Peter Finch

Actor

Born: September 27, 1916 (60 years old)

Died: January 14, 1977

Place of birth: South Kensington, London, England, UK

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 (42)

• The Flight of the Phoenix (1965, ★ 7.2)
• Network (1976, ★ 7.8)
• Far from the Madding Crowd (1967, ★ 6.8)
• The Nun's Story (1959, ★ 7.2)
• Raid on Entebbe (1976, ★ 6)
• The Story of Robin Hood and His Merrie Men (1952, ★ 6.2)
• Kidnapped (1960, ★ 6.6)
• Elephant Walk (1954, ★ 5.8)
• Sunday Bloody Sunday (1971, ★ 6.6)
• Operation Amsterdam (1959, ★ 5.8)
• Girl with Green Eyes (1964, ★ 6.7)
• The Battle of the River Plate (1956, ★ 6.3)
• The Pumpkin Eater (1964, ★ 6.6)
• Eureka Stockade (1949, ★ 5.6)
• The Rats of Tobruk (1944, ★ 5.7)
• The Sins of Rachel Cade (1961, ★ 6.1)
• The Dark Avenger (1955, ★ 6)
• The Legend of Lylah Clare (1968, ★ 5.9)
• A Town Like Alice (1956, ★ 6.3)
• Father Brown (1954, ★ 6.4)
• Cleopatra: The Film That Changed Hollywood (2001, ★ 7.2)
• Lost Horizon (1973, ★ 5.4)
• I Thank a Fool (1962, ★ 5.5)
• Simon and Laura (1955, ★ 5.8)
• The Heart of the Matter (1953, ★ 6.5)
• In the Cool of the Day (1963, ★ 5.4)
• No Love for Johnnie (1961, ★ 6.2)
• The Miniver Story (1950, ★ 6)
• The Wooden Horse (1950, ★ 6.8)
• Passage Home (1955, ★ 5.6)