Peter Finch
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- September 28, 1916
- Died
- January 14, 1977
- Birthplace
- 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.
Filmography
Breakdown: 1975 2025
as (archive footage)
The Making of 'Network' 2006
as Self (archive footage)
Cleopatra: The Film That Changed Hollywood 2001
as Self (archive footage)
The Sensational Shocking Wonderful Wacky 70's 1980
as Self (archive footage)
Raid on Entebbe 1976
as Yitzhak Rabin
Network 1976
as Howard Beale
The Abdication 1974
as Azzolino
England Made Me 1973
as Erich Krogh
Something to Hide 1973
as Harry Field
Bequest to the Nation 1973
as Adm. Lord Horatio Nelson
Lost Horizon 1973
as Richard Conway
Sunday Bloody Sunday 1971
as Dr. Daniel Hirsh
The Greatest Mother of 'em All 1969
as Sean Howard
The Red Tent 1969
as Umberto Nobile
The Legend of Lylah Clare 1968
as Lewis Zarken / Louie Flack
- Location: Far from the Madding Crowd
Location: Far from the Madding Crowd 1967
as Self
Far from the Madding Crowd 1967
as William Boldwood
Lionpower from MGM 1967
as Self - Lewis Zarken (archive footage) (uncredited)
Murderers' Row 1966
as British agent (uncredited)
10:30 P.M. Summer 1966
as Paul
Judith 1966
as Aaron Stein
The Flight of the Phoenix 1965
as Captain Harris
First Men in the Moon 1964
as Bailiff's Man (uncredited)
The Pumpkin Eater 1964
as Jake Armitage
Girl with Green Eyes 1964
as Eugene Gaillard
In the Cool of the Day 1963
as Murray Logan
I Thank a Fool 1962
as Stephen Dane
Antony and Cleopatra 1962
as Antony
The Sins of Rachel Cade 1961
as Colonel Henry Derode
No Love for Johnnie 1961
as Johnnie Byrne
The Trials of Oscar Wilde 1960
as Oscar
Kidnapped 1960
as Alan Breck Stewart
The Nun's Story 1959
as Dr. Fortunati
Operation Amsterdam 1959
as Jan Smit
Windom's Way 1957
as Alec Windom
The Shiralee 1957
as Macauley
Robbery Under Arms 1957
as Captain Starlight
The Battle of the River Plate 1956
as Captain Langsdorff, "Admiral Graf Spee"
A Town Like Alice 1956
as Joe Harman
Josephine and Men 1955
as David Hewer
Simon and Laura 1955
as Simon Foster
The Dark Avenger 1955
as Comte De Ville
Passage Home 1955
as Captain Lucky Ryland
Make Me an Offer! 1954
as Charlie
Father Brown 1954
as Gustave Flambeau
Elephant Walk 1954
as John Wiley
The Heart of the Matter 1953
as Father Rank
The Story of Gilbert and Sullivan 1953
as Richard D'Oyly Carte
The Story of Robin Hood and His Merrie Men 1952
as Sheriff of Nottingham
The Riddle of Robin Hood 1952
as Self
The Miniver Story 1950
as Polish officer
The Wooden Horse 1950
as Australian in Hospital
Eureka Stockade 1949
as Humffray
Train of Events 1949
as Philip Mason
- A Son Is Born
A Son Is Born 1946
as Paul Graham
Indonesia Calling 1946
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Jungle Patrol 1944
as Narrator
The Rats of Tobruk 1944
as Peter Linton
- These Stars Are Mine
These Stars Are Mine 1943
as Reynolds Junior
- The Power and the Glory
The Power and the Glory 1941
as Frank Miller
Mr. Chedworth Steps Out 1939
as Arthur Jacobs
Dad and Dave Come to Town 1938
as Bill Ryan
- The Magic Shoes
The Magic Shoes 1935
as Prince Charming
Credits from TMDB.