About
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
CasualtySeries • 1986
Sherlock HolmesSeries • 1984
BBC Play of the MonthSeries • 1965
The BillSeries • 1984
Kingdom of HeavenMovie • 2005
ITV Saturday Night TheatreSeries • 1969
The BBC Television ShakespeareSeries • 1978
The New AvengersSeries • 1976
The Play on OneSeries • 1988
Hammer House of HorrorSeries • 1980
Curro JiménezSeries • 1976
Death on the NileMovie • 1978
MaigretSeries • 1992
The Martian ChroniclesSeries • 1980
FrenzyMovie • 1972
The Vampire LoversMovie • 1970
The Horror of FrankensteinMovie • 1970
MacbethMovie • 1971
Sunday Bloody SundayMovie • 1971
Breaking GlassMovie • 1980
Lurking FearMovie • 1994
The Final ProgrammeMovie • 1973