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Jon Finch

Acting 71 (deceased) years old Caterham, Surrey, England ★ 0.6
Born: March 2, 1941
Died: December 28, 2012

Biography

John Nicholas Finch (2 March 1941 – 28 December 2012) was an English actor, noted for his many Shakespearean roles. Perhaps his most notable role was Macbeth in Roman Polanski's film adaptation of Macbeth (1971).

Finch was born in Caterham, Surrey. He appeared in films such as the Alfred Hitchcock thriller Frenzy (1972), portraying a man wrongly accused of murder, Death on the Nile (1978), and in one of his last roles, a small part as the Catholic Patriarch of Jerusalem (Heraclius, though unnamed in the film) in the Ridley Scott film Kingdom of Heaven (2005). Decades earlier, Finch was cast as Kane in Ridley Scott's Alien, but had to drop out because of his diabetes. The role was eventually played by John Hurt.

Filmography

Acting Credits (57)

Toil And Trouble: Making 'Macbeth'
Toil And Trouble: Making 'Macbeth' Self (archive footage) 2014
Kingdom of Heaven
Kingdom of Heaven Patriarch of Jerusalem 2005
Tomb of Terror
Tomb of Terror Bennett 2004
The Story of 'Frenzy'
The Story of 'Frenzy' Self 2001
Bloodlines: Legacy of a Lord
Bloodlines: Legacy of a Lord Derek Jarvis 1998
Darklands
Darklands David Keller 1996
White Men Are Cracking Up
White Men Are Cracking Up Detective Margrave 1996
The World of Hammer
The World of Hammer Self (archive footage) 1994
Lurking Fear
Lurking Fear Bennett 1994
Beautiful Lies
Beautiful Lies George Orwell 1992
Love at First Sight
Love at First Sight George 1992
Maigret
Maigret 1992
Merlin of the Crystal Cave
Merlin of the Crystal Cave Vortigern 1991
La più bella del reame
La più bella del reame Jeremy 1989
Streets of Yesterday
Streets of Yesterday 1989
The Voice
The Voice Miller 1989
Unexplained Laughter
Unexplained Laughter Finn 1989
South of the Border
South of the Border Trevor 1988
The Play on One
The Play on One Finn 1988
Make and Break
Make and Break Peter Davis 1987
Casualty
Casualty Graham Lester 1986
Much Ado About Nothing
Much Ado About Nothing Don Pedro 1984
The Bill
The Bill 1984
Pop Pirates
Pop Pirates Coastguard 1984
Sherlock Holmes
Sherlock Holmes Count Sylvius 1984
Power Game
Power Game 1983
Giro City
Giro City O'Mally 1982
Doctor Faustus
Doctor Faustus Adrian Leverkühn 1982
Peter and Paul
Peter and Paul Luke 1981
Gary Cooper, Who Art in Heaven
Gary Cooper, Who Art in Heaven 1980
Breaking Glass
Breaking Glass Woods 1980
Hammer House of Horror
Hammer House of Horror David 1980
The Martian Chronicles
The Martian Chronicles Christ 1980
Henry IV Part 2
Henry IV Part 2 King Henry IV 1979
Henry IV Part 1
Henry IV Part 1 King Henry IV 1979
La Sabina
La Sabina Michael 1979
Richard II
Richard II Henry Bolingbroke 1978
Death on the Nile
Death on the Nile James Ferguson 1978
Death on the Nile: Making of Featurette
Death on the Nile: Making of Featurette Self / James Ferguson 1978
The Standard
The Standard Charbinsky 1977
Curro Jiménez
Curro Jiménez McCallaghan 1976
The New Avengers
The New Avengers Wallace 1976
Game of Seduction
Game of Seduction Count Charles de Lapalmmes 1976
El segundo poder
El segundo poder Juan de Sacramonte 1976
Diagnosis: Murder
Diagnosis: Murder Lomax 1974
The Final Programme
The Final Programme Jerry Cornelius 1973
The Big Screen
The Big Screen Self 1973
Lady Caroline Lamb
Lady Caroline Lamb William Lamb 1972
Frenzy
Frenzy Richard Ian "Dick" Blaney 1972
Polanski Meets Macbeth
Polanski Meets Macbeth Self 1972
Macbeth
Macbeth Macbeth 1971
Sunday Bloody Sunday
Sunday Bloody Sunday Scotsman 1971
The Horror of Frankenstein
The Horror of Frankenstein Lt. Henry Becker 1970
The Vampire Lovers
The Vampire Lovers Carl Ebhardt 1970
Counterstrike
Counterstrike 1969
ITV Saturday Night Theatre
ITV Saturday Night Theatre Steve 1969
BBC Play of the Month
BBC Play of the Month Sir Edward Mortimer 1965

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