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Date of Birth: 9 May, 1936
Place of Birth: Salford, Lancashire, England, U.K.
Date of Death: 7 February, 2019
Place of Death: Chelsea, London, England, U.K.
Ethnicity: English, likely some Irish
Albert Finney was an English actor. Nominated for an Academy Award for acting five times, his roles included the films The Entertainer (1960), Saturday Night and Sunday Morning , Tom Jones , The Victors (1963), Night Must Fall (1964), Two for the Road , Charlie Bubbles , which he also directed; The Picasso Summer , Scrooge (1970), Gumshoe , Murder on the Orient Express , The Duellists , Loophole , Wolfen , Looker (1981), Shoot the Moon , Annie (1982), The Dresser (1983), Under the Volcano , Orphans (1987), Miller’s Crossing , The Playboys , Rich in Love (1992), A Man of No Importance , The Browning Version (1994), The Run of the Country , Washington Square , Simpatico , Breakfast of Champions , Erin Brockovich , Traffic (2000), Delivering Milo , Big Fish , Tim Burton’s Corpse Bride , Amazing Grace (2006), A Good Year , The Bourne Ultimatum , Before the Devil Knows You’re Dead , The Bourne Legacy , and Skyfall ; the series Emergency – Ward 10 , The Green Man , Karaoke , Cold Lazarus , Nostromo , and My Uncle Silas ; the mini-series The Endless Game ; the made-for-tv movies Pope John Paul II (1984), The Image (1990), and The Gathering Storm (2002); and many acclaimed stage peformances.
He was the son of Alice (Hobson) and Albert Finney, a bookmaker. He was married to travel agent Penelope Delmage, until his death. He had a son, camera operator Simon Finney, with his former wife, actress Jane Wenham.
Albert’s paternal grandfather was named Albert Finney. Albert was born in Pendleton, Lancashire.
Albert’s paternal grandmother was Maria Connor (the daughter of Robert Connor and Esther Jackson). Maria was born in Salford, Lancashire.
Albert’s maternal grandfather was named Thomas Hobson. Thomas was born in Pendleton, Lancashire.
Albert’s maternal grandmother was named Alice Morris. Alice was born in Pendleton, Lancashire.