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Detailed explanation-1: -Albert Finney (9 May 1936 – 7 February 2019) was an English actor. He attended the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art and worked in the theatre before attaining prominence on screen in the early 1960s, debuting with The Entertainer (1960), directed by Tony Richardson, who had previously directed him in the theatre.

Detailed explanation-2: -SKYFALL (2012) For his final film role, Finney took a small but juicy part in “Skyfall,” the 23rd James Bond film.

Detailed explanation-3: -Albert Finney Late acting veteran Finney, who starred in the last Bond effort Skyfall, declined a CBE in 1980, and a knighthood in 2000. In a scathing attack on the honours system, Bourne and Big Fish star Finney described the idea of knighting people as a disease, adding that it “perpetuates snobbery.”

Detailed explanation-4: -Although he never won an Oscar, Finney was nominated for Best Actor at the Academy Awards four times. His first nomination in the category came at the 1964 ceremony for “Tom Jones,” followed by “Murder on the Orient Express” (1975), “The Dresser” (1984) and “Under the Volcano” (1985).

Detailed explanation-5: -Despite such acclaim, locals believe it was the normality of his life in Emsworth which was at the heart of his affinity with the town. Jessie Grant, a regular in the Blue Bell Inn, said: ‘Albert was an extremely well-liked man with the locals here.