Peter Finch

Peter Finch

  • Birthday: 1916-09-27
  • Deathday: 1977-01-14
  • Place of birth: South Kensington, London, England, UK
  • Also know as: Frederick George Peter Ingle 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Peter Finch, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia. ​

Filmography

The Red Tent

1969

As Umberto Nobile

Kidnapped

1960

As Alan Breck Stewart

Sunday Bloody Sunday

1971

As Dr. Daniel Hirsh

Operation Amsterdam

1959

As Jan Smit

Lost Horizon

1973

As Richard Conway

Simon and Laura

1955

As Simon Foster

In the Cool of the Day

1963

As Murray Logan

No Love for Johnnie

1961

As Johnnie Byrne

The Shiralee

1957

As Macauley

Make Me an Offer!

1954

As Charlie

Windom's Way

1957

As Alec Windom

Robbery Under Arms

1957

As Captain Starlight

England Made Me

1973

As Erich Krogh

The Magic Shoes

1935

As Prince Charming

The Abdication

1974

As Azzolino

Something to Hide

1972

As Harry Field

Jungle Patrol

1944

As Narrator

Raid on Entebbe

1976

As Yitzhak Rabin

The Nun's Story

1959

As Dr. Fortunati

Elephant Walk

1954

As John Wiley

Girl with Green Eyes

1964

As Eugene Gaillard

The Rats of Tobruk

1944

As Peter Linton

The Pumpkin Eater

1964

As Jake Armitage

The Sins of Rachel Cade

1961

As Colonel Henry Derode

The Legend of Lylah Clare

1968

As Lewis Zarken / Louie Flack

A Town Like Alice

1956

As Joe Harman

I Thank a Fool

1962

As Stephen Dane

Judith

1966

As Aaron Stein

Bequest to the Nation

1973

As Adm. Lord Horatio Nelson

Passage Home

1955

As Kapitän John Ryland "Lucky"

These Stars Are Mine

1943

As Reynolds Junior

The Flight of the Phoenix

1965

As Capt. Harris

10:30 P.M. Summer

1966

As Paul

Network

1976

As Howard Beale

The Story of Robin Hood and His Merrie Men

1952

As Sheriff of Nottingham

Eureka Stockade

1949

As Humffray

The Dark Avenger

1955

As Comte De Ville

Father Brown

1954

As Gustave Flambeau

Josephine and Men

1955

As David Hewer

A Son is Born

1946

As Paul Graham

The Greatest Mother of 'em All

1969

As Sean Howard

Far from the Madding Crowd

1967

As William Boldwood

The Heart of the Matter

1953

As Father Rank

The Story of Gilbert and Sullivan

1953

As Richard D'Oyly Carte

Mr. Chedworth Steps Out

1939

As Arthur Jacobs

The Miniver Story

1950

As Polish officer

The Wooden Horse

1950

As Australian in Hospital

Cleopatra: The Film That Changed Hollywood

2001

As Self (archive footage)

First Men in the Moon

1964

As Bailiff's Man (uncredited)

The Making of 'Network'

2006

As Self (archive footage)

Dad and Dave Come to Town

1938

As Bill Ryan

Dorian Gray: A Portrait of Oscar Wilde

2020

As Oscar Wilde (archive footage)

The Battle of the River Plate

1956

As Captain Langsdorff, "Admiral Graf Spee"

Train of Events

1949

As Philip Mason

Murderers' Row

1966

As British agent (uncredited)

The Sensational Shocking Wonderful Wacky 70's

1980

As Self (archive footage)

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