Peter Finch

Personal Info

Known For
Acting
Born
September 27, 1916 (60 years old)
Died
January 14, 1977
Place of Birth
South Kensington, London, England, UK
Popular Genres
Drama Adventure Romance
Career Span
1935 – 2006

Peter Finch

6 wins
100 nominations
4 Oscars
60 credits

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.

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Personal Info

Born
Sep 27, 1916
From
South Kensington, London, England, UK
Known For
Acting
Career
1935 – 2006

Award Recognition

6
Wins
100
Nominations
4
Oscars

Complete Filmography

2006

The Making of 'Network' as Self (archive footage)

2001

Cleopatra: The Film That Changed Hollywood as Self (archive footage) Award

1980

The Sensational Shocking Wonderful Wacky 70's as Self (archive footage)

1976

Network as Howard Beale Award
Raid on Entebbe as Yitzhak Rabin Award

1974

The Abdication as Azzolino

1973

Lost Horizon as Richard Conway Award
Bequest to the Nation as Adm. Lord Horatio Nelson
England Made Me as Erich Krogh

1972

Something to Hide as Harry Field

1971

Sunday Bloody Sunday as Dr. Daniel Hirsh Award

1969

The Red Tent as Umberto Nobile Award
The Greatest Mother of 'em All as Sean Howard

1968

The Legend of Lylah Clare as Lewis Zarken / Louie Flack Award

1967

Far from the Madding Crowd as William Boldwood Award
Location: Far from the Madding Crowd as Himself

1966

Murderers' Row as British agent (uncredited) Award
Judith as Aaron Stein
10:30 P.M. Summer as Paul

1965

The Flight of the Phoenix as Capt. Harris Award

1964

First Men in the Moon as Bailiff's Man (uncredited) Award
Girl with Green Eyes as Eugene Gaillard Award
The Pumpkin Eater as Jake Armitage Award

1963

In the Cool of the Day as Murray Logan

1962

I Thank a Fool as Stephen Dane

1961

The Sins of Rachel Cade as Colonel Henry Derode Award
No Love for Johnnie as Johnnie Byrne

1960

The Trials of Oscar Wilde as Oscar
Kidnapped as Alan Breck Stewart

1959

The Nun's Story as Dr. Fortunati Award
Operation Amsterdam as Jan Smit

1957

Windom's Way as Alec Windom
The Shiralee as Macauley
Robbery Under Arms as Captain Starlight

1956

The Battle of the River Plate as Captain Langsdorff, "Admiral Graf Spee"
A Town Like Alice as Joe Harman

1955

The Dark Avenger as Comte De Ville
Simon and Laura as Simon Foster
Josephine and Men as David Hewer
Passage Home as Kapitän John Ryland "Lucky"

1954

Father Brown as Gustave Flambeau
Elephant Walk as John Wiley
Make Me an Offer! as Charlie

1953

The Heart of the Matter as Father Rank Award
The Story of Gilbert and Sullivan as Richard D'Oyly Carte

1952

The Story of Robin Hood and His Merrie Men as Sheriff of Nottingham Award
The Riddle of Robin Hood as Himself

1950

The Miniver Story as Polish officer
The Wooden Horse as Australian in Hospital

1949

Train of Events as Philip Mason
Eureka Stockade as Humffray

1946

Indonesia Calling
A Son Is Born as Paul Graham

1944

The Rats of Tobruk as Peter Linton
Jungle Patrol as Narrator

1943

These Stars Are Mine as Reynolds Junior

1941

The Power and the Glory

1939

Mr. Chedworth Steps Out as Arthur Jacobs

1938

Dad and Dave Come to Town as Bill Ryan

1935

The Magic Shoes as Prince Charming

Photos & Videos

Featured in Trailers

Network
The Nun's Story
The Flight of the Phoenix
Raid on Entebbe
Lost Horizon
Far from the Madding Crowd
The Battle of the River Plate

Career Statistics

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