Great actor! Cast as Iago to Olivier’s Othello (some say) because Olivier didn’t want competition from an actor of greater stature. Finley went on to wow the audience.
Saw him in Plunder at the National in 1974-75; he was hilarious - and later in Philamena which also starred Joan Plowright. Still my favorite performance was as Von Helsing in the BBC version of Dracula.
RIP!
Bouquet of Barbed Wire for me.
Shocking for its time, watched it recently, still riveting, as was Finlay. My mum and dads fav of his would be as Casanova.
First thing I saw him in as a child was as the fiery priest in The Wild Geese. Tough sons o’ bitches, lol.