Jon Finch
Acting

Jon Finch

Born 2 March 1941 · Caterham, Surrey, England · Died 28 December 2012

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.

Known for

Kingdom of Heaven
Frenzy
Death on the Nile
Macbeth
The Vampire Lovers
Sunday Bloody Sunday
The Horror of Frankenstein
Lurking Fear
Breaking Glass
The Final Programme
Lady Caroline Lamb
Tomb of Terror
Kingdom of Heaven
Tomb of Terror
Bloodlines: Legacy of a Lord
Darklands
White Men Are Cracking Up
Lurking Fear
Beautiful Lies
Unexplained Laughter
La più bella del reame
Streets of Yesterday
Make and Break
Pop Pirates
Much Ado About Nothing
Power Game
Doctor Faustus
Giro City
Breaking Glass
Gary Cooper, Who Art in Heaven
Henry IV Part 2
Henry IV Part 1
La Sabina
Death on the Nile
Richard II
The Standard
Game of Seduction
El segundo poder
Diagnosis: Murder
The Final Programme
Frenzy
Lady Caroline Lamb
Macbeth
Sunday Bloody Sunday
The Horror of Frankenstein
The Vampire Lovers
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