Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthdate
1916-09-27
Day of Death
1977-01-14
Place of Birth
South Kensington, London, England, UK
Peter 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.
Filmography (61)
⭐ 0
Role:
Self (archive footage)
The Making of 'Network'
2006
⭐ 7.2
Role:
Self (archive footage)
Cleopatra: The Film That Changed Hollywood
2001
⭐ 4.0
Role:
Self (archive footage)
The Sensational Shocking Wonderful Wacky 70's
1980
⭐ 6.1
Role:
Yitzhak Rabin
Raid on Entebbe
1976
⭐ 7.8
Role:
Howard Beale
Network
1976
⭐ 5.6
Role:
Azzolino
The Abdication
1974
⭐ 6.1
Role:
Erich Krogh
England Made Me
1973
⭐ 6.5
Role:
Adm. Lord Horatio Nelson
Bequest to the Nation
1973
⭐ 5.5
Role:
Richard Conway
Lost Horizon
1973
⭐ 5.8
Role:
Harry Field
Something to Hide
1972
⭐ 6.6
Role:
Dr. Daniel Hirsh
Sunday Bloody Sunday
1971
⭐ 0
Role:
Sean Howard
The Greatest Mother of 'em All
1969
⭐ 6.1
Role:
Umberto Nobile
The Red Tent
1969
⭐ 6.0
Role:
Lewis Zarken / Louie Flack
The Legend of Lylah Clare
1968No Image
⭐ 7.0
Role:
Himself
