Peter Finch
Acting
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
2006The Making of 'Network'
Self (archive footage)
2001Cleopatra: The Film That Changed Hollywood
Self (archive footage)
1980The Sensational Shocking Wonderful Wacky 70's
Self (archive footage)
1976Network
Howard Beale
1976Raid on Entebbe
Yitzhak Rabin
1974The Abdication
Azzolino
1973Lost Horizon
Richard Conway
1973Bequest to the Nation
Adm. Lord Horatio Nelson
1973England Made Me
Erich Krogh
1972Something to Hide
Harry Field
1971Sunday Bloody Sunday
Dr. Daniel Hirsh
1969The Red Tent
Umberto Nobile
1969The Greatest Mother of 'em All
Sean Howard
1968The Legend of Lylah Clare
Lewis Zarken / Louie Flack
1967Far from the Madding Crowd
William Boldwood
1967Lionpower from MGM
Self - Lewis Zarken (archive footage) (uncredited)
196610:30 P.M. Summer
Paul
1966Judith
Aaron Stein
1966Murderers' Row
British agent (uncredited)
1965The Flight of the Phoenix
Captain Harris
1964Girl with Green Eyes
Eugene Gaillard
1964The Pumpkin Eater
Jake Armitage
1964First Men in the Moon
Bailiff's Man (uncredited)
1963In the Cool of the Day
Murray Logan