Francis Finlay Wiki: Salary, Married, Wedding, Spouse, Family
Francis Finlay, CBE (born 6 August 1926) is an English stage, film and television actor.
Full Name
Francis Finlay
Net Worth
$2 Million
Date Of Birth
August 6, 1926
Died
2016-01-30
Place Of Birth
Farnworth, Lancashire, England, UK
Height
5' 8" (1.73 m)
Profession
Actor
Spouse
Doreen Shepherd
Children
Daniel, Stephen, Cathy
Nicknames
Frank Finlay, Finlay, Frank
Star Sign
Leo
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Fact
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Considered for De Flores in Doctor Who: Silver Nemsis.
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Inteviewed for Khan in Octopussy.
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He has two roles in common with Peter Cushing, Nigel Davenport and David Warner: (1) Cushing played Professor Van Helsing in Horror of Dracula (1958), The Brides of Dracula (1960), Dracula A.D. 1972 (1972), The Satanic Rites of Dracula (1973) and The Legend of the 7 Golden Vampires (1974), Davenport played him in Bram Stoker's Dracula (1974), Finlay played him in Count Dracula (1977) and Warner played him in Penny Dreadful (2014) and (2) Davenport played Sir Arthur Conan Doyle in The Edwardians: Conan Doyle (1972), Cushing played him in The Great Houdini (1976), Finlay played him in The Other Side (1992) and Warner played him in Houdini (1998).
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He played Inspector Lestrade in A Study in Terror (1965) and Murder by Decree (1979) and his creator Sir Arthur Conan Doyle in The Other Side (1992).
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He was a front runner for the role of Ernst Stavro Blofeld in Diamonds Are Forever (1971) before Charles Gray was cast.
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Before being cast as Hans Fallanda in Lifeforce (1985), Finlay was considered for the roles of Dr. Armstrong, Dr. Bukovsky and Sir Percy Heseltine.
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He has two roles in common with Gérard Depardieu: (1) Finlay played Jean Valjean in Les Misérables (1967) while Depardieu played him in Les Misérables (2000) and (2) Finlay played Porthos in The Three Musketeers (1973), The Four Musketeers: Milady's Revenge (1974) and The Return of the Musketeers (1989) while Depardieu played him in The Man in the Iron Mask (1998).
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Father of Stephen Finlay, Cathy Finlay and Daniel Finlay.
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Member of Garrick club for many years.
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A devout Catholic, he belongs to the British Catholic Stage Guild.
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An Associate Member of RADA.
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He graduated from RADA (Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts) in London, England.
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He played Inspector Lestrade in two unrelated films which featured Sherlock Holmes attempting to solve the Jack the Ripper murders: A Study in Terror (1965) and Murder by Decree (1979). Both films featured Anthony Quayle in a supporting role.
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The 9th edition of Halliwell's Filmgoer's Companion erroneously credits him as having died in 1986.
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Did not serve in World War II.
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He was awarded the CBE (Commander of the Order of the British Empire) in the 1984 New Year's Honours List for his services to drama and was presented with his award by Queen Elizabeth II in February 1984 investiture ceremony.
