Фрэнсис Финлей: Англиялық актердің өмірі мен мансабы (1926-2016)

English actor (1926–2016)

Francis Finlay, (6 August 1926 – 30 January 2016) was an English actor. He earned an Academy Award nomination for his performance as Iago in Othello (1965). This led to appearances on The Morecambe and Wise Show. He also appeared in the drama Bouquet of Barbed Wire.

Finlay was born in Farnworth, Lancashire, the son of Josiah Finlay, and Margaret Finlay. He was educated at St Gregory the Great School, but left at 14 to train as a butcher at Toppings, gaining a City and Guilds Diploma in the trade.

Finlay made his first stage appearances at the local Farnworth Little Theatre, in plays that included Peter Blackmore's Miranda in 1951. and the film adaptation of that production (also 1965), The critic John Simon wrote that the close ups in the film allowed Finlay to give a more subtle and effective performance than he had done on stage. At the Chichester Festival Theatre, Finlay played roles ranging from the First Gravedigger in Hamlet to Josef Frank in Weapons of Happiness. He also appeared in The Party, Plunder, Saint Joan, Hobson's Choice, Amadeus (as Salieri), Between November 1988 and April 1989, Finlay toured Australia, performing in Jeffrey Archer's Beyond Reasonable Doubt at theatres in Sydney, Melbourne and Adelaide.

One of his earliest television roles was in the family space adventure serial Target Luna (1960), as journalist Conway Henderson. Finlay's first major television success was as Jean Valjean in the BBC's 1967 ten part adaptation of Victor Hugo's Les Misérables. He played the title role of Dennis Potter's BBC 2 series Casanova (1971). for which he won a BAFTA award. He won another BAFTA award that year for his performance as Voltaire in the BBC TV production of Candide. Finlay became a member of the British Catholic Stage Guild (now the Catholic Association of Performing Arts). Finlay was made a Commander of the Order of the British Empire in the New Year's Honours of 1984 and an honorary doctor of the University of Bolton in 2009.

Year Title Role Notes 1962Life for RuthHenry – Teddy's fatherThe Longest DayPrivate CokeUncreditedThe Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner Booking Office clerk Uncredited Private PotterCaptain Patterson1963Doctor in DistressCorsetiere The InformersLeon Sale1964Hot Enough for JuneBritish Embassy porterUncreditedThe Comedy ManProut1965A Study in TerrorInspector LestradeReprised the role fourteen years later in Murder by Decree The Wild AffairDrunkOthelloIagoSan Sebastián International Film Festival Award for Best ActorNominated — Academy Award for Best Supporting ActorNominated — BAFTA Award for Most Promising Newcomer to Leading Film RolesNominated — Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture 1966The Sandwich ManSecond fish porterThe Deadly BeesH. W. Manfred1967The JokersHarassed manRobberyRobinsonI'll Never Forget What's'isnameChaplainThe Spare TyresCouncil foremanShort1968Inspector ClouseauSuperintendent WeaverThe Shoes of the FishermanIgor BouninTwisted NerveHenry Durnley1970The Molly MaguiresDaviesCromwellJohn Carter1971AssaultDet. Chief Supt. VelyanGumshoeWilliam Ginley1972Sitting TargetMarty GoldDanny JonesMr. JonesNeither the Sea Nor the SandGeorge Dabernon1973Shaft in AfricaAmafiThe Three MusketeersPorthos / O'Reilly 1974The Four MusketeersPorthosSequel to The Three Musketeers 1978The Wild GeeseFather Geoghagen 1979Murder by DecreeInspector LestradeUn'ombra nell'ombraPaulaka Satan's Wife1982The Return of the SoldierWilliam GreyNominated — BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting RoleEnigmaCanarsky1983The Ploughman's LunchMatthew FoxThe KeyNino Rolfe19851919Sigmund FreudVoiceLifeforceDr. Hans Fallada1989The Return of the MusketeersPorthosFinal film in the Musketeers trilogy 1990King of the WindEdward Coke1992Cthulhu MansionChanduStalinSergei AlliluyevTV movie1993SparrowFather Nunzio1995GospaMonsignor1996Tiré à partJohn Rathbone1997For My BabyRudi WittfogelSo This Is Romance?Mike's dadThe Road to GloryYudah Lieb GoldPut K Slave1998Stiff Upper LipsHudson Junior1999Dreaming of Joseph LeesFather2000GhosthunterCharlie FieldingShort2001The MartinsMr. Heath2002The PianistSamuel Szpilman Silent CryDr. Robert Barrum 2003 The StatementCommissaire Vionnet 2004Lighthouse HillAlfred2007The Waiting RoomRoger