Peter Finch
September 27, 1916 – 1977
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.
Known For
The Dick Cavett Show
1968
Film '72
1971
Network
1976
Raid on Entebbe
1976
The Red Tent
1969
The Battle of the River Plate
1956
The Flight of the Phoenix
1965
Lost Horizon
1973
The Nun's Story
1959
Far from the Madding Crowd
1967
Sunday Bloody Sunday
1971
Simon and Laura
1955
The Trials of Oscar Wilde
1960
The Pumpkin Eater
1964
Passage Home
1955