![]() ![]() He regarded the highlight of his career to be his portrayal of Henry Bolingbroke in Richard II (1978), and Henry IV, parts one and two (1979) in the BBC's Shakespeare history cycle. He preferred real-life derring-do - motor racing and parachuting.Īlthough he turned down the part of Doyle (eventually taken by Martin Shaw) in The Professionals (1977), claiming curiously that he ''couldn't possibly play a policeman'', Finch continued to appear regularly on television and in films. Around the same time, Finch declined the Bond offer as well as one from Richard Lester to play Aramis in The Three Musketeers. ![]() He was quietly authoritative as the cuckolded politician Lord Melbourne in Robert Bolt's Lady Caroline Lamb (1973), in a role that had first been offered to Timothy Dalton, a future James Bond. He and Francesca Annis, as the Macbeths, were impressively youthful, tortured and impassioned.Įqually outraged and baffled as a bitter ex-Royal Air Force hero down on his luck, Finch subtly avoided the temptation to be sympathetic as ''the wrong man'' accused of being the ''neck-tie strangler'' in Frenzy, Hitchcock's first film shot in England for 16 years. After seeing them, Polanski thought Finch had the qualities to play Macbeth. His film career began in two hammy Hammer horrors, The Vampire Lovers and The Horror of Frankenstein (both 1970). It's a very pleasant life, not one of great ambition.'' Actually, leaving aside the great expectations, Finch's career was a reasonably successful one by normal standards. ''I usually do one film a year, so I always have enough money to enjoy myself and keep myself out of the public eye. ''I never wanted to be a big star,'' he once said. That Finch never achieved the level of stardom expected may be attributed to his dislike of the kind of media publicity that goes with it and his self-proclaimed lack of ambition. The fact that Finch turned the part down stupefied many commentators. Around the same time he was offered the chance to replace Sean Connery as James Bond in Live and Let Die (1973). At the beginning of his film career, he played the title role in Roman Polanski's The Tragedy of Macbeth (1971) and starred in Alfred Hitchcock's Frenzy (1972). He had the dark good looks, the voice, the charisma and the opportunities. MacColl registered Q4 1981 Fulham, London.IN THE 1970s, it seemed a sure bet that the actor Jon Finch, who has died aged 71, would become a durable film star. Finch whose birth was registered Q1 1942 Surrey South Eastern and mother's maiden name Houghton. married actress Catriona MacColl in 1981 - divorced 1987.born 02/Mar/1942 in Caterham, Surrey, England.Images from the Hitchcock Gallery (click to view larger versions or search for all relevant images). Selection of film frames: Jon Finch (click image to view larger version or refresh thumbnails). He has appeared in the following Hitchcockian documentaries. Frenzy (1972) - cast: Richard Ian Blaney. ![]() In later life, Finch suffered from diabetes and was found dead in his flat on 28th December 2012 after friends and family became concerned for his welfare. He is perhaps best known for playing Macbeth in Roman Polanski's film The Tragedy of Macbeth (1971) and as the anti-hero in Alfred Hitchcock's thriller Frenzy (1972). Jon Finch (1942–2012) was an English actor noted for many Shakespearean roles. ![]()
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