Peter Finch

Born: 27th of September 1916

Died: 14th of January 1977 (aged 60)

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.

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Peter Finch's Filmography

Raid on Entebbe

Raid on Entebbe

  •   Movie
  • 1976
Yitzhak Rabin
Network

Network

  •   Movie
  • 1976
Howard Beale
Far from the Madding Crowd

Far from the Madding Crowd

  •   Movie
  • 1967
William Boldwood
Murderers' Row

Murderers' Row

  •   Movie
  • 1966
British agent (uncredited)
The Flight of the Phoenix

The Flight of the Phoenix

  •   Movie
  • 1965
Captain Harris
First Men in the Moon

First Men in the Moon

  •   Movie
  • 1964
Bailiff's Man (uncredited)
Kidnapped

Kidnapped

  •   Movie
  • 1960
Alan Breck Stewart
The Nun's Story

The Nun's Story

  •   Movie
  • 1959
Dr. Fortunati
Elephant Walk

Elephant Walk

  •   Movie
  • 1954
John Wiley