Acting
Peter Finch
Sep 28, 1916 (died Jan 14, 1977, aged 60) South Kensington, London, England, UK
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
7.8
Network
Howard Beale
7.2
The Flight of the Phoenix
Captain Harris
7.2
The Nun's Story
Dr. Fortunati
6.3
First Men in the Moon
Bailiff's Man (uncredited)
6.5
Sunday Bloody Sunday
Dr. Daniel Hirsh
6.9
Far from the Madding Crowd
William Boldwood
6.4
The Battle of the River Plate
Captain Langsdorff, "Admiral Graf Spee"
6.1
The Red Tent
Umberto Nobile
6.2
The Story of Robin Hood and His Merrie Men
Sheriff of Nottingham
6.0
Raid on Entebbe
Yitzhak Rabin
6.6
The Pumpkin Eater
Jake Armitage
5.7
Murderers' Row
British agent (uncredited)
5.9
Elephant Walk
John Wiley
5.4
Lost Horizon
Richard Conway
6.9
Breakdown: 1975
Self (archive footage- Howard Beale Network)
Filmography
6.9
Breakdown: 1975
2025 · Self (archive footage- Howard Beale Network)
The Making of 'Network'
2006 · Self (archive footage)
7.3
Cleopatra: The Film That Changed Hollywood
2001 · Self (archive footage)
4.0
The Sensational Shocking Wonderful Wacky 70's
1980 · Self (archive footage)
7.8
Network
1976 · Howard Beale
6.0
Raid on Entebbe
1976 · Yitzhak Rabin
5.6
The Abdication
1974 · Azzolino
5.4
Lost Horizon
1973 · Richard Conway
5.8
Something to Hide
1973 · Harry Field
6.1
England Made Me
1973 · Erich Krogh
6.5
Bequest to the Nation
1973 · Adm. Lord Horatio Nelson
6.5
Sunday Bloody Sunday
1971 · Dr. Daniel Hirsh
6.1
The Red Tent
1969 · Umberto Nobile
The Greatest Mother of 'em All
1969 · Sean Howard
6.0
The Legend of Lylah Clare
1968 · Lewis Zarken / Louie Flack
6.9
Far from the Madding Crowd
1967 · William Boldwood
6.3
Lionpower from MGM
1967 · Self - Lewis Zarken (archive footage) (uncredited)
5.7
Murderers' Row
1966 · British agent (uncredited)
5.3
10:30 P.M. Summer
1966 · Paul
4.8
Judith
1966 · Aaron Stein
7.2
The Flight of the Phoenix
1965 · Captain Harris
6.3
First Men in the Moon
1964 · Bailiff's Man (uncredited)
6.6
The Pumpkin Eater
1964 · Jake Armitage
6.7
Girl with Green Eyes
1964 · Eugene Gaillard
5.8
In the Cool of the Day
1963 · Murray Logan
6.1
I Thank a Fool
1962 · Stephen Dane
Antony and Cleopatra
1962 · Antony
6.7
No Love for Johnnie
1961 · Johnnie Byrne
6.4
The Sins of Rachel Cade
1961 · Colonel Henry Derode
6.4
The Trials of Oscar Wilde
1960 · Oscar