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.
Filmography
The Power and the Glory
1941 · 9.0
Network
1976 · 7.8
Make Me an Offer!
1954 · 7.4
The Flight of the Phoenix
1965 · 7.2
The Nun's Story
1959 · 7.2
A Son Is Born
1946 · 7.0
Mr. Chedworth Steps Out
1939 · 7.0
Jungle Patrol
1944 · 7.0
Far from the Madding Crowd
1967 · 6.9
The Dark Avenger
1955 · 6.9
Breakdown: 1975
2025 · 6.9
The Heart of the Matter
1953 · 6.8
The Wooden Horse
1950 · 6.8
Girl with Green Eyes
1964 · 6.7
No Love for Johnnie
1961 · 6.7
The Pumpkin Eater
1964 · 6.6
Sunday Bloody Sunday
1971 · 6.5
Kidnapped
1960 · 6.5
Father Brown
1954 · 6.5
Bequest to the Nation
1973 · 6.5
The Battle of the River Plate
1956 · 6.4
The Trials of Oscar Wilde
1960 · 6.4
A Town Like Alice
1956 · 6.4
The Sins of Rachel Cade
1961 · 6.4
The Rats of Tobruk
1944 · 6.4
Josephine and Men
1955 · 6.4
First Men in the Moon
1964 · 6.3
Train of Events
1949 · 6.3
The Story of Robin Hood and His Merrie Men
1952 · 6.2
The Miniver Story
1950 · 6.2
The Red Tent
1969 · 6.1
England Made Me
1973 · 6.1
Operation Amsterdam
1959 · 6.1
I Thank a Fool
1962 · 6.1
The Legend of Lylah Clare
1968 · 6.0
Eureka Stockade
1949 · 6.0
Dad and Dave Come to Town
1938 · 6.0
Raid on Entebbe
1976 · 6.0
Elephant Walk
1954 · 5.9
Simon and Laura
1955 · 5.9
Passage Home
1955 · 5.9
In the Cool of the Day
1963 · 5.8
Something to Hide
1973 · 5.8
Murderers' Row
1966 · 5.7
The Abdication
1974 · 5.6
Lost Horizon
1973 · 5.4
10:30 P.M. Summer
1966 · 5.3
Windom's Way
1957 · 5.3
Robbery Under Arms
1957 · 5.2
The Shiralee
1957 · 5.1
The Story of Gilbert and Sullivan
1953 · 5.0
Judith
1966 · 4.8
Antony and Cleopatra
1962 · 0.0
These Stars Are Mine
1943 · 0.0
The Greatest Mother of 'em All
1969 · 0.0
The Magic Shoes
1935 · 0.0