Rugged, husky, intelligent leading man who lived in Australia from age 10, appearing in indigenous films from the mid-1930s and enjoying some success as a radio actor. Finch's screen career took off after he was spotted by Laurence Olivier, who invited him to London in 1949. After some highly successful stage work, his film career took off as he approached middle age in the mid-1950s with films including the slight but charming romantic comedy "Simon and Laura" (1955) and the somber war drama, "A Town Like Alice" (1956). "The Nun's Story" (1959), in which he played a crusty surgeon working
