Jon Finlayson

Personal Info

Know For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

1938-03-23 (74 years old)

Deathday

2012-09-12

Place of Birth

-

Jon Finlayson

Biography

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 ...

Acting

1973

Alvin Purple

as Liz's Lawyer

1974

Alvin Rides Again

as The Magician

1984

1983

Skin Deep

as Simpson Byrne

1983

The Magic Show

as Van Zyskin

1988

Evil Angels

as Professor Boettcher

Production

1973

Alvin Purple

as Wardrobe Coordinator

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