Five-time Oscar nominated actor Albert Finney, star of Erin Brockovich and Murder On The Orient Express, dies aged 82
By The Sunday Post
February 8, 2019, 2:23 pm
Albert Finney (William Conran/PA Wire)
ALBERT FINNEY has died at the age of 82, a family spokesman has said.
The actor was best known for his roles in Erin Brockovich, Murder On The Orient Express and Annie.
Albert Finney made his movie debut in 1960(Sean Dempsey/PA)
A statement from his family said: “Albert Finney, aged 82, passed away peacefully after a short illness with those closest to him by his side.
“The family request privacy at this sad time.”
Albert Finney, 1985. (Fox Photos/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
The five-time Oscar nominee, who was born in Salford in 1936, made his movie debut with a small part in The Entertainer in 1960.
Director Tony Richardson then offered Finney the lead in kitchen-sink drama Saturday Night and Sunday Morning, and period romp Tom Jones, which made him a major star.
He most recently starred in the James Bond film Skyfall as the groundskeeper of the Bonds’ Scottish estate, as well as the Bourne films.
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