Peter Finch
Actor
Born September 28, 1916 in South Kensington, London, England, UK
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
The Making of 'Network'
Self (archive footage)
Cleopatra: The Film That Changed Hollywood
Self (archive footage)
100 Years at the Movies
Self (archive footage)
The Sensational Shocking Wonderful Wacky 70's
Self (archive footage)
Raid on Entebbe
Yitzhak Rabin
Network
Howard Beale
The Abdication
Azzolino
England Made Me
Erich Krogh
Bequest to the Nation
Adm. Lord Horatio Nelson
Lost Horizon
Richard Conway
Something to Hide
Harry Field
Sunday Bloody Sunday
Dr. Daniel Hirsh
The Greatest Mother of 'em All
Sean Howard
The Red Tent
Umberto Nobile
The Legend of Lylah Clare
Lewis Zarken / Louie Flack
The Dick Cavett Show
Self - Guest
Far from the Madding Crowd
William Boldwood
Lionpower from MGM
Self - Lewis Zarken (archive footage) (uncredited)
Murderers' Row
British agent (uncredited)
10:30 P.M. Summer
Paul
Judith
Aaron Stein
The Flight of the Phoenix
Captain Harris
First Men in the Moon
Bailiff's Man (uncredited)
The Pumpkin Eater
Jake Armitage
Girl with Green Eyes
Eugene Gaillard
In the Cool of the Day
Murray Logan
I Thank a Fool
Stephen Dane
Anthony and Cleopatra
anthony
The Sins of Rachel Cade
Colonel Henry Derode
No Love for Johnnie
Johnnie Byrne
The Trials of Oscar Wilde
Oscar
Kidnapped
Alan Breck Stewart
The Nun's Story
Dr. Fortunati
Operation Amsterdam
Jan Smit
Windom's Way
Alec Windom
The Shiralee
Macauley
Robbery Under Arms
Captain Starlight
The Battle of the River Plate
Captain Langsdorff, "Admiral Graf Spee"
A Town Like Alice
Joe Harman
Josephine and Men
David Hewer
Simon and Laura
Simon Foster
The Dark Avenger
Comte De Ville
Passage Home
Kapitän John Ryland "Lucky"
Make Me an Offer!
Charlie
Father Brown
Gustave Flambeau
Elephant Walk
John Wiley
The Heart of the Matter
Father Rank
The Story of Gilbert and Sullivan
Richard D'Oyly Carte
The Story of Robin Hood and His Merrie Men
Sheriff of Nottingham
The Riddle of Robin Hood
Himself
The Miniver Story
Polish officer
The Wooden Horse
Australian in Hospital
Eureka Stockade
Humffray
Train of Events
Philip Mason
Indonesia Calling
Self - Narrator (voice)
Jungle Patrol
Narrator
The Rats of Tobruk
Peter Linton
Mr. Chedworth Steps Out
Arthur Jacobs
Dad and Dave Come to Town
Bill Ryan