Peter Finch
Acting
Born Sep 27, 1916
-- Died 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.
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7.8
movie
Network
as Howard Beale
1976
7.2
movie
The Flight of the Phoenix
as Captain Harris
1965
7.2
movie
The Nun's Story
as Dr. Fortunati
1959
6.3
movie
First Men in the Moon
as Bailiff's Man (uncredited)
1964
6.6
movie
Sunday Bloody Sunday
as Dr. Daniel Hirsh
1971
6.8
movie
Far from the Madding Crowd
as William Boldwood
1967
6.2
movie
The Story of Robin Hood and His Merrie Men
as Sheriff of Nottingham
1952
6.0
movie
The Red Tent
as Umberto Nobile
1969
6.3
movie
The Battle of the River Plate
as Captain Langsdorff, "Admiral Graf Spee"
1956
6.0
movie
Raid on Entebbe
as Yitzhak Rabin
1976
6.6
movie
The Pumpkin Eater
as Jake Armitage
1964
5.6
movie
Murderers' Row
as British agent (uncredited)
1966