Name
Peter Finch
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1916-09-28
Deathday
1977-01-14 (61 years old)
Place of Birth
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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In the early years of the World War II, the Royal Navy is fighting a desperate battle to k...
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A cargo aircraft crashes in a sandstorm in the Sahara with less than a dozen men on board....
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Bathsheba Everdine, a willful, flirtatious, young woman, unexpectedly inherits a large far...
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In 1975, as America faced social and political upheaval, filmmakers turned chaos into art....
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After leaving a wealthy Belgian family to become a nun, Sister Luke struggles with her dev...
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The world is delighted when a spacecraft containing a crew made up of the world's astronau...
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Recently divorced career woman Alex Greville begins a romantic relationship with glamorous...
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A dictatorial film director hires an unknown actress to play the lead role in a planned mo...
- 1966 10:30 P.M. Summer as Paul
- 1965 The Flight of the Phoenix as Captain Harris
- 1967 Far from the Madding Crowd as William Boldwood
- 1976 Network as Howard Beale
- 1969 The Red Tent as Umberto Nobile
- 1976 Raid on Entebbe as Yitzhak Rabin
- 2006 The Making of 'Network' as Self (archive footage)
- 1959 The Nun's Story as Dr. Fortunati
- 1952 The Story of Robin Hood and His Merrie Men as Sheriff of Nottingham
- 1980 The Sensational Shocking Wonderful Wacky 70's as Self (archive footage)
- 1960 Kidnapped as Alan Breck Stewart
- 1954 Elephant Walk as John Wiley
- 1971 Sunday Bloody Sunday as Dr. Daniel Hirsh
- 1959 Operation Amsterdam as Jan Smit
- 1964 Girl with Green Eyes as Eugene Gaillard
- 1956 The Battle of the River Plate as Captain Langsdorff, "Admiral Graf Spee"
- 1949 Eureka Stockade as Humffray
- 1944 The Rats of Tobruk as Peter Linton
- 1964 The Pumpkin Eater as Jake Armitage
- 1961 The Sins of Rachel Cade as Colonel Henry Derode
- 1955 The Dark Avenger as Comte De Ville
- 1968 The Legend of Lylah Clare as Lewis Zarken / Louie Flack
- 1956 A Town Like Alice as Joe Harman
- 1973 Lost Horizon as Richard Conway
- 1954 Father Brown as Gustave Flambeau
- 1962 I Thank a Fool as Stephen Dane
- 2001 Cleopatra: The Film That Changed Hollywood as Self (archive footage)
- 1955 Simon and Laura as Simon Foster
- 1953 The Heart of the Matter as Father Rank
- 1963 In the Cool of the Day as Murray Logan
- 1961 No Love for Johnnie as Johnnie Byrne
- 1966 Judith as Aaron Stein
- 1960 The Trials of Oscar Wilde as Oscar
- 1955 Josephine and Men as David Hewer
- 1957 The Shiralee as Macauley
- 1954 Make Me an Offer! as Charlie
- 1950 The Miniver Story as Polish officer
- 1955 Passage Home as Kapitän John Ryland "Lucky"
- 1950 The Wooden Horse as Australian in Hospital
- 1953 The Story of Gilbert and Sullivan as Richard D'Oyly Carte
- 1966 Murderers' Row as British agent (uncredited)
- 1957 Windom's Way as Alec Windom
- 1957 Robbery Under Arms as Captain Starlight
- 1964 First Men in the Moon as Bailiff's Man (uncredited)
- 1939 Mr. Chedworth Steps Out as Arthur Jacobs
- 1973 Bequest to the Nation as Adm. Lord Horatio Nelson
- 1973 England Made Me as Erich Krogh
- 1935 The Magic Shoes as Prince Charming
- 1974 The Abdication as Azzolino
- 1973 Something to Hide as Harry Field
- 1941 The Power and the Glory as Frank Miller
- 1946 A Son Is Born as Paul Graham
- 1946 Indonesia Calling as Self - Narrator (voice)
- 1938 Dad and Dave Come to Town as Bill Ryan
- 1944 Jungle Patrol as Narrator
- 1949 Train of Events as Philip Mason
- 1943 These Stars Are Mine as Reynolds Junior
- 1969 The Greatest Mother of 'em All as Sean Howard
- 1967 Location: Far from the Madding Crowd as Himself
- 1952 The Riddle of Robin Hood as Himself
- 1967 Lionpower from MGM as Self - Lewis Zarken (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 1962 Antony and Cleopatra as Antony
- 2025 Breakdown: 1975 as Self (archive footage- Howard Beale Network)
- 1968 The Dick Cavett Show ( 1 episode ) as Self - Guest
- 1971 Film '72 ( 3 episodes ) as Self
