Peter Finch

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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 fr...

Born: September 27, 1916 in South Kensington, London, England, UK

Died: January 14, 1977 (age 60)

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Known For

8.2

The Nun's Story

Movies & TV Credits

61 total credits across film and television

Title	Rating	Job	Role(s)	Year
The Making of 'Network' Movie	—	Actor	Self (archive footage)	2006
Cleopatra: The Film That Changed Hollywood Movie	7.6	Actor	Self (archive footage)	2001
Sensational Shocking Wonderful Wacky 70's Movie	7.3	Actor	Self (archive footage)	1980
Network Movie	8.2	Actor	Howard Beale	1976
Raid on Entebbe Movie	6.5	Actor	Yitzhak Rabin	1976
The Abdication Movie	5.9	Actor	Azzolino	1974
Lost Horizon Movie	5.4	Actor	Richard Conway	1973
Bequest to the Nation Movie	6.2	Actor	Adm. Lord Horatio Nelson	1973
England Made Me Movie	5.7	Actor	Erich Krogh	1973
Something to Hide Movie	5.4	Actor	Harry Field	1972
Sunday Bloody Sunday Movie	6.8	Actor	Dr. Daniel Hirsh	1971
The Red Tent Movie	6.6	Actor	Umberto Nobile	1969
The Greatest Mother of Them All Short Film	7.9	Actor	Sean Howard	1969
The Legend of Lylah Clare Movie	5.5	Actor	Lewis Zarken / Louie Flack	1968
The Dick Cavett Show TV Show	8.1	Actor	Self - Guest(1 Episode)	1968
Far from the Madding Crowd Movie	7.0	Actor	William Boldwood	1967
Location: Far from the Madding Crowd Short Film	6.6	Actor	Himself	1967
10:30 P.M. Summer Movie	6.2	Actor	Paul	1966
Judith Movie	5.4	Actor	Aaron Stein	1966
Murderers' Row Movie	6.0	Actor	British agent (uncredited)	1966
The Flight of the Phoenix Movie	7.6	Actor	Capt. Harris	1965
Girl with Green Eyes Movie	6.7	Actor	Eugene Gaillard	1964
First Men in the Moon Movie	6.4	Actor	Bailiff's Man (uncredited)	1964
The Pumpkin Eater Movie	6.9	Actor	Jake Armitage	1964
In the Cool of the Day Movie	4.9	Actor	Murray Logan	1963
I Thank a Fool Movie	5.9	Actor	Stephen Dane	1962
The Sins of Rachel Cade Movie	5.7	Actor	Colonel Henry Derode	1961
No Love for Johnnie Movie	6.7	Actor	Johnnie Byrne	1961
Kidnapped Movie	6.5	Actor	Alan Breck Stewart	1960
The Trials of Oscar Wilde Movie	6.9	Actor	Oscar	1960
The Nun's Story Movie	7.6	Actor	Dr. Fortunati	1959
Operation Amsterdam Movie	6.2	Actor	Jan Smit	1959
The Shiralee Movie	6.4	Actor	Macauley	1957
Windom's Way Movie	5.7	Actor	Alec Windom	1957
Robbery Under Arms Movie	5.8	Actor	Captain Starlight	1957
A Town Like Alice Movie	7.0	Actor	Joe Harman	1956
The Battle of the River Plate Movie	6.6	Actor	Captain Langsdorff, "Admiral Graf Spee"	1956
Simon and Laura Movie	6.2	Actor	Simon Foster	1955
The Dark Avenger Movie	5.6	Actor	Comte De Ville	1955
Josephine and Men Movie	5.4	Actor	David Hewer	1955
Passage Home Movie	6.0	Actor	Kapitän John Ryland "Lucky"	1955
Make Me an Offer! Movie	5.9	Actor	Charlie	1954
Elephant Walk Movie	6.1	Actor	John Wiley	1954
Father Brown Movie	6.5	Actor	Gustave Flambeau	1954
The Story of Gilbert and Sullivan Movie	6.7	Actor	Richard D'Oyly Carte	1953
The Heart of the Matter Movie	6.4	Actor	Father Rank	1953
The Story of Robin Hood and His Merrie Men Movie	6.6	Actor	Sheriff of Nottingham	1952
The Riddle of Robin Hood Movie	—	Actor	Himself	1952
The Wooden Horse Movie	6.8	Actor	Australian in Hospital	1950
The Miniver Story Movie	6.1	Actor	Polish officer	1950
Eureka Stockade Movie	6.2	Actor	Humffray	1949
Train of Events Movie	6.4	Actor	Philip Mason	1949
A Son Is Born Movie	—	Actor	Paul Graham	1946
Indonesia Calling Short Film	6.1	Actor	—	1946
The Rats of Tobruk Movie	5.2	Actor	Peter Linton	1944
Jungle Patrol Short Film	2.5	Actor	Narrator	1944
These Stars Are Mine Short Film	—	Actor	Reynolds Junior	1943
The Power and the Glory Movie	7.4	Actor	—	1941
Mr. Chedworth Steps Out Movie	7.3	Actor	Arthur Jacobs	1939
Dad and Dave Come to Town Movie	6.7	Actor	Bill Ryan	1938
The Magic Shoes Short Film	—	Actor	Prince Charming	1935

Peter Finch

Known For

Network

Sunday Bloody Sunday

The Flight of the Phoenix

The Nun's Story

Movies & TV Credits