Anthony Finigan

Anthony "Tony" Finigan was a British theatre, television, radio and film actor, and stage and TV director. He began his career in 1948 as an assistant stage manager. Born circa 1926 in Islington, North London, he was educated at Merchant Taylors' School, Northwood. During World War II he worked as an electrical engineer while studying part time for a degree, and occasionally read the BBC radio news. Postwar, he went to the Guildhall School of Music and Drama. Finigan spent a decade acting and directing in provincial theatres. In 1958, he became an ABC television director in London. His work included Armchair Theatre and the Sunday Break. In 1960, he and his family moved to Belfast when he joined Ulster Television (UTV). After 17 years...