Peter Finch
Birthday
1916/09/27
Day of death
1977/01/14 (60 years old)
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
South Kensington, London, England, UK
Also know as
Frederick George Peter Ingle 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. Desc...Read more
Acting
(1966) 10:30 P.M. Summer
as Paul
(1965) The Flight of the Phoenix
as Capt. Harris
(1967) Far from the Madding Crowd
as William Boldwood
(1976) Network
as Howard Beale
(1969) The Red Tent
as Umberto Nobile
(1976) Raid on Entebbe
as Yitzhak Rabin
(2006) The Making of 'Network'
as Self (archive footage)
(1959) The Nun's Story
as Dr. Fortunati
(1952) The Story of Robin Hood and His Merrie Men
as Sheriff of Nottingham
(1980) The Sensational Shocking Wonderful Wacky 70's
as Self (archive footage)
(1960) Kidnapped
as Alan Breck Stewart
(1954) Elephant Walk
as John Wiley
(1971) Sunday Bloody Sunday
as Dr. Daniel Hirsh
(1959) Operation Amsterdam
as Jan Smit
(1964) Girl with Green Eyes
as Eugene Gaillard
(1956) The Battle of the River Plate
as Captain Langsdorff, "Admiral Graf Spee"
(1949) Eureka Stockade
as Humffray
(1944) The Rats of Tobruk
as Peter Linton
(1964) The Pumpkin Eater
as Jake Armitage
(1961) The Sins of Rachel Cade
as Colonel Henry Derode
(1955) The Dark Avenger
as Comte De Ville
(1968) The Legend of Lylah Clare
as Lewis Zarken / Louie Flack
(1956) A Town Like Alice
as Joe Harman
(1973) Lost Horizon
as Richard Conway
(1954) Father Brown
as Gustave Flambeau
(1962) I Thank a Fool
as Stephen Dane
(2001) Cleopatra: The Film That Changed Hollywood
as Self (archive footage)
(1955) Simon and Laura
as Simon Foster
(1953) The Heart of the Matter
as Father Rank
(1963) In the Cool of the Day
as Murray Logan
(1961) No Love for Johnnie
as Johnnie Byrne
(1966) Judith
as Aaron Stein
(1960) The Trials of Oscar Wilde
as Oscar
(1955) Josephine and Men
as David Hewer
(1957) The Shiralee
as Macauley
(1954) Make Me an Offer!
as Charlie
(1950) The Miniver Story
as Polish officer
(1955) Passage Home
as Kapitän John Ryland "Lucky"
(1950) The Wooden Horse
as Australian in Hospital
(1953) The Story of Gilbert and Sullivan
as Richard D'Oyly Carte
(1966) Murderers' Row
as British agent (uncredited)
(1957) Windom's Way
as Alec Windom
(1957) Robbery Under Arms
as Captain Starlight
(1964) First Men in the Moon
as Bailiff's Man (uncredited)
(1939) Mr. Chedworth Steps Out
as Arthur Jacobs
(1973) England Made Me
as Erich Krogh
(1973) Bequest to the Nation
as Adm. Lord Horatio Nelson
(1935) The Magic Shoes
as Prince Charming
(1974) The Abdication
as Azzolino
(1972) Something to Hide
as Harry Field
(1941) The Power and the Glory
as ---
(1946) A Son Is Born
as Paul Graham
(1946) Indonesia Calling
as ---
(1938) Dad and Dave Come to Town
as Bill Ryan
(1944) Jungle Patrol
as Narrator
(1949) Train of Events
as Philip Mason
(1943) These Stars Are Mine
as Reynolds Junior
(1969) The Greatest Mother of 'em All
as Sean Howard
(1967) Location: Far from the Madding Crowd
as Himself
(1952) The Riddle of Robin Hood
as Himself
(1968) The Dick Cavett Show
as Self - Guest