John Finn
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With a countenance that can effortlessly suggest a beleaguered everyman or a no-nonsense tough, American character actor John Finn has sustained a prolonged and impressively varied career. A New York City native, Finn received one of his earliest assignments under the aegis of Stuart Rosenberg, as Ginty in the ethnic drama (and cult hit) The Pope of Greenwich Village (1984). The actor's resumé over the following ten years packed in a series of key Hollywood films of varying quality -- from the wonderful Ed Zwick drama Glory (1989) and the fine Alan Pakula political thriller The Pelican Brief (1993) to the Bob Clark buddy comedy Loose Cannons (1990). Finn also appeared in occasional telemovies, notably the 1991 Posing: Inspired by Three Real Stories, as Jimmy Lanahan, the husband of homemaker-turned-Playmate Meredith Lanahan (Lynda Carter). After appearances on such hit series as The X-Files, Frasier, and NYPD Blue, and parts in the major studio releases Catch Me If You Can and Analyze That (2002), Finn landed one of his first regular series roles, playing Lieutenant John Stillman on the popular detective program Cold Case.
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Highest Rated Movies
Filmography
MOVIES
RATING | TITLE | CREDIT | BOX OFFICE | YEAR |
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73% | Gifted |
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$24.8M | 2017 |
16% | The Lifeguard |
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— | 2013 |
20% | Long Time Dead |
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— | 2003 |
42% | The Human Stain |
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— | 2003 |
29% | The Hunted |
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$34.2M | 2003 |
96% | Catch Me If You Can |
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$164.4M | 2002 |
27% | Analyze That |
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$32.1M | 2002 |
No Score Yet | Shadow Realm |
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— | 2002 |
85% | Billy Elliot |
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— | 2000 |
No Score Yet | Deadlocked |
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— | 2000 |
No Score Yet | Atomic Train |
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— | 1999 |
54% | True Crime |
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— | 1999 |
No Score Yet | Seasons of Love |
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— | 1999 |
No Score Yet | Trojan War |
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— | 1997 |
No Score Yet | Gone in the Night |
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— | 1996 |
56% | City Hall |
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— | 1996 |
No Score Yet | Crazy Horse |
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— | 1996 |
88% | Truman |
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— | 1995 |
38% | Blown Away |
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— | 1994 |
54% | Being Human |
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— | 1994 |
53% | The Pelican Brief |
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— | 1993 |
69% | Cliffhanger |
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— | 1993 |
48% | Geronimo - An American Legend |
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— | 1993 |
81% | Carlito's Way |
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— | 1993 |
No Score Yet | Citizen Cohn |
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— | 1992 |
No Score Yet | Lady Against the Odds |
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— | 1992 |
No Score Yet | Quicksand: No Escape |
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— | 1992 |
No Score Yet | Posing: Inspired by Three Real Stories |
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— | 1991 |
No Score Yet | I Posed for Playboy |
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— | 1991 |
36% | Desperate Hours |
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— | 1990 |
68% | A Shock to the System |
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— | 1990 |
No Score Yet | Cover Up |
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— | 1990 |
0% | Loose Cannons |
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— | 1990 |
93% | Glory |
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— | 1989 |
63% | Shakedown |
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— | 1988 |
No Score Yet | Alone in the Neon Jungle |
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— | 1988 |
90% | The Pope of Greenwich Village |
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— | 1984 |
TV
RATING | TITLE | CREDIT | YEAR |
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95% |
Elementary
2012-2019
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93% |
The Good Wife
2009-2016
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No Score Yet |
Le don
2014
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No Score Yet |
Madam Secretary
2014-2019
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58% |
Golden Boy
2013
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90% |
Suits
2011-2019
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No Score Yet |
NCIS
2003
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No Score Yet |
Cold Case
2003-2010
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No Score Yet |
Thieves
2001
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83% |
NYPD Blue
1993-2005
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No Score Yet |
The Practice
1997-2004
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No Score Yet |
Dawson's Creek
1998-2003
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74% |
The X-Files
1993-2018
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No Score Yet |
Chicago Hope
1994-2000
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93% |
Frasier
1993-2004
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No Score Yet |
Cheers
1982-1993
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No Score Yet |
Quantum Leap
1989-1993
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No Score Yet |
Law & Order
1990-2010
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72% |
Miami Vice
1984-1990
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82% |
EZ Streets
1997
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No Score Yet |
Strange World (2002)
2002
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Quotes from John Finn's Characters
Sgt. Mulcahy: | [berating Private Trip] You half-wit black bastard! Did they truly cut your balls off at birth? I'm gonna work on you, you bastard, until I get you broken. |
Col. Robert Gould Shaw: | Sgt. Mulcahy! |
Sgt. Mulcahy: | Sir! |
Col. Robert Gould Shaw: | I have no doubt you are a fair man, Mulcahy. I wonder if you are treating the men too hard. [Sgt. Mulcahy pauses] You may speak freely. |
Sgt. Mulcahy: | The boy is a friend of yours, is he? |
Col. Robert Gould Shaw: | Yes, we grew up together |
Sgt. Mulcahy: | Let him grow up some more. |