Albert Finney May 9 1936 February 7 2019 was an English actor He attended the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art and worked in the theatre before attaining prominence on screen in the early 1960s debuting with The Entertainer 1960 directed by Tony Richardson who had previously directed him in the theatre He maintained a successful career in theatre film and television He is known for his roles in Saturday Night and Sunday Morning also 1960 Tom Jones 1963 Two for the Road 1967 Scrooge 1970 Annie 1982 The Dresser 1983 Millers Crossing 1990 A Man of No Importance 1994 Erin Brockovich 2000 Big Fish 2003 The Bourne Ultimatum 2007 Before the Devil Knows Youre 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 was nominated for an Academy Award five times as Best Actor four times for Tom Jones 1963 Murder on the Orient Express 1974 The Dresser 1983 and Under the Volcano 1984 and as Best Supporting Actor for Erin Brockovich 2000 He received several awards for his performance as Winston Churchill in the 2002 BBCHBO television biographical film The Gathering Storm Description above from the Wikipedia article Albert Finney licensed under CCBYSA full list of contributors on Wikipedia
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