Peter Finch
Born: 1916-09-27 in South Kensington, London, England, UK
Died: 1977-01-14
Known For: Acting
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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Peter Finch, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Filmography
2006
- The Making of 'Network' as Self (archive footage)
2001
- Cleopatra: The Film That Changed Hollywood as Self (archive footage)
1980
- The Sensational Shocking Wonderful Wacky 70's as Self (archive footage)
1976
- Network as Howard Beale
- Raid on Entebbe as Yitzhak Rabin
1974
- The Abdication as Azzolino
1973
- England Made Me as Erich Krogh
- Lost Horizon as Richard Conway
- Bequest to the Nation as Adm. Lord Horatio Nelson
1972
- Something to Hide as Harry Field
1971
- Sunday Bloody Sunday as Dr. Daniel Hirsh
- Film '72 as Self
1969
- The Red Tent as Umberto Nobile
- The Greatest Mother of 'em All as Sean Howard
1968
- The Dick Cavett Show as Self - Guest
- The Legend of Lylah Clare as Lewis Zarken / Louie Flack
1967
- Far from the Madding Crowd as William Boldwood
- Location: Far from the Madding Crowd as Himself
- Lionpower from MGM
1966
- Murderers' Row as British agent (uncredited)
- Judith as Aaron Stein
- 10:30 P.M. Summer as Paul
1965
- The Flight of the Phoenix as Captain Harris
1964
- The Pumpkin Eater as Jake Armitage
- First Men in the Moon as Bailiff's Man (uncredited)
- 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
1961
- The Sins of Rachel Cade as Colonel Henry Derode
- No Love for Johnnie as Johnnie Byrne
1960
- Kidnapped as Alan Breck Stewart
- The Trials of Oscar Wilde as Oscar
1959
- Operation Amsterdam as Jan Smit
- The Nun's Story as Dr. Fortunati
1957
- The Shiralee as Macauley
- Windom's Way as Alec Windom
- Robbery Under Arms as Captain Starlight
1956
- The Battle of the River Plate as Captain Langsdorff, "Admiral Graf Spee"
- A Town Like Alice as Joe Harman
1955
- The Dark Avenger as Comte De Ville
- Simon and Laura as Simon Foster
- Josephine and Men as David Hewer
- Passage Home as Kapitän John Ryland "Lucky"
1954
- Father Brown as Gustave Flambeau
- Elephant Walk as John Wiley
- Make Me an Offer! as Charlie
1953
- The Heart of the Matter as Father Rank
- 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
- The Riddle of Robin Hood as Himself
1950
- The Miniver Story as Polish officer
- The Wooden Horse as Australian in Hospital
1949
- Eureka Stockade as Humffray
- Train of Events as Philip Mason
1946
- A Son Is Born as Paul Graham
- Indonesia Calling as Self - Narrator (voice)
1944
- The Rats of Tobruk as Peter Linton
- Jungle Patrol as Narrator
1943
- These Stars Are Mine as Reynolds Junior
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