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John Nicholas Finch (2 March 1942 – 28 December 2012) was an English stage and film actor who became well known for his Shakespearean roles. Most notably, he starred in films for directors Roman Polanski ( Macbeth, 1971) and Alfred Hitchcock ( Frenzy, 1972).
Jon Finch. Actor: Frenzy. Dark, mustachioed and broodingly handsome in an Oliver Reed placid manner, Jon Finch was born in Caterham, Surrey, England, on March 2, 1942, the son of a merchant banker.
Jon Finch. Actor: Frenzy. Dark, mustachioed and broodingly handsome in an Oliver Reed placid manner, Jon Finch was born in Caterham, Surrey, England, on March 2, 1942, the son of a merchant banker.
In the early 1970s, the actor Jon Finch brought a brooding intensity and a sense of simmering menace to Roman Polanski's The Tragedy Of Macbeth and Alfred Hitchcock's Frenzy and seemed...
Jan 16, 2013 · JON FINCH. ACTOR. 2-3-1941 - 28-12-2012. IN THE 1970s, it seemed a sure bet that the actor Jon Finch, who has died aged 71, would become a durable film star. He had the dark good looks, the voice, the charisma and the opportunities.
Dec 28, 2012 · Jon Finch (1941-2012) was an English actor noted for 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.
Dec 25, 1971 · Macbeth: Directed by Roman Polanski. With Jon Finch, Francesca Annis, Martin Shaw, Terence Bayler. A ruthlessly ambitious Scottish lord seizes the throne with the help of his scheming wife and a trio of witches.
Jon Finch. Actor. 1 March 1942 to 28 December 2012. An intense British actor on stage and screen, Finch played memorable leads in Roman Polanski’s Macbeth (1971), Alfred Hitchcock’s Frenzy (1972) and the BBC's Henry IV Part I and II (1979), which he followed with supporting performances in Lady Caroline Lamb (1973) and Death On The Nile (1978).
British actor Jon Finch's splendid reputation in Shakespearean repertory led to his being cast in the 1970 Roman Polanski film version of MacBeth. Finch's ability to convey "cross purposes" by having his voice say one thing and his eyes another, served him well in Hitchcock's 1972 Frenzy.
[Pierre Perrone on Jon Finch]: In the early 1970s, the actor Jon Finch brought a brooding intensity and a sense of simmering menace to Roman Polanski's The Tragedy Of Macbeth and Alfred Hitchcock's Frenzy and seemed poised to make the transition from leading man to film star.
