Peter Finch
Acting · 60 years old
South Kensington, London, England, UK
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
Network
Howard Beale
The Flight of the Phoenix
Captain Harris
The Nun's Story
Dr. Fortunati
Cleopatra: The Film That Changed Hollywood
Self (archive footage)
Far from the Madding Crowd
William Boldwood
Make Me an Offer!
Charlie
The Wooden Horse
Australian in Hospital
The Dick Cavett Show
Self - Guest
Girl with Green Eyes
Eugene Gaillard
Kidnapped
Alan Breck Stewart
The Pumpkin Eater
Jake Armitage
Sunday Bloody Sunday
Dr. Daniel Hirsh
The Heart of the Matter
Father Rank
Father Brown
Gustave Flambeau
First Men in the Moon
Bailiff's Man (uncredited)
The Battle of the River Plate
Captain Langsdorff, "Admiral Graf Spee"
A Town Like Alice
Joe Harman
The Story of Robin Hood and His Merrie Men
Sheriff of Nottingham
No Love for Johnnie
Johnnie Byrne
The Trials of Oscar Wilde
Oscar