People
Peter Finch
- Name: Peter Finch
- Birthday: 1916-09-27
- Also known as: Frederick George Peter Ingle Finch
- Place of birth: South Kensington, London, England, UK
- Popularity: 4.388
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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Movies:
| Title | Release date |
|---|---|
| The Making of 'Network' as Self (archive footage) | 2006-02-28 |
| Cleopatra: The Film That Changed Hollywood as Self (archive footage) | 2001-04-03 |
| The Sensational Shocking Wonderful Wacky 70's as Self (archive footage) | 1980-01-04 |
| Raid on Entebbe as Yitzhak Rabin | 1976-12-26 |
| Network as Howard Beale | 1976-11-14 |
| The Abdication as Azzolino | 1974-10-03 |
| England Made Me as Erich Krogh | 1973-06-01 |
| Bequest to the Nation as Adm. Lord Horatio Nelson | 1973-04-18 |
| Lost Horizon as Richard Conway | 1973-03-14 |
| Something to Hide as Harry Field | 1972-01-01 |
| Sunday Bloody Sunday as Dr. Daniel Hirsh | 1971-07-01 |
| The Greatest Mother of 'em All as Sean Howard | 1969-12-31 |
| The Red Tent as Umberto Nobile | 1969-12-23 |
| The Legend of Lylah Clare as Lewis Zarken / Louie Flack | 1968-08-21 |
| Location: Far from the Madding Crowd as Himself | 1967-10-01 |
| Far from the Madding Crowd as William Boldwood | 1967-06-18 |
| Murderers' Row as British agent (uncredited) | 1966-12-20 |
| 10:30 P.M. Summer as Paul | 1966-10-24 |
| Judith as Aaron Stein | 1966-01-20 |
| The Flight of the Phoenix as Capt. Harris | 1965-12-15 |
| The Pumpkin Eater as Jake Armitage | 1964-07-16 |
| First Men in the Moon as Bailiff's Man (uncredited) | 1964-07-01 |
| Girl with Green Eyes as Eugene Gaillard | 1964-05-14 |
| In the Cool of the Day as Murray Logan | 1963-05-29 |
| I Thank a Fool as Stephen Dane | 1962-09-14 |
| The Sins of Rachel Cade as Colonel Henry Derode | 1961-04-02 |
| No Love for Johnnie as Johnnie Byrne | 1961-02-14 |
| The Trials of Oscar Wilde as Oscar | 1960-05-28 |
| Kidnapped as Alan Breck Stewart | 1960-02-24 |
| The Nun's Story as Dr. Fortunati | 1959-06-18 |
| Operation Amsterdam as Jan Smit | 1959-01-12 |
| Windom's Way as Alec Windom | 1957-12-07 |
| The Shiralee as Macauley | 1957-07-11 |
| Robbery Under Arms as Captain Starlight | 1957-01-10 |
| The Battle of the River Plate as Captain Langsdorff, "Admiral Graf Spee" | 1956-10-30 |
| A Town Like Alice as Joe Harman | 1956-03-01 |
| Josephine and Men as David Hewer | 1955-11-09 |
| Simon and Laura as Simon Foster | 1955-11-02 |
| The Dark Avenger as Comte De Ville | 1955-04-15 |
| Passage Home as Kapitän John Ryland "Lucky" | 1955-03-17 |
| Make Me an Offer! as Charlie | 1954-12-08 |
| Father Brown as Gustave Flambeau | 1954-06-08 |
| Elephant Walk as John Wiley | 1954-04-21 |
| The Heart of the Matter as Father Rank | 1953-11-03 |
| The Story of Gilbert and Sullivan as Richard D'Oyly Carte | 1953-02-14 |
| The Story of Robin Hood and His Merrie Men as Sheriff of Nottingham | 1952-05-26 |
| The Riddle of Robin Hood as Himself | 1952-01-01 |
| The Miniver Story as Polish officer | 1950-10-26 |
| The Wooden Horse as Australian in Hospital | 1950-10-16 |
| Eureka Stockade as Humffray | 1949-01-26 |
| Train of Events as Philip Mason | 1949-01-18 |
| A Son Is Born as Paul Graham | 1946-09-20 |
| Indonesia Calling | 1946-08-09 |
| Jungle Patrol as Narrator | 1944-12-31 |
| The Rats of Tobruk as Peter Linton | 1944-06-30 |
| These Stars Are Mine as Reynolds Junior | 1943-01-26 |
| The Power and the Glory | 1941-04-03 |
| Mr. Chedworth Steps Out as Arthur Jacobs | 1939-04-01 |
| Dad and Dave Come to Town as Bill Ryan | 1938-09-29 |
| The Magic Shoes as Prince Charming | 1935-01-01 |
