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'''Albert Finney''' (born [[9 May]] [[1936]]) is a [[United Kingdom|British]] [[actor]]. He has received five [[Academy Awards]] nominations.

His most famous role was as [[Agatha Christie]]'s master detective [[Hercule Poirot]] in the 1974 film "Murder On The Orient Express." Finney was so effective in the role that he complained that it typecast him for a number of years. "People really do think I am 300 pounds with a French accent" he said.

He was born in [[Salford]], [[Manchester]], [[England]].

His first film was [[The Entertainer]] ([[1960]]), but his real breakthrough came with his portrayal of a disillusioned [[factory]] worker in [[Karel Reisz]]'s film of [[Alan Sillitoe]]'s ''[[Saturday Night and Sunday Morning]]''. This led to a series of "angry young man" roles in [[kitchen sink drama]]s, most notably [[1963]]'s ''[[Tom Jones (movie)|Tom Jones]]'' (for which he turned down the role of [[T. E. Lawrence]] in ''[[Lawrence of Arabia (film)|Lawrence of Arabia]]''). Albert Finney has often been called "A second Olivier".

His [[television]] roles include the lead in [[Dennis Potter]]'s final two plays: ''[[Karaoke (play)|Karaoke]]'' and ''[[Cold Lazarus]]''. In the latter he played a frozen, disembodied head. His most recent [[Television|TV]] credit is the leading role in [[My Uncle Silas]], about a [[Cornwall|Cornish]] country gentleman, who's looking after his grand-nephew. It ran from [[2000]] until [[2002]], then again for a mini-series in [[2003]].

From [[1970]] to [[1978]], he was married to the [[France|French]] actress [[Anouk Aimée]].

==Selected filmography==

*''[[Big Fish]]'' ([[2003]])

*''[[Traffic (2000 movie)|Traffic]]'' ([[2000]])

*''[[Erin Brockovich (movie)|Erin Brockovich]]'' ([[2000]])

*''[[Simpatico]]'' ([[1999]])

*''[[The Browning Version]]'' ([[1994]])

*''[[Miller's Crossing]]'' ([[1990]])

*''[[Under the Volcano]]'' ([[1984]])

*''[[The Dresser]]'' ([[1983]])

*''[[Annie]]'' ([[1982]])

*''[[Murder on the Orient Express]]'' ([[1974]])

*''[[Gumshoe (movie)|Gumshoe]]'' ([[1972]])

*''[[Scrooge (1970)]]''

*''[[Tom Jones (movie)|Tom Jones]]'' ([[1963]])

*''[[Saturday Night and Sunday Morning]]'' ([[1960]])

*''The Entertainer'' (1960)

==External link==

* {{imdb name|id=0001215|name=Albert Finney}}

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