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Peter Finch

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Peter Finch (28 September 1916 – 14 January 1977) was a British-born Australian actor.  He is best remembered for his role as 'crazed' television anchorman Howard Beale in the 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Peter Finch,  , licensed under CC-BY-SA,full list of contributors on Wikipedia. ​


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Born:
Sep 28, 1916 In South Kensington, London, England
Movie/TV Credits:
54
First Appeared:
In the movie The Magic Shoes 1935-01-01
Latest Project:
Movie Cleopatra: The Film That Changed Hollywood 2001-04-03
Known For
Poster of A Town Like Alice
Poster of Simon and Laura
Poster of The Rats of Tobruk
Poster of The Magic Shoes
Filmography
Movie Cleopatra: The Film That Changed Hollywood Self (archive footage) 2001-04-03
Movie The Sensational Shocking Wonderful Wacky 70's Self (archive footage) 1980-01-04
Movie Network Howard Beale 1976-11-14
Movie Raid on Entebbe Yitzhak Rabin 1976-12-26
Movie The Abdication Azzolino 1974-10-03
Movie Lost Horizon Richard Conway 1973-03-14
Movie Bequest to the Nation Adm. Lord Horatio Nelson 1973-04-18
Movie England Made Me Erich Krogh 1973-06-01
Movie Something to Hide Harry Field 1972-01-01
Movie Sunday Bloody Sunday Dr. Daniel Hirsh 1971-07-01
Movie The Red Tent Umberto Nobile 1969-12-23
Movie The Legend of Lylah Clare Lewis Zarken / Louie Flack 1968-08-21
Movie Far from the Madding Crowd William Boldwood 1967-06-18
Movie Judith Aaron Stein 1966-01-20
Movie Murderers' Row British agent (uncredited) 1966-12-20
Movie 10:30 P.M. Summer Paul 1966-10-24
Movie The Flight of the Phoenix Capt. Harris 1965-12-15
Movie Girl with Green Eyes Eugene Gaillard 1964-05-14
Movie The Pumpkin Eater Jake Armitage 1964-07-16
Movie First Men in the Moon Bailiff's Man (uncredited) 1964-07-01
Movie In the Cool of the Day Murray Logan 1963-05-29
Movie I Thank a Fool Stephen Dane 1962-09-14
Movie No Love for Johnnie Johnnie Byrne 1961-02-14
Movie The Sins of Rachel Cade Colonel Henry Derode 1961-04-02
Movie Kidnapped Alan Breck Stewart 1960-02-24
Movie The Trials of Oscar Wilde Oscar 1960-05-28
Movie Operation Amsterdam Jan Smit 1959-01-12
Movie The Nun's Story Dr. Fortunati 1959-06-18
Movie Windom's Way Alec Windom 1957-12-07
Movie Robbery Under Arms Captain Starlight 1957-01-10
Movie The Shiralee Macauley 1957-07-11
Movie A Town Like Alice Joe Harman 1956-03-01
Movie The Battle of the River Plate Captain Langsdorff, "Admiral Graf Spee" 1956-10-30
Movie Passage Home Kapitän John Ryland "Lucky" 1955-03-17
Movie The Dark Avenger Comte De Ville 1955-04-15
Movie Simon and Laura Simon Foster 1955-11-02
Movie Josephine and Men David Hewer 1955-11-09
Movie Elephant Walk John Wiley 1954-04-21
Movie Father Brown Gustave Flambeau 1954-06-08
Movie Make Me an Offer! Charlie 1954-12-08
Movie The Story of Gilbert and Sullivan Richard D'Oyly Carte 1953-02-14
Movie The Heart of the Matter Father Rank 1953-11-03
Movie The Story of Robin Hood and His Merrie Men Sheriff of Nottingham 1952-05-26
Movie The Wooden Horse Australian in Hospital 1950-10-16
Movie The Miniver Story Polish officer 1950-10-26
Movie Train of Events Philip Mason 1949-01-18
Movie Eureka Stockade Humffray 1949-01-26
Movie Indonesia Calling 1946-08-09
Movie A Son is Born Paul Graham 1946-09-20
Movie The Rats of Tobruk Peter Linton 1944-06-30
Movie The Power and the Glory 1941-04-03
Movie Mr. Chedworth Steps Out Arthur Jacobs 1939-04-01
Movie Dad and Dave Come to Town Bill Ryan 1938-09-29
Movie The Magic Shoes Prince Charming 1935-01-01