Peter Finch
September 27, 1916 (108 years old) in 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Peter Finch, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
Credits
- 2006 · The Making of 'Network' as Self (archive footage)
- 2001 · Cleopatra: The Film That Changed Hollywood as Self (archive footage)
- 1980 · The Sensational Shocking Wonderful Wacky 70's as Self (archive footage)
- 1976 · Raid on Entebbe as Yitzhak Rabin
- 1976 · Network as Howard Beale
- 1974 · The Abdication as Azzolino
- 1973 · England Made Me as Erich Krogh
- 1973 · Bequest to the Nation as Adm. Lord Horatio Nelson
- 1973 · Lost Horizon as Richard Conway
- 1972 · Something to Hide as Harry Field
- 1971 · Sunday Bloody Sunday as Dr. Daniel Hirsh
- 1969 · The Greatest Mother of 'em All as Sean Howard
- 1969 · The Red Tent as Umberto Nobile
- 1968 · The Legend of Lylah Clare as Lewis Zarken / Louie Flack
- 1968 · The Dick Cavett Show as Self - Guest
- 1967 · Location: Far from the Madding Crowd as Himself
- 1967 · Far from the Madding Crowd as William Boldwood
- 1966 · Murderers' Row as British agent (uncredited)
- 1966 · 10:30 P.M. Summer as Paul
- 1966 · Judith as Aaron Stein
- 1965 · The Flight of the Phoenix as Capt. Harris
- 1964 · The Pumpkin Eater as Jake Armitage
- 1964 · First Men in the Moon as Bailiff's Man (uncredited)
- 1964 · Girl with Green Eyes as Eugene Gaillard
- 1963 · In the Cool of the Day as Murray Logan
- 1962 · I Thank a Fool as Stephen Dane
- 1961 · The Sins of Rachel Cade as Colonel Henry Derode
- 1961 · No Love for Johnnie as Johnnie Byrne
- 1960 · The Trials of Oscar Wilde as Oscar
- 1960 · Kidnapped as Alan Breck Stewart
- 1959 · The Nun's Story as Dr. Fortunati
- 1959 · Operation Amsterdam as Jan Smit
- 1957 · Windom's Way as Alec Windom
- 1957 · The Shiralee as Macauley
- 1957 · Robbery Under Arms as Captain Starlight
- 1956 · The Battle of the River Plate as Captain Langsdorff, "Admiral Graf Spee"
- 1956 · A Town Like Alice as Joe Harman
- 1955 · Josephine and Men as David Hewer
- 1955 · Simon and Laura as Simon Foster
- 1955 · The Dark Avenger as Comte De Ville
- 1955 · Passage Home as Kapitän John Ryland "Lucky"
- 1954 · Make Me an Offer! as Charlie
- 1954 · Father Brown as Gustave Flambeau
- 1954 · Elephant Walk as John Wiley
- 1953 · The Heart of the Matter as Father Rank
- 1953 · The Story of Gilbert and Sullivan as Richard D'Oyly Carte
- 1952 · The Story of Robin Hood and His Merrie Men as Sheriff of Nottingham
- 1952 · The Riddle of Robin Hood as Himself
- 1950 · The Miniver Story as Polish officer
- 1950 · The Wooden Horse as Australian in Hospital
- 1949 · Eureka Stockade as Humffray
- 1949 · Train of Events as Philip Mason
- 1946 · A Son Is Born as Paul Graham
- 1946 · Indonesia Calling as
- 1944 · Jungle Patrol as Narrator
- 1944 · The Rats of Tobruk as Peter Linton
- 1943 · These Stars Are Mine as Reynolds Junior
- 1941 · The Power and the Glory as
- 1939 · Mr. Chedworth Steps Out as Arthur Jacobs
- 1938 · Dad and Dave Come to Town as Bill Ryan
- 1935 · The Magic Shoes as Prince Charming