Peter Finch
Known for: Acting
Born: September 26, 1916 in South Kensington, London, England, UK - Died: January 13, 1977
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
Showing 24 of 60 titles
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Paul
Far from the Madding Crowd
William Boldwood
Network
Howard Beale
The Red Tent
Umberto Nobile
Raid on Entebbe
Yitzhak Rabin
The Making of 'Network'
Self (archive footage)
The Nun's Story
Dr. Fortunati
The Story of Robin Hood and His Merrie Men
Sheriff of Nottingham
The Sensational Shocking Wonderful Wacky 70's
Self (archive footage)
Kidnapped
Alan Breck Stewart
Sunday Bloody Sunday
Dr. Daniel Hirsh
Operation Amsterdam
Jan Smit
Girl with Green Eyes
Eugene Gaillard
The Battle of the River Plate
Captain Langsdorff, "Admiral Graf Spee"
Eureka Stockade
Humffray
The Rats of Tobruk
Peter Linton
The Pumpkin Eater
Jake Armitage
The Sins of Rachel Cade
Colonel Henry Derode
The Dark Avenger
Comte De Ville
The Legend of Lylah Clare
Lewis Zarken / Louie Flack
A Town Like Alice
Joe Harman
Lost Horizon
Richard Conway
Father Brown
Gustave Flambeau
I Thank a Fool
Stephen Dane