Peter Finch

Acting

Sep 28, 1916 – Jan 14, 1977 · 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.

Adds the top 10 unseen, by popularity

Network1976
as ⁨Howard Beale⁩
The Flight of the Phoenix1965
as ⁨Captain Harris⁩
The Nun's Story1959
as ⁨Dr. Fortunati⁩
First Men in the Moon1964
as ⁨Bailiff's Man (uncredited)⁩
Sunday Bloody Sunday1971
as ⁨Dr. Daniel Hirsh⁩
Far from the Madding Crowd1967
as ⁨William Boldwood⁩
The Battle of the River Plate1956
as ⁨Captain Langsdorff, "Admiral Graf Spee"⁩
as ⁨Umberto Nobile⁩
as ⁨Sheriff of Nottingham⁩
as ⁨Yitzhak Rabin⁩
as ⁨Jake Armitage⁩

Adds the top 10 unseen, by popularity

Network1976
as ⁨Howard Beale⁩
The Flight of the Phoenix1965
as ⁨Captain Harris⁩
The Nun's Story1959
as ⁨Dr. Fortunati⁩
First Men in the Moon1964
as ⁨Bailiff's Man (uncredited)⁩
Sunday Bloody Sunday1971
as ⁨Dr. Daniel Hirsh⁩
Far from the Madding Crowd1967
as ⁨William Boldwood⁩
The Battle of the River Plate1956
as ⁨Captain Langsdorff, "Admiral Graf Spee"⁩
as ⁨Umberto Nobile⁩
as ⁨Sheriff of Nottingham⁩
as ⁨Yitzhak Rabin⁩
as ⁨Jake Armitage⁩