Acting
Peter Finch
1916 · South Kensington, London, England, UK
30 films
Bio
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.
Filmography
Network
Howard Beale
Breakdown: 1975
Self (archive footage- Howard Beale Network)
The Flight of the Phoenix
Captain Harris
Lost Horizon
Richard Conway
The Battle of the River Plate
Captain Langsdorff, "Admiral Graf Spee"
The Nun's Story
Dr. Fortunati
The Red Tent
Umberto Nobile
Indonesia Calling
Self - Narrator (voice)
Murderers' Row
British agent (uncredited)
Raid on Entebbe
Yitzhak Rabin
Far from the Madding Crowd
William Boldwood
Elephant Walk
John Wiley