Personal Info
Known Credits
60
Gender
Male
Birthdate
1916-09-27 (109 Y.O)
Place Of Birth
South Kensington, London, England, UK
Also Known For
Frederick George Peter Ingle Finch
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. Desc ...
Known For
Acting
2006 --
The Making of 'Network'
| Self (archive footage)
2001 --
Cleopatra: The Film That Changed Hollywood
| Self (archive footage)
1980 --
The Sensational Shocking Wonderful Wacky 70's
| Self (archive footage)
1976 --
Raid on Entebbe
| Yitzhak Rabin
1976 --
Network
| Howard Beale
1974 --
The Abdication
| Azzolino
1973 --
England Made Me
| Erich Krogh
1973 --
Bequest to the Nation
| Adm. Lord Horatio Nelson
1973 --
Lost Horizon
| Richard Conway
1972 --
Something to Hide
| Harry Field
1971 --
Sunday Bloody Sunday
| Dr. Daniel Hirsh
1969 --
The Greatest Mother of 'em All
| Sean Howard
1969 --
The Red Tent
| Umberto Nobile
1968 --
The Legend of Lylah Clare
| Lewis Zarken / Louie Flack
1967 --
Location: Far from the Madding Crowd
| Himself
1967 --
Far from the Madding Crowd
| William Boldwood
1966 --
Murderers' Row
| British agent (uncredited)
1966 --
10:30 P.M. Summer
| Paul
1966 --
Judith
| Aaron Stein
1965 --
The Flight of the Phoenix
| Capt. Harris
1964 --
The Pumpkin Eater
| Jake Armitage
1964 --
First Men in the Moon
| Bailiff's Man (uncredited)
1964 --
Girl with Green Eyes
| Eugene Gaillard
1963 --
In the Cool of the Day
| Murray Logan
1962 --
I Thank a Fool
| Stephen Dane
1961 --
The Sins of Rachel Cade
| Colonel Henry Derode
1961 --
No Love for Johnnie
| Johnnie Byrne
1960 --
The Trials of Oscar Wilde
| Oscar
1960 --
Kidnapped
| Alan Breck Stewart
1959 --
The Nun's Story
| Dr. Fortunati
1959 --
Operation Amsterdam
| Jan Smit
1957 --
Windom's Way
| Alec Windom
1957 --
The Shiralee
| Macauley
1957 --
Robbery Under Arms
| Captain Starlight
1956 --
The Battle of the River Plate
| Captain Langsdorff, "Admiral Graf Spee"
1956 --
A Town Like Alice
| Joe Harman
1955 --
Josephine and Men
| David Hewer
1955 --
Simon and Laura
| Simon Foster
1955 --
The Dark Avenger
| Comte De Ville
1955 --
Passage Home
| Kapitän John Ryland "Lucky"
1954 --
Make Me an Offer!
| Charlie
1954 --
Father Brown
| Gustave Flambeau
1954 --
Elephant Walk
| John Wiley
1953 --
The Heart of the Matter
| Father Rank
1953 --
The Story of Gilbert and Sullivan
| Richard D'Oyly Carte
1952 --
The Story of Robin Hood and His Merrie Men
| Sheriff of Nottingham
1952 --
The Riddle of Robin Hood
| Himself
1950 --
The Miniver Story
| Polish officer
1950 --
The Wooden Horse
| Australian in Hospital
1949 --
Eureka Stockade
| Humffray
1949 --
Train of Events
| Philip Mason
1946 --
A Son Is Born
| Paul Graham
1946 --
Indonesia Calling
|
1944 --
Jungle Patrol
| Narrator
1944 --
The Rats of Tobruk
| Peter Linton
1943 --
These Stars Are Mine
| Reynolds Junior
1941 --
The Power and the Glory
|
1939 --
Mr. Chedworth Steps Out
| Arthur Jacobs
1938 --
Dad and Dave Come to Town
| Bill Ryan
1935 --
The Magic Shoes
| Prince Charming