Peter Finch
Acting
63 credits
Born
Sep 27, 1916
Died
Jan 14, 1977 (60 years old)
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.
Movies (61)
Movie
7.8
Network
1976
Movie
6.6
Sunday Bloody Sunday
1971
Movie
6.6
Kidnapped
1960
Movie
7.2
The Flight of the Phoenix
1965
Movie
6.3
The Battle of the River Plate
1956
Movie
7.2
The Nun's Story
1959
Movie
5.4
Lost Horizon
1973
Movie
6.8
Far from the Madding Crowd
1967
Movie
6.0
Raid on Entebbe
1976
Movie
6.3
First Men in the Moon
1964
Movie
6.0
The Red Tent
1969
Movie
6.6
The Pumpkin Eater
1964
Movie
5.9
The Legend of Lylah Clare
1968
Movie
6.2
The Trials of Oscar Wilde
1960
Movie
The Making of 'Network'
2006
Movie
4.0
The Sensational Shocking Wonderful Wacky 70's
1980
Movie
4.3
Judith
1966
Movie
6.7
Girl with Green Eyes
1964
