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Peter Finch

Acting · Born September 28, 1916 · South Kensington, London, England, UK

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.

Peter Finch movies and shows

  • The Dick Cavett Show1968
  • The Battle of the River Plate1956
  • Network1976
  • The Nun's Story1959
  • The Flight of the Phoenix1965
  • Breakdown: 19752025
  • Far from the Madding Crowd1967
  • First Men in the Moon1964
  • Raid on Entebbe1976
  • The Red Tent1969
  • The Story of Robin Hood and His Merrie Men1952
  • Sunday Bloody Sunday1971
  • Lost Horizon1973
  • Elephant Walk1954
  • The Pumpkin Eater1964
  • The Trials of Oscar Wilde1960
  • The Wooden Horse1950
  • The Legend of Lylah Clare1968
  • Murderers' Row1966
  • The Sins of Rachel Cade1961
  • Kidnapped1960
  • No Love for Johnnie1961
  • The Heart of the Matter1953
  • Bequest to the Nation1973