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