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
Breakdown: 1975 (2025)
as Self (archive footage- Howard Beale Network)
First Men in the Moon (1964)
as Bailiff's Man (uncredited)
The Battle of the River Plate (1956)
as Captain Langsdorff, "Admiral Graf Spee"
The Red Tent (1969)
as Umberto Nobile
The Story of Robin Hood and His Merrie Men (1952)
as Sheriff of Nottingham
Far from the Madding Crowd (1967)
as William Boldwood
Raid on Entebbe (1976)
as Yitzhak Rabin
Sunday Bloody Sunday (1971)
as Dr. Daniel Hirsh
Murderers' Row (1966)
as British agent (uncredited)
Elephant Walk (1954)
as John Wiley
Lost Horizon (1973)
as Richard Conway
Kidnapped (1960)
as Alan Breck Stewart
The Legend of Lylah Clare (1968)
as Lewis Zarken / Louie Flack
The Pumpkin Eater (1964)
as Jake Armitage
The Dark Avenger (1955)
as Comte De Ville
Girl with Green Eyes (1964)
as Eugene Gaillard
The Sensational Shocking Wonderful Wacky 70's (1980)
as Self (archive footage)
Operation Amsterdam (1959)
as Jan Smit
The Trials of Oscar Wilde (1960)
as Oscar
The Sins of Rachel Cade (1961)
as Colonel Henry Derode
The Miniver Story (1950)
as Polish officer
Robbery Under Arms (1957)
as Captain Starlight
A Town Like Alice (1956)
as Joe Harman
In the Cool of the Day (1963)
as Murray Logan
Cleopatra: The Film That Changed Hollywood (2001)
as Self (archive footage)
England Made Me (1973)
as Erich Krogh
Location: Far from the Madding Crowd (1967)
as Himself
Lionpower from MGM (1967)
as Self - Lewis Zarken (archive footage) (uncredited)
Train of Events (1949)
as Philip Mason
10:30 P.M. Summer (1966)
as Paul
The Shiralee (1957)
as Macauley
A Son Is Born (1946)
as Paul Graham
Bequest to the Nation (1973)
as Adm. Lord Horatio Nelson
No Love for Johnnie (1961)
as Johnnie Byrne
The Making of 'Network' (2006)
as Self (archive footage)
Father Brown (1954)
as Gustave Flambeau
I Thank a Fool (1962)
as Stephen Dane
The Wooden Horse (1950)
as Australian in Hospital
The Abdication (1974)
as Azzolino
Simon and Laura (1955)
as Simon Foster
Passage Home (1955)
as Kapitän John Ryland "Lucky"
Judith (1966)
as Aaron Stein
The Heart of the Matter (1953)
as Father Rank
These Stars Are Mine (1943)
as Reynolds Junior
Josephine and Men (1955)
as David Hewer
Mr. Chedworth Steps Out (1939)
as Arthur Jacobs
Windom's Way (1957)
as Alec Windom
Eureka Stockade (1949)
as Humffray
Antony and Cleopatra (1962)
as Antony
Something to Hide (1972)
as Harry Field
Make Me an Offer! (1954)
as Charlie
The Rats of Tobruk (1944)
as Peter Linton
The Greatest Mother of 'em All (1969)
as Sean Howard
The Story of Gilbert and Sullivan (1953)
as Richard D'Oyly Carte
Dad and Dave Come to Town (1938)
as Bill Ryan
Indonesia Calling (1946)
as Self - Narrator (voice)
The Power and the Glory (1941)
as Frank Miller
The Riddle of Robin Hood (1952)
as Himself
The Magic Shoes (1935)
as Prince Charming
Jungle Patrol (1944)
as Narrator