Peter Finch
Known for Acting
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
1976
as Howard Beale
The Flight of the Phoenix
1965
as Captain Harris
The Nun's Story
1959
as Dr. Fortunati
The Battle of the River Plate
1956
as Captain Langsdorff, "Admiral Graf Spee"
The Pumpkin Eater
1964
as Jake Armitage
The Story of Robin Hood and His Merrie Men
1952
as Sheriff of Nottingham
Far from the Madding Crowd
1967
as William Boldwood
The Red Tent
1969
as Umberto Nobile
Raid on Entebbe
1976
as Yitzhak Rabin
Lost Horizon
1973
as Richard Conway
First Men in the Moon
1964
as Bailiff's Man (uncredited)
Sunday Bloody Sunday
1971
as Dr. Daniel Hirsh
Murderers' Row
1966
as British agent (uncredited)
Elephant Walk
1954
as John Wiley
The Trials of Oscar Wilde
1960
as Oscar
Kidnapped
1960
as Alan Breck Stewart
The Legend of Lylah Clare
1968
as Lewis Zarken / Louie Flack
The Sensational Shocking Wonderful Wacky 70's
1980
as Self (archive footage)
Robbery Under Arms
1957
as Captain Starlight
The Sins of Rachel Cade
1961
as Colonel Henry Derode