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
Series
The Dick Cavett Show
Self - Guest
1968
Film '72
Self
1971
Film
Network
Howard Beale
1976
Film
The Flight of the Phoenix
Captain Harris
1965
Film
The Battle of the River Plate
Captain Langsdorff, "Admiral Graf Spee"
1956
Film
Breakdown: 1975
Self (archive footage- Howard Beale Network)
2025
Film
The Nun's Story
Dr. Fortunati
1959
Film
The Red Tent
Umberto Nobile
1969
Film
Lost Horizon
Richard Conway
1973
Film
Sunday Bloody Sunday
Dr. Daniel Hirsh
1971
Film
Raid on Entebbe
Yitzhak Rabin
1976
Film
First Men in the Moon
Bailiff's Man (uncredited)
1964
Film
The Story of Robin Hood and His Merrie Men
Sheriff of Nottingham
1952
Film
Far from the Madding Crowd
William Boldwood
1967
Film
Murderers' Row
British agent (uncredited)
1966
Film
Kidnapped
Alan Breck Stewart
1960
Film
Elephant Walk
John Wiley
1954
Film
The Pumpkin Eater
Jake Armitage
1964
Film
The Legend of Lylah Clare
Lewis Zarken / Louie Flack
1968
Film
Girl with Green Eyes
Eugene Gaillard
1964
Film
The Trials of Oscar Wilde
Oscar
1960
Film
Indonesia Calling
Self - Narrator (voice)
1946
Location: Far from the Madding Crowd
Himself
1967
Film
The Dark Avenger
Comte De Ville
1955
Film
Lionpower from MGM
Self - Lewis Zarken (archive footage) (uncredited)
1967
Film
A Town Like Alice
Joe Harman
1956
Film
The Sensational Shocking Wonderful Wacky 70's
Self (archive footage)
1980
Film
Operation Amsterdam
Jan Smit
1959
Film
No Love for Johnnie
Johnnie Byrne
1961
Film
The Sins of Rachel Cade
Colonel Henry Derode
1961
Film
Robbery Under Arms
Captain Starlight
1957
Film
Train of Events
Philip Mason
1949
Film
Bequest to the Nation
Adm. Lord Horatio Nelson
1973
Film
Mr. Chedworth Steps Out
Arthur Jacobs
1939
Film
Father Brown
Gustave Flambeau
1954
Film
The Heart of the Matter
Father Rank
1953
Film
The Shiralee
Macauley
1957
Film
England Made Me
Erich Krogh
1973
Film
10:30 P.M. Summer
Paul
1966
Film
The Making of 'Network'
Self (archive footage)
2006
Film
I Thank a Fool
Stephen Dane
1962
Film
Judith
Aaron Stein
1966
Film
In the Cool of the Day
Murray Logan
1963
Film
Cleopatra: The Film That Changed Hollywood
Self (archive footage)
2001
Film
The Abdication
Azzolino
1974
Film
The Wooden Horse
Australian in Hospital
1950
Film
Passage Home
Kapitän John Ryland "Lucky"
1955
Film
The Riddle of Robin Hood
Himself
1952
A Son Is Born
Paul Graham
1946
Film
Antony and Cleopatra
Antony
1962
Film
Simon and Laura
Simon Foster
1955
Film
Josephine and Men
David Hewer
1955
Film
The Miniver Story
Polish officer
1950
Film
The Story of Gilbert and Sullivan
Richard D'Oyly Carte
1953
Film
The Greatest Mother of 'em All
Sean Howard
1969
These Stars Are Mine
Reynolds Junior
1943
Film
The Rats of Tobruk
Peter Linton
1944
Film
Jungle Patrol
Narrator
1944
Film
Something to Hide
Harry Field
1972
Film
Make Me an Offer!
Charlie
1954
The Magic Shoes
Prince Charming
1935
Film
Eureka Stockade
Humffray
1949
Film
Windom's Way
Alec Windom
1957
The Power and the Glory
Frank Miller
1941
Film
Dad and Dave Come to Town
Bill Ryan
1938