The Untold Truth Of Albert Finney

Albert Finney might have indirectly had a hand in the success of recording star Tom Jones, but the actor wasn't afraid to show off his own singing chops. In 1970, Finney took on the role of the miserly Ebenezer Scrooge in Scrooge, Ronald Neame's musical adaptation of Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol. The film itself was nominated for four Academy Awards and it earned Finney a Golden Globe for Best Actor in a Comedy or Musical. In Annie (1982), Finney would not only sing and dance, but he also shaved his head to take on the role of Daddy Warbucks.

Finney did work with one of the giants of musical theater, though it did not afford him a chance to sing. The actor starred as a private detective in the 1971 movie Gumshoe. The film's score was written by Andrew Lloyd Webber, who went on to write blockbuster musicals like The Phantom of the Opera, Cats, Jesus Christ Superstar, and more.

However, Finney didn't limit his music stylings to the screen. In 1977, he recorded Albert Finney's Album, a collection of jazz tunes on Motown Records. Several years before, Irish actor Richard Harris had found success with "MacArthur Park" hitting number two on the Billboard Hot 100. Finney wouldn't have a similar outcome.