Finlay Currie

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Finlay Currie was a Scottish actor best known for his character roles in mid-20th-century British and Hollywood films, including "Great Expectations" and "Ben-Hur."

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Finlay Currie canonical 17

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Scottish person
film actor
human
stage actor
television actor
activeYearsEnd 1968
activeYearsStart 1898
burialPlace Gerrards Cross
causeOfDeath natural causes
countryOfCitizenship Scotland
United Kingdom
dateOfBirth 1878-01-20
dateOfDeath 1968-05-09
employer Ealing Studios
Gaumont British
ethnicGroup Scottish
familyName Currie
genre adventure film
historical drama film
givenName Finlay
languageOfWorkOrName English
name Finlay Currie
notableFor character roles in mid-20th-century films
notableWork Ben-Hur
Great Expectations
Ivanhoe
People Will Talk
Quo Vadis
The 39 Steps
The Fall of the Roman Empire
Treasure Island
occupation actor
film actor
music hall performer
stage actor
television actor
placeOfBirth Edinburgh
Scotland
placeOfDeath Buckinghamshire
England
Gerrards Cross
portrayed Balthasar in Ben-Hur (1959 film)
Magwitch in Great Expectations (1946 film)
residence Gerrards Cross
sexOrGender male
spouse Maude Courtney
workedIn British cinema
Hollywood cinema
linked to: American cinema

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Currie hasNotableBearer Finlay Currie
Quo Vadis starring Finlay Currie
Solomon and Sheba starring Finlay Currie
subject linked to: Solomon and Sheba (1959 film)
I Know Where I’m Going! starring Finlay Currie
Whisky Galore! narrator Finlay Currie
The Bells Go Down castMember Finlay Currie
The Mudlark starring Finlay Currie
Walk East on Beacon stars Finlay Currie
Saint Joan (1957 film) starred Finlay Currie
Great Expectations (1946 film) stars Finlay Currie
Ivanhoe (1952 film) castMember Finlay Currie
Bunny Lake Is Missing castMember Finlay Currie
49th Parallel castMember Finlay Currie
Finlay Currie name Finlay Currie
Sleeping Car to Trieste starring Finlay Currie
The Big Gamble (1961 film) starring Finlay Currie
The Lion Has Wings featuresActor Finlay Currie