
Deceased
How Did Frank Finlay Die?
Life & Death
Died aged 89Francis Finlay was an English actor. He earned an Academy Award nomination for his performance as Iago in Othello (1965). His first leading television role came in 1971 in Casanova. This led to appearances on The Morecambe and Wise Show. Finlay starred alongside famous Italian actress Stefania Sandrelli in Tinto Brass' The Key, the most successful Italian film of the 1983–1984 season. He also appeared in the drama Bouquet of Barbed Wire.
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| Year | Title | Character | Age at release |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Nothing Like a DameMovie | Self (archive footage) | 92 |
| 2015 | Fifty Shades of EroticaMovie | (archive footage) | 89 |
| 2008 | MerlinSeries | Anhora | 82 |
| 2008 | Rosamunde Pilcher's Four SeasonsSeries | Alexander 'Alex' Combe | 82 |
| 2007 | The Waiting RoomMovie | Roger | 81 |
| 2003 | The StatementMovie | Commissaire Vionnet | 77 |
| 2002 | The PianistMovie | Father | 76 |
| 2001 | The MartinsMovie | Mr Heath | 75 |
| 2001 | Station JimMovie | Riorden Snr | 75 |
| 2000 | LongitudeSeries | Admiral Wagner | 74 |
| 2000 | For My BabyMovie | Rudi Wittfogel | 74 |
| 2000 | The SinsSeries | Uncle Irwin Green | 74 |
| 1999 | The Magical Legend of the LeprechaunsSeries | General Bulstrode | 73 |
| 1999 | Dreaming of Joseph LeesMovie | Father | 73 |
| 1998 | How Do You Want Me?Series | — | 72 |
| 1997 | The GrandSeries | Edward Lawrence | 71 |
| 1997 | Limited EditionMovie | John Rathbone | 71 |
| 1997 | Romance and Rejection (So This Is Romance?)Movie | Mike's Dad | 71 |
| 1995 | A Mind to MurderMovie | Professor Etherege | 69 |
| 1995 | Virgin MaryMovie | Monsignor | 69 |
| 1994 | The VoyeurMovie | Nino Rolfe | 68 |
| 1994 | The Memoirs of Sherlock HolmesSeries | Professor Coram / Sergius | 68 |
| 1994 | SparrowMovie | Father Nunzio | 68 |
| 1992 | HeartbeatSeries | Howard Franklin | 66 |
| 1992 | StalinMovie | Sergei | 66 |
| 1991 | Prime SuspectSeries | Arnold Tennison | 65 |
| 1990 | King of the WindMovie | Edward Coke | 64 |
| 1989 | The Return of the MusketeersMovie | Porthos | 63 |
| 1987 | CasanovaMovie | Razetta | 61 |
| 1987 | Erebus: The AftermathSeries | Justice Peter Mahon | 61 |
| 1986 | LovejoySeries | Harold Plumb | 60 |
| 1985 | In the Secret StateMovie | Frank Strange | 59 |
| 1985 | The Making Of LifeforceMovie | Self | 59 |
| 1984 | Sherlock HolmesSeries | Professor Coram / Sergius | 58 |
| 1984 | A Christmas CarolMovie | Jacob Marley | 58 |
| 1984 | SakharovMovie | Kravtsov | 58 |
| 1984 | Royal Variety Performance 1984Movie | — | 58 |
| 1984 | Arch of TriumphMovie | Col. Boris Morosov | 58 |
| 1983 | BlackadderSeries | The Witchsmeller Pursuivant | 57 |
| 1983 | The KeyMovie | Nino Rolfe | 57 |
| 1983 | The Ploughman's LunchMovie | Matthew Fox | 57 |
| 1983 | The Return of the SoldierMovie | William Grey | 57 |
