Peter Finch
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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.
Known for
Credits
Network (1976)
as Howard Beale
The Flight of the Phoenix (1965)
as Captain Harris
The Nun's Story (1959)
as Dr. Fortunati
First Men in the Moon (1964)
as Bailiff's Man (uncredited)
The Battle of the River Plate (1956)
as Captain Langsdorff, "Admiral Graf Spee"
Far from the Madding Crowd (1967)
as William Boldwood
The Legend of Lylah Clare (1968)
as Lewis Zarken / Louie Flack
The Pumpkin Eater (1964)
as Jake Armitage
Breakdown: 1975 (2025)
as Self (archive footage- Howard Beale Network)
Raid on Entebbe (1976)
as Yitzhak Rabin
Sunday Bloody Sunday (1971)
as Dr. Daniel Hirsh
The Story of Robin Hood and His Merrie Men (1952)
as Sheriff of Nottingham
The Trials of Oscar Wilde (1960)
as Oscar
Lost Horizon (1973)
as Richard Conway
Murderers' Row (1966)
as British agent (uncredited)
Girl with Green Eyes (1964)
as Eugene Gaillard
Cleopatra: The Film That Changed Hollywood (2001)
as Self (archive footage)
A Town Like Alice (1956)
as Joe Harman
Kidnapped (1960)
as Alan Breck Stewart
Elephant Walk (1954)
as John Wiley
The Red Tent (1969)
as Umberto Nobile
The Sins of Rachel Cade (1961)
as Colonel Henry Derode
The Making of 'Network' (2006)
as Self (archive footage)
The Dark Avenger (1955)
as Comte De Ville
I Thank a Fool (1962)
as Stephen Dane
No Love for Johnnie (1961)
as Johnnie Byrne
The Sensational Shocking Wonderful Wacky 70's (1980)
as Self (archive footage)
Bequest to the Nation (1973)
as Adm. Lord Horatio Nelson
Robbery Under Arms (1957)
as Captain Starlight
In the Cool of the Day (1963)
as Murray Logan
The Miniver Story (1950)
as Polish officer
10:30 P.M. Summer (1966)
as Paul
Lionpower from MGM (1967)
as Self - Lewis Zarken (archive footage) (uncredited)
Simon and Laura (1955)
as Simon Foster
The Heart of the Matter (1953)
as Father Rank
A Son Is Born (1946)
as Paul Graham
Make Me an Offer! (1954)
as Charlie
The Riddle of Robin Hood (1952)
as Self
Train of Events (1949)
as Philip Mason
England Made Me (1973)
as Erich Krogh
Location: Far from the Madding Crowd (1967)
as Self
Operation Amsterdam (1959)
as Jan Smit
Josephine and Men (1955)
as David Hewer
The Story of Gilbert and Sullivan (1953)
as Richard D'Oyly Carte
Father Brown (1954)
as Gustave Flambeau
The Abdication (1974)
as Azzolino
Indonesia Calling (1946)
as Self - Narrator (voice)
The Wooden Horse (1950)
as Australian in Hospital
Windom's Way (1957)
as Alec Windom
The Greatest Mother of 'em All (1969)
as Sean Howard
Passage Home (1955)
as Captain Lucky Ryland
The Rats of Tobruk (1944)
as Peter Linton
Judith (1966)
as Aaron Stein
The Shiralee (1957)
as Macauley
Mr. Chedworth Steps Out (1939)
as Arthur Jacobs
Jungle Patrol (1944)
as Narrator
These Stars Are Mine (1943)
as Reynolds Junior
Antony and Cleopatra (1962)
as Antony
Dad and Dave Come to Town (1938)
as Bill Ryan
The Power and the Glory (1941)
as Frank Miller
Eureka Stockade (1949)
as Humffray
Something to Hide (1973)
as Harry Field
The Magic Shoes (1935)
as Prince Charming