Peter Finch
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
Breakdown: 1975
as Self (archive footage- Howard Beale Network)
Breakdown: 1975
as Self (archive footage- Howard Beale Network)
The Making of 'Network'
as Self (archive footage)
The Making of 'Network'
as Self (archive footage)
Cleopatra: The Film That Changed Hollywood
as Self (archive footage)
Cleopatra: The Film That Changed Hollywood
as Self (archive footage)
The Sensational Shocking Wonderful Wacky 70's
as Self (archive footage)
The Sensational Shocking Wonderful Wacky 70's
as Self (archive footage)
Raid on Entebbe
as Yitzhak Rabin
Raid on Entebbe
as Yitzhak Rabin
Network
as Howard Beale
Network
as Howard Beale
England Made Me
as Erich Krogh
England Made Me
as Erich Krogh
Bequest to the Nation
as Adm. Lord Horatio Nelson
Bequest to the Nation
as Adm. Lord Horatio Nelson
Lost Horizon
as Richard Conway
Lost Horizon
as Richard Conway
The Greatest Mother of 'em All
as Sean Howard
The Greatest Mother of 'em All
as Sean Howard
The Red Tent
as Umberto Nobile
The Red Tent
as Umberto Nobile
The Legend of Lylah Clare
as Lewis Zarken / Louie Flack
The Legend of Lylah Clare
as Lewis Zarken / Louie Flack
Lionpower from MGM
as Self - Lewis Zarken (archive footage) (uncredited)
Lionpower from MGM
as Self - Lewis Zarken (archive footage) (uncredited)
Murderers' Row
as British agent (uncredited)
Murderers' Row
as British agent (uncredited)
10:30 P.M. Summer
as Paul
10:30 P.M. Summer
as Paul
The Flight of the Phoenix
as Captain Harris
The Flight of the Phoenix
as Captain Harris
First Men in the Moon
as Bailiff's Man (uncredited)
First Men in the Moon
as Bailiff's Man (uncredited)
Girl with Green Eyes
as Eugene Gaillard
Girl with Green Eyes
as Eugene Gaillard
I Thank a Fool
as Stephen Dane
I Thank a Fool
as Stephen Dane
The Sins of Rachel Cade
as Colonel Henry Derode
The Sins of Rachel Cade
as Colonel Henry Derode
No Love for Johnnie
as Johnnie Byrne
No Love for Johnnie
as Johnnie Byrne
The Trials of Oscar Wilde
as Oscar
The Trials of Oscar Wilde
as Oscar
Kidnapped
as Alan Breck Stewart
Kidnapped
as Alan Breck Stewart
The Battle of the River Plate
as Captain Langsdorff, "Admiral Graf Spee"
The Battle of the River Plate
as Captain Langsdorff, "Admiral Graf Spee"
Simon and Laura
as Simon Foster
Simon and Laura
as Simon Foster
Passage Home
as Kapitän John Ryland "Lucky"
Passage Home
as Kapitän John Ryland "Lucky"
Elephant Walk
as John Wiley
Elephant Walk
as John Wiley
The Story of Robin Hood and His Merrie Men
as Sheriff of Nottingham
The Story of Robin Hood and His Merrie Men
as Sheriff of Nottingham
The Wooden Horse
as Australian in Hospital
The Wooden Horse
as Australian in Hospital