) (6409)

A Study in Terror (Sherlock Holmes' größter Fall, 1965-GB; R: James Hill, B: Donald Ford, Derek Ford, K: Desmond Dickinson, M: John Scott, D: John Neville: Sherlock Holmes ° Donald Houston: Dr. Watson ° John Fraser: Lord Carfax ° Anthony Quayle: Dr. Murray ° Barbara Windsor: Annie Chapman ° Adrienne Corri: Angela / Frank Finlay: Inspector Lestrade) 95m-Mysterykrimi (?-07; 6511)

Othello (Othello, 1965-GB; R: Stuart Burge, K: Geoffrey Unsworth, M: Richard Hampton, D: Laurence Olivier: Othello, Maggie Smith: Desdemona, Joyce Redman: Emilia & Frank Finlay: Jago) 166m-Drama (Bühnenstück von William Shakespeare, 1604) (07; 6605) > verfilmte Bühneninszenierung des National Theatre of Great Britain

The Sandwich Man (1965-GB; R: Robert Hartford-Davis, B: Michael Bentine, Robert Hartford-Davis, K: Peter Newbrook, M: Mike Vickers, D: Michael Bentine: Horace Quilby [The Sandwich Man], Dora Bryan: Mrs. DeVere, Harry H. Corbett: Mack, Bernard Cribbins: Harold, Diana Dors: first Billingsgate lady, Ian Hendry: policeman on motorcycle, Stanley Holloway: park gardener, Wilfrid Hyde-White: Lord Uffingham, Michael Medwin: sewer man, Ron Moody: rowing coach, Anna Quayle: second Billingsgate lady, Terry-Thomas: scoutmaster, Norman Wisdom: boxing vicar, Donald Wolfit: car salesman / Frank Finlay: second fish porter) 95m-Komödie (09-12; 6607)

The Deadly Bees (Die tödlichen Bienen, 1966-GB; R: Freddie Francis, B: Robert Bloch, Anthony Marriott, K: John Wilcox, M: Wilfred Josephs, D: Suzanna Leigh: Vicki Robbins * Frank Finlay: H.W. Manfred * Guy Doleman: Ralph Hargrove) 83m-Horrorthriller (Roman A Taste for Honey von H.F. Heard, 1941) (?-01; 6704)

The Jokers (Minirock und Kronjuwelen, 1966-GB; R: Michael Winner, B: Dick Clement, Ian La Frenais, K: Ken Hodges, M: Johnny Pearson, D: Michael Crawford: Michael Tremayne * Oliver Reed: David Tremayne * Harry Andrews: Superintendent Marryatt / Frank Finlay: harassed man) 94m-Komödie (6706)

Robbery (Überfall, 1967-GB; R: Peter Yates, B: Edward Boyd, Peter Yates, George Markstein, K: Douglas Slocombe, M: Johnny Keating, D: Stanley Baker: Paul Clifton * Joanna Pettet: Kate Clifton * James Booth: Inspector George Langdon, Frank Finlay: Robinson, Barry Foster: Frank, William Marlowe: Dave Aitken & Clinton Greyn: Jack) 114m-Krimi (6711)

I'll Never Forget What's 'is Name (Was kommt danach...?, 1967-GB; R: Michael Winner, B: Peter Draper, K: Otto Heller, M: Francis Lai, D: Orson Welles: Jonathan Lute * Oliver Reed: Andrew Quint * Carol White: Georgina * Harry Andrews: Gerald Sater, Michael Hordern: headmaster, Wendy Craig: Louise Quint, Norman Rodway: Nicholas, Marianne Faithfull: Josie, Frank Finlay: chaplain) 97m-Tragikomödie (6712)

Inspector Clouseau (Inspektor Clouseau, 1967-GB; R: Bud Yorkin, B: Tom Waldman, Frank Waldman, K: Arthur Ibbetson, M: Ken Thorne, D: Alan Arkin: Jacques Clouseau, Frank Finlay: Superintendent Weaver & Delia Boccardo: Lisa) 105m-Krimikomödie (?-08; 6802)

