Jon Finch

Jon Finch

Acting
Born 1941-03-02 - Died 2012-12-28Caterham, Surrey, England

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.

Movies (40)

Kingdom of Heaven
7.1

Kingdom of Heaven

2005Movie7.1
Death on the Nile
7.2

Death on the Nile

1978Movie7.2
Frenzy
7.1

Frenzy

1972Movie7.1
Macbeth
7.1

Macbeth

1971Movie7.1
The Vampire Lovers
6.4

The Vampire Lovers

1970Movie6.4
The Horror of Frankenstein
5.9

The Horror of Frankenstein

1970Movie5.9
Breaking Glass
6.9

Breaking Glass

1980Movie6.9
Sunday Bloody Sunday
6.5

Sunday Bloody Sunday

1971Movie6.5
The Voice
9.0

The Voice

1989Movie9.0
Game of Seduction
3.2

Game of Seduction

1976Movie3.2
Much Ado About Nothing
6.8

Much Ado About Nothing

1984Movie6.8
Beautiful Lies

Beautiful Lies

1992Movie
The Big Screen

The Big Screen

1973Movie
The Final Programme
5.4

The Final Programme

1973Movie5.4
Lady Caroline Lamb
5.9

Lady Caroline Lamb

1972Movie5.9
Unexplained Laughter
10.0

Unexplained Laughter

1989Movie10.0
Giro City
5.6

Giro City

1982Movie5.6
Diagnosis: Murder
6.1

Diagnosis: Murder

1974Movie6.1
La Sabina
5.8

La Sabina

1979Movie5.8
Bloodlines: Legacy of a Lord
6.3

Bloodlines: Legacy of a Lord

1998Movie6.3
The Standard
4.2

The Standard

1977Movie4.2
Darklands
4.8

Darklands

1996Movie4.8
Lurking Fear
4.9

Lurking Fear

1994Movie4.9
Richard II
8.0

Richard II

1978Movie8.0
Make and Break

Make and Break

1987Movie
Doctor Faustus
4.8

Doctor Faustus

1982Movie4.8
Death on the Nile: Making of Featurette
7.0

Death on the Nile: Making of Featurette

1978Movie7.0
Streets of Yesterday
7.5

Streets of Yesterday

1989Movie7.5
Henry IV Part 2
8.5

Henry IV Part 2

1979Movie8.5
El segundo poder
5.8

El segundo poder

1976Movie5.8
Pop Pirates
6.1

Pop Pirates

1984Movie6.1
Gary Cooper, Who Art in Heaven
6.1

Gary Cooper, Who Art in Heaven

1980Movie6.1
La più bella del reame
5.0

La più bella del reame

1989Movie5.0
Henry IV Part 1
7.3

Henry IV Part 1

1979Movie7.3
Power Game
9.0

Power Game

1983Movie9.0
Toil And Trouble: Making 'Macbeth'
5.0

Toil And Trouble: Making 'Macbeth'

2014Movie5.0
White Men Are Cracking Up
5.3

White Men Are Cracking Up

1996Movie5.3
Tomb of Terror
3.5

Tomb of Terror

2004Movie3.5
Polanski Meets Macbeth

Polanski Meets Macbeth

1972Movie
The Story of 'Frenzy'
6.0

The Story of 'Frenzy'

2001Movie6.0

TV Shows (21)

Casualty
6.2

Casualty

1986Series6.2
BBC Play of the Month
5.2

BBC Play of the Month

1965Series5.2
Sherlock Holmes
8.2

Sherlock Holmes

1984Series8.2
The Bill
6.8

The Bill

1984Series6.8
ITV Saturday Night Theatre
7.0

ITV Saturday Night Theatre

1969Series7.0
The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes
8.7

The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes

1994Series8.7
The BBC Television Shakespeare
6.0

The BBC Television Shakespeare

1978Series6.0
Curro Jiménez
7.3

Curro Jiménez

1976Series7.3
Hammer House of Horror
7.1

Hammer House of Horror

1980Series7.1
The Play on One
6.0

The Play on One

1988Series6.0
The World of Hammer
6.8

The World of Hammer

1994Series6.8
The New Avengers
7.1

The New Avengers

1976Series7.1
The Martian Chronicles
7.1

The Martian Chronicles

1980Series7.1
Maigret
7.6

Maigret

1992Series7.6
Merlin of the Crystal Cave
7.0

Merlin of the Crystal Cave

1991Series7.0
Love at First Sight
6.5

Love at First Sight

1992Series6.5
Counterstrike
7.0

Counterstrike

1969Series7.0
Peter and Paul
7.2

Peter and Paul

1981Series7.2
South of the Border
10.0

South of the Border

1988Series10.0
Tom Grattan's War

Tom Grattan's War

1968Series
The Odd Job Man

The Odd Job Man

1984Series