Actor Albert Finney Dies Age 82, Tributes Pour In: 'Powerhouse of an Actor'

Feb 21, 2019 by apost team

Albert Finney was nominated for an Oscar five times in his lifetime. He was an incredible man and an incredible actor. Unfortunately, according to the Guardian, he passed away at 82 years old on February 8th.

He was born in Charlestown in the United Kingdom back in 1936. Finney wasn't just an actor. He also had a long career of directing, as well.

Albert Finney was nominated for an actor. According to his family, he passed away at 82 years-old on February 8th. He was born in Charlestown in the United Kingdom back in 1936. Finney wasn't just an actor. He also had a long career of directing, as well.

A family spokesman said that Albert Finney had been suffering from a short illness, but he passed away peacefully in the company of those closest to him. They also stated that the family request to mourn their loss in privacy.

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Back in 2011, Finney expressed to the public that he was diagnosed with kidney cancer, but the official cause of death was from a chest infection. He passed away at Royal Marsden hospital, located outside of London, which is a hospital that specializes in cancer treatment.

His son, Simon, and his wife, Pene Delmage, were there with him when he passed.

Finney's career took off when he was Arthur Seaton in "Saturday Night and Sunday Morning", and his character was known as the "angry young man". The first film that he starred in was back in the 1960s, and it was a British film titled, "Tom Jones".

Back in 1967, Finney starred in the movie "Two for the Road" alongside Audrey Hepburn, and in 1982, he played in "Shoot the Moon," with Diane Keaton.

A few of the other roles that he played throughout the years were Ebenezer Scrooge, Daddy Warbucks in "Annie", and Winston Churchill in "The Gathering Storm". He even played in the James Bond film, "Skyfall", as the gamekeeper Kincade.

Even though he never won, he was nominated for five Oscars: 1 for supporting actor and 4 for best actor.

The British Academy of Film and Television Arts expressed their condolences about Albert Finney's passing. They remembered Finney, as the BAFTA Fellowship recipient in 2001, and they acknowledged he would be remembered and missed from his excellent performances in Tom Jones, Saturday Night and Sunday Morning, Big Fish, and many other titles.

Albert Finney was an amazing man and actor; Pass on your favorite tidbit about this wonderful man to all of your friends in his memory.