Peter Finch

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

The Dick Cavett Show

Network

Elephant Walk

The Flight of the Phoenix

The Nun's Story

Far from the Madding Crowd

The Pumpkin Eater

Raid on Entebbe

All Movies (62)

• The Making of 'Network'2006 · as Self (archive footage)
• Cleopatra: The Film That Changed Hollywood2001 · as Self (archive footage)
• The Sensational Shocking Wonderful Wacky 70's1980 · as Self (archive footage)
• Raid on Entebbe1976 · as Yitzhak Rabin
• Network1976 · as Howard Beale
• The Abdication1974 · as Azzolino
• England Made Me1973 · as Erich Krogh
• Bequest to the Nation1973 · as Adm. Lord Horatio Nelson
• Lost Horizon1973 · as Richard Conway
• Something to Hide1972 · as Harry Field
• Sunday Bloody Sunday1971 · as Dr. Daniel Hirsh
• The Greatest Mother of 'em All1969 · as Sean Howard
• The Red Tent1969 · as Umberto Nobile
• The Legend of Lylah Clare1968 · as Lewis Zarken / Louie Flack
• Location: Far from the Madding Crowd1967 · as Himself
• Far from the Madding Crowd1967 · as William Boldwood
• Lionpower from MGM1967 · as Self - Lewis Zarken (archive footage) (uncredited)
• Murderers' Row1966 · as British agent (uncredited)
• 10:30 P.M. Summer1966 · as Paul
• Judith1966 · as Aaron Stein
• The Flight of the Phoenix1965 · as Captain Harris
• First Men in the Moon1964 · as Bailiff's Man (uncredited)
• The Pumpkin Eater1964 · as Jake Armitage
• Girl with Green Eyes1964 · as Eugene Gaillard
• In the Cool of the Day1963 · as Murray Logan
• I Thank a Fool1962 · as Stephen Dane
• Anthony and Cleopatra1962 · as anthony
• The Sins of Rachel Cade1961 · as Colonel Henry Derode
• No Love for Johnnie1961 · as Johnnie Byrne
• The Trials of Oscar Wilde1960 · as Oscar
• Kidnapped1960 · as Alan Breck Stewart
• The Nun's Story1959 · as Dr. Fortunati
• Operation Amsterdam1959 · as Jan Smit
• Windom's Way1957 · as Alec Windom
• The Shiralee1957 · as Macauley
• Robbery Under Arms1957 · as Captain Starlight
• The Battle of the River Plate1956 · as Captain Langsdorff, "Admiral Graf Spee"
• A Town Like Alice1956 · as Joe Harman
• Josephine and Men1955 · as David Hewer
• Simon and Laura1955 · as Simon Foster
• The Dark Avenger1955 · as Comte De Ville
• Passage Home1955 · as Kapitän John Ryland "Lucky"
• Make Me an Offer!1954 · as Charlie
• Father Brown1954 · as Gustave Flambeau
• Elephant Walk1954 · as John Wiley
• The Heart of the Matter1953 · as Father Rank
• The Story of Gilbert and Sullivan1953 · as Richard D'Oyly Carte
• The Story of Robin Hood and His Merrie Men1952 · as Sheriff of Nottingham
• The Riddle of Robin Hood1952 · as Himself
• The Miniver Story1950 · as Polish officer
• The Wooden Horse1950 · as Australian in Hospital
• Eureka Stockade1949 · as Humffray
• Train of Events1949 · as Philip Mason
• A Son Is Born1946 · as Paul Graham
• Indonesia Calling1946 · as Self - Narrator (voice)
• Jungle Patrol1944 · as Narrator
• The Rats of Tobruk1944 · as Peter Linton
• These Stars Are Mine1943 · as Reynolds Junior
• The Power and the Glory1941 · as Frank Miller
• Mr. Chedworth Steps Out1939 · as Arthur Jacobs
• Dad and Dave Come to Town1938 · as Bill Ryan
• The Magic Shoes1935 · as Prince Charming

All TV Shows (2)

• Film '721971 · as Self
• The Dick Cavett Show1968 · as Self - Guest