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Jon Finlayson

Jon Finlayson

Actor · 1938 – 2012

Jon Douglas Finlayson (23 March 1938 - 12 September 2012) was an Australian stage and screen character actor and writer, director, producer and singer He was known for his roles in the films Lonely Hearts and The Magic Show. At the age of eight, Jon began his long career in the performing arts, touring all over Australia for many years as a boy soprano for the Australian Boys Choir. He was actively involved in theatre throughout school and, as a teenager, began performing weekly on The Fakermagangees, the long-running children's radio serial on 3DB. This was followed by many other Australian radio dramas over the years. After matriculating Finlayson threw himself into amateur theatre productions for some years. He spent many years performing in musicals at the Comedy Theatre, Her Majesty's, the Princess and Russell Street Theatre, including The Fantasticks, Robert and Elizabeth, Bells Are Ringing, For Amusement Only, Lock Up Your Daughters and Auntie Mame. He was also well-known from his numerous television roles, such as Colonel Archibald Spencer in Zoo Family (1985) and as James Gleeson in Snowy River: The McGregor Saga (1995–1996). He wrote sketches for The Mavis Bramston Show. He was noted for his hospitality as well as his 'Sunday Soirees' in the Melbourne show business community.

Movies9

  • Movie6.8

    Evil Angels

    1988 · 229 votes

  • Movie5.4

    Alvin Purple

    1973 · 22 votes

  • Movie4.9

    Melvin, Son of Alvin

    1984 · 7 votes

  • Movie9.7

    Skin Deep

    1983 · 3 votes

  • Movie4.5

    My First Wife

    1984 · 6 votes

  • Movie5.4

    Lonely Hearts

    1982 · 9 votes

  • Movie4.5

    Alvin Rides Again

    1974 · 13 votes

  • Movie7.0

    The Magic Show

    1983 · 2 votes

  • Movie9.0

    A Kink in the Picasso

    1990 · 1 votes

Series3

  • TV6.6

    The Flying Doctors

    1986 · 17 votes

  • TV7.1

    The Man from Snowy River

    1994 · 14 votes

  • TV8.0

    Zoo Family

    1985 · 2 votes