Albert Finney

Acting

Born: 1936-05-09
Died: 2019-02-07
From: Salford, Greater Manchester, England, UK
Gender: Male
Popularity: 1

Also Known As

Альберт Финниآلبرت فینی

Biography

Albert Finney (May 9, 1936 – February 7, 2019) was an English actor. He attended the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art and worked in the theatre before attaining prominence on screen in the early 1960s, debuting with The Entertainer (1960), directed by Tony Richardson, who had previously directed him in the theatre. He maintained a successful career in theatre, film and television. He is known for his roles in Saturday Night and Sunday Morning (also 1960), Tom Jones (1963), Two for the Road (1967), Scrooge (1970), Annie (1982), The Dresser (1983), Miller's Crossing (1990), A Man of No Importance (1994), Erin Brockovich (2000), Big Fish (2003), The Bourne Ultimatum (2007), Before the Devil Knows You're Dead (2007), The Bourne Legacy (2012), and the James Bond film Skyfall (2012). A recipient of BAFTA , Golden Globe, Emmy and Screen Actors Guild awards, Finney was nominated for an Academy Award five times, as Best Actor four times, for Tom Jones (1963), Murder on the Orient Express (1974), The Dresser (1983), and Under the Volcano (1984), and as Best Supporting Actor for Erin Brockovich (2000). He received several awards for his performance as Winston Churchill in the 2002 BBC–HBO television biographical film The Gathering Storm.

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Awards & Nominations15 won · 37 nominated

Nominated

Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Cast

Before the Devil Knows You're Dead

2007
Nominated

BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role

Big Fish

2004
🏆 Won

British Academy Television Award for Best Actor

The Gathering Storm

2003
🏆 Won

Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Miniseries or Television Film

The Gathering Storm

2003
Nominated

Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture

Big Fish

2003
Nominated

British Academy Television Award for Best Actor

The Gathering Storm

2003
Nominated

Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Miniseries or Television Movie

The Gathering Storm

2003
🏆 Won

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie

The Gathering Storm

2002
Nominated

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie

The Gathering Storm

2002
🏆 Won

Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture

Traffic

2001
🏆 Won

Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role

Erin Brockovich

2001
🏆 Won

BAFTA Fellowship

2001
Nominated

Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor

Erin Brockovich

2001
Nominated

BAFTA Fellowship

2001
Nominated

Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role

Erin Brockovich

2001
Nominated

BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role

Erin Brockovich

2001
Nominated

Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture

Traffic

2001
Nominated

Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture

Erin Brockovich

2000
Nominated

British Academy Television Award for Best Actor

1999
Nominated

British Academy Television Award for Best Actor

Karaoke

1997
Nominated

British Academy Television Award for Best Actor

Cold Lazarus

1997
Nominated

British Academy Television Award for Best Actor

The Green Man

1991
Nominated

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie

The Image

1990
🏆 Won

Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor

1986
Nominated

Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor

1986
Nominated

Academy Award for Best Actor

Under the Volcano

1985
Nominated

BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role

The Dresser

1985
🏆 Won

London Film Critics Circle Award for Actor of the Year

Under the Volcano

1984
🏆 Won

Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor

Under the Volcano

1984
🏆 Won

Silver Bear

1984
Nominated

Academy Award for Best Actor

The Dresser

1984
Nominated

Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama

Under the Volcano

1984
Nominated

National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Actor

Under the Volcano

1984
Nominated

BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role

Shoot the Moon

1983
Nominated

Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama

The Dresser

1983
Nominated

Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama

Shoot the Moon

1982
Nominated

Laurence Olivier Award for Actor of the Year in a Revival

1976
Nominated

BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role

Murder on the Orient Express

1975
Nominated

Academy Award for Best Actor

Murder on the Orient Express

1975
Nominated

BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role

Gumshoe

1972
🏆 Won

Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy

Scrooge

1970
Nominated

Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy

Scrooge

1970
Nominated

Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play

1968
Nominated

Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play

1964
Nominated

Academy Award for Best Actor

Tom Jones

1964
🏆 Won

Golden Globe Award for New Star of the Year – Actor

1963
Nominated

Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy

Tom Jones

1963
Nominated

Golden Globe Award for New Star of the Year – Actor

Tom Jones

1963
🏆 Won

BAFTA Award for Most Promising Newcomer to Leading Film Roles

Saturday Night and Sunday Morning

1961
🏆 Won

National Board of Review Award for Best Actor

Saturday Night and Sunday Morning

1961
Nominated

BAFTA Award for Most Promising Newcomer to Leading Film Roles

Saturday Night and Sunday Morning

1961
🏆 Won

Volpi Cup for Best Actor

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Directing2 titles

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