Albert Finney: face of a matinee idol, soul of a character actor
Albert Finney charmed the world in "Tom Jones" (1963), hopping from bed to bed with the grin of a reluctant wolf in 18th century matinee idol's clothing.
He found the role dull, according to his director, Tony Richardson. The son of a bookie from Salford, just outside Manchester, England, Finney "thought it wasn't an interesting part," Richardson said, "it was reactive, that all he had
