Frank Finlay Biography

Fast Facts

• Was honored as the Commander of the Order of the British Empire during the 1984 New Year's Honours List for his contributions to film
• Was named an Associate Member of the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts
• Met his wife while both were members of the Farnworth Little Theatre and the two were married for over 50 years
• Earned a City and Guilds Diploma in butchery after leaving the St․ Gregory the Great School at the age of 14
• Started his stage career in a repertory theater with The Guilford Theatre Company before he graduated from the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts in London
• Appeared as the same role of Inspector Lestrade in two separate Sherlock Holmes films
• Serves as a patron of The Academy of Creative Training in Brighton, Sussex