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
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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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The Dick Cavett Show
Self - Guest
1968 • 1 episode
Film '72
Self
1971 • 3 episodes
Network
Howard Beale
1976
The Flight of the Phoenix
Captain Harris
1965
The Nun's Story
Dr. Fortunati
1959
Breakdown: 1975
Self (archive footage- Howard Beale Network)
2025
The Pumpkin Eater
Jake Armitage
1964
The Legend of Lylah Clare
Lewis Zarken / Louie Flack
1968
The Battle of the River Plate
Captain Langsdorff, "Admiral Graf Spee"
1956
The Story of Robin Hood and His Merrie Men
Sheriff of Nottingham
1952
Kidnapped
Alan Breck Stewart
1960
Elephant Walk
John Wiley
1954
The Red Tent
Umberto Nobile
1969
Sunday Bloody Sunday
Dr. Daniel Hirsh
1971
Murderers' Row
British agent (uncredited)
1966
First Men in the Moon
Bailiff's Man (uncredited)
1964
Raid on Entebbe
Yitzhak Rabin
1976
Lost Horizon
Richard Conway
1973
Girl with Green Eyes
Eugene Gaillard
1964
The Trials of Oscar Wilde
Oscar
1960