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. 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
Elephant Walk 5.9
Elephant Walk
1954 • John Wiley
The Nun's Story 7.2
The Nun's Story
1959 • Dr. Fortunati
The Battle of the River Plate 6.4
The Battle of the River Plate
1956 • Captain Langsdorff, "Admiral Graf Spee"
First Men in the Moon 6.3
First Men in the Moon
1964 • Bailiff's Man (uncredited)
The Red Tent 6.1
The Red Tent
1969 • Umberto Nobile
Far from the Madding Crowd 6.9
Far from the Madding Crowd
1967 • William Boldwood
Raid on Entebbe 6.1
Raid on Entebbe
1976 • Yitzhak Rabin
The Story of Robin Hood and His Merrie Men 6.2
The Story of Robin Hood and His Merrie Men
1952 • Sheriff of Nottingham
A Town Like Alice 6.4
A Town Like Alice
1956 • Joe Harman
Father Brown 6.5
Father Brown
1954 • Gustave Flambeau
The Pumpkin Eater 6.7
The Pumpkin Eater
1964 • Jake Armitage
Murderers' Row 5.7
Murderers' Row
1966 • British agent (uncredited)
Lost Horizon 5.5
Lost Horizon
1973 • Richard Conway
Sunday Bloody Sunday 6.6
Sunday Bloody Sunday
1971 • Dr. Daniel Hirsh
The Trials of Oscar Wilde 6.3
The Trials of Oscar Wilde
1960 • Oscar
Lionpower from MGM 6.3
Lionpower from MGM
1967 • Self - Lewis Zarken (archive footage) (uncredited)
Kidnapped 6.6
Kidnapped
1960 • Alan Breck Stewart
The Legend of Lylah Clare 6.0
The Legend of Lylah Clare
1968 • Lewis Zarken / Louie Flack
Girl with Green Eyes 6.7
Girl with Green Eyes
1964 • Eugene Gaillard
Operation Amsterdam 6.1
Operation Amsterdam
1959 • Jan Smit
The Dark Avenger 6.4
The Dark Avenger
1955 • Comte De Ville
The Sensational Shocking Wonderful Wacky 70's 4.0
The Sensational Shocking Wonderful Wacky 70's
1980 • Self (archive footage)
Bequest to the Nation 6.5
Bequest to the Nation
1973 • Adm. Lord Horatio Nelson
No Love for Johnnie 6.7
No Love for Johnnie
1961 • Johnnie Byrne
Robbery Under Arms 5.2
Robbery Under Arms
1957 • Captain Starlight
The Heart of the Matter 6.7
The Heart of the Matter
1953 • Father Rank
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