Finlay Currie

Personal Info

Birthday

January 19, 1878

Day of Death

1968-05-09

(90 years old)

Place of Birth

Edinburgh, Scotland, UK

Also Known As

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.

Known For

The Saint

The Prisoner

Gideon's Way

Ben-Hur

Cleopatra

Great Expectations

Man of the World

49th Parallel

Filmography

1969
Vendetta for The Saint
as Don Pasquale
1966
Alice in Wonderland
as Dodo
Brigadoon
as Mr. Lundie
1965
Bunny Lake Is Missing
as The Doll Maker
The Battle of the Villa Fiorita
as Emcee
1964
The Fall of the Roman Empire
as Senator
1963
The Three Lives of Thomasina
as Grandpa Stirling
West 11
as Gash
Billy Liar
as Duxbury
Murder at the Gallop
as Old Enderby
Cleopatra
as Titus
The Cracksman
as Feathers
1962
The Amorous Prawn
as Lochaye
The Inspector
as De Kool
Go to Blazes
as Judge
1961
Joseph and His Brethren
as Jacob
Clue of the Silver Key
as Harvey Lane
Francis of Assisi
as The Pope
Hand in Hand
as Mr. Pritchard
Five Golden Hours
as Father Superior
1960
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
as Captain Sellers
The Angel Wore Red
as Bishop
Kidnapped
as Cluny MacPherson
1959
Solomon and Sheba
as David
Ben-Hur
as Balthasar
1958
Corridors of Blood
as Supt. Charles Matheson
Tempest
as Count Grinov
Rockets Galore
as Narrator (uncredited)
6.5 Special
as Himself
The Naked Earth
as Father Verity
1957
Dangerous Exile
as Mr. Patient
Campbell's Kingdom
as Hyper-religious Old Barfly
Saint Joan
as Archbishop of Rheims
The Little Hut
as The Rev. Bertram Brittingham-Brett
Abandon Ship
as Mr. Wheaton
1956
Zarak
as The Mullah
Around the World in Eighty Days
as Whist Partner
1955
Footsteps in the Fog
as Inspector Peters
King's Rhapsody
as King Paul
Captain Lightfoot
as Callahan
1954
Make Me an Offer!
as Abe Sparta
Third Party Risk
as Mr. Darius
The End of the Road
as Old 'Mick-Mack'
1953
Rob Roy, The Highland Rogue
as Hamish MacPherson
Treasure of the Golden Condor
as MacDougal
1952
Stars and Stripes Forever
as Col. Randolph
Ivanhoe
as Cedric
Walk East on Beacon
as Professor Albert Kafer
Kangaroo
as Michael McGuire
1951
Quo Vadis
as Peter
People Will Talk
as Shunderson
1950
Trio
as Mr. McLeod
The Mudlark
as John Brown
The Black Rose
as Alfgar
My Daughter Joy
as Sir Thomas McTavish
Treasure Island
as Capt. Billy Bones
1949
Whisky Galore!
as Narrator
The History of Mr. Polly
as Uncle Jim
1948
Bonnie Prince Charlie
as The Marquis of Tullibardine
Sleeping Car to Trieste
as Alastair McBain
Mr. Perrin and Mr. Traill
as Sir Joshua Varley
So Evil My Love
as Dr. Krylie
The Monkey's Paw
as Sergeant-Major Morris
My Brother Jonathan
as Dr. Hammond
1947
The Brothers
as Hector Macrae
Woman to Woman
as Theatre Manager
1946
Great Expectations
as Abel Magwitch
School for Secrets
as Sir Duncan Wills
Spring Song
as Cobb
The Trojan Brothers
as W.H. Maxwell
1945
I Know Where I'm Going!
as Ruairidh Mhór
Don Chicago
as Bugs Mulligan
1943
The Shipbuilders
as McWain
They Met in the Dark
as Merchant Captain
Undercover
as Priest (uncredited)
Theatre Royal
as Clement J. Earle
Warn That Man
as Captain Andrew Fletcher
The Bells Go Down
as District Officer McFarlane
1942
Thunder Rock
as Capt. Joshua Stuart
The Day Will Dawn
as Capt. Alstad
1941
49th Parallel
as The Factor
1940
Crook's Tour
as Tourist on Desert Bus (uncredited)
1938
The Claydon Treasure Mystery
as Rubin
1937
Paradise for Two
as Creditor
The Edge of the World
as James Gray
Wanted!
as Uncle Mart
Command Performance
as Al, Arthur's Manager
Catch as Catch Can
as Al Parson
Glamorous Night
as Angus MacKintosh
1936
The Gay Adventure
as Porter
The Improper Duchess
as Milton Lee
1935
Me and Marlborough
as Marriage Celebrant (uncredited)
Heat Wave
as Captain
Mister Cinders
as Henry Kemp
The Big Splash
as Hartley Bassett
1934
Little Friend
as Grove
My Old Dutch
as Mo
Gay Love
as Highams
It's a Boy
as Publisher
Princess Charming
as Baron Seegman
1933
Orders Is Orders
as Dave
No Funny Business
as Mr Potterton
Excess Baggage
as inspector Toucan
The Good Companions
as Monte Mortimer
1932
Rome Express
as Sam, Publicist
The Frightened Lady
as Brooks
1931
The Old Man
as Rennett