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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Peter Finch, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia. ​

Known For

Paul

10:30 P.M. Summer

Capt. Harris

The Flight of the Phoenix

William Boldwood

Far from the Madding Crowd

Howard Beale

Network

Umberto Nobile

Красная палатка

Yitzhak Rabin

Raid on Entebbe

Self (archive footage)

The Making of 'Network'

Dr. Fortunati

The Nun's Story

Sheriff of Nottingham

The Story of Robin Hood and His Merrie Men

Self (archive footage)

The Sensational Shocking Wonderful Wacky 70's

Alan Breck Stewart

Kidnapped

John Wiley

Elephant Walk

Dr. Daniel Hirsh

Sunday Bloody Sunday

Jan Smit

Operation Amsterdam

Eugene Gaillard

Girl with Green Eyes

Captain Langsdorff, "Admiral Graf Spee"

The Battle of the River Plate

Humffray

Eureka Stockade

Peter Linton

The Rats of Tobruk

Jake Armitage

The Pumpkin Eater

Colonel Henry Derode

The Sins of Rachel Cade

Comte De Ville

The Dark Avenger

Lewis Zarken / Louie Flack

The Legend of Lylah Clare

Joe Harman

A Town Like Alice

Richard Conway

Lost Horizon

Gustave Flambeau

Father Brown

Stephen Dane

I Thank a Fool

Self (archive footage)

Cleopatra: The Film That Changed Hollywood

Simon Foster

Simon and Laura

Father Rank

The Heart of the Matter

Murray Logan

In the Cool of the Day

Johnnie Byrne

No Love for Johnnie

Aaron Stein

Judith

Oscar

The Trials of Oscar Wilde

David Hewer

Josephine and Men

Macauley

The Shiralee

Charlie

Make Me an Offer!

Polish officer

The Miniver Story

Kapitän John Ryland "Lucky"

Passage Home

Australian in Hospital

The Wooden Horse

Richard D'Oyly Carte

The Story of Gilbert and Sullivan

British agent (uncredited)

Murderers' Row

Alec Windom

Windom's Way

Captain Starlight

Robbery Under Arms

Bailiff's Man (uncredited)

First Men in the Moon

Arthur Jacobs

Mr. Chedworth Steps Out

Erich Krogh

England Made Me

Adm. Lord Horatio Nelson

Bequest to the Nation

Prince Charming

The Magic Shoes

Azzolino

The Abdication

Harry Field

Something to Hide

The Power and the Glory

Paul Graham

A Son Is Born

Indonesia Calling

Bill Ryan

Dad and Dave Come to Town

Narrator

Jungle Patrol

Philip Mason

Train of Events

Reynolds Junior

These Stars Are Mine

Sean Howard

The Greatest Mother of 'em All

Himself

Location: Far from the Madding Crowd

Himself

The Riddle of Robin Hood

Lionpower from MGM

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

61

Gender

Male

Birthday

1916-09-27

Place of Birth

South Kensington, London, England, UK

Also Known As

Frederick George Peter Ingle Finch