Albert Finney, star of ‘Tom Jones’ and ‘Erin Brockovich,’ dies at 82

British actor Albert Finney, the Academy Award-nominated star of films including “Tom Jones” and “Skyfall,” has died at the age of 82.

Finney’s family said Friday he “passed away peacefully after a short illness with those closest to him by his side.”

Finney was a rare star who managed to avoid…