Peter Finch

Biography

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: Acting

Birthday: 1916-09-27

Place of Birth: South Kensington, London, England, UK

Also Known As: Frederick George Peter Ingle Finch

Peter Finch

Popular Movies

10:30 P.M. Summer (1966)

The Flight of the Phoenix (1965)

Far from the Madding Crowd (1967)

Network (1976)

The Red Tent (1969)

Raid on Entebbe (1976)

The Making of 'Network' (2006)

The Nun's Story (1959)

The Story of Robin Hood and His Merrie Men (1952)

The Sensational Shocking Wonderful Wacky 70's (1980)

Kidnapped (1960)

Elephant Walk (1954)

Sunday Bloody Sunday (1971)

Operation Amsterdam (1959)

Girl with Green Eyes (1964)

The Battle of the River Plate (1956)

Eureka Stockade (1949)

The Rats of Tobruk (1944)

The Pumpkin Eater (1964)

The Sins of Rachel Cade (1961)

The Dark Avenger (1955)

The Legend of Lylah Clare (1968)

A Town Like Alice (1956)

Lost Horizon (1973)

Father Brown (1954)

I Thank a Fool (1962)

Cleopatra: The Film That Changed Hollywood (2001)

Simon and Laura (1955)

The Heart of the Matter (1953)

In the Cool of the Day (1963)

No Love for Johnnie (1961)

Judith (1966)

The Trials of Oscar Wilde (1960)

Josephine and Men (1955)

The Shiralee (1957)

Make Me an Offer! (1954)

The Miniver Story (1950)

Passage Home (1955)

The Wooden Horse (1950)

The Story of Gilbert and Sullivan (1953)

Murderers' Row (1966)

Windom's Way (1957)

Robbery Under Arms (1957)

First Men in the Moon (1964)

Mr. Chedworth Steps Out (1939)

Bequest to the Nation (1973)

England Made Me (1973)

The Magic Shoes (1935)

The Abdication (1974)

Something to Hide (1972)

The Power and the Glory (1941)

A Son Is Born (1946)

Indonesia Calling (1946)

Dad and Dave Come to Town (1938)

Jungle Patrol (1944)

Train of Events (1949)

These Stars Are Mine (1943)

The Greatest Mother of 'em All (1969)

Location: Far from the Madding Crowd (1967)

The Riddle of Robin Hood (1952)