Peter Finch

Known for: Acting
Born: September 28, 1916, South Kensington, London, England, UK
Died: January 14, 1977
Movies: 63

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.

Best-Known Movies

7.8

Network

1976

7.2

The Flight of the Phoenix

1965

7.2

The Nun's Story

1959

6.3

First Men in the Moon

1964

6.5

Sunday Bloody Sunday

1971

6.9

Far from the Madding Crowd

1967

6.1

The Red Tent

1969

6.2

The Story of Robin Hood and His Merrie Men

1952

6.4

The Battle of the River Plate

1956

6.0

Raid on Entebbe

1976

Filmography

2025	Breakdown: 1975	Self (archive footage- Howard Beale Network)
2006	The Making of 'Network'	Self (archive footage)
2001	Cleopatra: The Film That Changed Hollywood	Self (archive footage)
1980	The Sensational Shocking Wonderful Wacky 70's	Self (archive footage)
1976	Raid on Entebbe	Yitzhak Rabin
1976	Network	Howard Beale
1974	The Abdication	Azzolino
1973	England Made Me	Erich Krogh
1973	Something to Hide	Harry Field
1973	Bequest to the Nation	Adm. Lord Horatio Nelson
1973	Lost Horizon	Richard Conway
1971	Sunday Bloody Sunday	Dr. Daniel Hirsh
1969	The Greatest Mother of 'em All	Sean Howard
1969	The Red Tent	Umberto Nobile
1968	The Legend of Lylah Clare	Lewis Zarken / Louie Flack
1967	Location: Far from the Madding Crowd	Self
1967	Far from the Madding Crowd	William Boldwood
1967	Lionpower from MGM	Self - Lewis Zarken (archive footage) (uncredited)
1966	Murderers' Row	British agent (uncredited)
1966	10:30 P.M. Summer	Paul
1966	Judith	Aaron Stein
1965	The Flight of the Phoenix	Captain Harris
1964	First Men in the Moon	Bailiff's Man (uncredited)
1964	The Pumpkin Eater	Jake Armitage
1964	Girl with Green Eyes	Eugene Gaillard
1963	In the Cool of the Day	Murray Logan
1962	I Thank a Fool	Stephen Dane
1962	Antony and Cleopatra	Antony
1961	The Sins of Rachel Cade	Colonel Henry Derode
1961	No Love for Johnnie	Johnnie Byrne
1960	The Trials of Oscar Wilde	Oscar
1960	Kidnapped	Alan Breck Stewart
1959	The Nun's Story	Dr. Fortunati
1959	Operation Amsterdam	Jan Smit
1957	Windom's Way	Alec Windom
1957	The Shiralee	Macauley
1957	Robbery Under Arms	Captain Starlight
1956	The Battle of the River Plate	Captain Langsdorff, "Admiral Graf Spee"
1956	A Town Like Alice	Joe Harman
1955	Josephine and Men	David Hewer
1955	Simon and Laura	Simon Foster
1955	The Dark Avenger	Comte De Ville
1955	Passage Home	Captain Lucky Ryland
1954	Make Me an Offer!	Charlie
1954	Father Brown	Gustave Flambeau
1954	Elephant Walk	John Wiley
1953	The Heart of the Matter	Father Rank
1953	The Story of Gilbert and Sullivan	Richard D'Oyly Carte
1952	The Story of Robin Hood and His Merrie Men	Sheriff of Nottingham
1952	The Riddle of Robin Hood	Self
1950	The Miniver Story	Polish officer
1950	The Wooden Horse	Australian in Hospital
1949	Eureka Stockade	Humffray
1949	Train of Events	Philip Mason
1946	A Son Is Born	Paul Graham
1946	Indonesia Calling	Self - Narrator (voice)
1944	Jungle Patrol	Narrator
1944	The Rats of Tobruk	Peter Linton
1943	These Stars Are Mine	Reynolds Junior
1941	The Power and the Glory	Frank Miller
1939	Mr. Chedworth Steps Out	Arthur Jacobs
1938	Dad and Dave Come to Town	Bill Ryan
1935	The Magic Shoes	Prince Charming

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