Actor Albert Finney has died...

[SidDithers]

https://www.theguardian.com/film/2019/feb/08/albert-finney-dies-film-tom-jones-orient-express-millers-crossing

Albert Finney, who forged his reputation as one of the leading actors of Britain’s early 60s new wave cinema, has died aged 82 after a short illness, his family have announced. In 2011, he disclosed he had kidney cancer.

A publicist told the Guardian that Finney died of a chest infection at the Royal Marsden hospital, which specialises in cancer treatment, just outside London. His wife, Pene, and son, Simon, were by his side.

Having shot to fame as the star of Saturday Night and Sunday Morning, Finney received five Oscar nominations, but never won, and refused a knighthood.

RIP.


Sid

[Siwsan]

1. He was wonderful. One of the best, IMHO.

'Tom Jones' is on TCM, right now.

[GreatCaesarsGhost]

5. I was set to record "The Russians are coming"

and now I why they switched.

RIP

[ProudMNDemocrat]

2. Another legend bites the dust.....

R.I.P. Albert Finney...…

He had such range as an Actor, always dedicated to the role he played. It was his Tom Jones to John Newton in "Amazing Grace" that displayed that range over the many decades he lit up the screen.

[nolabear]

3. Brilliant man. RIP.

[oasis]

4. One of my all time favorite actors. Great bellowing voice.

Rest in peace.

[Aristus]

16. No kidding:

One of his best films. Absolutely masterful acting.

[oasis]

19. Wonderful refresher. Thanks for that.

[EllieBC]

6. One of my favourites.

MY he Rest In Peace and May his memory be a blessing. 😞

[VOX]

7. Another irreplaceable Brit-cinema loss.

All those incredible Brit actors who came up in the British New Wave cinema in the late 1950s-early 1960s.

So many solid heavyweights: Albert Finney, Peter O’Toole, Richard Burton, Alan Bates, Stanley Baker, Richard Harris, Laurence Harvey, Richard Attenborough, Alec Guinness, Tom Courtenay (still among us), Sean Connery (still among us), Terence Stamp (still among us) and Michael Caine (still among us). Barely scratched the surface with this list.

RIP Albert Finney

[Leghorn21]

8. Love and safe travels, good sir

[ADX]

9. Rest in peace, Mr. Finney...

...thanks for the movies and the memories...

[mr_lebowski]

10. Bummer ... loved that guy, great actor and singer ...

Safe Travels Mr. Finney!

[kysrsoze]

11. ☹️

[Sneederbunk]

12. First saw him in Tom Jones. Under the Volcano and The Dresser recommended.

[Mendocino]

13. He was nominated

for best supporting in Erin Brockovich. A wonderful performance.

[Javaman]

14. "I'm mad as hell and I'm not going to take it anymore!"

Rest in Peace Mr. Finney, you were one of the great ones.

[Mendocino]

15. Are you thinking

of Peter Finch?

[Javaman]

18. oh crap, you're right. well, never the less Finney was still a great one. :) nt

[Greybnk48]

17. Tom Jones, Scrooge (musical), Erin Brockovich.

I've loved this guy since high school! RIP beautiful man.