Peter Finch
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.
63 acting credits
Acting · 63
The Dick Cavett Show
1968
Film '72
1971
Network
1976
The Nun's Story
1959
The Flight of the Phoenix
1965
The Battle of the River Plate
1956
The Red Tent
1969
The Story of Robin Hood and His Merrie Men
1952
Father Brown
1954
The Sensational Shocking Wonderful Wacky 70's
1980
Elephant Walk
1954
First Men in the Moon
1964
Raid on Entebbe
1976
Far from the Madding Crowd
1967
The Trials of Oscar Wilde
1960
The Pumpkin Eater
1964
Cleopatra: The Film That Changed Hollywood
2001
Lost Horizon
1973
Lionpower from MGM
1967
Girl with Green Eyes
1964
Operation Amsterdam
1959
Sunday Bloody Sunday
1971
The Dark Avenger
1955
Murderers' Row
1966
Robbery Under Arms
1957
10:30 P.M. Summer
1966
A Town Like Alice
1956
Bequest to the Nation
1973
Kidnapped
1960
The Legend of Lylah Clare
1968
England Made Me
1973
I Thank a Fool
1962
Simon and Laura
1955
No Love for Johnnie
1961
The Miniver Story
1950
Location: Far from the Madding Crowd
1967
The Abdication
1974
The Greatest Mother of 'em All
1969
The Sins of Rachel Cade
1961
The Story of Gilbert and Sullivan
1953
In the Cool of the Day
1963
Judith
1966
Indonesia Calling
1946
The Heart of the Matter
1953
Eureka Stockade
1949
The Rats of Tobruk
1944
Train of Events
1949
The Making of 'Network'
2006
The Shiralee
1957
Josephine and Men
1955
The Wooden Horse
1950
Make Me an Offer!
1954
A Son Is Born
1946
Passage Home
1955
Something to Hide
1972
Windom's Way
1957
Dad and Dave Come to Town
1938
The Riddle of Robin Hood
1952
Mr. Chedworth Steps Out
1939
Jungle Patrol
1944
The Magic Shoes
1935
The Power and the Glory
1941
These Stars Are Mine
1943