ACTOR

Frank Finlay

1926 - 2016

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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). His first leading television role came in 1971 in Casanova. This led to appearances on The Morecambe and Wise Show. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Frank Finlay is the 2,684th most popular actor (down from 2,200th in 2019), the 2,615th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 2,077th in 2019) and the 336th most popular British Actor.

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, Frank Finlay ranks 2,684 out of 13,578Before him are Jean Servais, Julieta Serrano, Stuart Wilson, Frédéric Mitterrand, Dennis Haysbert, and Joe Spinell. After him are Pierre Arditi, Karl Valentin, Matthias Habich, Gérard Jugnot, Kumail Nanjiani, and John Mahoney.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1926, Frank Finlay ranks 217Before him are Friedrich Cerha, Prince Ferdinand, Duke of Castro, Pat Flaherty, Johanna Quandt, Ursula Happe, and Ladislav Adamec. After him are Big Mama Thornton, Emmanuel Wamala, Yitzhak Arad, Cedella Booker, Mickey Hargitay, and Joseíto. Among people deceased in 2016, Frank Finlay ranks 211Before him are Scotty Moore, Nina Ponomaryova, Bernard Fox, Ramón Castro Ruz, Martin Lundström, and Miruts Yifter. After him are Ofelya Hambardzumyan, Sigge Parling, Halil İnalcık, Steven Hill, Jay Wright Forrester, and Mohamed Hassanein Heikal.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Frank Finlay ranks 2,616 out of 8,785Before him are Susanna Hall (1583), Charles Kingsley (1819), Stuart Wilson (1946), Andrew Lang (1844), Edward Daniel Clarke (1769), and Edith Tolkien (1889). After him are John Henry Mackay (1864), Rupert Sheldrake (1942), Joe Jordan (1951), Sir William Bowman, 1st Baronet (1816), John Mahoney (1940), and John Foxe (1516).

Among ACTORS In United Kingdom

Among actors born in United Kingdom, Frank Finlay ranks 336Before him are Lesley Nicol (1953), Robert Morley (1908), Mary Ure (1933), Gordon Jackson (1923), Tom Hiddleston (1981), and Stuart Wilson (1946). After him are John Mahoney (1940), Patricia Quinn (1944), Janet McTeer (1961), Emma Corrin (1995), Donald Moffat (1930), and Mark Williams (1959).