Peter Finch
Frederick George Peter Ingle Finch
About the person
Career:
Acting
Date of birth:1916-09-28
Place of birth:South Kensington, London, England, UK
Gender:Male
Popularity:1
Date of death1977-01-14
60Biography
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.
Filmography
Rating by year
- The Making of 'Network'Self (archive footage)2006-02-280.00
- Cleopatra: The Film That Changed HollywoodSelf (archive footage)2001-04-037.213
- The Sensational Shocking Wonderful Wacky 70'sSelf (archive footage)1980-01-044.01
- Raid on EntebbeYitzhak Rabin1976-12-266.057
- NetworkHoward Beale1976-11-277.82,042
- The AbdicationAzzolino1974-10-035.612
- England Made MeErich Krogh1973-06-016.18
- Bequest to the NationAdm. Lord Horatio Nelson1973-04-186.54
- Lost HorizonRichard Conway1973-03-145.540
- Something to HideHarry Field1972-01-015.86
- Sunday Bloody SundayDr. Daniel Hirsh1971-09-216.6138
- The Greatest Mother of 'em AllSean Howard1969-12-310.00
- The Red TentUmberto Nobile1969-12-236.169
- The Legend of Lylah ClareLewis Zarken / Louie Flack1968-08-216.030
- Location: Far from the Madding CrowdHimself1967-10-017.01
- Far from the Madding CrowdWilliam Boldwood1967-06-186.9105
- Lionpower from MGMSelf - Lewis Zarken (archive footage) (uncredited)1967-01-016.33
- Murderers' RowBritish agent (uncredited)1966-12-205.746
- 10:30 P.M. SummerPaul1966-10-245.329
- JudithAaron Stein1966-01-204.810
- The Flight of the PhoenixCaptain Harris1965-12-157.2373
- First Men in the MoonBailiff's Man (uncredited)1964-08-066.3146
- The Pumpkin EaterJake Armitage1964-07-166.753
- Girl with Green EyesEugene Gaillard1964-05-146.732
- In the Cool of the DayMurray Logan1963-05-295.812
- I Thank a FoolStephen Dane1962-09-146.17
- The Sins of Rachel CadeColonel Henry Derode1961-04-026.48
- No Love for JohnnieJohnnie Byrne1961-02-146.79
- The Trials of Oscar WildeOscar1960-05-286.330
- KidnappedAlan Breck Stewart1960-02-246.631
- The Nun's StoryDr. Fortunati1959-06-187.2200
- Operation AmsterdamJan Smit1959-01-126.116
- Windom's WayAlec Windom1957-12-075.311
- The ShiraleeMacauley1957-07-115.117
- Robbery Under ArmsCaptain Starlight1957-01-105.29
- The Battle of the River PlateCaptain Langsdorff, "Admiral Graf Spee"1956-10-306.470
- A Town Like AliceJoe Harman1956-03-016.434
- Josephine and MenDavid Hewer1955-11-096.45
- Simon and LauraSimon Foster1955-11-025.914
- The Dark AvengerComte De Ville1955-04-156.411
- Passage HomeKapitän John Ryland "Lucky"1955-03-175.97
- Make Me an Offer!Charlie1954-12-087.45
- Father BrownGustave Flambeau1954-06-086.531
- Elephant WalkJohn Wiley1954-04-215.941
- The Heart of the MatterFather Rank1953-11-036.711
- The Story of Gilbert and SullivanRichard D'Oyly Carte1953-02-145.03
- The Story of Robin Hood and His Merrie MenSheriff of Nottingham1952-05-266.271
- The Riddle of Robin HoodHimself1952-01-010.00
- The Miniver StoryPolish officer1950-10-266.314
- The Wooden HorseAustralian in Hospital1950-10-166.828
- Eureka StockadeHumffray1949-01-266.013
- Train of EventsPhilip Mason1949-01-186.412
- Indonesia CallingSelf - Narrator (voice)1946-08-096.19
- Jungle PatrolNarrator1944-12-317.01
- The Rats of TobrukPeter Linton1944-06-306.46
- These Stars Are MineReynolds Junior1943-01-260.00
- The Power and the GloryFrank Miller1941-04-039.01
- Mr. Chedworth Steps OutArthur Jacobs1939-04-017.02
- Dad and Dave Come to TownBill Ryan1938-12-236.04
- The Magic ShoesPrince Charming1935-01-010.00