Jon Finch

Jon Finch

1941-03-02 – 2012-12-28 (age 71) Caterham, Surrey, England
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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.

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Known For

Kingdom of Heaven
Kingdom of Heaven

2005

as Patriarch of Jerusalem

Death on the Nile
Death on the Nile

1978

as James Ferguson

The Vampire Lovers
The Vampire Lovers

1970

as Carl Ebhardt

Frenzy
Frenzy

1972

as Richard Ian "Dick" Blaney

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The Voice

1989

as Miller

Unexplained Laughter
Sunday Bloody Sunday
Sunday Bloody Sunday

1971

as Scotsman

Beautiful Lies
Beautiful Lies

1992

as George Orwell

The Horror of Frankenstein
The Horror of Frankenstein

1970

as Lt. Henry Becker

Game of Seduction
Game of Seduction

1976

as Count Charles de Lapalmmes

Macbeth
Macbeth

1971

as Macbeth

Polanski Meets Macbeth
Lady Caroline Lamb
Lady Caroline Lamb

1972

as William Lamb

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Death on the Nile: Making of Featurette

1978

as Self / James Ferguson

Lurking Fear
Lurking Fear

1994

as Bennett

The Final Programme
The Final Programme

1973

as Jerry Cornelius

The Story of 'Frenzy'
Much Ado About Nothing
Much Ado About Nothing

1984

as Don Pedro

Breaking Glass
Breaking Glass

1980

as Woods