Peter Finch

Peter Finch

Known for

Acting

Born

September 28, 1916

Birthplace

South Kensington, London, England, UK

Died

January 14, 1977 (aged 60)

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.

Best known work

Network

Network

1976

The Flight of the Phoenix

The Flight of the Phoenix

1965

The Nun's Story

The Nun's Story

1959

First Men in the Moon

First Men in the Moon

1964

Sunday Bloody Sunday

Sunday Bloody Sunday

1971

Far from the Madding Crowd

Far from the Madding Crowd

1967

The Red Tent

The Red Tent

1969

The Story of Robin Hood and His Merrie Men

The Story of Robin Hood and His Merrie Men

1952

The Battle of the River Plate

The Battle of the River Plate

1956

Raid on Entebbe

Raid on Entebbe

1976

Filmography

2025
Breakdown: 1975
as Self (archive footage- Howard Beale Network)
2006
The Making of 'Network'
as Self (archive footage)
2001
Cleopatra: The Film That Changed Hollywood
as Self (archive footage)
1980
The Sensational Shocking Wonderful Wacky 70's
as Self (archive footage)
1976
Raid on Entebbe
as Yitzhak Rabin
1976
Network
as Howard Beale
1974
The Abdication
as Azzolino
1973
England Made Me
as Erich Krogh
1973
Something to Hide
as Harry Field
1973
Bequest to the Nation
as Adm. Lord Horatio Nelson
1973
Lost Horizon
as Richard Conway
1971
Film '72TV
as Self (3 episodes)
1971
Sunday Bloody Sunday
as Dr. Daniel Hirsh
1969
The Greatest Mother of 'em All
as Sean Howard
1969
The Red Tent
as Umberto Nobile
1968
The Legend of Lylah Clare
as Lewis Zarken / Louie Flack
1968
The Dick Cavett ShowTV
as Self - Guest (1 episode)
1967
Location: Far from the Madding Crowd
as Himself
1967
Far from the Madding Crowd
as William Boldwood
1967
Lionpower from MGM
as Self - Lewis Zarken (archive footage) (uncredited)
1966
Murderers' Row
as British agent (uncredited)
1966
10:30 P.M. Summer
as Paul
1966
Judith
as Aaron Stein
1965
The Flight of the Phoenix
as Captain Harris
1964
First Men in the Moon
as Bailiff's Man (uncredited)