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Frank Finlay
Born: Farnworth, nr. Bolton, Lancashire.
Birthday: 6th August
Educated: St Gregory the Great, Farnworth and Bolton Technical College.
Trained: Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, London.
Frank received Academy Award, Golden Globe and BAFTA Award nominations for his performance as William Shakespeare’s Iago in Stuart Burge’s &#;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 (), The Four Musketeers () and The Return of the Musketeers (). 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 Awar
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Frank Finlay
English actor (–)
For the Irish cricketer and British Army officer, see Frank Finlay (cricketer). For the New Zealand politician, see Frank Findlay.
Frank Finlay CBE | |
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| Born | Francis Finlay ()6 August Farnworth, Lancashire, England |
| Died | 30 January () (aged&#;89) Weybridge, Surrey, England |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years&#;active | – |
| Spouse | Doreen Shepherd &#; &#; (m.&#;; died&#;)&#; |
| Children | 3 |
| Website | Official website |
Francis Finlay, CBE (6 August – 30 January ) was an English actor. He earned an Academy Award nomination for his performance as Iago in Othello ().[1] His first leading television role came in in Casanova.[1] This led to appearances[2] on The Morecambe and Wise Show.[3] Finlay starred alongside famous Italian actress Stefania Sandrelli in Tinto Brass' The Key, the most successful Italian film of the season. He also appeared in the drama Bouqu
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Frank Finlay
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Francis Finlay, CBE (6 August – 30 January ) was an English scen, film and television actor, He played the Adjudicator in the Season 27 story Thin Ice.
Biography[]
Prior to Doctor Who[]
Finlay was born in Farnworth, Lancashire, the son of Josiah Finlay, and Margaret Finlay. He was educated at St Gregory the Great School, but left at 14 to train as a butcher at Toppings, gaining a City and Guilds Diploma in the trade.
Finlay made his first scen appearances at the local Farnworth Little Theatre, in plays that included Peter Blackmore's Miranda in The current Little Theatre president, also in the cast of that Miranda production, remembers him as a perfectionist in his craft. He also played in repertory, initially in Scotland, before winning a scholarship to RADA in London.
There followed several parts in productions at the Royal Court Theatre, such as the Arnold Wesker trilogy. He became particularly associated with the Na