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.
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 (1989). Frank’s many other films include The Longest Day; Tony Richardson’s The Lonliness of the Long Distance Runner; Martin Ritt’s The Molly Maguires; Bob Clark’s Murder by Decree; Alan Bridges’ The Return of the Soldier (for which he recieved a BAFTA Award nomination); Franco Zeffrelli’s Sparrow; and Eric Styles’ Dreaming of Joseph Lees; and most recently Roman Polanski’s multi-award winning The Pianist and Norma Jewison’s The Statement.
His similarly extensive television projects have earned him two BAFTA Awards, for his performances in The Death of Adolf Hitler (starring as Hitler, with Rex Firkin directing); The Adventures of Don Quixote (as Sancho Panza, opposite Rex Harrison, for director Alvin Rakoff); the ground breaking Bouquet of Barbed Wire and Another Bouquet; 84 Charing Cross Road; and recently the critically acclaimed series The Sins. Born in Farnworth, Lancashire, Finlay had already begun performing on stage when he earned the Sir James Knott Scholarship at London’s Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA). Since then he has led theatre companies in London and on Broadway.
He was made a Commander of the British Empire (CBE) in the 1984 New Year’s Honours List, and was presented with his CBE by the Queen in February1984.
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Filmography (Movies)
Nothing Like a Dame
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:02/05/2018
Fifty Shades of Erotica
Character:(archive footage)
Release Date:13/04/2015
The Waiting Room
Character:Roger
Release Date:18/08/2007
Lighthouse Hill
Character:Alfred
Release Date:04/05/2004
The Statement
Character:Commissaire Vionnet
Release Date:12/12/2003
Eroica
Character:Josef Haydn
Release Date:04/10/2003
The Pianist
Character:Father
Release Date:17/09/2002
Station Jim
Character:Riorden Snr
Release Date:30/12/2001
The Martins
Character:Mr Heath
Release Date:14/09/2001
For My Baby
Character:Rudi Wittfogel
Release Date:19/10/2000
Dreaming of Joseph Lees
Character:Father
Release Date:29/10/1999
Stiff Upper Lips
Character:Hudson Junior
Release Date:12/06/1998
Romance and Rejection (So This Is Romance?)
Character:Mike's Dad
Release Date:01/11/1997
Limited Edition
Character:John Rathbone
Release Date:22/01/1997
Virgin Mary
Character:Monsignor
Release Date:12/10/1995
A Mind to Murder
Character:Professor Etherege
Release Date:02/01/1995
Sparrow
Character:Father Nunzio
Release Date:04/02/1994
The Voyeur
Character:Nino Rolfe
Release Date:27/01/1994
Stalin
Character:Sergei
Release Date:21/11/1992
The Other Side
Character:Arthur Conan Doyle
Release Date:29/08/1992
Cthulhu Mansion
Character:Chandu
Release Date:01/01/1992
Mountain of Diamonds
Character:Garrick
Release Date:09/10/1991
King of the Wind
Character:Edward Coke
Release Date:25/05/1990
The Return of the Musketeers
Character:Porthos
Release Date:12/04/1989
Casanova
Character:Razetta
Release Date:01/03/1987
Nineteen Nineteen
Character:Sigmund Freud (voice)
Release Date:14/11/1985
Lifeforce
Character:Dr. Hans Fallada
Release Date:21/06/1985
In the Secret State
Character:Frank Strange
Release Date:10/03/1985
The Making Of Lifeforce
Character:Self
Release Date:01/01/1985
Arch of Triumph
Character:Col. Boris Morosov
Release Date:19/12/1984
Royal Variety Performance 1984
Character:
Release Date:25/11/1984
A Christmas Carol
Character:Jacob Marley
Release Date:09/10/1984
Sakharov
Character:Kravtsov
Release Date:20/06/1984
The Key
Character:Nino Rolfe
Release Date:19/10/1983
The Ploughman's Lunch
Character:Matthew Fox
Release Date:30/05/1983
The Return of the Soldier
Character:William Grey
Release Date:06/01/1983
Enigma
Character:Canarsky
Release Date:15/10/1982
Mona
Character:Captain Manson
Release Date:08/08/1982
Tales from the Thousand and One Nights
Character:Shahriar
Release Date:30/12/1981
Dear Brutus
Character:Dearth
Release Date:27/01/1981
Ring of Darkness
Character:Paul
Release Date:29/10/1979
Murder by Decree
Character:Inspector Lestrade
Release Date:01/02/1979
Betzi
Character:Napoleon
Release Date:23/09/1978
The Wild Geese
Character:Fr. Geoghagen
Release Date:28/06/1978
The Thief of Baghdad
Character:Abu Bakar
Release Date:10/01/1978
Saturday, Sunday, Monday
Character:Peppino
Release Date:01/01/1978
Count Dracula
Character:Abraham van Helsing
Release Date:22/12/1977
84 Charing Cross Road
Character:Frank Doel
Release Date:04/11/1975
Van der Valk and the Scapegoat
Character:Commissaris Simon "Piet" van der Valk
