Peter Finch

Peter Finch

Profile info

Known forActing
GenderMale
Birthday28 September 1916
Died14 January 1977 (age 60)
Place of birthSouth Kensington, London, England, UK
Known credits65

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.

Breakdown: 1975
Breakdown: 1975
2025 · Self (archive footage- Howard Beale Network)
The Making of 'Network'
The Making of 'Network'
2006 · Self (archive footage)
Cleopatra: The Film That Changed Hollywood
Cleopatra: The Film That Changed Hollywood
2001 · Self (archive footage)
The Sensational Shocking Wonderful Wacky 70's
The Sensational Shocking Wonderful Wacky 70's
1980 · Self (archive footage)
Raid on Entebbe
Raid on Entebbe
1976 · Yitzhak Rabin
Network
Network
1976 · Howard Beale
The Abdication
The Abdication
1974 · Azzolino
England Made Me
England Made Me
1973 · Erich Krogh
Something to Hide
Something to Hide
1973 · Harry Field
Bequest to the Nation
Bequest to the Nation
1973 · Adm. Lord Horatio Nelson
Lost Horizon
Lost Horizon
1973 · Richard Conway
Film '72
1971 · Self
Sunday Bloody Sunday
Sunday Bloody Sunday
1971 · Dr. Daniel Hirsh
The Greatest Mother of 'em All
The Greatest Mother of 'em All
1969 · Sean Howard
The Red Tent
The Red Tent
1969 · Umberto Nobile
The Legend of Lylah Clare
The Legend of Lylah Clare
1968 · Lewis Zarken / Louie Flack
The Dick Cavett Show
The Dick Cavett Show
1968 · Self - Guest
Location: Far from the Madding Crowd
1967 · Himself
Far from the Madding Crowd
Far from the Madding Crowd
1967 · William Boldwood
Lionpower from MGM
Lionpower from MGM
1967 · Self - Lewis Zarken (archive footage) (uncredited)
Murderers' Row
Murderers' Row
1966 · British agent (uncredited)
10:30 P.M. Summer
10:30 P.M. Summer
1966 · Paul
Judith
Judith
1966 · Aaron Stein
The Flight of the Phoenix
The Flight of the Phoenix
1965 · Captain Harris
First Men in the Moon
First Men in the Moon
1964 · Bailiff's Man (uncredited)
The Pumpkin Eater
The Pumpkin Eater
1964 · Jake Armitage
Girl with Green Eyes
Girl with Green Eyes
1964 · Eugene Gaillard
In the Cool of the Day
In the Cool of the Day
1963 · Murray Logan
I Thank a Fool
I Thank a Fool
1962 · Stephen Dane
Antony and Cleopatra
Antony and Cleopatra
1962 · Antony
The Sins of Rachel Cade
The Sins of Rachel Cade
1961 · Colonel Henry Derode
No Love for Johnnie
No Love for Johnnie
1961 · Johnnie Byrne
The Trials of Oscar Wilde
The Trials of Oscar Wilde
1960 · Oscar
Kidnapped
Kidnapped
1960 · Alan Breck Stewart
The Nun's Story
The Nun's Story
1959 · Dr. Fortunati
Operation Amsterdam
Operation Amsterdam
1959 · Jan Smit
Windom's Way
Windom's Way
1957 · Alec Windom
The Shiralee
The Shiralee
1957 · Macauley
Robbery Under Arms
Robbery Under Arms
1957 · Captain Starlight
The Battle of the River Plate
The Battle of the River Plate
1956 · Captain Langsdorff, "Admiral Graf Spee"
A Town Like Alice
A Town Like Alice
1956 · Joe Harman
Josephine and Men
Josephine and Men
1955 · David Hewer
Simon and Laura
Simon and Laura
1955 · Simon Foster
The Dark Avenger
The Dark Avenger
1955 · Comte De Ville
Passage Home
Passage Home
1955 · Kapitän John Ryland "Lucky"
Make Me an Offer!
Make Me an Offer!
1954 · Charlie
Father Brown
Father Brown
1954 · Gustave Flambeau
Elephant Walk
Elephant Walk
1954 · John Wiley
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