
Frank Finlay
Born
1926-08-06
Place of birth
Farnworth, Lancashire, England, UK
Died
2016-01-30
Biography
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 Di...
Known for

The Pianist
Father

Merlin
Anhora

The Longest Day
Pvt. Coke (uncredited)

Lifeforce
Dr. Hans Fallada

Blackadder
The Witchsmeller Pursuivant

The Key
Nino Rolfe

A Christmas Carol
Jacob Marley

The Three Musketeers
Porthos / O'Reilly

The Wild Geese
Fr. Geoghagen

Sherlock Holmes
Professor Coram / Sergius

The Voyeur
Nino Rolfe

The Four Musketeers
Porthos

Murder by Decree
Inspector Lestrade

The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner
Booking Office Clerk (uncredited)

The Return of the Musketeers
Porthos