Acting
Peter Finch
Also Known As: Frederick George Peter Ingle Finch
Birth Date
September 28, 1916
Death Date
January 14, 1977
(passed away at 60)
Place of Birth
South Kensington, London, England, UK
Popularity
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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.
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TV Show
The Dick Cavett Show
Self - Guest
1968 • 1 episode
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TV Show
Film '72
Self
1971 • 3 episodes
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Movie
Lionpower from MGM
Self - Lewis Zarken (archive footage) (uncredited)
1967
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Movie
Network
Howard Beale
1976
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Movie
Sunday Bloody Sunday
Dr. Daniel Hirsh
1971
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Movie
The Flight of the Phoenix
Captain Harris
1965
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Movie
The Nun's Story
Dr. Fortunati
1959
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Movie
Far from the Madding Crowd
William Boldwood
1967
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Movie
The Battle of the River Plate
Captain Langsdorff, "Admiral Graf Spee"
1956
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Movie
The Pumpkin Eater
Jake Armitage
1964
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Movie
Raid on Entebbe
Yitzhak Rabin
1976
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Movie
The Legend of Lylah Clare
Lewis Zarken / Louie Flack
1968
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Movie
Train of Events
Philip Mason
1949
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Movie
Elephant Walk
John Wiley
1954
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Movie
Indonesia Calling
Self - Narrator (voice)
1946
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Movie
First Men in the Moon
Bailiff's Man (uncredited)
1964
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Movie
Lost Horizon
Richard Conway
1973
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Movie
Location: Far from the Madding Crowd
Himself
1967
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Movie
The Red Tent
Umberto Nobile
1969
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Movie
The Story of Robin Hood and His Merrie Men
Sheriff of Nottingham
1952