Frank Finlay in the Pianist | 2002
Clip Name: Majorek Helps Father
Frank Finlay in the Pianist | 2002
Starring: Adrien Brody, Thomas Kretschmann and Frank Finlay
Directed by: Roman Polanski
About this actor
Francis Finlay CBE (born 6 August 1926) is an English stage, film and television actor. Finlay was born in Farnworth, Lancashire, the son of Margaret and Josiah Finlay, a butcher. A devout Catholic, he belongs to the British Catholic Stage Guild. He was educated at St. Gregory the Great School and then trained as a butcher himself, gaining a City and Guilds Diploma in the trade. He met his future wife, Doreen Shepherd, when they were both members of the Farnworth Little Theatre. They lived in Shepperton, Middlesex and were married until her death in 2005. Finlay began his stage career in rep before graduating from RADA. There followed several appearances at the Royal Court Theatre, notably in the Arnold Wesker trilogy. He is particularly associated with the National Theatre, especially during the Olivier years and the Chichester Festival Theatre, where he played a wide variety of roles ranging from the First Gravedigger in Hamlet to Josef Frank in Weapons of Happiness. He also had...
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