Jon Finch
Actor

Jon Finch Net Worth

Jon Finch was a British actor born in 1942. He began his acting career at age 13 in an elementary school play, and went on to gain experience in amateur theatre groups and a folk singing group. After a short stint in the military, he returned to acting and appeared in over 50-60 plays, including "Night of the Iguana" and "She Stoops to Conquer". His first TV break came in 1967 and he went on to star in several Hammer Studio films, as well as Roman Polanski's The Tragedy of Macbeth (1971), Alfred Hitchcock's Frenzy (1972), The Final Programme (1973), and Death on the Nile (1978). He also took part in many Shakespeare pieces that were transferred to TV, such as King Richard the Second (1978) and Much Ado About Nothing (1984). His career grew more erratic into the 80s, and he was typically cast in horror roles. Despite this, he maintained a certain class, intelligence, and charm.
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Age, Biography and Wiki

Who is it? Actor
Birth Day March 02, 1942
Birth Place  Caterham, Surrey, England, United Kingdom
Age 78 YEARS OLD
Died On 28 December 2012(2012-12-28) (aged 70)\nHastings, East Sussex, England
Birth Sign Aries
Occupation Actor
Years active 1970–2005
Spouse(s) Catriona MacColl (1982–87)
Children 1

💰 Net worth: $950,000 (2024)

Jon Finch, a renowned actor from the United Kingdom, is estimated to have a net worth of $950,000 in the year 2024. With a successful and illustrious career in the entertainment industry, Finch has garnered both critical acclaim and financial success. Known for his remarkable performances, Finch has become a household name, captivating audiences with his exceptional acting skills. Through his dedication and talent, he has managed to accumulate a significant fortune, solidifying his position as one of the esteemed actors in the United Kingdom.

Biography/Timeline

1942

Finch was born on 2 March 1942, in the town of Caterham in Surrey, and was the son of a merchant banker.

1950

Between 1950 and 1960 Finch was educated at Caterham School, an independent school in his hometown of Caterham in Surrey. Upon leaving school he turned down the offer of a place at the London School of Economics.

1963

After performing in amateur theatre groups and singing in a folk group, Finch did his National Service (National Service had been abolished at this time-) in The Parachute Regiment and stayed on as a member of the SAS Reserve Regiment, training at weekends and several nights a week. He resigned from the military as his acting commitments became more demanding and stated he was relieved to not have to go to Borneo during the Indonesian Confrontation (1963–66).

1967

In the early phase of his career Finch appeared in episodes of Z-Cars in 1967 and 1968, and was the lead character Simon King in the BBC science fiction series Counterstrike, one of the last BBC drama series made in black and white. One of the ten episodes made was never screened, owing to the broadcast in its place of a documentary about the Kray Twins when they were jailed. He also appeared in two Hammer Films productions, The Vampire Lovers (1970) and The Horror of Frankenstein (1970).

1971

In 1971, Finch was to have played the role of the Aboriginal Detective Inspector Bonaparte ("Boney"); however he withdrew after being offered the lead in Hitchcock's Frenzy. His highest-profile roles were the lead in Roman Polanski's 1971 version of Shakespeare's Macbeth and in 1972, as a down-on-his-luck, ex-RAF pilot falsely imprisoned for murder in Alfred Hitchcock's penultimate film Frenzy.

1972

Finch also starred in Lady Caroline Lamb (1972) and The Final Programme (1973) (in which he played Michael Moorcock's secret agent Jerry Cornelius). He went on in 1975 to play the title role in a BBC/ABC joint production series about Australia's first outlawed bushranger, Ben Hall.

1973

Finch was offered the role of James Bond in Live and Let Die (1973), but he declined the part and it went to Roger Moore. He also declined a role in Richard Lester's The Three Musketeers (1973). In 1977 Finch was the original choice for the role of "Doyle" taken by Martin Shaw in the British television series The Professionals (Shaw previously had played Banquo to Finch's Macbeth in Polanski's film). He pulled out at the last minute, claiming that he "couldn't possibly play a policeman".

1974

While filming Diagnosis: Murder in 1974, Finch was more than 40 lbs underweight, passed out a couple of times on set, and was then diagnosed with diabetes after being hospitalised for two weeks. In the early 1970s, until his diagnosis, he was also a racing car driver (single-seaters), but the condition prevented him from getting a racing driver licence.

1978

At the end of the decade, Finch's roles in films included Death on the Nile (1978). He was cast as Kane in Ridley Scott's Alien (1979), but had to drop out on the second day of filming because of a severe diabetic episode; John Hurt was cast in his place.

1980

In 1980 Finch appeared in Breaking Glass, and in 1981 he played "Luke the Evangelist" in the television film Peter and Paul, which featured Robert Foxworth and Anthony Hopkins in the title roles. In 1984 he was Don Pedro in the BBC’s Much Ado About Nothing.

1982

Finch was married once, to the Actress Catriona MacColl; they were wed in 1982 and divorced in 1987. He later had a daughter.

2012

Finch's body was discovered in his flat in Hastings, East Sussex on 28 December 2012, after friends and family had become concerned for his welfare. He was 70 years old.

2019

Also on stage, he was the man inside the bandages in Ken Hill’s 1991 production of The Invisible Man at the Theatre Royal Stratford East. Occasional film roles include an appearance in Darklands (1997) and a small role as the Catholic Patriarch of Jerusalem in the Ridley Scott film, Kingdom of Heaven (2005).

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