7.8
7.8
Network
1976
as Howard Beale
Peter Finch
Also known as: Frederick George Peter Ingle Finch, Frederick Ingle Finch, Frederick Ingle-Finch
Acting
Born:September 27, 1916
Died:January 14, 1977(aged 60)
Birthplace:South Kensington, London, England, UK
Nationality:United Kingdom
Height:5'9" (175 cm)
Education:North Sydney Technical High School
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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 (57 movies)
7.2
7.2
Cleopatra: The Film That Changed Hollywood
2001
as Self (archive footage)
7.2
7.2
The Flight of the Phoenix
1965
as Capt. Harris
7.2
7.2
The Nun's Story
1959
as Dr. Fortunati
6.9
6.9
Far from the Madding Crowd
1967
as William Boldwood
6.8
6.8
The Wooden Horse
1950
as Australian in Hospital
6.7
6.7
Make Me an Offer!
1954
as Charlie
6.6
6.6
The Pumpkin Eater
1964
as Jake Armitage
6.6
6.6
The Heart of the Matter
1953
as Father Rank
6.6
6.6
Girl with Green Eyes
1964
as Eugene Gaillard
6.6
6.6
Sunday Bloody Sunday
1971
as Dr. Daniel Hirsh
6.4
6.4
Kidnapped
1960
as Alan Breck Stewart
6.4
6.4
Father Brown
1954
as Gustave Flambeau
6.3
6.3
First Men in the Moon
1964
as Bailiff's Man (uncredited)
6.3
6.3
A Town Like Alice
1956
as Joe Harman
6.3
6.3
The Trials of Oscar Wilde
1960
as Oscar
6.2
6.2
The Battle of the River Plate
1956
as Captain Langsdorff, "Admiral Graf Spee"
6.2
6.2
No Love for Johnnie
1961
as Johnnie Byrne
6.1
6.1
The Story of Robin Hood and His Merrie Men
1952
as Sheriff of Nottingham
6.1
6.1
The Sins of Rachel Cade
1961
as Colonel Henry Derode
6.0
6.0
The Red Tent
1969
as Umberto Nobile
6.0
6.0
Raid on Entebbe
1976
as Yitzhak Rabin
6.0
6.0
The Dark Avenger
1955
as Comte De Ville
6.0
6.0
Mr. Chedworth Steps Out
1939
as Arthur Jacobs
6.0
6.0
The Miniver Story
1950
as Polish officer
6.0
6.0
Josephine and Men
1955
as David Hewer
5.9
5.9
Indonesia Calling
1946
as Self - Narrator (voice)
5.9
5.9
The Legend of Lylah Clare
1968
as Lewis Zarken / Louie Flack
5.8
5.8
Operation Amsterdam
1959
as Jan Smit
5.8
5.8
Elephant Walk
1954
as John Wiley
5.7
5.7
England Made Me
1973
as Erich Krogh
5.7
5.7
The Rats of Tobruk
1944
as Peter Linton
5.7
5.7
Bequest to the Nation
1973
as Adm. Lord Horatio Nelson
5.6
5.6
Passage Home
1955
as Kapitän John Ryland "Lucky"
5.6
5.6
Simon and Laura
1955
as Simon Foster
5.6
5.6
Eureka Stockade
1949
as Humffray
5.5
5.5
I Thank a Fool
1962
as Stephen Dane
5.4
5.4
In the Cool of the Day
1963
as Murray Logan
5.4
5.4
Lost Horizon
1973
as Richard Conway
5.3
5.3
Dad and Dave Come to Town
1938
as Bill Ryan
5.2
5.2
Something to Hide
1972
as Harry Field
5.2
5.2
The Abdication
1974
as Azzolino
5.2
5.2
10:30 P.M. Summer
1966
as Paul
5.0
5.0
Windom's Way
1957
as Alec Windom
4.9
4.9
Robbery Under Arms
1957
as Captain Starlight
4.8
4.8
The Shiralee
1957
as Macauley
4.3
4.3
Judith
1966
as Aaron Stein
4.0
4.0
The Story of Gilbert and Sullivan
1953
as Richard D'Oyly Carte
The Riddle of Robin Hood
1952
as Himself
The Magic Shoes
1935
as Prince Charming
The Power and the Glory
1941
A Son Is Born
1946
as Paul Graham
Jungle Patrol
1944
as Narrator
These Stars Are Mine
1943
as Reynolds Junior
The Greatest Mother of 'em All
1969
as Sean Howard
Location: Far from the Madding Crowd
1967
as Himself
The Making of 'Network'
2006
as Self (archive footage)
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