Peter Finch
Peter Finch
Person

Peter Finch

Actor 1916-09-28 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.

Known for

FILMOGRAPHY
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Network

Network

1976 · Howard Beale

The Flight of the Phoenix

The Flight of the Phoenix

1965 · Captain Harris

The Nun's Story

The Nun's Story

1959 · Dr. Fortunati

First Men in the Moon

First Men in the Moon

1964 · Bailiff's Man (uncredited)

Sunday Bloody Sunday

Sunday Bloody Sunday

1971 · Dr. Daniel Hirsh

Far from the Madding Crowd

Far from the Madding Crowd

1967 · William Boldwood

The Red Tent

The Red Tent

1969 · Umberto Nobile

The Battle of the River Plate

The Battle of the River Plate

1956 · Captain Langsdorff, "Admiral Graf Spee"

The Story of Robin Hood and His Merrie Men

The Story of Robin Hood and His Merrie Men

1952 · Sheriff of Nottingham

Raid on Entebbe

Raid on Entebbe

1976 · Yitzhak Rabin

The Pumpkin Eater

The Pumpkin Eater

1964 · Jake Armitage

Murderers' Row

Murderers' Row

1966 · British agent (uncredited)

Lost Horizon

Lost Horizon

1973 · Richard Conway

Elephant Walk

Elephant Walk

1954 · John Wiley

A Town Like Alice

A Town Like Alice

1956 · Joe Harman

Breakdown: 1975

Breakdown: 1975

2025 · Self (archive footage- Howard Beale Network)

Girl with Green Eyes

Girl with Green Eyes

1964 · Eugene Gaillard

The Trials of Oscar Wilde

The Trials of Oscar Wilde

1960 · Oscar

Kidnapped

Kidnapped

1960 · Alan Breck Stewart

The Legend of Lylah Clare

The Legend of Lylah Clare

1968 · Lewis Zarken / Louie Flack