Finlay Currie

William Finlay Currie^[1] (20 Januar 1878 in Edinburgh – 9 Mey 1968, in Gerrards Cross, Buckinghamshire, Ingland) wis a Scots actor o stage, screen an telly.^[2][3]

He wis ruiset fur his roles as Abel Magwitch in the British film Great Expectations (1946), as Saunt Peter in Quo Vadis (1951) an as Balthazar in the American film Ben-Hur (1959).^[4][5] In his 70 year career, Currie ackit in seiven film nominate fur the Academy Award fur Best Picture, o whilk Around the World in 80 Days (1956) an Ben-Hur buir the gree.^[6][7]

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2. ↑ McFarlane, Brian (28 February 2014). The Encyclopedia of British Film: Fourth edition. Oxford University Press. pp. 175-176; ISBN 9781526111968
3. ↑ "Finlay Currie". British Film Institute. Archived frae the original on 9 Mey 2016. Retrieved 1 Julie 2018.
4. ↑ "BFI Screenonline: Currie, Finlay (1878–1968) Biography". Screenonline.org.uk. Archived frae the original on 7 September 2009. Retrieved 20 August 2026.
5. ↑ "Ben-Hur (1959) – William Wyler – Review". AllMovie.
6. ↑ "1957: Around the World in 80 Days | The Oscars, from Wings to Spotlight: the 88 films to win Best Picture - Film". 24 Februar 2017. Archived frae the original on 24 Februar 2017. Retrieved 1 November 2021.
7. ↑ "1960: Ben-Hur | The Oscars, from Wings to Spotlight: the 88 films to win Best Picture - Film". 24 Februar 2017. Archived frae the original on 24 Februar 2017. Retrieved 1 November 2021.

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