Finlay Currie

Finlay Currie

Acting
🎂 1878-01-19 (90 years old at death)
✝️ 1968-05-09
📍 Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
👤 Male
🎬 100 Movies
🔗 IMDb
Finlay Jefferson Currie (20 January 1878 – 9 May 1968) was a Scottish actor of stage, screen and television.

Born in Edinburgh, Scotland, Currie's acting career began on the stage. He and his wife Maude Courtney (1884–1959) did a song and dance act in the US in the 1890s. He made his first film (The Old Man) in 1931. He appeared as a priest in the 1943 Ealing World War II movie Undercover. His most famous film role was as the convict Abel Magwitch in David Lean's Great Expectations (1946), ...
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Filmography (100 movies)

Vendetta for The Saint
Vendetta for The Saint
1969
as Don Pasquale
Alice in Wonderland
Alice in Wonderland
1966
as Dodo
Brigadoon
Brigadoon
1966
as Mr. Lundie
Bunny Lake Is Missing
Bunny Lake Is Missing
1965
as The Doll Maker
The Battle of the Villa Fiorita
The Battle of the Villa Fiorita
1965
as Emcee
Who Was Maddox?
Who Was Maddox?
1964
as Alex Campbell
The Fall of the Roman Empire
The Fall of the Roman Empire
1964
as Senator
The Three Lives of Thomasina
The Three Lives of Thomasina
1963
as Grandpa Stirling
West 11
West 11
1963
as Gash
Billy Liar
Billy Liar
1963
as Duxbury
Cleopatra
Cleopatra
1963
as Titus (uncredited)
Corridors of Blood
Corridors of Blood
1963
as Supt. Charles Matheson
Murder at the Gallop
Murder at the Gallop
1963
as Old Enderby
The Cracksman
The Cracksman
1963
as Feathers
The Amorous Prawn
The Amorous Prawn
1962
as Lochaye
The Inspector
The Inspector
1962
as De Kool
Go to Blazes
Go to Blazes
1962
as Judge
Joseph and His Brethren
Joseph and His Brethren
1961
as Jacob
Clue of the Silver Key
Clue of the Silver Key
1961
as Harvey Lane
Francis of Assisi
Francis of Assisi
1961
as The Pope
Hand in Hand
Hand in Hand
1961
as Mr. Pritchard
Five Golden Hours
Five Golden Hours
1961
as Father Superior
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
1960
as Captain Sellers
The Angel Wore Red
The Angel Wore Red
1960
as Bishop
Kidnapped
Kidnapped
1960
as Cluny MacPherson
Ben-Hur
Ben-Hur
1959
as Balthasar
Solomon and Sheba
Solomon and Sheba
1959
as David
Tempest
Tempest
1958
as Count Grinov
Rockets Galore
Rockets Galore
1958
as Narrator (uncredited)
6.5 Special
6.5 Special
1958
as Himself
The Naked Earth
The Naked Earth
1958
as Father Verity
Dangerous Exile
Dangerous Exile
1957
as Mr. Patient
Campbell's Kingdom
Campbell's Kingdom
1957
as Hyper-religious Old Barfly
Saint Joan
Saint Joan
1957
as Archbishop of Rheims
The Little Hut
The Little Hut
1957
as The Rev. Bertram Brittingham-Brett
Seven Waves Away
Seven Waves Away
1957
as Mr. Wheaton
Zarak
Zarak
1956
as The Mullah
Around the World in 80 Days
Around the World in 80 Days
1956
as Whist Partner
Footsteps in the Fog
Footsteps in the Fog
1955
as Inspector Peters
King's Rhapsody
King's Rhapsody
1955
as King Paul
Captain Lightfoot
Captain Lightfoot
1955
as Callahan
Make Me an Offer!
Make Me an Offer!
1954
as Abe Sparta
Third Party Risk
Third Party Risk
1954
as Mr. Darius
The End of the Road
