Finlay Currie
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),
Later in life he became a much respected antiques dealer, specialising in coins and precious metals. He had been a long time collector of the works of Robert Burns.
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Born
Jan 19, 1878
Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
Died
May 09, 1968
Known For
Acting
Movies
109 acting
0 crew
Popularity
1.1
Known For
Ben-Hur
1959
as Balthasar
Cleopatra
1963
as Titus (uncredited)
Around the World in 80 Days
1956
as Whist Partner
Treasure Island
1950
as Capt. Billy Bones
The Fall of the Roman Empire
1964
as Senator
Great Expectations
1946
as Abel Magwitch
Ivanhoe
1952
as Cedric
Quo Vadis
1951
as Peter
Solomon and Sheba
1959
as David
49th Parallel
1941
as The Factor
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