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William Finlay Jefferson Currie 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).
Birth Name
William Finlay Currie
Born
Sunday, 20 January 1878
Died
Thursday, 09 May 1968
Actor Filmography
Title | Character | Year |
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The Naked Archaeologist | David / Peter / Titus / Jacob / Balthasar | 2005 |
Vendetta for the Saint | Don Pasquale | 1969 |
Off to See the Wizard | Captain Sellers | 1967 |
The Prisoner | General | 1967 |
Alice in Wonderland | Dodo | 1966 |
Bunny Lake Is Missing | Doll Maker / The doll maker | 1965 |
Knock on Any Door | Old Man | 1965 |
The Battle of the Villa Fiorita | Emcee | 1965 |
Gideon C.I.D. | General Sir Hector McGregor | 1964 |
Secret Agent | Landlord | 1964 |
Actor Filmography
Title | Character | Year |
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The Naked Archaeologist | David / Peter / Titus / Jacob / Balthasar | 2005 |
Vendetta for the Saint | Don Pasquale | 1969 |
Off to See the Wizard | Captain Sellers | 1967 |
The Prisoner | General | 1967 |
Alice in Wonderland | Dodo | 1966 |
Bunny Lake Is Missing | Doll Maker / The doll maker | 1965 |
Knock on Any Door | Old Man | 1965 |
The Battle of the Villa Fiorita | Emcee | 1965 |
Gideon C.I.D. | General Sir Hector McGregor | 1964 |
Secret Agent | Landlord | 1964 |
Who Was Maddox? | Alec Campbell | 1964 |
The Fall of the Roman Empire | Senator | 1964 |
The Three Lives of Thomasina | Grandpa Stirling | 1963 |
West 11 | Gash | 1963 |
Billy Liar | Duxbury | 1963 |
The Cracksman | Feathers | 1963 |
Murder at the Gallop | Old Enderby | 1963 |
Cleopatra | Titus | 1963 |
The Amorous Mr. Prawn | Lochaye | 1962 |
The Saint | Don Pasquale | 1962 |
Man of the World | Donald | 1962 |
Dr. Finlay's Casebook | Angus MacLeod | 1962 |
Lisa | De Kool | 1962 |
Go to Blazes | Judge | 1962 |
The DuPont Show of the Week | O'Connell / Sir Wilfred Challis | 1961 |
Joseph and His Brethren | Jacob | 1961 |
Clue of the Silver Key | Harvey Lane | 1961 |
Francis of Assisi | The Pope | 1961 |
Hand in Hand | Mr. Pritchard | 1961 |
Five Golden Hours | Father Superior | 1961 |
Danger Man | 'Jock' | 1960 |
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn | Capt. Sellers / Captain Sellers | 1960 |
The Angel Wore Red | Bishop | 1960 |
Kidnapped | Cluny MacPherson | 1959 |
Solomon and Sheba | David | 1959 |
Ben-Hur | Narrator / Balthasar | 1959 |
The Edgar Wallace Mystery Theatre | Harvey Lane / Alec Campbell | 1959 |
Tempest | Count Grinov | 1958 |
Corridors of Blood | Supt. Matheson / Supt. Charles Matheson | 1958 |
Mad Little Island | Narrator | 1958 |
Dangerous Exile | Mr. Patient | 1957 |
Six-Five Special | Self | 1958 |
The Naked Earth | Father Verity | 1958 |
Campbell's Kingdom | Old Man | 1957 |
Saint Joan | Archbishop of Rheims | 1957 |
The Little Hut | The Rev. Bertram Brittingham-Brett | 1957 |
Seven Days from Now | Mr. Wheaton | 1957 |
Zarak | The Mullah | 1956 |
Around the World in 80 Days | Andrew Stuart / Whist Partner | 1956 |
Probe and Night Beat | Self | 1956 |
Armchair Theatre | Professor Syme | 1956 |
The Count of Monte Cristo | Palmerstone | 1956 |
ITV Play of the Week | Admiral Howe / Bartholomew Morvah / Davy Mitchell / Jacob Bowers | 1955 |
