Peter Finch

Peter Finch

Acting • Born 1916-09-27 • South Kensington, London, England, UK

Frederick George Peter Ingle Finch (28 September 1916 – 14 January 1977) was an English-Australian actor.Β 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.

Filmography

The Dick Cavett Show 6.8
The Dick Cavett Show
1968 • Self - Guest
No Image
4.7
Film '72
1971 • Self
Network 7.8
Network
1976 • Howard Beale
The Flight of the Phoenix 7.2
The Flight of the Phoenix
1965 • Captain Harris
Sunday Bloody Sunday 6.6
Sunday Bloody Sunday
1971 • Dr. Daniel Hirsh
The Nun's Story 7.2
The Nun's Story
1959 • Dr. Fortunati
Train of Events 6.2
Train of Events
1949 • Philip Mason
No Image
Location: Far from the Madding Crowd
1967 • Himself
Raid on Entebbe 6.0
Raid on Entebbe
1976 • Yitzhak Rabin
The Battle of the River Plate 6.3
The Battle of the River Plate
1956 • Captain Langsdorff, "Admiral Graf Spee"
Lost Horizon 5.4
Lost Horizon
1973 • Richard Conway
The Red Tent 6.0
The Red Tent
1969 • Umberto Nobile
Far from the Madding Crowd 6.8
Far from the Madding Crowd
1967 • William Boldwood
The Legend of Lylah Clare 5.9
The Legend of Lylah Clare
1968 • Lewis Zarken / Louie Flack
A Town Like Alice 6.3
A Town Like Alice
1956 • Joe Harman
First Men in the Moon 6.3
First Men in the Moon
1964 • Bailiff's Man (uncredited)
Bequest to the Nation 5.7
Bequest to the Nation
1973 • Adm. Lord Horatio Nelson
The Story of Robin Hood and His Merrie Men 6.1
The Story of Robin Hood and His Merrie Men
1952 • Sheriff of Nottingham
The Trials of Oscar Wilde 6.2
The Trials of Oscar Wilde
1960 • Oscar
The Making of 'Network'
The Making of 'Network'
2006 • Self (archive footage)
Girl with Green Eyes 6.7
Girl with Green Eyes
1964 • Eugene Gaillard
The Dark Avenger 6.0
The Dark Avenger
1955 • Comte De Ville
No Love for Johnnie 6.2
No Love for Johnnie
1961 • Johnnie Byrne
In the Cool of the Day 5.4
In the Cool of the Day
1963 • Murray Logan
England Made Me 5.7
England Made Me
1973 • Erich Krogh
The Pumpkin Eater 6.6
The Pumpkin Eater
1964 • Jake Armitage
10:30 P.M. Summer 5.2
10:30 P.M. Summer
1966 • Paul
Murderers' Row 5.7
Murderers' Row
1966 • British agent (uncredited)
The Sins of Rachel Cade 6.1
The Sins of Rachel Cade
1961 • Colonel Henry Derode
Cleopatra: The Film That Changed Hollywood 7.2
Cleopatra: The Film That Changed Hollywood
2001 • Self (archive footage)
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