Peter Finch

Born: 1916-09-28, South Kensington, London, England, UK

Died: 1977-01-14

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

• Network (1976)
• The Flight of the Phoenix (1965)
• The Nun's Story (1959)
• Красная палатка (1969)
• The Battle of the River Plate (1956)
• Elephant Walk (1954)
• First Men in the Moon (1964)
• Raid on Entebbe (1976)
• The Dark Avenger (1955)
• Murderers' Row (1966)
• Sunday Bloody Sunday (1971)
• The Story of Robin Hood and His Merrie Men (1952)
• The Legend of Lylah Clare (1968)
• Kidnapped (1960)
• The Trials of Oscar Wilde (1960)
• Girl with Green Eyes (1964)
• Train of Events (1949)
• The Miniver Story (1950)
• The Shiralee (1957)
• A Town Like Alice (1956)
• Robbery Under Arms (1957)
• Jungle Patrol (1944)
• Antony and Cleopatra (1962)
• Passage Home (1955)
• Operation Amsterdam (1959)
• The Wooden Horse (1950)
• The Abdication (1974)
• 10:30 P.M. Summer (1966)
• No Love for Johnnie (1961)
• The Sins of Rachel Cade (1961)