Peter Finch
- Acting
- September 28, 1916 · South Kensington, London, England, UK
- January 14, 1977
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.
Known for
Filmography
- Breakdown: 1975 · Self
- The Making of 'Network' · Self
- Cleopatra: The Film That Changed Hollywood · Self
- The Sensational Shocking Wonderful Wacky 70's · Self
- Raid on Entebbe · Yitzhak Rabin
- Network · Howard Beale
- The Abdication · Azzolino
- England Made Me · Erich Krogh
- Something to Hide · Harry Field
- Bequest to the Nation · Adm. Lord Horatio Nelson
- Lost Horizon · Richard Conway
- Film '72 · Self
- Sunday Bloody Sunday · Dr. Daniel Hirsh
- The Greatest Mother of 'em All · Sean Howard
- The Red Tent · Umberto Nobile
- The Legend of Lylah Clare · Lewis Zarken / Louie Flack
- The Dick Cavett Show · Self
- Location: Far from the Madding Crowd · Self
- Far from the Madding Crowd · William Boldwood
- Lionpower from MGM · Self
- Murderers' Row · British agent (uncredited)
- 10:30 P.M. Summer · Paul
- Judith · Aaron Stein
- The Flight of the Phoenix · Captain Harris
- First Men in the Moon · Bailiff's Man (uncredited)
- The Pumpkin Eater · Jake Armitage
- Girl with Green Eyes · Eugene Gaillard
- In the Cool of the Day · Murray Logan
- I Thank a Fool · Stephen Dane
- Antony and Cleopatra · Antony
- The Sins of Rachel Cade · Colonel Henry Derode
- No Love for Johnnie · Johnnie Byrne
- The Trials of Oscar Wilde · Oscar
- Kidnapped · Alan Breck Stewart
- The Nun's Story · Dr. Fortunati
- Operation Amsterdam · Jan Smit
- Windom's Way · Alec Windom
- The Shiralee · Macauley
- Robbery Under Arms · Captain Starlight
- The Battle of the River Plate · Captain Langsdorff, "Admiral Graf Spee"
- A Town Like Alice · Joe Harman
- Josephine and Men · David Hewer
- Simon and Laura · Simon Foster
- The Dark Avenger · Comte De Ville
- Passage Home · Captain Lucky Ryland
- Make Me an Offer! · Charlie
- Father Brown · Gustave Flambeau
- Elephant Walk · John Wiley
- The Heart of the Matter · Father Rank
- The Story of Gilbert and Sullivan · Richard D'Oyly Carte
- The Story of Robin Hood and His Merrie Men · Sheriff of Nottingham
- The Riddle of Robin Hood · Self
- The Miniver Story · Polish officer
- The Wooden Horse · Australian in Hospital
- Eureka Stockade · Humffray
- Train of Events · Philip Mason
- A Son Is Born · Paul Graham
- Indonesia Calling · Self
- Jungle Patrol · Narrator
- The Rats of Tobruk · Peter Linton
- These Stars Are Mine · Reynolds Junior
- The Power and the Glory · Frank Miller
- Mr. Chedworth Steps Out · Arthur Jacobs
- Dad and Dave Come to Town · Bill Ryan
- The Magic Shoes · Prince Charming