Peter Finch
Acting
Born: September 28, 1916 · South Kensington, London, England, UK
Died: January 14, 1977 (aged 60)
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Biography
Frederick George Peter Ingle Finch (28 September 1916 – 14 January 1977) was an English-Australian actor. He is best remembered for his role as crazed television anchorman Howard Beale in the 1976 film Network, which earned him a posthumous Academy Award for Best Actor, his fifth Best Actor award from the BAFTA, and a Best Actor award from the Golden Globes. He was the first of two people to win a posthumous Academy Award in an acting category; the other was fellow Australian Heath Ledger.
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Movies (51)
Network
Howard Beale
The Nun's Story
Dr. Fortunati
The Red Tent
Umberto Nobile
The Flight of the Phoenix
Captain Harris
A Town Like Alice
Joe Harman
Murderers' Row
British agent (uncredited)
Far from the Madding Crowd
William Boldwood
First Men in the Moon
Bailiff's Man (uncredited)
The Legend of Lylah Clare
Lewis Zarken / Louie Flack
The Battle of the River Plate
Captain Langsdorff, "Admiral Graf Spee"
The Heart of the Matter
Father Rank
Lost Horizon
Richard Conway
Girl with Green Eyes
Eugene Gaillard
The Dark Avenger
Comte De Ville
Operation Amsterdam
Jan Smit
Elephant Walk
John Wiley
Sunday Bloody Sunday
Dr. Daniel Hirsh
The Pumpkin Eater
Jake Armitage
Raid on Entebbe
Yitzhak Rabin
The Story of Robin Hood and His Merrie Men
Sheriff of Nottingham
In the Cool of the Day
Murray Logan
Robbery Under Arms
Captain Starlight
Eureka Stockade
Humffray
10:30 P.M. Summer
Paul
The Trials of Oscar Wilde
Oscar
The Miniver Story
Polish officer
Kidnapped
Alan Breck Stewart
The Abdication
Azzolino
No Love for Johnnie
Johnnie Byrne
I Thank a Fool
Stephen Dane
The Sins of Rachel Cade
Colonel Henry Derode
Simon and Laura
Simon Foster
Something to Hide
Harry Field
The Wooden Horse
Australian in Hospital
Bequest to the Nation
Adm. Lord Horatio Nelson
Mr. Chedworth Steps Out
Arthur Jacobs
Judith
Aaron Stein
The Greatest Mother of 'em All
Sean Howard
Make Me an Offer!
Charlie
The Story of Gilbert and Sullivan
Richard D'Oyly Carte
Passage Home
Captain Lucky Ryland
Train of Events
Philip Mason
Father Brown
Gustave Flambeau
England Made Me
Erich Krogh
The Shiralee
Macauley
Josephine and Men
David Hewer
The Rats of Tobruk
Peter Linton
Windom's Way
Alec Windom
Antony and Cleopatra
Antony
Dad and Dave Come to Town
Bill Ryan
Jungle Patrol
Narrator
Self / Appearances (8)
The Dick Cavett Show
Self - Guest · 1 eps
Breakdown: 1975
Self (archive footage- Howard Beale Network)
The Making of 'Network'
Self (archive footage)
Lionpower from MGM
Self - Lewis Zarken (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Sensational Shocking Wonderful Wacky 70's
Self (archive footage)
Cleopatra: The Film That Changed Hollywood
Self (archive footage)
The Riddle of Robin Hood
Self
Indonesia Calling
Self - Narrator (voice)