Albert Finney in 1967 with Audrey Hepburn in Two for the Road KOBAL COLLECTIONWhen Albert Finney arrived at Rada he thought the idea of him ever becoming an actor was preposterous. He felt “unsophisticated, ungainly, clumsy and uncouth” and was convinced his northern accent and working-class manners made him a misfit. “I thought actors were bred in a stud farm in Mayfair.”In fact, his timing was perfect. He was 17 years old, the era of the “angry young man” was dawning and rugged male actors wearing their north-country accents with a swagger were about to come into fashion. Along with Tom Courtenay, Finney became the leading avatar of the wave of working-class and provincial actors who revolutionised British theatre and film, beginning with…

Source: The Times February 08, 2019 15:59 UTC