Peter Finch
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1916-09-27
Day of Death
1977-01-14 (60 years old)
Place of Birth
South Kensington, London, England, UK
Peter Finch
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.
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Known For
Acting
(2006)
The Making of 'Network'
as Self (archive footage)
(2001)
Cleopatra: The Film That Changed Hollywood
as Self (archive footage)
(1980)
The Sensational Shocking Wonderful Wacky 70's
as Self (archive footage)
(1976)
Network
as Howard Beale
(1976)
Raid on Entebbe
as Yitzhak Rabin
(1974)
The Abdication
as Azzolino
(1973)
Lost Horizon
as Richard Conway
(1973)
England Made Me
as Erich Krogh
(1973)
Bequest to the Nation
as Adm. Lord Horatio Nelson
(1972)
Something to Hide
as Harry Field
(1971)
Sunday Bloody Sunday
as Dr. Daniel Hirsh
(1969)
The Red Tent
as Umberto Nobile
(1969)
The Greatest Mother of 'em All
as Sean Howard
(1968)
The Legend of Lylah Clare
as Lewis Zarken / Louie Flack
(1967)
Far from the Madding Crowd
as William Boldwood
(1967)
Location: Far from the Madding Crowd
as Himself
(1966)
Murderers' Row
as British agent (uncredited)
(1966)
Judith
as Aaron Stein
(1966)
10:30 P.M. Summer
as Paul
(1965)
The Flight of the Phoenix
as Capt. Harris
(1964)
First Men in the Moon
as Bailiff's Man (uncredited)
(1964)
Girl with Green Eyes
as Eugene Gaillard
(1964)
The Pumpkin Eater
as Jake Armitage
(1963)
In the Cool of the Day
as Murray Logan
(1962)
I Thank a Fool
as Stephen Dane
(1961)
The Sins of Rachel Cade
as Colonel Henry Derode
(1961)
No Love for Johnnie
as Johnnie Byrne
(1960)
Kidnapped
as Alan Breck Stewart
(1960)
The Trials of Oscar Wilde
as Oscar
(1959)
The Nun's Story
as Dr. Fortunati
(1959)
Operation Amsterdam
as Jan Smit
(1957)
The Shiralee
as Macauley
(1957)
Robbery Under Arms
as Captain Starlight
(1957)
Windom's Way
as Alec Windom
(1956)
The Battle of the River Plate
as Captain Langsdorff, "Admiral Graf Spee"
(1956)
A Town Like Alice
as Joe Harman
(1955)
The Dark Avenger
as Comte De Ville
(1955)
Simon and Laura
as Simon Foster
(1955)
Passage Home
as Kapitän John Ryland "Lucky"
(1955)
Josephine and Men
as David Hewer
(1954)
Elephant Walk
as John Wiley
(1954)
Father Brown
as Gustave Flambeau
(1954)
Make Me an Offer!
as Charlie
(1953)
The Heart of the Matter
as Father Rank
(1953)
The Story of Gilbert and Sullivan
as Richard D'Oyly Carte
(1952)
The Story of Robin Hood and His Merrie Men
as Sheriff of Nottingham
(1952)
The Riddle of Robin Hood
as Himself
(1950)
The Wooden Horse
as Australian in Hospital
(1950)
The Miniver Story
as Polish officer
(1949)
Eureka Stockade
as Humffray
(1949)
Train of Events
as Philip Mason
(1946)
A Son Is Born
as Paul Graham
(1946)
(1944)
The Rats of Tobruk
as Peter Linton
(1944)
Jungle Patrol
as Narrator
(1943)
These Stars Are Mine
as Reynolds Junior
(1941)
(1939)
Mr. Chedworth Steps Out
as Arthur Jacobs
(1938)
Dad and Dave Come to Town
as Bill Ryan
(1935)
The Magic Shoes
as Prince Charming