Peter Finch
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- September 28, 1916
- Died
- January 14, 1977 (aged 60)
- Birthplace
- 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.
Known For
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Filmography
Breakdown: 1975
Movie · as (archive footage)
The Making of 'Network'
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Cleopatra: The Film That Changed Hollywood
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
The Sensational Shocking Wonderful Wacky 70's
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Network
Movie · as Howard Beale
Raid on Entebbe
Movie · as Yitzhak Rabin
The Abdication
Movie · as Azzolino
Lost Horizon
Movie · as Richard Conway
England Made Me
Movie · as Erich Krogh
Bequest to the Nation
Movie · as Adm. Lord Horatio Nelson
Something to Hide
Movie · as Harry Field
Sunday Bloody Sunday
Movie · as Dr. Daniel Hirsh
Film '72
TV · as Self · 3 eps
The Red Tent
Movie · as Umberto Nobile
The Greatest Mother of 'em All
Movie · as Sean Howard
The Legend of Lylah Clare
Movie · as Lewis Zarken / Louie Flack
The Dick Cavett Show
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
Far from the Madding Crowd
Movie · as William Boldwood
Location: Far from the Madding Crowd
Movie · as Self
Lionpower from MGM
Movie · as Self - Lewis Zarken (archive footage) (uncredited)
10:30 P.M. Summer
Movie · as Paul
Judith
Movie · as Aaron Stein
Murderers' Row
Movie · as British agent (uncredited)
The Flight of the Phoenix
Movie · as Captain Harris
Girl with Green Eyes
Movie · as Eugene Gaillard
The Pumpkin Eater
Movie · as Jake Armitage
First Men in the Moon
Movie · as Bailiff's Man (uncredited)
In the Cool of the Day
Movie · as Murray Logan
I Thank a Fool
Movie · as Stephen Dane
Antony and Cleopatra
Movie · as Antony
The Sins of Rachel Cade
Movie · as Colonel Henry Derode
No Love for Johnnie
Movie · as Johnnie Byrne
Kidnapped
Movie · as Alan Breck Stewart
The Trials of Oscar Wilde
Movie · as Oscar
The Nun's Story
Movie · as Dr. Fortunati
Operation Amsterdam
Movie · as Jan Smit
The Shiralee
Movie · as Macauley
Windom's Way
Movie · as Alec Windom
Robbery Under Arms
Movie · as Captain Starlight
The Battle of the River Plate
Movie · as Captain Langsdorff, "Admiral Graf Spee"
A Town Like Alice
Movie · as Joe Harman
The Dark Avenger
Movie · as Comte De Ville
Simon and Laura
Movie · as Simon Foster
Josephine and Men
Movie · as David Hewer
Passage Home
Movie · as Captain Lucky Ryland
Elephant Walk
Movie · as John Wiley
Father Brown
Movie · as Gustave Flambeau
Make Me an Offer!
Movie · as Charlie
The Heart of the Matter
Movie · as Father Rank
The Story of Gilbert and Sullivan
Movie · as Richard D'Oyly Carte
The Story of Robin Hood and His Merrie Men
Movie · as Sheriff of Nottingham
The Riddle of Robin Hood
Movie · as Self
The Miniver Story
Movie · as Polish officer
The Wooden Horse
Movie · as Australian in Hospital
Eureka Stockade
Movie · as Humffray
Train of Events
Movie · as Philip Mason
A Son Is Born
Movie · as Paul Graham
Indonesia Calling
Movie · as Self - Narrator (voice)
The Rats of Tobruk
Movie · as Peter Linton
Jungle Patrol
Movie · as Narrator
These Stars Are Mine
Movie · as Reynolds Junior
The Power and the Glory
Movie · as Frank Miller
Mr. Chedworth Steps Out
Movie · as Arthur Jacobs
Dad and Dave Come to Town
Movie · as Bill Ryan
The Magic Shoes
Movie · as Prince Charming