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 Making of 'Network' (2006)
as Self (archive footage)
The Nun's Story (1959)
as Dr. Fortunati
The Flight of the Phoenix (1965)
as Captain Harris
Elephant Walk (1954)
as John Wiley
The Battle of the River Plate (1956)
as Captain Langsdorff, "Admiral Graf Spee"
The Pumpkin Eater (1964)
as Jake Armitage
Murderers' Row (1966)
as British agent (uncredited)
A Town Like Alice (1956)
as Joe Harman
The Legend of Lylah Clare (1968)
as Lewis Zarken / Louie Flack
Lost Horizon (1973)
as Richard Conway
The Red Tent (1969)
as Umberto Nobile
Far from the Madding Crowd (1967)
as William Boldwood
Raid on Entebbe (1976)
as Yitzhak Rabin
The Story of Robin Hood and His Merrie Men (1952)
as Sheriff of Nottingham
Kidnapped (1960)
as Alan Breck Stewart
First Men in the Moon (1964)
as Bailiff's Man (uncredited)
The Trials of Oscar Wilde (1960)
as Oscar
Sunday Bloody Sunday (1971)
as Dr. Daniel Hirsh
Girl with Green Eyes (1964)
as Eugene Gaillard
Lionpower from MGM (1967)
as Self - Lewis Zarken (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Dark Avenger (1955)
as Comte De Ville
Cleopatra: The Film That Changed Hollywood (2001)
as Self (archive footage)
Judith (1966)
as Aaron Stein
Windom's Way (1957)
as Alec Windom
The Abdication (1974)
as Azzolino
England Made Me (1973)
as Erich Krogh
Father Brown (1954)
as Gustave Flambeau
Robbery Under Arms (1957)
as Captain Starlight
Josephine and Men (1955)
as David Hewer
Passage Home (1955)
as Kapitän John Ryland "Lucky"
The Shiralee (1957)
as Macauley
The Story of Gilbert and Sullivan (1953)
as Richard D'Oyly Carte
The Wooden Horse (1950)
as Australian in Hospital
Indonesia Calling (1946)
as Self - Narrator (voice)
In the Cool of the Day (1963)
as Murray Logan
The Miniver Story (1950)
as Polish officer
Bequest to the Nation (1973)
as Adm. Lord Horatio Nelson
The Rats of Tobruk (1944)
as Peter Linton
I Thank a Fool (1962)
as Stephen Dane
Train of Events (1949)
as Philip Mason
Operation Amsterdam (1959)
as Jan Smit
No Love for Johnnie (1961)
as Johnnie Byrne
Simon and Laura (1955)
as Simon Foster
10:30 P.M. Summer (1966)
as Paul
The Sensational Shocking Wonderful Wacky 70's (1980)
as Self (archive footage)
Jungle Patrol (1944)
as Narrator
The Heart of the Matter (1953)
as Father Rank
Location: Far from the Madding Crowd (1967)
as Himself
The Greatest Mother of 'em All (1969)
as Sean Howard
Something to Hide (1972)
as Harry Field
The Sins of Rachel Cade (1961)
as Colonel Henry Derode
Eureka Stockade (1949)
as Humffray
The Riddle of Robin Hood (1952)
as Himself
Anthony and Cleopatra (1962)
as anthony
The Power and the Glory (1941)
as Frank Miller
A Son Is Born (1946)
as Paul Graham
Dad and Dave Come to Town (1938)
as Bill Ryan
Make Me an Offer! (1954)
as Charlie
Mr. Chedworth Steps Out (1939)
as Arthur Jacobs
The Magic Shoes (1935)
as Prince Charming
These Stars Are Mine (1943)
as Reynolds Junior