Peter Finch
Known For: Acting
Birthday: 1916-09-28
Place of Birth: South Kensington, London, England, UK
Popularity: 0.9
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.
Known For Filmography
The Dick Cavett Show
1968No Photo
Film '72
1971
Network
1976
The Flight of the Phoenix
1965
Elephant Walk
1954
The Nun's Story
1959
Far from the Madding Crowd
1967
The Pumpkin Eater
1964
The Battle of the River Plate
1956
The Red Tent
1969
Raid on Entebbe
1976
Sunday Bloody Sunday
1971
Murderers' Row
1966
Lost Horizon
1973
Cleopatra: The Film That Changed Hollywood
2001
First Men in the Moon
1964
Bequest to the Nation
1973
Father Brown
1954
Kidnapped
1960
The Sensational Shocking Wonderful Wacky 70's
1980
The Legend of Lylah Clare
1968
The Story of Robin Hood and His Merrie Men
1952
Train of Events
1949
Lionpower from MGM
1967
The Abdication
1974
The Trials of Oscar Wilde
1960
The Dark Avenger
1955
The Heart of the Matter
1953
The Wooden Horse
1950
England Made Me
1973
A Town Like Alice
1956
I Thank a Fool
1962
The Shiralee
1957
The Miniver Story
1950
Judith
1966
Operation Amsterdam
1959
The Rats of Tobruk
1944
No Love for Johnnie
1961
The Sins of Rachel Cade
1961
Girl with Green Eyes
1964
Josephine and Men
1955
Simon and Laura
1955
Eureka Stockade
1949
The Greatest Mother of 'em All
1969
In the Cool of the Day
1963
Make Me an Offer!
1954
Robbery Under Arms
1957No Photo
Location: Far from the Madding Crowd
1967
Windom's Way
1957
The Story of Gilbert and Sullivan
1953
Passage Home
1955
10:30 P.M. Summer
1966No Photo
The Power and the Glory
1941
The Making of 'Network'
2006
Something to Hide
1972
Dad and Dave Come to Town
1938
Jungle Patrol
1944
Indonesia Calling
1946
The Riddle of Robin Hood
1952No Photo
A Son Is Born
1946
Anthony and Cleopatra
1962
Mr. Chedworth Steps Out
1939No Photo
These Stars Are Mine
1943No Photo