About
Peter Finch
Overview
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.
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Known for
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| 2006 | The Making of 'Network' | Actor | Self (archive footage) | N/A N/A |
| 2001 | Cleopatra: The Film That Changed Hollywood | Actor | Self (archive footage) | 59 Average |
| 1980 | The Sensational Shocking Wonderful Wacky 70's | Actor | Self (archive footage) | N/A N/A |
| 1976 | Raid on Entebbe | Actor | Yitzhak Rabin | 58 Average |
| 1976 | Network | Actor | Howard Beale | 73 Good |
| 1974 | The Abdication | Actor | Azzolino | 58 Average |
| 1973 | England Made Me | Actor | Erich Krogh | 59 Average |
| 1973 | Bequest to the Nation | Actor | Adm. Lord Horatio Nelson | 58 Average |
| 1973 | Lost Horizon | Actor | Richard Conway | 58 Average |
| 1972 | Something to Hide | Actor | Harry Field | 58 Average |
| 1971 | Sunday Bloody Sunday | Actor | Dr. Daniel Hirsh | 60 Fair |
| 1969 | The Greatest Mother of 'em All | Actor | Sean Howard | N/A N/A |
| 1969 | The Red Tent | Actor | Umberto Nobile | 58 Average |
| 1968 | The Legend of Lylah Clare | Actor | Lewis Zarken / Louie Flack | 58 Average |
| 1967 | Location: Far from the Madding Crowd | Actor | Himself | N/A N/A |
| 1967 | Far from the Madding Crowd | Actor | William Boldwood | 60 Fair |
| 1966 | Murderers' Row | Actor | British agent (uncredited) | 58 Average |
| 1966 | 10:30 P.M. Summer | Actor | Paul | 58 Average |
| 1966 | Judith | Actor | Aaron Stein | 58 Average |
| 1965 | The Flight of the Phoenix | Actor | Capt. Harris | 63 Fair |
| 1964 | The Pumpkin Eater | Actor | Jake Armitage | 59 Average |
| 1964 | First Men in the Moon | Actor | Bailiff's Man (uncredited) | 59 Average |
| 1964 | Girl with Green Eyes | Actor | Eugene Gaillard | 59 Average |
| 1963 | In the Cool of the Day | Actor | Murray Logan | 58 Average |
| 1962 | I Thank a Fool | Actor | Stephen Dane | 59 Average |
| 1961 | The Sins of Rachel Cade | Actor | Colonel Henry Derode | 59 Average |
| 1961 | No Love for Johnnie | Actor | Johnnie Byrne | 59 Average |
| 1960 | The Trials of Oscar Wilde | Actor | Oscar | 59 Average |
| 1960 | Kidnapped | Actor | Alan Breck Stewart | 59 Average |
| 1959 | The Nun's Story | Actor | Dr. Fortunati | 62 Fair |
| 1959 | Operation Amsterdam | Actor | Jan Smit | 58 Average |
| 1957 | Windom's Way | Actor | Alec Windom | 58 Average |
| 1957 | The Shiralee | Actor | Macauley | 58 Average |
| 1957 | Robbery Under Arms | Actor | Captain Starlight | 58 Average |
| 1956 | The Battle of the River Plate | Actor | Captain Langsdorff, "Admiral Graf Spee" | 59 Average |
| 1956 | A Town Like Alice | Actor | Joe Harman | 59 Average |
| 1955 | Josephine and Men | Actor | David Hewer | 59 Average |
| 1955 | Simon and Laura | Actor | Simon Foster | 58 Average |
| 1955 | The Dark Avenger | Actor | Comte De Ville | 58 Average |
| 1955 | Passage Home | Actor | Kapitän John Ryland "Lucky" | 59 Average |
| 1954 | Make Me an Offer! | Actor | Charlie | 58 Average |
| 1954 | Father Brown | Actor | Gustave Flambeau | 58 Average |
| 1954 | Elephant Walk | Actor | John Wiley | 58 Average |
| 1953 | The Heart of the Matter | Actor | Father Rank | 59 Average |
| 1953 | The Story of Gilbert and Sullivan | Actor | Richard D'Oyly Carte | 58 Average |
| 1952 | The Story of Robin Hood and His Merrie Men | Actor | Sheriff of Nottingham | 59 Average |
| 1952 | The Riddle of Robin Hood | Actor | Himself | N/A N/A |
| 1950 | The Miniver Story | Actor | Polish officer | 59 Average |
| 1950 | The Wooden Horse | Actor | Australian in Hospital | 59 Average |
| 1949 | Eureka Stockade | Actor | Humffray | 58 Average |
| 1949 | Train of Events | Actor | Philip Mason | 59 Average |
| 1946 | A Son is Born | Actor | Paul Graham | N/A N/A |
| 1946 | Indonesia Calling | Actor | 58 Average |
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| 1944 | Jungle Patrol | Actor | Narrator | N/A N/A |
| 1944 | The Rats of Tobruk | Actor | Peter Linton | 59 Average |
| 1943 | These Stars Are Mine | Actor | Reynolds Junior | N/A N/A |
| 1941 | The Power and the Glory | Actor | N/A N/A |
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| 1939 | Mr. Chedworth Steps Out | Actor | Arthur Jacobs | 59 Average |
| 1938 | Dad and Dave Come to Town | Actor | Bill Ryan | 59 Average |
| 1935 | The Magic Shoes | Actor | Prince Charming | N/A N/A |