Personal Info
Known Credits
105
Gender
Male
Birthdate
1878-01-19 (147 Y.O)
Place Of Birth
Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
Also Known For
William Finlay Currie
Finlay Currie
Biography
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), base ...
Known For
Acting
1966 --
Alice in Wonderland
| Dodo
1966 --
Brigadoon
| Mr. Lundie
1965 --
Bunny Lake Is Missing
| The Doll Maker
1965 --
The Battle of the Villa Fiorita
| Emcee
1964 --
Who Was Maddox?
|
1964 --
The Fall of the Roman Empire
| Senator
1963 --
The Three Lives of Thomasina
| Grandpa Stirling
1963 --
West 11
| Gash
1963 --
Billy Liar
| Duxbury
1963 --
Murder at the Gallop
| Old Enderby
1963 --
Cleopatra
| Titus
1963 --
The Cracksman
| Feathers
1962 --
The Amorous Prawn
| Lochaye
1962 --
The Inspector
| De Kool
1962 --
Go to Blazes
| Judge
1961 --
Joseph and His Brethren
| Jacob
1961 --
Clue of the Silver Key
|
1961 --
Francis of Assisi
| The Pope
1961 --
Hand in Hand
| Mr. Pritchard
1961 --
Five Golden Hours
| Father Superior
1960 --
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
| Captain Sellers
1960 --
The Angel Wore Red
| Bishop
1960 --
Kidnapped
| Cluny MacPherson
1959 --
Solomon and Sheba
| David
1959 --
Ben-Hur
| Balthasar
1958 --
Tempest
| Count Grinov
1958 --
Corridors of Blood
| Supt. Charles Matheson
1958 --
Rockets Galore
| Narrator (uncredited)
1958 --
6.5 Special
| Himself
1958 --
The Naked Earth
| Father Verity
1957 --
Dangerous Exile
| Mr. Patient
1957 --
Campbell's Kingdom
| Hyper-religious Old Barfly
1957 --
Saint Joan
| Archbishop of Rheims
1957 --
The Little Hut
| The Rev. Bertram Brittingham-Brett
1957 --
Abandon Ship
| Mr. Wheaton
1956 --
Zarak
| The Mullah
1956 --
Around the World in Eighty Days
| Whist Partner
1955 --
Footsteps in the Fog
| Inspector Peters
1955 --
King's Rhapsody
| King Paul
1955 --
Captain Lightfoot
| Callahan
1954 --
Make Me an Offer!
| Abe Sparta
1954 --
Third Party Risk
| Mr. Darius
1954 --
The End of the Road
| Old 'Mick-Mack'
1953 --
Rob Roy, The Highland Rogue
| Hamish MacPherson
1953 --
Treasure of the Golden Condor
| MacDougal
1952 --
Stars and Stripes Forever
| Col. Randolph
1952 --
Ivanhoe
| Cedric
1952 --
Walk East on Beacon
| Professor Albert Kafer
1952 --
Kangaroo
| Michael McGuire
1951 --
Quo Vadis
| Peter
1951 --
People Will Talk
| Shunderson
1950 --
Trio
| Mr. McLeod
1950 --
The Mudlark
| John Brown
1950 --
The Black Rose
| Alfgar
1950 --
My Daughter Joy
| Sir Thomas McTavish
1950 --
Treasure Island
| Capt. Billy Bones
1949 --
The History of Mr. Polly
| Uncle Jim
1948 --
Bonnie Prince Charlie
| The Marquis of Tullibardine
1948 --
Sleeping Car to Trieste
| Alastair McBain
1948 --
Mr. Perrin and Mr. Traill
| Sir Joshua Varley
1948 --
So Evil My Love
| Dr. Krylie
1948 --
The Monkey's Paw
| Sergeant-Major Morris
1948 --
My Brother Jonathan
| Dr. Hammond
1947 --
The Brothers
| Hector Macrae
1946 --
Great Expectations
| Abel Magwitch
1946 --
Spring Song
| Cobb
1946 --
School for Secrets
| Sir Duncan Wills
1946 --
The Trojan Brothers
| W.H. Maxwell
1946 --
In the Zone
|
1945 --
I Know Where I'm Going!
| Ruairidh Mhór
1945 --
Don Chicago
| Bugs Mulligan
1943 --
The Shipbuilders
| McWain
1943 --
They Met in the Dark
| Merchant Captain
1943 --
Theatre Royal
| Clement J. Earle
1943 --
Undercover
| Priest (uncredited)
1943 --
Warn That Man
| Captain Andrew Fletcher
1943 --
The Bells Go Down
| District Officer McFarlane
1942 --
Thunder Rock
| Capt. Joshua Stuart
1942 --
The Day Will Dawn
| Capt. Alstad
1941 --
49th Parallel
| The Factor
1940 --
Crook's Tour
| Tourist on Desert Bus (uncredited)
1938 --
The Claydon Treasure Mystery
| Rubin
1937 --
Paradise for Two
| Creditor
1937 --
The Edge of the World
| James Gray
1937 --
Wanted!
| Uncle Mart
1937 --
Catch as Catch Can
| Al Parson
1937 --
Glamorous Night
| Angus MacKintosh
1937 --
Command Performance
| Al, Arthur's Manager
1936 --
The Improper Duchess
| Milton Lee
1935 --
Me and Marlborough
| Marriage Celebrant (uncredited)
1935 --
Heat Wave
| Captain
1935 --
The Big Splash
| Hartley Bassett
1934 --
Little Friend
| Grove
1934 --
My Old Dutch
| Mo
1934 --
Gay Love
| Highams
1934 --
It's a Boy
| Publisher
1934 --
Princess Charming
| Baron Seegman
1934 --
Mister Cinders
| Henry Kemp
1933 --
Orders Is Orders
| Dave
1933 --
No Funny Business
| Mr Potterton
1933 --
Excess Baggage
| inspector Toucan
1933 --
The Good Companions
| Monte Mortimer
1932 --
Rome Express
| Sam, Publicist
1932 --
The Frightened Lady
| Brooks
1931 --
The Old Man
| Rennett