Peter Finch
Known for department: Acting
Birthday: 1916-09-27 – 1977-01-14
Place of birth: South Kensington, London, England, UK
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
10:30 P.M. Summer
1966Paul
The Flight of the Phoenix
1965Captain Harris
Far from the Madding Crowd
1967William Boldwood
Network
1976Howard Beale
The Red Tent
1969Umberto Nobile
Raid on Entebbe
1976Yitzhak Rabin
The Making of 'Network'
2006Self (archive footage)
The Nun's Story
1959Dr. Fortunati
The Story of Robin Hood and His Merrie Men
1952Sheriff of Nottingham
The Sensational Shocking Wonderful Wacky 70's
1980Self (archive footage)
Kidnapped
1960Alan Breck Stewart
Elephant Walk
1954John Wiley
Sunday Bloody Sunday
1971Dr. Daniel Hirsh
Operation Amsterdam
1959Jan Smit
Girl with Green Eyes
1964Eugene Gaillard
The Battle of the River Plate
1956Captain Langsdorff, "Admiral Graf Spee"
Eureka Stockade
1949Humffray
The Rats of Tobruk
1944Peter Linton
The Pumpkin Eater
1964Jake Armitage