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