Twisted Nerve (Teufelskreis Y, 1968-GB; R: Roy Boulting, B: Leo Marks, Roy Boulting, K: Harry Waxman, M: Bernard Herrmann, D: Hayley Mills: Susan Harper * Hywel Bennett: Martin Durnley, Billie Whitelaw: Joan Harper, Phyllis Calvert: Enid Durnley, Frank Finlay: Henry Durnley) 118m-Psychothriller (01-03; 6812)

The Shoes of the Fisherman (In den Schuhen des Fischers, 1968-USA * Michael Anderson ... Igor Bunin) (Roman von Morris L. West) (01-05; 6811)

The Molly Maguires (Verflucht bis zum Jüngsten Tag, 1968-USA; R: Martin Ritt, B: Walter Bernstein, K: James Wong Howe, M: Henry Mancini, D: Sean Connery: Jack Kehoe * Richard Harris: James McParlan * Samantha Eggar: Mary Raines, Frank Finlay: Davies) 124m-Sozialdrama (Buch Lament for the Molly Maguires von Arthur H. Lewis, 1964) (05-09; 7001)

Cromwell (Cromwell - Krieg dem König, 1969-GB; R+B: Ken Hughes, K: Geoffrey Unsworth, M: Frank Cordell, D: Richard Harris: Oliver Cromwell * Alec Guinness: König Charles I., Robert Morley: Earl of Manchester, Dorothy Tutin: Königin Henrietta Maria, Frank Finlay: John Carter, Timothy Dalton: Prinz Rupert, Patrick Wymark: Earl of Strafford, Patrick Magee: Hugh Peters, Nigel Stock: Sir Edward Hyde, Charles Gray: Lord Essex, Michael Jayston: Henry Ireton) 141m-Historienfilm (05-10; 7007)

Assault (Tod im Teufelsgrund, 1970-GB; R: Sidney Hayers, B: John Kruse, K: Ken Hodges, M: Eric Rogers, D: Suzy Kendall: Julie West * Frank Finlay: Detective Chief Superintendent Velyan, Freddie Jones: Denning, Tony Beckley: Leslie Sanford, Lesley-Anne Down: Tessa Hurst, James Laurenson: Greg Lomax) 91m-Thriller (Roman The Ravine von Kendal Young, 1962) (06-?; 7102)

Gumshoe (Gumshoe, 1970-GB; R: Stephen Frears, B: Neville Smith, K: Chris Menges, M: Andrew Lloyd Webber, D: Albert Finney: Eddie Ginley, Billie Whitelaw: Ellen, Frank Finlay: William & Janice Rule: Mrs. Blankerscoon) 85m-Komödie (10-12; 7112)

Sitting Target (Blutroter Morgen, 1971-GB; R: Douglas Hickox, B: Alexander Jacobs, K: Ted/Edward Scaife, M: Stanley Myers, D: Oliver Reed: Harry Lomart * Jill St. John: Pat Lomart * Ian McShane: Birdy Williams, Edward Woodward: Inspector Milton, Frank Finlay: Marty Gold) 93m-Action (Roman von Laurence Henderson, 1970) (09-10; 7205)

Danny Jones (1971-GB; R: Jules Bricken, B: Alene Bricken, Jules Bricken, K: Davis Boulton, M: David Whitaker, D: Frank Finlay: Mr. Jones, Jane Carr: Angie Dickson, Len Jones: Danny Jones) 91m-Drama (Roman Fires of Youth von James Lincoln Collier, 1968) (7205)

Neither the Sea nor the Sand (Der Tote, der nicht sterben wollte, 1972-GB; R: Fred Burnley, B: Gordon Honeycombe; Rosemary Davies, K: David Muir, M: Nachum Heiman, D: Susan Hampshire: Anna Robinson * Frank Finlay: George Dabernon & Michael Petrovitch: Hugh Dabernon) 95m-Fantasy (Roman von Gordon Honeycombe, 1969) (01-02; 7211)

Shaft in Africa (Shaft in Afrika, 1972/73-USA; R: John Guillermin, B: Stirling Silliphant, K: Marcel Grignon, M: Johnny Pate, D: Richard Roundtree: John Shaft, Vonetta McGee: Aleme, Frank Finlay: Vincent Amafi) 112m-Actionkrimi (12-02; 7306)

