
Jon Finch
Acting
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.
Born: March 2, 1941 · Caterham, Surrey, England
Filmography (27)

Kingdom of Heaven
2005

Tomb of Terror
2004

Darklands
1996

The World of Hammer
1994

Lurking Fear
1994

Maigret
1992

The Play on One
1988

Casualty
1986

The Bill
1984

Sherlock Holmes
1984

Gary Cooper, Who Art in Heaven
1980

Breaking Glass
1980

Hammer House of Horror
1980

The Martian Chronicles
1980

Death on the Nile
1978

Curro Jiménez
1976

The New Avengers
1976

Game of Seduction
1976

Diagnosis: Murder
1974

The Final Programme
1973

Lady Caroline Lamb
1972

Frenzy
1972

Macbeth
1971

Sunday Bloody Sunday
1971

The Horror of Frankenstein
1970

The Vampire Lovers
1970

BBC Play of the Month
1965
