Peter Finch

Known for: Acting

Born: 1916-09-28 – 1977-01-14 (aged 60)

From: South Kensington, London, England, UK

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.

Filmography (64)

MOVIE
The Making of 'Network'
2006
as Self (archive footage)
MOVIE★ 7.2
Cleopatra: The Film That Changed Hollywood
2001
as Self (archive footage)
MOVIE★ 4.0
The Sensational Shocking Wonderful Wacky 70's
1980
as Self (archive footage)
MOVIE★ 6.0
Raid on Entebbe
1976
as Yitzhak Rabin
MOVIE★ 7.8
Network
1976
as Howard Beale
MOVIE★ 5.6
The Abdication
1974
as Azzolino
MOVIE★ 6.1
England Made Me
1973
as Erich Krogh
MOVIE★ 6.5
Bequest to the Nation
1973
as Adm. Lord Horatio Nelson
MOVIE★ 5.5
Lost Horizon
1973
as Richard Conway
MOVIE★ 5.8
Something to Hide
1972
as Harry Field
TV★ 4.7
Film '72
1971
as Self
MOVIE★ 6.6
Sunday Bloody Sunday
1971
as Dr. Daniel Hirsh
MOVIE
The Greatest Mother of 'em All
1969
as Sean Howard
MOVIE★ 6.1
The Red Tent
1969
as Umberto Nobile
MOVIE★ 6.0
The Legend of Lylah Clare
1968
as Lewis Zarken / Louie Flack
TV★ 6.8
The Dick Cavett Show
1968
as Self - Guest
MOVIE★ 7.0
Location: Far from the Madding Crowd
1967
as Himself
MOVIE★ 6.9
Far from the Madding Crowd
1967
as William Boldwood
MOVIE★ 6.3
Lionpower from MGM
1967
as Self - Lewis Zarken (archive footage) (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 5.7
Murderers' Row
1966
as British agent (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 5.3
10:30 P.M. Summer
1966
as Paul
MOVIE★ 4.8
Judith
1966
as Aaron Stein
MOVIE★ 7.2
The Flight of the Phoenix
1965
as Captain Harris
MOVIE★ 6.3
First Men in the Moon
1964
as Bailiff's Man (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 6.7
The Pumpkin Eater
1964
as Jake Armitage
MOVIE★ 6.7
Girl with Green Eyes
1964
as Eugene Gaillard
MOVIE★ 5.8
In the Cool of the Day
1963
as Murray Logan
MOVIE★ 6.1
I Thank a Fool
1962
as Stephen Dane
MOVIE
Anthony and Cleopatra
1962
as anthony
MOVIE★ 6.4
The Sins of Rachel Cade
1961
as Colonel Henry Derode
MOVIE★ 6.7
No Love for Johnnie
1961
as Johnnie Byrne
MOVIE★ 6.3
The Trials of Oscar Wilde
1960
as Oscar
MOVIE★ 6.6
Kidnapped
1960
as Alan Breck Stewart
MOVIE★ 7.2
The Nun's Story
1959
as Dr. Fortunati
MOVIE★ 6.1
Operation Amsterdam
1959
as Jan Smit
MOVIE★ 5.3
Windom's Way
1957
as Alec Windom
MOVIE★ 5.1
The Shiralee
1957
as Macauley
MOVIE★ 5.2
Robbery Under Arms
1957
as Captain Starlight
MOVIE★ 6.4
The Battle of the River Plate
1956
as Captain Langsdorff, "Admiral Graf Spee"
MOVIE★ 6.4
A Town Like Alice
1956
as Joe Harman
MOVIE★ 6.4
Josephine and Men
1955
as David Hewer
MOVIE★ 5.9
Simon and Laura
1955
as Simon Foster
MOVIE★ 6.4
The Dark Avenger
1955
as Comte De Ville
MOVIE★ 5.9
Passage Home
1955
as Kapitän John Ryland "Lucky"
MOVIE★ 7.4
Make Me an Offer!
1954
as Charlie
MOVIE★ 6.5
Father Brown
1954
as Gustave Flambeau
MOVIE★ 5.9
Elephant Walk
1954
as John Wiley
MOVIE★ 6.7
The Heart of the Matter
1953
as Father Rank
MOVIE★ 5.0
The Story of Gilbert and Sullivan
1953
as Richard D'Oyly Carte
MOVIE★ 6.2
The Story of Robin Hood and His Merrie Men
1952
as Sheriff of Nottingham
MOVIE
The Riddle of Robin Hood
1952
as Himself
MOVIE★ 6.3
The Miniver Story
1950
as Polish officer
MOVIE★ 6.8
The Wooden Horse
1950
as Australian in Hospital
MOVIE★ 6.0
Eureka Stockade
1949
as Humffray
MOVIE★ 6.3
Train of Events
1949
as Philip Mason
MOVIE★ 7.0
A Son Is Born
1946
as Paul Graham
MOVIE★ 6.1
Indonesia Calling
1946
as Self - Narrator (voice)
MOVIE★ 7.0
Jungle Patrol
1944
as Narrator
MOVIE★ 6.4
The Rats of Tobruk
1944
as Peter Linton
MOVIE
These Stars Are Mine
1943
as Reynolds Junior
MOVIE★ 9.0
The Power and the Glory
1941
as Frank Miller
MOVIE★ 7.0
Mr. Chedworth Steps Out
1939
as Arthur Jacobs
MOVIE★ 6.0
Dad and Dave Come to Town
1938
as Bill Ryan
MOVIE
The Magic Shoes
1935
as Prince Charming