| 1982 | EnigmaMovie | Canarsky | 56 |
| 1982 | All for LoveSeries | Captain Manson | 56 |
| 1979 | Tales of the UnexpectedSeries | Arthur Pearson | 53 |
| 1979 | Murder by DecreeMovie | Inspector Lestrade | 53 |
| 1978 | The Thief of BaghdadMovie | Abu Bakar | 52 |
| 1978 | BetziMovie | Napoleon | 52 |
| 1978 | Saturday, Sunday, MondayMovie | Peppino | 52 |
| 1977 | Count DraculaMovie | Abraham van Helsing | 51 |
| 1977 | Count DraculaSeries | Professor Van Helsing | 51 |
| 1976 | Bouquet of Barbed WireSeries | Peter Manson | 50 |
| 1976 | Laurence Olivier PresentsSeries | Peppino | 50 |
| 1975 | Van der Valk and the ScapegoatMovie | Commissaris Simon "Piet" van der Valk | 49 |
| 1974 | The Four MusketeersMovie | Porthos | 48 |
| 1974 | Van der Valk: Gun Before ButterMovie | Commissaris Simon "Piet" van der Valk | 48 |
| 1973 | The Three MusketeersMovie | Porthos / O'Reilly | 47 |
| 1973 | The Death of Adolf HitlerMovie | Adolf Hitler | 47 |
| 1973 | Van der Valk and the RichMovie | Commissaris Simon "Piet" van der Valk | 47 |
| 1973 | Shaft in AfricaMovie | Vincent Amafi | 47 |
| 1972 | Sitting TargetMovie | Marty Gold | 46 |
| 1972 | Neither the Sea Nor the SandMovie | George Dabernon | 46 |
| 1972 | Danny JonesMovie | — | 46 |
| 1972 | The Merchant of VeniceMovie | Shylock | 46 |
| 1971 | GumshoeMovie | William Ginley | 45 |
| 1971 | AssaultMovie | Det. Chief Supt. Velyan | 45 |
| 1971 | CasanovaSeries | Giovanni Jacopo Casanova | 45 |
| 1970 | Play for TodaySeries | — | 44 |
| 1970 | The LieMovie | Andrew Firth | 44 |
| 1970 | The Molly MaguiresMovie | Davies | 44 |
| 1970 | The BodyMovie | Narrator | 44 |
| 1969 | ITV Saturday Night TheatreSeries | Adolf Hitler | 43 |
| 1968 | Twisted NerveMovie | Henry Durnley | 42 |
| 1968 | The Shoes of the FishermanMovie | Igor Bounin | 42 |
| 1967 | RobberyMovie | Robinson | 41 |
| 1967 | I'll Never Forget What's'isnameMovie | Chaplain | 41 |
| 1967 | Much Ado About NothingMovie | Dogberry | 41 |
| 1967 | The JokersMovie | Harrassed Man | 41 |
| 1966 | NET PlayhouseSeries | Marcus Brutus | 40 |
| 1966 | The Sandwich ManMovie | Second Fish Porter | 40 |
| 1966 | The Deadly BeesMovie | H.W. Manfred | 40 |
| 1965 | BBC Play of the MonthSeries | Sancho Panza | 39 |
| 1965 | BBC Play of the MonthSeries | Voltaire | 39 |
| 1965 | The Wild AffairMovie | Drunk | 39 |
| 1965 | OthelloMovie | Iago | 39 |
| 1964 | Theatre 625Series | Dr Dee | 38 |
| 1963 | Doctor in DistressMovie | Corsetiere | 37 |
| 1962 | Z-CarsSeries | — | 36 |
| 1962 | The Longest DayMovie | Pvt. Coke (uncredited) | 36 |
| 1962 | Life for RuthMovie | Teddy's Father | 36 |
| 1962 | Studio 4Series | Fernand Destayac | 36 |
| 1962 | Private PotterMovie | Capt. Patterson | 36 |
| 1961 | Drama 61-67Series | Albert Hope | 35 |
| 1956 | Armchair TheatreSeries | David Field | 30 |
| 1950 | Sunday Night TheatreSeries | Louis | 24 |