Frank Finlay

Frank Finlay

Acting

Born August 6, 1926 · Farnworth, Lancashire, England, UK

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 w…

Known for

Play for Today

Play for Today

1970

Play for Today

Play for Today

1970

Wogan

Wogan

1982

Merlin

Merlin

2008

Heartbeat

Heartbeat

1992

Sherlock Holmes

Sherlock Holmes

1984

Tales of the Unexpected

Tales of the Unexpected

1979

The Wednesday Play

The Wednesday Play

1964

Acting(140)

2018Nothing Like a DameSelf (archive footage)

2015Fifty Shades of Erotica(archive footage)

2008Rosamunde Pilcher's Four SeasonsAlexander 'Alex' Combe

2008MerlinAnhora

2007The Waiting RoomRoger

2006Johnny and the BombTom Maxwell

2004Lighthouse HillAlfred

2004Life BeginsEric Thornhill

2003The StatementCommissaire Vionnet

2003EroicaJosef Haydn

2003The Lost PrinceAsquith

2002The PianistFather

2001Station JimRiorden Snr

2001The MartinsMr Heath

2000The SinsUncle Irwin Green

2000For My BabyRudi Wittfogel

2000LongitudeAdmiral Wagner

1999The Magical Legend of the LeprechaunsGeneral Bulstrode

1999Dreaming of Joseph LeesFather

1998Stiff Upper LipsHudson Junior

1998How Do You Want Me?

1997Romance and Rejection (So This Is Romance?)Mike's Dad

1997The GrandEdward Lawrence

1997Limited EditionJohn Rathbone

1995Virgin MaryMonsignor

1995A Mind to MurderProfessor Etherege

1994The Memoirs of Sherlock HolmesProfessor Coram / Sergius

1994Charlemagne, le prince à chevalAlcuin

1994SparrowFather Nunzio

1994The VoyeurNino Rolfe

1993An Exchange of FirePavel Rhele

1992StalinSergei

1992The Other SideArthur Conan Doyle

1992HeartbeatHoward Franklin

1992Cthulhu MansionChandu

1991Mountain of DiamondsGarrick

1991Mountain of DiamondsGarrick

1991Prime SuspectArnold Tennison

1991The Burning ShoreGarrick

1990King of the WindEdward Coke

1989The Return of the MusketeersPorthos

1987Erebus: The AftermathJustice Peter Mahon

1987CasanovaRazetta

1986LovejoyHarold Plumb

1985Nineteen NineteenSigmund Freud (voice)

1985LifeforceDr. Hans Fallada

1985In the Secret StateFrank Strange

1985Screen TwoFrank Strange

1985The Making Of LifeforceSelf

1984Arch of TriumphCol. Boris Morosov

1984Royal Variety Performance 1984

1984A Christmas CarolJacob Marley

1984SakharovKravtsov

1984Sherlock HolmesProfessor Coram / Sergius

1983The KeyNino Rolfe

1983BlackadderThe Witchsmeller Pursuivant

1983The Ploughman's LunchMatthew Fox

1983The Spanish Civil WarSelf - Narrator

1983The Return of the SoldierWilliam Grey

1982EnigmaCanarsky

1982MonaCaptain Manson

1982All for LoveCaptain Manson

1981Tales from the Thousand and One NightsShahriar

1981Dear BrutusDearth

1979Ring of DarknessPaul

1979Tales of the UnexpectedArthur Pearson

1979Murder by DecreeInspector Lestrade

1978BetziNapoleon

1978The Wild GeeseFr. Geoghagen

1978The Thief of BaghdadAbu Bakar

1978Saturday, Sunday, MondayPeppino

1977Count DraculaAbraham van Helsing

1977Count DraculaProfessor Van Helsing

1977Another Bouquet

1976Laurence Olivier PresentsPeppino

1976Bouquet of Barbed WirePeter Manson

197584 Charing Cross RoadFrank Doel

1975Van der Valk and the ScapegoatCommissaris Simon "Piet" van der Valk

1974Van der Valk: Gun Before ButterCommissaris Simon "Piet" van der Valk

1974The Four MusketeersPorthos

1973Van der Valk and the RichCommissaris Simon "Piet" van der Valk

1973The Three MusketeersPorthos / O'Reilly

1973Shaft in AfricaVincent Amafi

1973The Death of Adolf HitlerAdolf Hitler

1973The Adventures Of Don QuixoteSancho Panza

1972Neither the Sea Nor the SandGeorge Dabernon

1972Sitting TargetMarty Gold

1972Danny Jones

1972The Merchant of VeniceShylock

1971GumshoeWilliam Ginley

1971CasanovaGiovanni Jacopo Casanova

1971AssaultDet. Chief Supt. Velyan

1970The LieAndrew Firth

1970Play for Today

1970The BodyNarrator

1970CromwellJohn Carter

1970The Molly MaguiresDavies

1969Blood of the LambAlbert

1969Julius CaesarBrutus

1969The Piano TunerWilfred Tilley

1969ITV Saturday Night TheatreWilfred Tilley

1969This Happy BreedFrank Gibbons

1968Twisted NerveHenry Durnley

1968The Shoes of the FishermanIgor Bounin

1968Inspector ClouseauSupt. Weaver

1967I'll Never Forget What's'isnameChaplain

1967Les MisérablesJean Valjean

1967RobberyRobinson

1967The JokersHarrassed Man

1967Much Ado About NothingDogberry

1967The Spare TyresCouncil foreman

1966The Deadly BeesH.W. Manfred

1966NET PlayhouseMarcus Brutus

1966The Sandwich ManSecond Fish Porter

1965OthelloIago

1965The Wild AffairDrunk

1965BBC Play of the MonthMarcus Brutus

1965Thirty-Minute TheatreThe Man

1965A Study in TerrorInspector Lestrade

1965Olivier Talks About Othello(archive footage)

1964The Wednesday PlayAlbert

1964The Comedy ManProut

1964Theatre 625Dr Dee

1964Hot Enough for JuneBritish Embassy Porter

1963The InformersLeon Sale

1963Doctor in DistressCorsetiere

1962The Longest DayPvt. Coke (uncredited)

1962The Loneliness of the Long Distance RunnerBooking Office Clerk (uncredited)

1962Life for RuthTeddy's Father

1962The Hard KnockFranco Angelo

1962Studio 4Fernand Destayac

1962Private PotterCapt. Patterson

1961You Can't WinGeorge Lander

1961The Younger GenerationRoss Mayer

1961Drama 61-67Albert Hope

1960Target LunaConway Henderson

1956Armchair TheatreFranco Angelo

1950Sunday Night TheatreLouis