The Three Musketeers (Die drei Musketiere, 1973-PA * Richard Lester ... Porthos) (Roman von Alexandre Dumas, pere) (05-09; 7312)

The Four Musketeers (Die vier Musketiere - Die Rache der Mylady, 1973-PA/E * Richard Lester ... Porthos) (Roman von Alexandre Dumas, pere) (05-09; 7412-E)

Un ombra nell'ombra (1977-I; R+B: Pier Carpi, K: Guglielmo Mancori, M: Stelvio Cipriani, D: Anne Heywood: Carlotta, Ian Bannen: Professor, Valentina Cortese: Lena, Frank Finlay: don Giulio, Marisa Mell: Agata, Irene Papas: Raffaella, John Phillip Law: Exorzist, Paola Tedesco: Almarisa & Lara Wendel: Daria) 106m-Horrordrama (Roman von Pier Carpi, 1974) (7910) [Was completed in 1977 but sat unreleased until 1979]

The Wild Geese (Die Wildgänse kommen, 1977-GB/CH * Andrew V. McLaglen ... Pater Geoghagen) (Roman von Daniel Carney) (10-12; 7807)

The Thief of Baghdad / Le voleur de Bagdad (Der Dieb von Bagdad, 1978-GB/F; R: Clive Donner, B: AJ Carothers; Andrew Birkin, K: Denis Lewiston, M: John Cameron, D: Roddy McDowall: Hassan * Kabir Bedi: Prinz Taj * Frank Finlay: Abu Bakar * Marina Vlady: Perizada) 100/3m-Fantasy (04-06; 7904-F)

Murder by Decree (Mord an der Themse, 1978-GB/CDN; R: Bob Clark, B: John Hopkins, K: Reginald H. Morris, M: Carl Zittrer & Paul [J.] Zaza, D: Christopher Plummer: Sherlock Holmes * James Mason: John H. Watson * David Hemmings: Inspector Foxborough * Susan Clark: Mary Kelly * Anthony Quayle: Sir Charles Warren * John Gielgud: Lord Salisbury & Frank Finlay: Inspector Lestrade & Donald Sutherland: Robert Lees & Genevieve Bujold: Annie Crook) 124m-Krimi (Buch The Ripper File von John Lloyd & Elwyn Jones, 1975) (06-08; 7902)

Enigma (Enigma, 1981-GB/F; R: Jeannot Szwarc, B: John Briley, K: Jean-Louis Picavet, M: Marc Wilkinson mit Douglas Gamley, D: Martin Sheen: Alex Holbeck * Brigitte Fossey: Karen Reinhardt * Sam Neill: Dmitrij Vasilkov, Derek Jacobi: Kurt Limmer, Michael Lonsdale: Bodley, Frank Finlay: Canarsky) 101m-Spionagethriller (Roman The Enigma Sacrifice von Michael Barak, 1978) (03-06; 8210)

The Return of the Soldier (Schatten der Vergangenheit * Die Rückkehr des Soldaten, 1981-GB; R: Alan Bridges, B: Hugh Whitemore, K: Stephen Goldblatt, M: Richard Rodney Bennett, D: Julie Christie: Kitty Baldry * Glenda Jackson: Margaret Grey * Ann-Margret: Jenny Baldry * Alan Bates: Chris Baldry, Ian Holm: Dr. Gilbert Anderson, Frank Finlay: William Grey, Jeremy Kemp: Frank) 101m-Drama (Roman von Rebecca West, 1918) (10-12; 8301)

The Ploughman's Lunch (1983-GB; R: Richard Eyre, B: Ian McEwan, K: Clive Tickner, M: Dominic Muldowney, D: Jonathan Pryce: James Penfield * Tim Curry: Jeremy Hancock * Rosemary Harris: Ann Barrington & Frank Finlay: Matthew Fox) 107m-Drama (8305)

La chiave (The Key - Der Schlüssel, 1983-I; R+B: Tinto Brass, K: Silvano Ippoliti, M: Ennio Morricone, D: Frank Finlay: Nino Rolfe * Stefania Sandrelli: Teresa Rolfe) 110m-Erotikkomödie (frei nach Roman Kagi von Jun'ichirō Tanizaki, 1956) (8310)

