Peter Finch
Acting
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.
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Frederick George Peter Ingle Finch
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Known For
Film '72
1971 · TV
The Dick Cavett Show
1968 · TV
Network
1976 · Movie
The Flight of the Phoenix
1965 · Movie
The Nun's Story
1959 · Movie
Breakdown: 1975
2025 · Movie
The Battle of the River Plate
1956 · Movie
First Men in the Moon
1964 · Movie
The Red Tent
1969 · Movie
Sunday Bloody Sunday
1971 · Movie
The Story of Robin Hood and His Merrie Men
1952 · Movie
Far from the Madding Crowd
1967 · Movie