Release Date:21/06/1975
Van der Valk: Gun Before Butter
Character:Commissaris Simon "Piet" van der Valk
Release Date:27/11/1974
The Four Musketeers
Character:Porthos
Release Date:31/10/1974
Van der Valk and the Rich
Character:Commissaris Simon "Piet" van der Valk
Release Date:26/12/1973
The Three Musketeers
Character:Porthos / O'Reilly
Release Date:11/12/1973
Shaft in Africa
Character:Vincent Amafi
Release Date:20/06/1973
The Death of Adolf Hitler
Character:Adolf Hitler
Release Date:07/01/1973
The Adventures Of Don Quixote
Character:Sancho Panza
Release Date:07/01/1973
Neither the Sea Nor the Sand
Character:George Dabernon
Release Date:01/11/1972
Sitting Target
Character:Marty Gold
Release Date:01/05/1972
Danny Jones
Character:
Release Date:01/05/1972
The Merchant of Venice
Character:Shylock
Release Date:16/04/1972
Gumshoe
Character:William Ginley
Release Date:01/12/1971
Assault
Character:Det. Chief Supt. Velyan
Release Date:11/02/1971
The Lie
Character:Andrew Firth
Release Date:29/10/1970
The Body
Character:Narrator
Release Date:09/10/1970
Cromwell
Character:John Carter
Release Date:16/07/1970
The Molly Maguires
Character:Davies
Release Date:08/02/1970
Blood of the Lamb
Character:Albert
Release Date:03/12/1969
Julius Caesar
Character:Brutus
Release Date:13/04/1969
The Piano Tuner
Character:Wilfred Tilley
Release Date:08/03/1969
Twisted Nerve
Character:Henry Durnley
Release Date:20/12/1968
The Shoes of the Fisherman
Character:Igor Bounin
Release Date:14/11/1968
Inspector Clouseau
Character:Supt. Weaver
Release Date:19/07/1968
I'll Never Forget What's'isname
Character:Chaplain
Release Date:18/12/1967
Robbery
Character:Robinson
Release Date:01/08/1967
The Jokers
Character:Harrassed Man
Release Date:15/05/1967
Much Ado About Nothing
Character:Dogberry
Release Date:05/02/1967
The Spare Tyres
Character:Council foreman
Release Date:01/01/1967
The Deadly Bees
Character:H.W. Manfred
Release Date:23/12/1966
The Sandwich Man
Character:Second Fish Porter
Release Date:15/07/1966
Othello
Character:Iago
Release Date:15/12/1965
The Wild Affair
Character:Drunk
Release Date:05/12/1965
A Study in Terror
Character:Inspector Lestrade
Release Date:01/10/1965
Olivier Talks About Othello
Character:(archive footage)
Release Date:01/01/1965
The Comedy Man
Character:Prout
Release Date:03/09/1964
Hot Enough for June
Character:British Embassy Porter
Release Date:10/03/1964
The Informers
Character:Leon Sale
Release Date:29/11/1963
Doctor in Distress
Character:Corsetiere
Release Date:30/07/1963
The Longest Day
Character:Pvt. Coke (uncredited)
Release Date:25/09/1962
The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner
Character:Booking Office Clerk (uncredited)
Release Date:20/09/1962
Life for Ruth
Character:Teddy's Father
Release Date:06/09/1962
The Hard Knock
Character:Franco Angelo
Release Date:08/07/1962
Private Potter
Character:Capt. Patterson
Release Date:01/01/1962
Television Appearances
Rosamunde Pilcher's Four Seasons
Character:Alexander 'Alex' Combe
Merlin
Character:Anhora
Johnny and the Bomb
Character:Tom Maxwell
Life Begins
Character:Eric Thornhill
The Lost Prince
Character:Asquith
Sins
Character:Uncle Irwin Green
Longitude
Character:Admiral Wagner
The Magical Legend of the Leprechauns
Character:General Bulstrode
How Do You Want Me?
Character:
Charlemagne, le prince à cheval
Character:Alcuin
An Exchange of Fire
Character:Pavel Rhele
Heartbeat
Character:Howard Franklin
Prime Suspect
Character:Arnold Tennison
The Burning Shore
Character:Garrick
Erebus: The Aftermath
Character:Justice Peter Mahon
Lovejoy
Character:Harold Plumb
Sherlock Holmes
Character:Professor Coram / Sergius
Blackadder
Character:The Witchsmeller Pursuivant
The Spanish Civil War
Character:Self - Narrator
Wogan
Character:Self
Tales of the Unexpected
Character:Arthur Pearson
Count Dracula
Character:Professor Van Helsing
Another Bouquet
Character:
Laurence Olivier Presents
Character:Peppino
Bouquet of Barbed Wire
Character:Peter Manson
Casanova
Character:Casanova
Play for Today
Character:
Play for Today
Character:Dearth
Les Misérables
Character:Jean Valjean
BBC Play of the Month
Character:Marcus Brutus
BBC Play of the Month
Character:Shylock
BBC Play of the Month
Character:Sancho Panza
BBC Play of the Month
Character:Voltaire
Theatre 625
Character:Dr Dee
Studio 4
Character:Fernand Destayac
Z-Cars
Character:
The Younger Generation
Character:Ross Mayer
The Younger Generation
Character:George Tremaine
Drama 61-67
Character:Albert Hope
Target Luna
Character:Conway Henderson
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