Peter Finch
Born
1916-09-27
Place of birth
South Kensington, London, England, UK
Died
1977-01-14
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.
Known for
Network
Howard Beale
The Flight of the Phoenix
Captain Harris
The Nun's Story
Dr. Fortunati
First Men in the Moon
Bailiff's Man (uncredited)
Sunday Bloody Sunday
Dr. Daniel Hirsh
Far from the Madding Crowd
William Boldwood
The Story of Robin Hood and His Merrie Men
Sheriff of Nottingham
The Red Tent
Umberto Nobile
The Battle of the River Plate
Captain Langsdorff, "Admiral Graf Spee"
Raid on Entebbe
Yitzhak Rabin
The Pumpkin Eater
Jake Armitage
Murderers' Row
British agent (uncredited)
Lost Horizon
Richard Conway
Elephant Walk
John Wiley
A Town Like Alice
Joe Harman