Finlay Currie: movies and TV shows
Finlay Currie has 119 credits in the archive: 109 films and 10 TV series, from 1931 to 1969. Highest rated: Ben-Hur (7.9/10).
Career timeline
1931 – 1969 · busiest year: 1937 (6 credits)
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Full filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Type | Rating | Age then |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | Vendetta for The Saint | Don Pasquale | Film | 6.9 | 91 |
| 1967 | The Prisoner | General | TV | 7.7 | 89 |
| 1967 | Les Misérables | TV | 5.5 | 89 | |
| 1966 | Alice in Wonderland | Dodo | Film | 6.0 | 88 |
| 1966 | Brigadoon | Mr. Lundie | Film | 7.0 | 88 |
| 1965 | Gideon's Way | General Sir Hector McGregor | TV | 7.0 | 87 |
| 1965 | Knock on Any Door | Old Man | TV | — | 87 |
| 1965 | Bunny Lake Is Missing | Doll Maker | Film | 7.2 | 87 |
| 1965 | The Battle of the Villa Fiorita | Emcee | Film | 4.4 | 87 |
| 1964 | The Fall of the Roman Empire | Senator | Film | 6.5 | 86 |
| 1964 | Who Was Maddox? | Alex Campbell | Film | 7.7 | 86 |
| 1963 | Cleopatra | Titus (uncredited) | Film | 7.0 | 85 |
| 1963 | Murder at the Gallop | Old Enderby | Film | 7.1 | 85 |
| 1963 | Billy Liar | Duxbury | Film | 6.8 | 85 |
| 1963 | The Three Lives of Thomasina | Grandpa Stirling | Film | 6.8 | 85 |
| 1963 | West 11 | Gash | Film | 6.9 | 85 |
| 1963 | The Cracksman | Feathers | Film | 6.6 | 85 |
| 1962 | The Saint | Don Pasquale | TV | 7.3 | 84 |
| 1962 | Man of the World | Donald | TV | 7.2 | 84 |
| 1962 | The Inspector | De Kool | Film | 7.1 | 84 |
| 1962 | Go to Blazes | Judge | Film | 6.4 | 84 |
| 1962 | The Amorous Prawn | Lochaye | Film | 6.5 | 84 |
| 1961 | Joseph and His Brethren | Jacob | Film | 6.2 | 83 |
| 1961 | Francis of Assisi | The Pope | Film | 7.7 | 83 |
| 1961 | Five Golden Hours | Father Superior | Film | 7.3 | 83 |
| 1961 | Clue of the Silver Key | Harvey Lane | Film | 7.0 | 83 |
| 1961 | Hand in Hand | Mr. Pritchard | Film | 7.2 | 83 |
| 1960 | Danger Man | 'Jock' | TV | 7.4 | 82 |
| 1960 | Kidnapped | Cluny MacPherson | Film | 6.6 | 82 |
| 1960 | The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn | Captain Sellers | Film | 5.8 | 82 |
| 1960 | The Angel Wore Red | Bishop | Film | 5.0 | 82 |
| 1959 | Ben-Hur | Balthasar | Film | 7.9 | 81 |
| 1959 | Solomon and Sheba | David | Film | 6.4 | 81 |
| 1958 | The Naked Earth | Father Verity | Film | 10.0 | 80 |
| 1958 | Corridors of Blood | Supt. Charles Matheson | Film | 6.2 | 80 |
| 1958 | Tempest | Count Grinov | Film | 6.5 | 80 |
| 1958 | 6.5 Special | Himself | Film | 10.0 | 80 |
| 1958 | Rockets Galore | Narrator (uncredited) | Film | 6.4 | 80 |
| 1957 | Seven Waves Away | Mr. Wheaton | Film | 7.5 | 79 |
| 1957 | Campbell's Kingdom | Hyper-religious Old Barfly | Film | 6.0 | 79 |
| 1957 | The Little Hut | The Rev. Bertram Brittingham-Brett | Film | 6.4 | 79 |
| 1957 | Saint Joan | Archbishop of Rheims | Film | 6.5 | 79 |
| 1957 | Dangerous Exile | Mr. Patient | Film | 6.3 | 79 |
| 1956 | The Count of Monte Cristo | TV | 5.6 | 78 | |
| 1956 | Around the World in 80 Days | Whist Partner | Film | 6.7 | 78 |
| 1956 | Armchair Theatre | Professor Syme | TV | 6.0 | 78 |
| 1956 | Zarak | The Mullah | Film | 5.4 | 78 |
| 1955 | Captain Lightfoot | Callahan | Film | 6.4 | 77 |
| 1955 | Footsteps in the Fog | Inspector Peters | Film | 7.0 | 77 |
| 1955 | King's Rhapsody | King Paul | Film | 5.3 | 77 |
| 1954 | Make Me an Offer! | Abe Sparta | Film | 7.4 | 76 |
| 1954 | Third Party Risk | Mr. Darius | Film | 4.7 | 76 |
| 1954 | The End of the Road | Old 'Mick-Mack' | Film | 6.5 | 76 |
| 1953 | General Electric Theater | MacMorriss | TV | 6.8 | 75 |
| 1953 | Rob Roy, The Highland Rogue | Hamish MacPherson | Film | 5.2 | 75 |
| 1953 | Treasure of the Golden Condor | MacDougal | Film | 6.3 | 75 |
