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Peter Finch
Peter Finch

Peter Finch

ActingBorn September 28, 1916Died January 14, 1977 (age 60)South Kensington, London, England, UK

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.

Filmography

2006
The Making of 'Network'

as Self (archive footage)

Movie
2001Movie
1980Movie
1976
Raid on Entebbe

as Yitzhak Rabin

Movie
1976
Network

as Howard Beale

Movie
1974
The Abdication

as Azzolino

Movie
1973
England Made Me

as Erich Krogh

Movie
1973
Bequest to the Nation

as Adm. Lord Horatio Nelson

Movie
1973
Lost Horizon

as Richard Conway

Movie
1972
Something to Hide

as Harry Field

Movie
1971
Film '72

as Self

TV
1971
Sunday Bloody Sunday

as Dr. Daniel Hirsh

Movie
1969Movie
1969
The Red Tent

as Umberto Nobile

Movie
1968
The Legend of Lylah Clare

as Lewis Zarken / Louie Flack

Movie
1968
The Dick Cavett Show

as Self - Guest

TV
1967
Far from the Madding Crowd

as William Boldwood

Movie
1967
Lionpower from MGM

as Self - Lewis Zarken (archive footage) (uncredited)

Movie
1966
Murderers' Row

as British agent (uncredited)

Movie
1966Movie
1966
Judith

as Aaron Stein

Movie
1965
The Flight of the Phoenix

as Captain Harris

Movie
1964
First Men in the Moon

as Bailiff's Man (uncredited)

Movie
1964
The Pumpkin Eater

as Jake Armitage

Movie
1964
Girl with Green Eyes

as Eugene Gaillard

Movie
1963
In the Cool of the Day

as Murray Logan

Movie
1962
I Thank a Fool

as Stephen Dane

Movie
1962Movie
1961
The Sins of Rachel Cade

as Colonel Henry Derode

Movie
1961
No Love for Johnnie

as Johnnie Byrne

Movie
1960Movie
1960
Kidnapped

as Alan Breck Stewart

Movie
1959
The Nun's Story

as Dr. Fortunati

Movie
1959Movie
1957
Windom's Way

as Alec Windom

Movie
1957
The Shiralee

as Macauley

Movie
1957
Robbery Under Arms

as Captain Starlight

Movie
1956
The Battle of the River Plate

as Captain Langsdorff, "Admiral Graf Spee"

Movie
1956
A Town Like Alice

as Joe Harman

Movie
1955
Josephine and Men

as David Hewer

Movie
1955
Simon and Laura

as Simon Foster

Movie
1955
The Dark Avenger

as Comte De Ville

Movie
1955
Passage Home

as Kapitän John Ryland "Lucky"

Movie
1954Movie
1954
Father Brown

as Gustave Flambeau

Movie
1954
Elephant Walk

as John Wiley

Movie
1953Movie
1953
The Story of Gilbert and Sullivan

as Richard D'Oyly Carte

Movie
1952Movie
1952Movie
1950
The Miniver Story

as Polish officer

Movie
1950
The Wooden Horse

as Australian in Hospital

Movie
1949
Eureka Stockade

as Humffray

Movie
1949
Train of Events

as Philip Mason

Movie
1946
A Son Is Born

as Paul Graham

Movie
1946
Indonesia Calling

as Self - Narrator (voice)

Movie
1944
Jungle Patrol

as Narrator

Movie
1944
The Rats of Tobruk

as Peter Linton

Movie
1943
These Stars Are Mine

as Reynolds Junior

Movie
1941Movie
1939
Mr. Chedworth Steps Out

as Arthur Jacobs

Movie
1938Movie
1935
The Magic Shoes

as Prince Charming

Movie

Personal Info

DepartmentActing
BirthdaySeptember 28, 1916
Day of DeathJanuary 14, 1977
Place of BirthSouth Kensington, London, England, UK
Popularity0.8