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Finlay Currie
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William Finlay Currie (20 January 1878 – 9 May 1968) was a Scottish actor of stage, screen, and television. He received great acclaim for his roles as Abel Magwitch in the British film Great Expectations (1946) and as Balthazar in the American film Ben-Hur (1959). In his career spanning 70 years, Currie appeared in seven films nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture, of which Around the World in 80 Days (1956) and Ben-Hur (1959) were winners.
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Vendetta for the Saint
Alice in Wonderland
Brigadoon
Bunny Lake Is Missing
The Battle of the Villa Fiorita
Who Was Maddox?
The Fall of the Roman Empire
The Three Lives of Thomasina
West 11
Billy Liar
Corridors of Blood
Murder at the Gallop
The Cracksman
The Amorous Prawn
The Inspector
Go to Blazes
Joseph and His Brethren
Clue of the Silver Key
Francis of Assisi
Hand in Hand
Five Golden Hours
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
The Angel Wore Red
Kidnapped
Ben-Hur
Solomon and Sheba
The Naked Earth
Dangerous Exile
Saint Joan
The Little Hut
Seven Waves Away
Around the World in 80 Days
Zarak
Footsteps in the Fog
Captain Lightfoot
King's Rhapsody
Make Me an Offer!
Third Party Risk
The End of the Road
Rob Roy, The Highland Rogue
Treasure of the Golden Condor
Stars and Stripes Forever
Ivanhoe
Walk East on Beacon
Kangaroo
Quo Vadis
People Will Talk
The Mudlark
The Black Rose
My Daughter Joy
Treasure Island
The History of Mr. Polly
Sleeping Car to Trieste
Mr. Perrin and Mr. Traill
So Evil My Love
My Brother Jonathan
Bonnie Prince Charlie
The Brothers
Great Expectations
Spring Song
The Trojan Brothers
Secret Flight
I Know Where I'm Going!
Don Chicago
The Shipbuilders
Theatre Royal
The Bells Go Down
Warn That Man
Thunder Rock
The Avengers
49th Parallel- THThe Claydon Treasure Mystery
- FOFollow Your Star
Command Performance- CACatch as Catch Can
Glamorous Night
The Edge of the World- THThe Gay Adventure
Heat Wave
Mister Cinders
Little Friend
My Old Dutch
Gay Love
It's a Boy
Alexandra
Orders Is Orders
No Funny Business
For Love of You
The Frightened Lady
Rome Express