Play Video 2:55 A look back at Albert Finney's most memorable performances – videoIt was this multi-Oscar-winning film that made Finney rich and famous, but it was atypical. Photograph: Photos 12/AlamyAt the end of the 1960s, Finney had his single film directing credit: Charlie Bubbles, written for the screen by Shelagh Delaney. Facebook Twitter Pinterest Slightly mad … Finney as ‘Sir’, with Tom Courtenay, in The Dresser. But perhaps it was not so far from the continuing Shakespearean tradition in which Finney appeared, night after night, because his stage career carried on alongside his screen work. An awful lot of flavour and texture has left British acting with the departure of Albert Finney.

Source: The Guardian February 08, 2019 15:49 UTC