Peter Finch
Known for ActingBorn 1916-09-28 — died 1977-01-14South 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.
Known for
Network
1976 · as Howard Beale
The Nun's Story
1959 · as Dr. Fortunati
The Flight of the Phoenix
1965 · as Captain Harris
Raid on Entebbe
1976 · as Yitzhak Rabin
Far from the Madding Crowd
1967 · as William Boldwood
Sunday Bloody Sunday
1971 · as Dr. Daniel Hirsh
The Battle of the River Plate
1956 · as Captain Langsdorff, "Admiral Graf Spee"
The Pumpkin Eater
1964 · as Jake Armitage
The Red Tent
1969 · as Umberto Nobile
Elephant Walk
1954 · as John Wiley
Lionpower from MGM
1967 · as Self - Lewis Zarken (archive footage) (uncredited)
First Men in the Moon
1964 · as Bailiff's Man (uncredited)
Murderers' Row
1966 · as British agent (uncredited)
100 Years at the Movies
1994 · as Self (archive footage)
The Making of 'Network'
2006 · as Self (archive footage)
Lost Horizon
1973 · as Richard Conway
The Trials of Oscar Wilde
1960 · as Oscar
Train of Events
1949 · as Philip Mason