Born 1916 (age 60) · South Kensington, London, England, UK
Appears in 63 titles

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

Network
7.8
Network
1976
as Howard Beale
The Flight of the Phoenix
7.2
The Flight of the Phoenix
1965
as Captain Harris
The Nun's Story
7.2
The Nun's Story
1959
as Dr. Fortunati
First Men in the Moon
6.3
First Men in the Moon
1964
as Bailiff's Man (uncredited)
Sunday Bloody Sunday
6.6
Sunday Bloody Sunday
1971
as Dr. Daniel Hirsh
Far from the Madding Crowd
6.9
Far from the Madding Crowd
1967
as William Boldwood
The Red Tent
6.1
The Red Tent
1969
as Umberto Nobile
The Story of Robin Hood and His Merrie Men
6.2
The Story of Robin Hood and His Merrie Men
1952
as Sheriff of Nottingham
The Battle of the River Plate
6.4
The Battle of the River Plate
1956
as Captain Langsdorff, "Admiral Graf Spee"
Raid on Entebbe
6.1
Raid on Entebbe
1976
as Yitzhak Rabin
The Pumpkin Eater
6.7
The Pumpkin Eater
1964
as Jake Armitage
Murderers' Row
5.7
Murderers' Row
1966
as British agent (uncredited)
Elephant Walk
5.9
Elephant Walk
1954
as John Wiley
Lost Horizon
5.5
Lost Horizon
1973
as Richard Conway
A Town Like Alice
6.4
A Town Like Alice
1956
as Joe Harman
Girl with Green Eyes
6.7
Girl with Green Eyes
1964
as Eugene Gaillard
Father Brown
6.5
Father Brown
1954
as Gustave Flambeau
Kidnapped
6.6
Kidnapped
1960
as Alan Breck Stewart
The Legend of Lylah Clare
6.0
The Legend of Lylah Clare
1968
as Lewis Zarken / Louie Flack
The Trials of Oscar Wilde
6.3
The Trials of Oscar Wilde
1960
as Oscar