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Peter Finch
Actor · 40 credits
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
Network
1976
Howard Beale
The Flight of the Phoenix
1965
Captain Harris
The Nun's Story
1959
Dr. Fortunati
First Men in the Moon
1964
Bailiff's Man (uncredited)
Far from the Madding Crowd
1967
William Boldwood
Sunday Bloody Sunday
1971
Dr. Daniel Hirsh
All Work
Raid on Entebbe
1976
Yitzhak Rabin
Network
1976
Howard Beale
The Abdication
1974
Azzolino
Something to Hide
1973
Harry Field
Bequest to the Nation
1973
Adm. Lord Horatio Nelson