Lilli Palmer Theatre | The Sire de Maletroit | 1955 |
ITV Television Playhouse | Sir Wilfred Challis | 1955 |
Footsteps in the Fog | Inspector Peters | 1955 |
This Is Your Life | Self | 1955 |
Dixon of Dock Green | Mr. Caldicott | 1955 |
King's Rhapsody | King Paul | 1955 |
Make Me an Offer! | Abe Sparta | 1955 |
Captain Lightfoot | Callahan | 1955 |
Beau Brummell | McIver - Brummel's Publisher | 1954 |
The Magical World of Disney | Grandpa Stirling / Cluny MacPherson / Hamish MacPherson / Captain Billy Bones | 1954 |
The Deadly Game | Mr. Darius | 1954 |
Rob Roy: The Highland Rogue | Hamish MacPherson | 1953 |
Stars and Stripes Forever | Col. Randolph | 1952 |
Treasure of the Golden Condor | MacDougal | 1953 |
General Electric Theater | MacMorriss | 1953 |
Rheingold Theatre | Jacob Van Klemens / Alastair | 1953 |
Ivanhoe | Cedric | 1952 |
Walk East on Beacon! | Professor Albert Kafer | 1952 |
Kangaroo | Michael McGuire | 1952 |
Quo Vadis | Peter | 1951 |
People Will Talk | Shunderson | 1951 |
The Mudlark | John Brown | 1950 |
The Black Rose | Alfgar | 1950 |
Operation X | Sir Thomas McTavish | 1950 |
Trio | Mr. McLeod (segment "Sanatorium") / Mr. McLeod | 1950 |
Treasure Island | Capt. Billy Bones | 1950 |
Whisky Galore! | Narrator | 1949 |
The History of Mr. Polly | Uncle Jim | 1949 |
Sleeping Car to Trieste | Alastair MacBain / Alastair McBain | 1948 |
Bonnie Prince Charlie | The Marquis of Tullibardine / Marquis of Tullibardine | 1948 |
Mr. Perrin and Mr. Traill | Sir Joshua Varley | 1948 |
My Brother Jonathan | Dr. Hammond | 1948 |
So Evil My Love | Dr. Krylie | 1948 |
The Brothers | Hector Macrae | 1947 |
Woman to Woman | Theatre Manager | 1947 |
Great Expectations | Magwitch / Abel Magwitch | 1946 |
Secret Flight | Sir Duncan Wills | 1946 |
The Trojan Brothers | W.H. Maxwell | 1946 |
In the Zone | Scotty | 1946 |
I Know Where I'm Going! | Ruairidh Mhór | 1945 |
Don Chicago | Bugs Mulligan | 1945 |
The Shipbuilders | McWain | 1943 |
They Met in the Dark | Merchant Captain | 1943 |
Underground Guerrillas | Father | 1943 |
Theatre Royal | Clement J. Earle | 1943 |
Warn That Man | Captain Andrew Fletcher | 1943 |
The Bells Go Down | District Officer MacFarlane / District Officer McFarlane | 1943 |
Thunder Rock | Captain Joshua Stuart / Capt. Joshua Stuart | 1942 |
The Avengers | Capt. Alstad | 1942 |
49th Parallel | The Factor | 1941 |
Crook's Tour | Tourist on Desert Bus | 1940 |
Follow Your Star | Maxie | 1939 |
The Claydon Treasure Mystery | Rubin | 1938 |
Gaiety Girls | Creditor | 1937 |
The Edge of the World | The Gray Family: James / James Gray | 1937 |
Wanted! | Uncle Mart | 1937 |
Glamorous Night | Angus MacKintosh | 1937 |
Command Performance | Al, Arthur's Manager / The Manager | 1937 |
The Improper Duchess | Milton Lee | 1936 |
In Town Tonight | The Manager | 1935 |
Gay Love | Highams | 1935 |
The Big Splash | Hartley Bassett | 1935 |
Little Friend | Grove | 1934 |
Alexandra | Baron Seegman | 1934 |
Mister Cinders | Henry Kemp | 1934 |
Excess Baggage | Inspector Toucan | 1933 |
Orders Is Orders | Dave | 1933 |
It's a Boy | Publisher | 1933 |
The Good Companions | Monte Mortimer | 1933 |
Rome Express | Sam, Publicist | 1932 |