A Christmas Carol (Charles Dickens' Weihnachtsgeschichte, 1984-GB * Clive Donner ... Jacob Marley) (Erzählung von Charles Dickens) (8411 > 8410-BBFC)

Lifeforce (Lifeforce - Die tödliche Bedrohung, 1984-GB; R: Tobe Hooper, B: Dan O'Bannon, Don Jakoby, K: Alan Hume, M: Henry Mancini, D: Steve Railsback: Commander Tom Carlsen, Peter Firth: Inspector Colin Caine, Frank Finlay: Dr. Hans Fallada, Nicholas Ball: Roger Derebridge & Mathilda May: space girl) 101m-Sci-Fi-Horror (Roman The Space Vampires von Colin Wilson, 1976) (02-06; 8506-USA)

The Return of the Musketeers (Die Rückkehr der Musketiere, 1988-GB/F/E * Richard Lester ... Porthos) (Roman von Alexandre Dumas, pere) (08-10; 8904)

King of the Wind (König der Winde, 1989-USA; R: Peter Duffell, B: Phil Frey; Leslie Sayle, K: Brian Morgan, M: John Scott, D: Frank Finlay: Edward Coke * Jenny Agutter: Hannah Coke * Nigel Hawthorne: Achmet * Navin Chowdhry: Agba & Glenda Jackson: Königin Caroline & Richard Harris: König George II.) 103m-Abenteuer (Roman von Marguerite Henry, 1948) (05-06; 9005-GB)

La mansión de Cthulhu (Cthulhu Mansion, 1991-E/GB; R+B: Juan Piquer Simón, K: Julio Bragado, M: Tim Souster, D: Frank Finlay: Chandu, Marcia Layton: Lisa/Lenore, Brad Fisher: Hawk, Melanie Shatner: Eva, Luis Fernando Alvés: Chris, Kaethe Cherney: Candy, Paul Birchard: Billy, Frank Braña: Felix) 92m-Horror (6 Wochen; 9201)

Storia di una capinera (Zeffirellis Spatz, 1992-93-I; R: Franco Zeffirelli, B: Allan Baker, Franco Zeffirelli, Pietro Mattei, K: Ennio Guarnieri, M: Claudio Capponi & Alessio Vlad, D: Angela Bettis: Maria, Johnathon Schaech: Nino & Sinead Cusack: Matilde, John Castle: Giuseppe, Janet Maw: Tecla, Gareth Thomas: Corrado, Frank Finlay: Padre Nunzio, Pat Heywood: Schwester Teresa, Denis Quilley: Barone Cesarò & Valentina Cortese: Mutter Oberin & Vanessa Redgrave: Schwester Agata) 99m-Melodram (Briefroman von Giovanni Verga, 1871) (10>03; 9402)

Gospa (1994-USA/CDN/HR; R: Jakov Sedlar, B: Ivan Aralica, Paul Gronseth, K: Vjekoslav Vrdoljak, M: Nona Hendryx, D: Martin Sheen: Jozo Zovko * Michael York: Milan Vuković * Morgan Fairchild: Fabijana Zovko, Paul Guilfoyle: Miodrag Dobrović, George Coe: Ferdo Vlasić, Ray Girardin: Zrinko Čuvalo & Frank Finlay: Monsignor) 121m-Drama (Herbst; 9510, LA)

Tiré à part (1995-F; R: Bernard Rapp, B: Bernard Rapp, Richard Morgieve, K: Romain Winding, M: Jean-Philippe Goude, D: Terence Stamp: Edward Lamb * Daniel Mesguich: Nicolas Fabry * Maria de Medeiros: Nancy Pickford * Jean-Claude Dreyfus: Georges Récamier, Amira Casar: Farida, Frank Finlay: John Rathbone, Hannah Gordon: Doris) 90m-Thriller (Roman von Jean-Jacques Fiechter, 1994) (Sommer > 42 Tage; 9701)

