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Peter Finch
Acting
27 Sept 1916
† 14 Jan 1977
South Kensington, London, England, UK
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.
Also Known As
Frederick George Peter Ingle Finch
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Peter Finch's Movies
78%
Network
27 Nov 1976
72%
The Flight of the Phoenix
15 Dec 1965
72%
The Nun's Story
18 Jun 1959
63%
First Men in the Moon
06 Aug 1964
66%
Sunday Bloody Sunday
21 Sept 1971
68%
Far from the Madding Crowd
18 Jun 1967
62%
The Story of Robin Hood and His Merrie Men
26 May 1952
63%
The Battle of the River Plate
30 Oct 1956
60%
The Red Tent
23 Dec 1969
60%
Raid on Entebbe
26 Dec 1976
66%
The Pumpkin Eater
16 Jul 1964
57%
Murderers' Row
20 Dec 1966
54%
Lost Horizon
14 Mar 1973
58%
Elephant Walk
21 Apr 1954
63%
A Town Like Alice
01 Mar 1956
67%
Girl with Green Eyes
14 May 1964
64%
Father Brown
08 Jun 1954
62%
The Trials of Oscar Wilde
28 May 1960
52%
10:30 P.M. Summer
24 Oct 1966
66%
Kidnapped
24 Feb 1960
