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