Peter Finch
Actor
- Born
- September 28, 1916 · South Kensington, London, England, UK
- Died
- January 14, 1977 (age 60)
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
Network
November 27, 1976
The Flight of the Phoenix
December 15, 1965
The Nun's Story
June 18, 1959
First Men in the Moon
August 6, 1964
Sunday Bloody Sunday
September 21, 1971
Far from the Madding Crowd
June 18, 1967
The Red Tent
December 23, 1969
The Story of Robin Hood and His Merrie Men
May 26, 1952
The Battle of the River Plate
October 30, 1956
Raid on Entebbe
December 26, 1976
The Pumpkin Eater
July 16, 1964
Murderers' Row
December 20, 1966
Acting63
- 2025Breakdown: 1975 as Self (archive footage- Howard Beale Network)
- 2006The Making of 'Network' as Self (archive footage)
- 2001Cleopatra: The Film That Changed Hollywood as Self (archive footage)
- 1980The Sensational Shocking Wonderful Wacky 70's as Self (archive footage)
- 1976Raid on Entebbe as Yitzhak Rabin
- 1976Network as Howard Beale
- 1974The Abdication as Azzolino
- 1973England Made Me as Erich Krogh
- 1973Something to Hide as Harry Field
- 1973