Albert Finney: Five memorable roles from a lifetime on-screen
Albert Finney, who died Thursday at the age of 82, was an actor of rare versatility, convincing as gruff, refined, lovable and unforgiving, yet always bringing to each role a remarkable and unexpected grace. A five-time Oscar nominee, it is perhaps proper to his character that he never actually won - he seemed to relish remaining a bit of an outsider, as when he twice turned downs honors from the Queen of England, a CBE in 1980 and a knighthood in 2000.
Asked about his attitude towards awards and accolades in
