Peter Finch
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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Peter Finch, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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- Born:
- Sep 27, 1916 In South Kensington, London, England
- Movie/TV Credits:
- 56
- First Appeared:
- In the movie The Magic Shoes 1935-01-01
- Latest Project:
- Movie Cleopatra: The Film That Changed Hollywood 2001-01-01
Known For
Filmography
| Movie | Cleopatra: The Film That Changed Hollywood | Himself (archive footage) | 2001-01-01 |
| Movie | Network | Howard Beale | 1976-11-01 |
| Movie | Raid on Entebbe | Yitzhak Rabin | 1976-12-26 |
| Movie | The Abdication | Cardinal Azzolino | 1974-10-03 |
| Movie | Lost Horizon | Richard Conway | 1973-03-17 |
| Movie | Bequest to the Nation | Adm. Lord Horatio Nelson | 1973-04-18 |
| Movie | England Made Me | Erich Krogh | 1973-11-18 |
| Movie | Something to Hide | Harry Field | 1972-01-01 |
| Movie | Sunday Bloody Sunday | Dr. Daniel Hirsh | 1971-07-01 |
| Movie | The Red Tent | Gen. Umberto Nobile | 1969-12-23 |
| Movie | The Greatest Mother of 'em All | Sean Howard | 1969-12-31 |
| Series | The Dick Cavett Show | Himself - Guest | 1968-06-06 |
| Movie | The Legend of Lylah Clare | Lewis Zarken / Louie Flack | 1968-08-21 |
| Movie | Far from the Madding Crowd | William Boldwood | 1967-01-01 |
| Movie | Judith | Aaron Stein | 1966-01-20 |
| Movie | 10:30 P.M. Summer | Paul | 1966-10-24 |
| Movie | The Flight of the Phoenix | Capt. Harris | 1965-12-15 |
| Movie | The Pumpkin Eater | Jake Armitage | 1964-05-13 |
| Movie | Girl with Green Eyes | Eugene Gaillard | 1964-05-14 |
| Movie | First Men in the Moon | Bailiff's Man | 1964-07-01 |
| Movie | In the Cool of the Day | Murray Logan | 1963-05-29 |
| Movie | I Thank a Fool | Stephen Dane | 1962-09-14 |
| Movie | No Love for Johnnie | Johnnie Byrne | 1961-02-14 |
| Movie | The Sins of Rachel Cade | Colonel Henry Derode | 1961-04-02 |
| Movie | Kidnapped | Alan Breck Stewart | 1960-01-01 |
| Movie | The Trials of Oscar Wilde | Oscar Wilde | 1960-05-01 |
| Movie | Operation Amsterdam | Jan Smit | 1959-01-01 |
| Movie | The Nun's Story | Dr. Fortunati | 1959-06-18 |
| Movie | The Shiralee | Macauley | 1957-07-11 |
| Movie | Robbery Under Arms | Captain Starlight | 1957-01-10 |
| Movie | Windom's Way | Alec Windom | 1957-12-07 |
| Movie | A Town Like Alice | Joe Harman | 1956-03-01 |
| Movie | The Battle of the River Plate | Captain Langsdorff, "Admiral Graf Spee" | 1956-10-30 |
| Movie | Passage Home | Kapitän John Ryland "Lucky" | 1955-03-17 |
| Movie | The Dark Avenger | Comte De Ville | 1955-09-11 |
| Movie | Josephine and Men | David Hewer | 1955-11-09 |
| Movie | Simon and Laura | Simon Foster | 1955-11-02 |
| Movie | Elephant Walk | John Wiley | 1954-04-21 |
| Movie | Make Me an Offer! | Charlie | 1954-12-08 |
| Movie | Father Brown | Gustave Flambeau | 1954-06-08 |
| Movie | The Story of Gilbert and Sullivan | Richard D'Oyly Carte | 1953-02-14 |
| Movie | The Heart of the Matter | Father Rank | 1953-11-03 |
| Movie | The Story of Robin Hood and His Merrie Men | Sheriff of Nottingham | 1952-05-26 |
| Movie | The Wooden Horse | Australian in Hospital | 1950-10-16 |
| Movie | The Miniver Story | Polish officer | 1950-10-26 |
| Movie | Eureka Stockade | Humffray | 1949-01-01 |
| Movie | Train of Events | Philip Mason | 1949-01-18 |
| Movie | Indonesia Calling | Unknown | 1946-08-09 |
| Movie | A Son is Born | Paul Graham | 1946-09-20 |
| Movie | The Rats of Tobruk | Peter Linton | 1944-06-30 |
| Movie | Jungle Patrol | Narrator | 1944-12-31 |
| Movie | These Stars Are Mine | Reynolds Junior | 1943-01-26 |
| Movie | The Power and the Glory | Unknown | 1941-04-03 |
| Movie | Mr. Chedworth Steps Out | Arthur Jacobs | 1939-04-01 |
| Movie | Dad and Dave Come to Town | Bill Ryan | 1938-09-29 |
| Movie | The Magic Shoes | Prince Charming | 1935-01-01 |
