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.
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- 1916-09-28 · South Kensington, London, England, UK
- Died
- 1977-01-14
Known for
- Network (1976) — Howard Beale
- The Flight of the Phoenix (1965) — Captain Harris
- The Nun's Story (1959) — Dr. Fortunati
- First Men in the Moon (1964) — Bailiff's Man (uncredited)
- Sunday Bloody Sunday (1971) — Dr. Daniel Hirsh
- Far from the Madding Crowd (1967) — William Boldwood
- The Red Tent (1969) — Umberto Nobile
- The Story of Robin Hood and His Merrie Men (1952) — Sheriff of Nottingham
- The Battle of the River Plate (1956) — Captain Langsdorff, "Admiral Graf Spee"
- Raid on Entebbe (1976) — Yitzhak Rabin
- The Pumpkin Eater (1964) — Jake Armitage
- Murderers' Row (1966) — British agent (uncredited)
- Elephant Walk (1954) — John Wiley
- Lost Horizon (1973) — Richard Conway
- A Town Like Alice (1956) — Joe Harman
- Breakdown: 1975 (2025) — Self (archive footage- Howard Beale Network)