The End of the Road
1954
as Old 'Mick-Mack'
Rob Roy, The Highland Rogue
Rob Roy, The Highland Rogue
1953
as Hamish MacPherson
Treasure of the Golden Condor
Treasure of the Golden Condor
1953
as MacDougal
Stars and Stripes Forever
Stars and Stripes Forever
1952
as Col. Randolph
Ivanhoe
Ivanhoe
1952
as Cedric
Walk East on Beacon
Walk East on Beacon
1952
as Professor Albert Kafer
Kangaroo
Kangaroo
1952
as Michael McGuire
Quo Vadis
Quo Vadis
1951
as Peter
People Will Talk
People Will Talk
1951
as Shunderson
Trio
Trio
1950
as Mr. McLeod
The Mudlark
The Mudlark
1950
as John Brown
The Black Rose
The Black Rose
1950
as Alfgar
My Daughter Joy
My Daughter Joy
1950
as Sir Thomas McTavish
Treasure Island
Treasure Island
1950
as Capt. Billy Bones
Whisky Galore!
Whisky Galore!
1949
as Narrator
The History of Mr. Polly
The History of Mr. Polly
1949
as Uncle Jim
Bonnie Prince Charlie
Bonnie Prince Charlie
1948
as The Marquis of Tullibardine
Sleeping Car to Trieste
Sleeping Car to Trieste
1948
as Alastair McBain
Mr. Perrin and Mr. Traill
Mr. Perrin and Mr. Traill
1948
as Sir Joshua Varley
So Evil My Love
So Evil My Love
1948
as Dr. Krylie
The Monkey's Paw
The Monkey's Paw
1948
as Sergeant-Major Morris
My Brother Jonathan
My Brother Jonathan
1948
as Dr. Hammond
The Brothers
The Brothers
1947
as Hector Macrae
Woman to Woman
Woman to Woman
1947
as Theatre Manager
Great Expectations
Great Expectations
1946
as Abel Magwitch
School for Secrets
School for Secrets
1946
as Sir Duncan Wills
Spring Song
Spring Song
1946
as Cobb
I Know Where I'm Going!
I Know Where I'm Going!
1945
as Ruairidh Mhór
The Shipbuilders
The Shipbuilders
1943
as McWain
They Met in the Dark
They Met in the Dark
1943
as Merchant Captain
Undercover
Undercover
1943
as Priest (uncredited)
Theatre Royal
Theatre Royal
1943
as Clement J. Earle
Warn That Man
Warn That Man
1943
as Captain Andrew Fletcher
The Bells Go Down
The Bells Go Down
1943
as District Officer McFarlane
Thunder Rock
Thunder Rock
1942
as Capt. Joshua Stuart
The Day Will Dawn
The Day Will Dawn
1942
as Capt. Alstad
49th Parallel
49th Parallel
1941
as The Factor
Crook's Tour
Crook's Tour
1940
as Tourist on Desert Bus (uncredited)
Paradise for Two
Paradise for Two
1937
as Creditor
The Edge of the World
The Edge of the World
1937
as James Gray
Wanted!
Wanted!
1937
as Uncle Mart
Command Performance
Command Performance
1937
as Al, Arthur's Manager
Glamorous Night
Glamorous Night
1937
as Angus MacKintosh
The Improper Duchess
The Improper Duchess
1936
as Milton Lee
Me and Marlborough
Me and Marlborough
1935
as Marriage Celebrant (uncredited)
Heat Wave
Heat Wave
1935
as Captain
Mister Cinders
Mister Cinders
1935
as Henry Kemp
Little Friend
Little Friend
1934
as Grove
My Old Dutch
My Old Dutch
1934
as Mo
Gay Love
Gay Love
1934
as Highams
Princess Charming
Princess Charming
1934
as Baron Seegman
Orders Is Orders
Orders Is Orders
1933
as Dave
No Funny Business
No Funny Business
1933
as Mr Potterton
The Good Companions
The Good Companions
1933
as Monte Mortimer
Rome Express
Rome Express
1932
as Sam, Publicist
The Frightened Lady
The Frightened Lady
1932
as Brooks
The Old Man
The Old Man
1931
as Rennett