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William Finlay Currie (20 January 1878 – 9 May 1968) was a Scottish actor of stage, screen, and television.McFarlane, Brian (28 February 2014). The Encyclopedia of British Film: Fourth edition. Oxford University Press. pp. 175-176; He received great acclaim for his roles as in the British film Great Expectations (1946) and as Balthazar in the American film Ben-Hur (1959).

In his career spanning 70 years, Currie appeared in seven films nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture, of which Around the World in 80 Days (1956) and Ben-Hur were winners.

Career
Currie was born in , Scotland. He attended George Watson's College and worked as and director. In 1898 he got his first job in Benjamin Fuller's theatre group, and appeared with them for almost 10 years.

After emigrating to the United States in the late 1890s, Currie and his wife, Maude Courtney, did a song-and-dance act on the stage. He made his first film, The Old Man, in 1931. He appeared as a in the 1943 Second World War film Undercover (1943). His most famous film role was the , , in 's Great Expectations (1946). He also earned praise for his portrayal of 's highland attendant John Brown in (1950).

In the following years Currie appeared in Hollywood film , including such roles as in Quo Vadis (1951), as Balthazar, one of the , in the multi--winning Ben-Hur (1959); in Francis of Assisi (1961); and an aged, wise in The Fall of the Roman Empire (1964). He appeared in People Will Talk with ; and portrayed Robert Taylor's embittered father, Sir Cedric, in MGM's version of Ivanhoe (1952). Ivanhoe highlighted his comic capabilities, as well as a willingness to still do some action scenes in his 70s.

Currie's television roles included Sir Gideon Murray in Alexander Reid's The Lass wi' the Muckle Mou, broadcast by the BBC on 6 October 1953. The Lass wi' the Muckle Mou, Scotland On-Air In 1962, he starred in an episode of NBC's The DuPont Show of the Week, The Ordeal of Dr. Shannon, an adaptation of A.J. Cronin's novel, Shannon's Way.

Currie was the subject of This Is Your Life in February 1963, when he was surprised by at the BBC Television Theatre in London.

In 1966, Currie played Mr. Lundie, the minister, in the television adaptation of the musical . His last performance was for the television series The Saint which starred . Currie played a dying boss in the two-part episode "Vendetta for the Saint", which was shown posthumously in 1969.

Personal life and death
Currie was married to American actress Maude Courtney. They had two children, George and Marion.

Late in life, Currie became a much respected , specialising in and . He was also a longtime collector of the works of .

Currie died on 9 May 1968 in , at age 90. His ashes were scattered in Breakspear Crematorium, , .

