Albert Finney
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Albert Finney

Albert Finney (born 9 May 1936) is a retired English actor. Beginning in theatre, Finney achieved especial success as a Shakespearean actor before switching to film. He achieved prominence in film during the early 1960s, debuting with "The Entertainer", directed by Tony Richardson, who had previously directed him in plays. He became a leading Free Cinema figure at the same time as maintaining a successful career in theatre, film and television. He is known for his roles in "Saturday Night and Sunday Morning" (1960), "Tom Jones" (1963), "Two for the Road" (1967), "Scrooge" (1970), "Annie" (1982), "The Dresser" (1983), "Miller's Crossing" (1990), "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 has been nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor four times, for "Tom Jones" (1963), "Murder on the Orient Express" (1974), "The Dresser" (1983), and "Under the Volcano" (1984); he was also nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performance in "Erin Brockovich" (2000).

Finney was born in the Charlestown area of Pendleton, Salford, Lancashire, England, the son of Alice (née Hobson) and Albert Finney, Sr., a bookmaker. He was educated at Tootal Drive Primary School, Salford Grammar School and the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art.

In February 1956 John Fernald, principal of RADA, gave Finney his first major role as Shakespeare's Troilus in the Vanbrugh Theatre's student p...