| 1952 | Ivanhoe | Cedric | Film | 6.8 | 74 |
| 1952 | Kangaroo | Michael McGuire | Film | 5.7 | 74 |
| 1952 | Stars and Stripes Forever | Col. Randolph | Film | 7.0 | 74 |
| 1952 | Walk East on Beacon | Professor Albert Kafer | Film | 5.3 | 74 |
| 1951 | Quo Vadis | Peter | Film | 7.1 | 73 |
| 1951 | People Will Talk | Shunderson | Film | 7.1 | 73 |
| 1950 | Treasure Island | Capt. Billy Bones | Film | 6.6 | 72 |
| 1950 | The Black Rose | Alfgar | Film | 6.7 | 72 |
| 1950 | Trio | Mr. McLeod | Film | 6.4 | 72 |
| 1950 | The Mudlark | John Brown | Film | 6.6 | 72 |
| 1950 | My Daughter Joy | Sir Thomas McTavish | Film | 9.0 | 72 |
| 1949 | Whisky Galore! | Narrator | Film | 6.8 | 71 |
| 1949 | The History of Mr. Polly | Uncle Jim | Film | 7.5 | 71 |
| 1948 | My Brother Jonathan | Dr. Hammond | Film | 6.8 | 70 |
| 1948 | Bonnie Prince Charlie | The Marquis of Tullibardine | Film | 5.5 | 70 |
| 1948 | Mr. Perrin and Mr. Traill | Sir Joshua Varley | Film | 7.6 | 70 |
| 1948 | So Evil My Love | Dr. Krylie | Film | 6.4 | 70 |
| 1948 | The Monkey's Paw | Sergeant-Major Morris | Film | — | 70 |
| 1948 | Sleeping Car to Trieste | Alastair McBain | Film | 6.8 | 70 |
| 1947 | Woman to Woman | Theatre Manager | Film | 6.5 | 69 |
| 1947 | The Brothers | Hector Macrae | Film | 5.4 | 69 |
| 1946 | Great Expectations | Abel Magwitch | Film | 7.3 | 68 |
| 1946 | School for Secrets | Sir Duncan Wills | Film | 7.2 | 68 |
| 1946 | In the Zone | Film | — | 68 | |
| 1946 | The Trojan Brothers | W.H. Maxwell | Film | 6.5 | 68 |
| 1946 | Spring Song | Cobb | Film | 7.3 | 68 |
| 1945 | I Know Where I'm Going! | Ruairidh Mhór | Film | 7.1 | 67 |
| 1945 | Don Chicago | Bugs Mulligan | Film | 6.5 | 67 |
| 1943 | Undercover | Priest (uncredited) | Film | 6.1 | 65 |
| 1943 | They Met in the Dark | Merchant Captain | Film | 6.3 | 65 |
| 1943 | The Bells Go Down | District Officer McFarlane | Film | 7.2 | 65 |
| 1943 | The Shipbuilders | McWain | Film | 6.5 | 65 |
| 1943 | Warn That Man | Captain Andrew Fletcher | Film | 5.6 | 65 |
| 1943 | Theatre Royal | Clement J. Earle | Film | 4.7 | 65 |
| 1942 | Thunder Rock | Capt. Joshua Stuart | Film | 6.3 | 64 |
| 1942 | The Day Will Dawn | Capt. Alstad | Film | 6.0 | 64 |
| 1941 | 49th Parallel | The Factor | Film | 7.0 | 63 |
| 1940 | Crook's Tour | Tourist on Desert Bus (uncredited) | Film | 6.0 | 62 |
| 1938 | The Claydon Treasure Mystery | Rubin | Film | 10.0 | 60 |
| 1937 | The Edge of the World | James Gray | Film | 7.1 | 59 |
| 1937 | Command Performance | Al, Arthur's Manager | Film | 7.7 | 59 |
| 1937 | Catch as Catch Can | Al Parson | Film | 9.0 | 59 |
| 1937 | Paradise for Two | Creditor | Film | 7.0 | 59 |
| 1937 | Glamorous Night | Angus MacKintosh | Film | 7.5 | 59 |
| 1937 | Wanted! | Uncle Mart | Film | 9.0 | 59 |
| 1936 | The Improper Duchess | Milton Lee | Film | 9.0 | 58 |
| 1936 | The Gay Adventure | Porter | Film | 9.0 | 58 |
| 1935 | The Big Splash | Hartley Bassett | Film | 9.0 | 57 |
| 1935 | Me and Marlborough | Marriage Celebrant (uncredited) | Film | 5.6 | 57 |
| 1935 | Heat Wave | Captain | Film | 10.0 | 57 |
| 1935 | Mister Cinders | Henry Kemp | Film | 8.0 | 57 |
| 1934 | Gay Love | Highams | Film | 8.0 | 56 |
| 1934 | Little Friend | Grove | Film | 5.0 | 56 |
| 1934 | My Old Dutch | Mo | Film | 4.0 | 56 |
| 1934 | It's a Boy | Publisher | Film | 10.0 | 56 |
| 1934 | Princess Charming | Baron Seegman | Film | 6.8 | 56 |
| 1933 | No Funny Business | Mr Potterton | Film | 10.0 | 55 |
| 1933 | The Good Companions | Monte Mortimer | Film | 6.4 | 55 |
| 1933 | Orders Is Orders | Dave | Film | — | 55 |
| 1933 | Excess Baggage | inspector Toucan | Film | 10.0 | 55 |
| 1932 | The Frightened Lady | Brooks | Film | 9.0 | 54 |
| 1932 | Rome Express | Sam, Publicist | Film | 6.1 | 54 |
| 1931 | The Old Man | Rennett | Film | 7.0 | 53 |