Peter Finch
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.
Also Known As
Movie Appearances
10:30 P.M. Summer
as Paul
1966
The Flight of the Phoenix
as Captain Harris
1965
Far from the Madding Crowd
as William Boldwood
1967
Network
as Howard Beale
1976
The Red Tent
as Umberto Nobile
1969
Raid on Entebbe
as Yitzhak Rabin
1976
The Making of 'Network'
as Self (archive footage)
2006
The Nun's Story
as Dr. Fortunati
1959
The Story of Robin Hood and His Merrie Men
as Sheriff of Nottingham
1952
The Sensational Shocking Wonderful Wacky 70's
as Self (archive footage)
1980
Kidnapped
as Alan Breck Stewart
1960
Elephant Walk
as John Wiley
1954
Sunday Bloody Sunday
as Dr. Daniel Hirsh
1971
Operation Amsterdam
as Jan Smit
1959
Girl with Green Eyes
as Eugene Gaillard
1964
The Battle of the River Plate
as Captain Langsdorff, "Admiral Graf Spee"
1956
Eureka Stockade
as Humffray
1949
The Rats of Tobruk
as Peter Linton
1944
The Pumpkin Eater
as Jake Armitage
1964
The Sins of Rachel Cade
as Colonel Henry Derode
1961
