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Frank Finlay

Frank Finlay

Acting·1926–2016·80 films

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.

Filmography

The Pianist
The Pianist (2002)Father
The Longest Day
The Longest Day (1962)Pvt. Coke (uncredited)
Lifeforce
Lifeforce (1985)Dr. Hans Fallada
The Key
The Key (1983)Nino Rolfe
A Christmas Carol
A Christmas Carol (1984)Jacob Marley
The Three Musketeers
The Three Musketeers (1973)Porthos / O'Reilly
The Voyeur
The Voyeur (1994)Nino Rolfe
The Wild Geese
The Wild Geese (1978)Fr. Geoghagen
The Four Musketeers
The Four Musketeers (1974)Porthos
Murder by Decree
Murder by Decree (1979)Inspector Lestrade
The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner
The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner (1962)Booking Office Clerk (uncredited)
The Return of the Musketeers
The Return of the Musketeers (1989)Porthos
Cromwell
Cromwell (1970)John Carter
Inspector Clouseau
Inspector Clouseau (1968)Supt. Weaver
The Shoes of the Fisherman
The Shoes of the Fisherman (1968)Igor Bounin
The Molly Maguires
The Molly Maguires (1970)Davies
Shaft in Africa
Shaft in Africa (1973)Vincent Amafi
The Statement
The Statement (2003)Commissaire Vionnet
A Study in Terror
A Study in Terror (1965)Inspector Lestrade
Twisted Nerve
Twisted Nerve (1968)Henry Durnley
Nothing Like a Dame
Nothing Like a Dame (2018)Self (archive footage)
Robbery
Robbery (1967)Robinson
Enigma
Enigma (1982)Canarsky
The Deadly Bees
The Deadly Bees (1966)H.W. Manfred
Gumshoe
Gumshoe (1971)William Ginley
Stalin
Stalin (1992)Sergei
Count Dracula
Count Dracula (1977)Abraham van Helsing
Sitting Target
Sitting Target (1972)Marty Gold
Assault
Assault (1971)Det. Chief Supt. Velyan
Othello
Othello (1965)Iago
Sparrow
Sparrow (1994)Father Nunzio
Hot Enough for June
Hot Enough for June (1964)British Embassy Porter
Cthulhu Mansion
Cthulhu Mansion (1992)Chandu
The Return of the Soldier
The Return of the Soldier (1983)William Grey
Neither the Sea Nor the Sand
Neither the Sea Nor the Sand (1972)George Dabernon
The Jokers
The Jokers (1967)Harrassed Man
The Martins
The Martins (2001)Mr Heath
Doctor in Distress
Doctor in Distress (1963)Corsetiere
I'll Never Forget What's'isname
I'll Never Forget What's'isname (1967)Chaplain
The Ploughman's Lunch
The Ploughman's Lunch (1983)Matthew Fox
Eroica
Eroica (2003)Josef Haydn
Life for Ruth
Life for Ruth (1962)Teddy's Father
Casanova
Casanova (1987)Razetta
The Informers
The Informers (1963)Leon Sale
Stiff Upper Lips
Stiff Upper Lips (1998)Hudson Junior
The Waiting Room
The Waiting Room (2007)Roger
Arch of Triumph
Arch of Triumph (1984)Col. Boris Morosov
Dreaming of Joseph Lees
Dreaming of Joseph Lees (1999)Father
Ring of Darkness
Ring of Darkness (1979)Paul
The Body
The Body (1970)Narrator
The Thief of Baghdad
The Thief of Baghdad (1978)Abu Bakar
Virgin Mary
Virgin Mary (1995)Monsignor
The Comedy Man
The Comedy Man (1964)Prout
The Sandwich Man
The Sandwich Man (1966)Second Fish Porter
Limited Edition
Limited Edition (1997)John Rathbone
The Wild Affair
The Wild Affair (1965)Drunk
King of the Wind
King of the Wind (1990)Edward Coke
Mountain of Diamonds
Mountain of Diamonds (1991)Garrick
A Mind to Murder
A Mind to Murder (1995)Professor Etherege
The Death of Adolf Hitler
The Death of Adolf Hitler (1973)Adolf Hitler
For My Baby
For My Baby (2000)Rudi Wittfogel
Much Ado About Nothing
Much Ado About Nothing (1967)Dogberry
Private Potter
Private Potter (1962)Capt. Patterson
Fifty Shades of Erotica
Fifty Shades of Erotica (2015)(archive footage)
The Lie
The Lie (1970)Andrew Firth
Sakharov
Sakharov (1984)Kravtsov
Lighthouse Hill
Lighthouse Hill (2004)Alfred
The Merchant of Venice
The Merchant of Venice (1972)Shylock
Nineteen Nineteen
Nineteen Nineteen (1985)Sigmund Freud (voice)
84 Charing Cross Road
84 Charing Cross Road (1975)Frank Doel
Julius Caesar
Julius Caesar (1969)Brutus
Saturday, Sunday, Monday
Saturday, Sunday, Monday (1978)Peppino
Van der Valk and the Rich
Van der Valk and the Rich (1973)Commissaris Simon "Piet" van der Valk
The Adventures Of Don Quixote
The Adventures Of Don Quixote (1973)Sancho Panza
In the Secret State
In the Secret State (1985)Frank Strange
Van der Valk: Gun Before Butter
Van der Valk: Gun Before Butter (1974)Commissaris Simon "Piet" van der Valk
Van der Valk and the Scapegoat
Van der Valk and the Scapegoat (1975)Commissaris Simon "Piet" van der Valk
Royal Variety Performance 1984
Royal Variety Performance 1984 (1984)
Mona
Mona (1982)Captain Manson
Tales from the Thousand and One Nights
Tales from the Thousand and One Nights (1981)Shahriar