Peter Finch
Acting · Born 1916-09-28 · age 60 at death · South Kensington, London, England, UK
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.
Titles
Network
The Flight of the Phoenix
The Nun's Story
First Men in the Moon
Sunday Bloody Sunday
Far from the Madding Crowd
The Story of Robin Hood and His Merrie Men
The Battle of the River Plate
The Red Tent
Raid on Entebbe
The Pumpkin Eater
Murderers' Row
Elephant Walk
Lost Horizon
A Town Like Alice
Girl with Green Eyes
Kidnapped
The Legend of Lylah Clare
Father Brown
The Trials of Oscar Wilde
10:30 P.M. Summer
The Wooden Horse
The Shiralee
Operation Amsterdam
Simon and Laura
The Miniver Story
Eureka Stockade
Train of Events
In the Cool of the Day
The Abdication
The Dark Avenger
The Heart of the Matter
Windom's Way
Judith
No Love for Johnnie
Robbery Under Arms
The Sins of Rachel Cade
England Made Me
I Thank a Fool
Passage Home
The Rats of Tobruk
Something to Hide
Josephine and Men
Make Me an Offer!
Bequest to the Nation
Dad and Dave Come to Town
The Story of Gilbert and Sullivan
Mr. Chedworth Steps Out
The Power and the Glory
A Son Is Born
The Greatest Mother of 'em All
Antony and Cleopatra