Peter Finch
Known for: Acting
Born: September 28, 1916
Died: January 14, 1977
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.
Known for
The Red Tent
1969
Kidnapped
1960
Sunday Bloody Sunday
1971
Operation Amsterdam
1959
Lost Horizon
1973
Simon and Laura
1955
In the Cool of the Day
1963
No Love for Johnnie
1961
The Trials of Oscar Wilde
1960
The Shiralee
1957
Make Me an Offer!
1954
Windom's Way
1957
Robbery Under Arms
1957
England Made Me
1973
The Magic Shoes
1935
The Abdication
1974
Something to Hide
1972
Indonesia Calling
1946
Jungle Patrol
1944
Raid on Entebbe
1976
The Nun's Story
1959
Elephant Walk
1954
Girl with Green Eyes
1964
The Rats of Tobruk
1944
The Pumpkin Eater
1964
The Sins of Rachel Cade
1961
The Legend of Lylah Clare
1968
A Town Like Alice
1956
I Thank a Fool
1962
Judith
1966
Passage Home
1955
Bequest to the Nation
1973
These Stars Are Mine
1943
Anthony and Cleopatra
1962
10:30 P.M. Summer
1966
The Flight of the Phoenix
1965
Network
1976
The Story of Robin Hood and His Merrie Men
1952
Eureka Stockade
1949
The Dark Avenger
1955
Father Brown
1954
Josephine and Men
1955
The Power and the Glory
1941
A Son Is Born
1946
The Greatest Mother of 'em All
1969
Far from the Madding Crowd
1967
The Heart of the Matter
1953
The Story of Gilbert and Sullivan
1953
Location: Far from the Madding Crowd
1967
The Riddle of Robin Hood
1952
Mr. Chedworth Steps Out
1939
The Miniver Story
1950
The Wooden Horse
1950
The Making of 'Network'
2006
Cleopatra: The Film That Changed Hollywood
2001
First Men in the Moon
1964
Dad and Dave Come to Town
1938
The Battle of the River Plate
1956
Train of Events
1949
Lionpower from MGM
1967
Murderers' Row
1966
The Sensational Shocking Wonderful Wacky 70's
1980
100 Years at the Movies
1994
The Dick Cavett Show
1968
Film '72
1971