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Peter Finch

Actor • Born 1916

Peter Finch

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About

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 posterNetworkMovie • 1976The Flight of the Phoenix posterThe Flight of the PhoenixMovie • 1965The Nun's Story posterThe Nun's StoryMovie • 1959The Battle of the River Plate posterThe Battle of the River PlateMovie • 1956The Red Tent posterThe Red TentMovie • 1969Far from the Madding Crowd posterFar from the Madding CrowdMovie • 1967First Men in the Moon posterFirst Men in the MoonMovie • 1964Murderers' Row posterMurderers' RowMovie • 1966A Town Like Alice posterA Town Like AliceMovie • 1956The Story of Robin Hood and His Merrie Men posterThe Story of Robin Hood and His Merrie MenMovie • 1952The Legend of Lylah Clare posterThe Legend of Lylah ClareMovie • 1968The Trials of Oscar Wilde posterThe Trials of Oscar WildeMovie • 1960Sunday Bloody Sunday posterSunday Bloody SundayMovie • 1971Elephant Walk posterElephant WalkMovie • 1954Lost Horizon posterLost HorizonMovie • 1973Raid on Entebbe posterRaid on EntebbeMovie • 1976The Pumpkin Eater posterThe Pumpkin EaterMovie • 1964Kidnapped posterKidnappedMovie • 1960Girl with Green Eyes posterGirl with Green EyesMovie • 196410:30 P.M. Summer poster10:30 P.M. SummerMovie • 1966Father Brown posterFather BrownMovie • 1954The Wooden Horse posterThe Wooden HorseMovie • 1950