Peter Finch
55 movies
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- Sep 28, 1916
- Died
- Jan 14, 1977 (age 60)
- Place of birth
- South Kensington, London, England, UK
- Also known as
- Frederick George Peter Ingle Finch
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.
Profiles IMDb
Known for
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★ 7.8 Network
1976 · Film
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★ 7.2 The Flight of the Phoenix
1965 · Film
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★ 7.2 The Nun's Story
1959 · Film
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★ 6.3 First Men in the Moon
1964 · Film
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★ 6.5 Sunday Bloody Sunday
1971 · Film
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★ 6.9 Far from the Madding Crowd
1967 · Film
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★ 6.1 The Red Tent
1969 · Film
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★ 6.4 The Battle of the River Plate
1956 · Film
Peter Finch: movies and TV shows
Acting (55)
- 1976 Raid on Entebbe
as Yitzhak Rabin
- 1976 Network
as Howard Beale
- 1974 The Abdication
as Azzolino
- 1973 England Made Me
as Erich Krogh
- 1973 Something to Hide
as Harry Field
- 1973 Bequest to the Nation
as Adm. Lord Horatio Nelson
- 1973 Lost Horizon
as Richard Conway
- 1971 Sunday Bloody Sunday
as Dr. Daniel Hirsh
- 1969 The Greatest Mother of 'em All
as Sean Howard
- 1969 The Red Tent
as Umberto Nobile
- 1968 The Legend of Lylah Clare
as Lewis Zarken / Louie Flack
- 1967 Far from the Madding Crowd
as William Boldwood
- 1966 Murderers' Row
as British agent (uncredited)
- 1966 10:30 P.M. Summer
as Paul
- 1966 Judith
as Aaron Stein
- 1965 The Flight of the Phoenix
as Captain Harris
- 1964 First Men in the Moon
as Bailiff's Man (uncredited)
- 1964 The Pumpkin Eater
as Jake Armitage
- 1964 Girl with Green Eyes
as Eugene Gaillard
- 1963 In the Cool of the Day
as Murray Logan
- 1962 I Thank a Fool
as Stephen Dane
- 1962 Antony and Cleopatra
as Antony
- 1961 The Sins of Rachel Cade
as Colonel Henry Derode
- 1961 No Love for Johnnie
as Johnnie Byrne
- 1960 The Trials of Oscar Wilde
as Oscar
- 1960 Kidnapped
as Alan Breck Stewart
- 1959 The Nun's Story
as Dr. Fortunati
- 1959 Operation Amsterdam
as Jan Smit
- 1957 Windom's Way
as Alec Windom
- 1957 The Shiralee
as Macauley
- 1957 Robbery Under Arms
as Captain Starlight
- 1956 The Battle of the River Plate
as Captain Langsdorff, "Admiral Graf Spee"
- 1956 A Town Like Alice
as Joe Harman
- 1955 Josephine and Men
as David Hewer
- 1955 Simon and Laura
as Simon Foster
- 1955 The Dark Avenger
as Comte De Ville
- 1955 Passage Home
as Captain Lucky Ryland
- 1954 Make Me an Offer!
as Charlie
- 1954 Father Brown
as Gustave Flambeau
- 1954 Elephant Walk
as John Wiley
- 1953 The Heart of the Matter
as Father Rank
- 1953 The Story of Gilbert and Sullivan
as Richard D'Oyly Carte
- 1952 The Story of Robin Hood and His Merrie Men
as Sheriff of Nottingham
- 1950 The Miniver Story
as Polish officer
- 1950 The Wooden Horse
as Australian in Hospital
- 1949 Eureka Stockade
as Humffray
- 1949 Train of Events
as Philip Mason
- 1946 A Son Is Born
as Paul Graham
- 1944 Jungle Patrol
as Narrator
- 1944 The Rats of Tobruk
as Peter Linton
- 1943 These Stars Are Mine
as Reynolds Junior
- 1941 The Power and the Glory
as Frank Miller
- 1939 Mr. Chedworth Steps Out
as Arthur Jacobs
- 1938 Dad and Dave Come to Town
as Bill Ryan
- 1935 The Magic Shoes
as Prince Charming
Talk shows and appearances (10)
- 2025
- 2006
- 2001
- 1980
- 1971 Film '72
3 episodes
- 1968 The Dick Cavett Show
1 episode
- 1967
- 1967
- 1952
- 1946