Frank Finlay

Frank Finlay, CBE (born on August 6, 1926 in Farnworth, Lancashire, England, UK) is a Roman Catholic British actor of English, Irish and Scottish extraction. He belongs to the British Catholic Actors Guild. He graduated from RADA.

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August 6 - 1926 - British - Actor

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Finlay's first major success on television was as the father in the controversial Bouquet of Barbed Wire. He went on to star as Casanova in a BBC2 series of the same name. He has also appeared in a number of films, including The Three Musketeers (1973) and The Wild Geese (1978). He also appeared in two films about Sherlock Holmes solving the Jack the Ripper murders ("A Study in Terror" and "Murder By Decree") and in both he played Inspector Lestrade.

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Casanova - BBC2 - The Three Musketeers - The Wild Geese - Sherlock Holmes - Jack the Ripper - A Study in Terror - Murder By Decree - Inspector Lestrade

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