Complete filmography
  • The Old Man (1931) as Rennett
  • The Frightened Lady (1932) as Brooks
  • (1932) as Sam (publicist)
  • The Good Companions (1933) as Monte Mortimer
  • Excess Baggage (1933) as Inspector Toucan
  • It's a Boy (1933) (uncredited)
  • Princess Charming (1934) as Baron Seegman
  • Orders Is Orders (1934) as Dave
  • Little Friend (1934) as Grove
  • (1934) as Highams
  • My Old Dutch (1934) as Mo
  • Mr. Cinders (1934) as Henry Kemp
  • The Big Splash (1935) as Hartley Bassett
  • In Town Tonight (1935) as The Manager
  • Heat Wave (1935) as Captain (uncredited)
  • The Improper Duchess (1936) as Milton Lee
  • The Gay Adventure (1936) as Porter
  • Wanted! (1937) as Uncle Mart
  • Glamorous Night (1937) as Angus MacIntosh
  • Catch as Catch Can (1937) as Al Parsons
  • The Edge of the World (1937) as James Gray
  • Command Performance (1937) as Al, Arthur's Manager
  • Paradise for Two (1937) as Creditor (uncredited)
  • The Claydon Treasure Mystery (1938) as Rubin
  • Follow Your Star (1938) as Maxie
  • Around the Town (1938) as Sam Wyngold
  • The Royal Family of Broadway (1939, TV movie) as Oscar Wolfe
  • Leviathan (1939, TV movie)
  • Sun Up (1939, TV movie) as Pap Todd
  • The Great Adventure (1939 TV Movie) as Texel
  • One Night, One Day... (1939, TV Movie) as James
  • Crook's Tour (1941) as Tourist on Desert Bus (uncredited)
  • 49th Parallel (1941) as The Factor
  • The Day Will Dawn (1942) as Capt. Alstad
  • Thunder Rock (1942) as Capt. Joshua Stuart
  • The Bells Go Down (1943) as District Officer MacFarlane
  • Warn That Man (1943) as Captain Andrew Fletcher
  • Theatre Royal (1943) as Clement J. Earle
  • Undercover (1943) as Father (uncredited)
  • They Met in the Dark (1943) as Merchant Captain
  • (1943) as McWain
  • (1945) as Bugs Mulligan
  • I Know Where I'm Going! (1945) as Ruairidh Mhór
  • The Trojan Brothers (1946) as W. H. Maxwell
  • School for Secrets (1946) as Sir Duncan Wills
  • In the Zone (1946, TV Movie) as Scotty
  • Spring Song (1946) as Cobb
  • Great Expectations (1946) as Magwitch
  • Musical Chairs (1947, TV Movie) as Samuel Plagett
  • Woman to Woman as Theatre Manager
  • You Can't Take It with You (1947, TV Movie) as Martin Vanderhof
  • The Brothers (1947) as Hector Macrae
  • The Great Adventure (1947, TV Movie) as Texel
  • So Evil My Love (1948) as Dr Krylie
  • My Brother Jonathan (1948) as Dr Hammond
  • Mr. Perrin and Mr. Traill (1948) as Sir Joshua Varley
  • Sleeping Car to Trieste (1948) as Alastair MacBain
  • Bonnie Prince Charlie (1948) as the Marquis of Tullibardine
  • The History of Mr. Polly (1949) as Uncle Jim
  • Edward, My Son (1949) as Sir Lawrence Smythe (uncredited)
  • Whisky Galore! (1949) as Narrator (uncredited)
  • Treasure Island (1950) as Captain
  • Trio (1950) as Mr McLeod (in segment Sanatorium)
  • My Daughter Joy (1950) as Sir Thomas McTavish
  • The Black Rose (1950) as Alfgar
  • (1950) as John Brown
  • People Will Talk (1951) as Shunderson
  • Quo Vadis (1951) as
  • Walk East on Beacon (1952) as Professor Albert Kafer
  • Kangaroo (1952) as Michael McGuire
  • Ivanhoe (1952) as Cedric
  • Stars and Stripes Forever (1952) as Colonel Randolph
  • Treasure of the Golden Condor (1953) as MacDougal
  • The Broken Jug (1953, TV Movie) as Inspector Walter
  • The Lass Wi' the Muckle Mou (1953, TV Movie) as Sir Gideon Murray
  • (1953) as Hamish MacPherson
  • The End of the Road (1954) as Old "Mick-Mack"
  • Beau Brummell (1954) as McIver, Brummel's Publisher (uncredited)
  • Third Party Risk (1954) as Mr. Darius
  • Captain Lightfoot (1955) as Callahan
  • Make Me an Offer (1955) as Abe Sparta
  • Thunder Rock (1955, TV Movie) as Capt. Joshua Stuart
  • Footsteps in the Fog (1955) as Inspector Peters
  • King's Rhapsody (1955) as King Paul
  • Around the World in 80 Days (1956) as Andrew Stuart, Reform Club member
  • (1957) as the Mullah
  • Seven Waves Away (1957) as Mr Wheaton
  • The Little Hut (1957) as the Reverend Bertram Brittingham-Bell
  • Saint Joan (1957) as Archbishop of Rheims
  • Campbell's Kingdom (1957) as Old Man
  • (1957) as Mr. Patient
  • The Naked Earth (1958) as Father Verity
  • Tempest (1958) as Count Grinov
  • 6.5 Special (1958) as Himself
  • Corridors of Blood (1958) as Supt Matheson
  • Solomon and Sheba (1959) as
  • Ben-Hur (1959) as Balthasar / Narrator
  • Hand in Hand (1960) as Mr Pritchard
  • Kidnapped (1960) as Cluny MacPherson
  • The Angel Wore Red (1960) as Bishop
  • The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1960) as Capt. Sellers
  • Clue of the Silver Key (1961) as Harvey Lane
  • Edgar Wallace Mysteries – "Clue of the Silver Key" (1961; US TV: The Edgar Wallace Mystery Theatre) as Harvey Lane
  • Five Golden Hours (1961) as Father Superior
  • Francis of Assisi (1961) as the Pope
  • Joseph and His Brethren (1961) as Jacob
  • Go to Blazes (1962) as the Judge
  • The Inspector (1962) as De Kool
  • The Amorous Prawn (1962) as Lochaye
  • Cleopatra (1963) as Titus (uncredited)
  • Murder at the Gallop (1963) as Old Enderby
  • (1963) as Feathers
  • Billy Liar (1963) as Duxbury
  • West 11 (1963) as Mister Cash
  • The Three Lives of Thomasina (1964) as Grandpa Stirling
  • The Fall of the Roman Empire (1964) as Senator
  • Who Was Maddox? (1964) as Alec Campbell
  • The Battle of the Villa Fiorita (1965) as Emcee
  • Bunny Lake Is Missing (1965) as Dollmaker
  • Brigadoon (1966, TV Movie) as Mr Lundie
  • Alice in Wonderland (1966, TV Movie) as Dodo
  • Vendetta for the Saint (1969) as Don Pasquale

Partial television credits
  • The Lass wi' the Muckle Mou (1953) as Sir Gideon Murray
  • – Episodes: "The Gallows Tree" (1961) as Jock "That's Two of Us Sorry" (1965) as Jock (NOTE: apparently both times he appeared in that series, his character was named "Jock"!
  • Dixon of Dock Green Episode "A Home of One's Own" (1962) as Mr Caldicott
  • Alice in Wonderland (1966) as the Dodo
  • Gideon's Way Episode "The Thin Red Line" (1966) as the General
  • – Episode "The Chimes of Big Ben" (1967) as General
  • The Saint – Episode "Vendetta for the Saint" (1968) as Don Pasquale (final television appearance)

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