Jon Finch
Biography
John Nicholas Finch was an English stage and film actor who was noted for his many Shakespearean roles. Born in Caterham, Surrey, England, on March 2, 1941, his life and career spanned multiple decades until his death on or around December 28, 2012, at the age of 71. Finch became well known for his work in film, including portraying the title role of Macbeth in Roman Polanski's 1971 film adaptation. His other film credits included the Alfred Hitchcock thriller Frenzy in 1972, where he portrayed a man wrongly accused of murder, Death on the Nile in 1978, and a small part as the Catholic Patriarch of Jerusalem in Ridley Scott's 2005 film Kingdom of Heaven. He was also cast in Ridley Scott's film Alien as Kane, but had to drop out due to diabetes.
Career overview
John Nicholas Finch was an English stage and film actor who became well known for his many Shakespearean roles. Born in Caterham, Surrey, England, his career included sixty-one known acting credits.
Among his most notable film roles was portraying Macbeth in Roman Polanski's 1971 film adaptation of Macbeth. He also appeared in the Alfred Hitchcock thriller Frenzy in 1972, in which he portrayed a man wrongly accused of murder. His film work further included appearances in Death on the Nile in 1978. Decades earlier, Finch was cast as Kane in Ridley Scott's film Alien, but he had to drop out of the project because of his diabetes. Later in his career, Finch took on a small part as the Catholic Patriarch of Jerusalem in Ridley Scott's 2005 film Kingdom of Heaven. Additional film credits associated with his career include Z archivu Sherlocka Holmese and Maigret.
Finch passed away on December 28, 2012, at the age of seventy-one.
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61 titles- Toil And Trouble: Making 'Macbeth' (2014) as Self (archive footage)
- Kingdom of Heaven (2005) as Patriarch of Jerusalem
- Tomb of Terror (2004) as Bennett
- The Story of 'Frenzy' (2001) as Self
- Bloodlines: Legacy of a Lord (1998) as Derek Jarvis
- Darklands (1996) as David Keller
- White Men Are Cracking Up (1996) as Detective Margrave
- The World of Hammer (1994) as Self (archive footage)
- The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes (1994) as Count Sylvius
- Lurking Fear (1994) as Bennett
- Maigret (1992)
- Love at First Sight (1992) as George
- Beautiful Lies (1992) as George Orwell
- Merlin of the Crystal Cave (1991) as Vortigern
- The Voice (1989) as Miller
- Unexplained Laughter (1989) as Finn
- Streets of Yesterday (1989)
- La più bella del reame (1989) as Jeremy
- The Play on One (1988) as Finn
- South of the Border (1988) as Trevor
- Make and Break (1987) as Peter Davis
- Casualty (1986) as Graham Lester
- Sherlock Holmes (1984) as Count Sylvius
- The Bill (1984)
- Much Ado About Nothing (1984) as Don Pedro
- The Odd Job Man (1984) as George Griffin
- Pop Pirates (1984) as Coastguard
- Power Game (1983)
- Giro City (1982) as O'Mally
- Doctor Faustus (1982) as Adrian Leverkühn
- Peter and Paul (1981) as Luke
- Hammer House of Horror (1980) as David
- The Martian Chronicles (1980) as Christ
- Breaking Glass (1980) as Woods
- Gary Cooper, Who Art in Heaven (1980)
- Henry IV Part 1 (1979) as King Henry IV
- Henry IV Part 2 (1979) as King Henry IV
- La Sabina (1979) as Michael
- Death on the Nile (1978) as James Ferguson
- The BBC Television Shakespeare (1978) as Henry Bolingbroke
- The BBC Television Shakespeare (1978) as King Henry the Fourth
- Death on the Nile: Making of Featurette (1978) as Self / James Ferguson
- Richard II (1978) as Henry Bolingbroke
- The Standard (1977) as Charbinsky
- The New Avengers (1976) as Wallace
- Curro Jiménez (1976) as McCallaghan
- Game of Seduction (1976) as Count Charles de Lapalmmes
- El segundo poder (1976) as Juan de Sacramonte
- Diagnosis: Murder (1974) as Lomax
- The Final Programme (1973) as Jerry Cornelius
- The Big Screen (1973) as Self
- Frenzy (1972) as Richard Ian "Dick" Blaney
- Lady Caroline Lamb (1972) as William Lamb
- Polanski Meets Macbeth (1972) as Self
- Sunday Bloody Sunday (1971) as Scotsman
- Macbeth (1971) as Macbeth
- The Vampire Lovers (1970) as Carl Ebhardt
- The Horror of Frankenstein (1970) as Lt. Henry Becker
- ITV Saturday Night Theatre (1969) as Steve
- Counterstrike (1969) as Simon King
- BBC Play of the Month (1965) as Sir Edward Mortimer
Frequently Asked Questions
What movies or TV shows is Jon Finch best known for?
Jon Finch is widely recognized for notable roles and projects including Kingdom of Heaven (2005), The Return of Shelby the Swamp Man (2018), Due West: Our Sex Journey (2012), The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes (1994).
When and where was Jon Finch born?
Jon Finch was born on March 2, 1941 in Caterham, Surrey, England. They passed away on December 28, 2012.
How many credits does Jon Finch have?
Jon Finch has accumulated over 61 film and television credits across a career spanning from 1965 to 2014.
What is Jon Finch's background in cinema and television?
John Nicholas Finch was an English stage and film actor who was noted for his many Shakespearean roles. Born in Caterham, Surrey, England, on March 2, 1941, his life and career spanned multiple decades until his death on or around December 28, 2012, at the age of 71. Finch became well known for his work in film, includ...
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Age in their best-rated roles
- The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes (1994) as Count Sylvius — aged about 53
- Sherlock Holmes (1984) as Count Sylvius — aged about 43
- Maigret (1992) — aged about 51
- Curro Jiménez (1976) as McCallaghan — aged about 35
- Peter and Paul (1981) as Luke — aged about 40
- Kingdom of Heaven (2005) as Patriarch of Jerusalem — aged about 64
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