Peter Finch

Born 1916 • 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Peter Finch, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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2006

The Making of 'Network'

as Self (archive footage)

Cleopatra: The Film That Changed Hollywood

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2001

Cleopatra: The Film That Changed Hollywood

Directed by Kevin Burns

as Self (archive footage)

The Sensational Shocking Wonderful Wacky 70's

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1980

The Sensational Shocking Wonderful Wacky 70's

as Self (archive footage)

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1976

Network

as Howard Beale

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1976

Raid on Entebbe

as Yitzhak Rabin

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1974

The Abdication

Directed by Anthony Harvey

as Azzolino

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1973

England Made Me

Directed by Peter Duffell

as Erich Krogh

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1973

Bequest to the Nation

Directed by James Cellan Jones

as Adm. Lord Horatio Nelson

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1973

Lost Horizon

Directed by Charles Jarrott

as Richard Conway

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1972

Something to Hide

Directed by Alastair Reid

as Harry Field

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1971

Sunday Bloody Sunday

as Dr. Daniel Hirsh

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1969

The Red Tent

as Umberto Nobile

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1969

The Greatest Mother of 'em All

Directed by Robert Aldrich

as Sean Howard

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1968

The Legend of Lylah Clare

Directed by Robert Aldrich

as Lewis Zarken / Louie Flack

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1967

Far from the Madding Crowd

Directed by John Schlesinger

as William Boldwood

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1967

Lionpower from MGM

Directed by Unknown

as Self - Lewis Zarken (archive footage) (uncredited)

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1967

Location: Far from the Madding Crowd

Directed by Ronald Saland

as Himself

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1966

10:30 P.M. Summer

Directed by Jules Dassin

as Paul

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1966

Judith

Directed by Daniel Mann

as Aaron Stein

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1966

Murderers' Row

Directed by Henry Levin

as British agent (uncredited)

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1965

The Flight of the Phoenix

Directed by Robert Aldrich

as Captain Harris

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1964

The Pumpkin Eater

Directed by Jack Clayton

as Jake Armitage

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1964

Girl with Green Eyes

Directed by Desmond Davis

as Eugene Gaillard

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1964

First Men in the Moon

Directed by Nathan Juran

as Bailiff's Man (uncredited)

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1963

In the Cool of the Day

Directed by Robert Stevens

as Murray Logan

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1962

I Thank a Fool

Directed by Robert Stevens

as Stephen Dane

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1961

No Love for Johnnie

Directed by Ralph Thomas

as Johnnie Byrne

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1961

The Sins of Rachel Cade

Directed by Gordon Douglas

as Colonel Henry Derode

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1960

The Trials of Oscar Wilde

Directed by Ken Hughes

as Oscar

N/A

1960

Kidnapped

as Alan Breck Stewart

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1959

The Nun's Story

Directed by Fred Zinnemann

as Dr. Fortunati

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1959

Operation Amsterdam

Directed by Michael McCarthy

as Jan Smit

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1957

The Shiralee

Directed by Leslie Norman

as Macauley

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1957

Windom's Way

Directed by Ronald Neame

as Alec Windom

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1957

Robbery Under Arms

Directed by Jack Lee

as Captain Starlight

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1956

The Battle of the River Plate

as Captain Langsdorff, "Admiral Graf Spee"

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1956

A Town Like Alice

Directed by Jack Lee

as Joe Harman

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1955

The Dark Avenger

as Comte De Ville

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1955

Passage Home

Directed by Roy Ward Baker

as Kapitän John Ryland "Lucky"

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1955

Josephine and Men

Directed by Roy Boulting

as David Hewer

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1955

Simon and Laura

Directed by Muriel Box

as Simon Foster

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1954

Father Brown

Directed by Robert Hamer

as Gustave Flambeau

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1954

Elephant Walk

Directed by William Dieterle

as John Wiley

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1954

Make Me an Offer!

Directed by Cyril Frankel

as Charlie

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1953

The Heart of the Matter

Directed by George More O'Ferrall

as Father Rank

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1953

The Story of Gilbert and Sullivan

Directed by Sidney Gilliat

as Richard D'Oyly Carte

The Story of Robin Hood and His Merrie Men

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1952

The Story of Robin Hood and His Merrie Men

Directed by Ken Annakin

as Sheriff of Nottingham

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1952

The Riddle of Robin Hood

Directed by David Curnick

as Himself

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1950

The Miniver Story

Directed by H. C. Potter

as Polish officer

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1950

The Wooden Horse

Directed by Jack Lee

as Australian in Hospital

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1949

Eureka Stockade

Directed by Harry Watt

as Humffray

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1949

Train of Events

Directed by Sidney Cole

as Philip Mason

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1946

A Son Is Born

Directed by Eric Porter

as Paul Graham

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1946

Indonesia Calling

Directed by Joris Ivens

as Self - Narrator (voice)

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1944

The Rats of Tobruk

Directed by Charles Chauvel

as Peter Linton

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1944

Jungle Patrol

Directed by Tom Gurr

as Narrator

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1943

These Stars Are Mine

Directed by George Malcolm

as Reynolds Junior

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1941

The Power and the Glory

Directed by Noel Monkman

as Frank Miller

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1939

Mr. Chedworth Steps Out

Directed by Ken G. Hall

as Arthur Jacobs

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1938

Dad and Dave Come to Town

Directed by Ken G. Hall

as Bill Ryan

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1935

The Magic Shoes

Directed by Claude Flemming

as Prince Charming

About Peter Finch

Known for: Acting