Stiff Upper Lips (1996-GB; R: Gary Sinyor, B: Paul Simpkin, Gary Sinyor, K: Simon Archer, M: David A. Hughes & John Murphy, D: Peter Ustinov: Horace, Prunella Scales: Tante Agnes Ivory, Georgina Cates: Emily Ivory, Samuel West: Edward Ivory, Brian Glover: Eric, Frank Finlay: Hudson Junior, Robert Portal: Cedric Trilling, Richard Braine: Mr. Tweeb & Sean Pertwee: George) 95m-Parodie (02-03-05; 9806)

So This Is Romance? / Romance and Rejection (Mr. Right... zur falschen Zeit, 1996-GB; R+B: Kevin W. Smith, K: Ian Salvage, M: Howard J. Davidson, D: Reece Dinsdale: Mike * Victoria Smurfit: Helen * Clara Bellar: Sara * John Hannah: Tony, Rowena King: Moira, Maryam d'Abo: Sara II & Susannah York: Mikes Mutter & Frank Finlay: Mikes Vater) 92m-Liebeskomödie (10-11; 9805-E)

For My Baby (1996/97-NL/H; R: Rudolf van den Berg, B: Michael O'Loughlin, Rudolf van den Berg, K: Gábor Szabó, M: Bob Zimmerman, D: Alan Cumming: Daniel Orgelbrand ° Juliet Aubrey: Lilian Glass ° Frank Finlay: Rudi Wittfogel) 102m-Drama (11-?; 0010)

Dreaming of Joseph Lees (1998-GB/USA; R: Eric Styles, B: Catherine Linstrum, K: Jimmy Dibling, M: Zbigniew Preisner, D: Samantha Morton: Eva, Lee Ross: Harry, Miriam Margolyes: Signora Caldoni, Frank Finlay: Vater von Eva, Nick/Nicholas Woodeson: Mr. Dian, Holly Aird: Maria & Rupert Graves: Joseph Lees) 92m-Liebesdrama (01-02; 9910-USA)

The Martins (2000-GB; R+B: Tony Grounds, K: David Johnson, M: Richard Hartley, D: Lee Evans: Robert Martin * Kathy Burke: Angie * Linda Bassett: Anthea / Frank Finlay: Mr. Heath) 87m-Komödie (07 > Isle of Man; 0109)

Le pianiste / The Pianist (2001-F/PL/D/GB * Roman Polanski ... Vater Szpilman) (Buch von Władysław Szpilman) (02-06; 0209)

The Statement / Crime contre l'humanité (The Statement * Am Ende einer Flucht - The Statement, 2003-CDN/F/GB; R: Norman Jewison, B: Ronald Harwood, K: Kevin Jewison, M: Normand Corbeil, D: Michael Caine: Pierre Brossard * Tilda Swinton: Anne-Marie Livi * Jeremy Northam: colonel Roux / Frank Finlay: commissaire Vionnet) 120m-Thrillerdrama (Roman von Brian Moore, 1995) (03-06; 0402)

The Waiting Room (2006-GB; R+B: Roger Goldby, K: James Aspinall, M: Edmund Butt, D: Anne-Marie Duff: Anna ° Ralf Little: Stephen, Rupert Graves: George, Frank Finlay: Roger, Zoë Telford: Jem, Phyllida Law: Helen, Christine Bottomley: Fiona, Adrian Bower: Toby, Daisy Donovan: Penny, Lizzy McInnerny: Mutter von Fiona, Allan Corduner: Vater von Fiona) 105m-Tragikomödie (10-5 Wochen; 0806)


Lighthouse Hill (2002-GB; R: David Fairman, B: Sharon Y. Cobb, K: Tony Imi, M: Christopher Gunning, D: Jason Flemyng: Charlie Davidson, Kirsty Mitchell: Grace Angelini, Frank Finlay: Alfred, Maureen Lipman: Audrey Davidson, Samantha Janus: Jennifer, Kulvinder Ghir: Raymonburr & John Sessions: Mr. Reynard) 94m-Tragikomödie > nur Videovertrieb (12; 0704)

AWARD

Darstellerpreis für Othello [Filmfestival San Sebastián, 1966]

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