Frank Finlay

Frank Finlay strikes me as the kind of actor whose name fans of serious British drama revere even if casual viewers don't. An Oscar nomination for playing Iago opposite Olivier in Othello is no small thing, and I respect that he built his reputation on the stage first. What I appreciate is the range I see across his career: from that heavyweight Shakespearean villainy to a leading television role in Casanova, and even lighter turns on The Morecambe and Wise Show. The CBE and his BAFTA win round out a long, distinguished life in the craft. To me he embodies the disciplined, unflashy English character actor.

Name (English)

Frank Finlay

Name (Japanese)

フランク・フィンレー

Reading

ふらんく・ふぃんれー

Born

August 6, 1926 – January 30, 2016

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Leo / Tiger

Origin

Farnworth, United Kingdom

Occupation

stage actor / film actor / television actor / actor

Awards & achievements

• Commander of the Order of the British Empire
• 1974 British Academy Television Award for Best Actor

Motto

Private

• Official sitehttp://www.frankfinlay.net/
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%95%E3%83%A9%E3%83%B3%E3%82%AF%E3%83%BB%E3%83%95%E3%82%A3%E3%83%B3%E3%83%AC%E3%83%BC

Tags

• stage actor
• film actor
• television actor

Last updated

2026-06-02

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.