Peter Finch


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Actor

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Peter Finch (28 September 1916 – 14 January 1977) was a British-born Australian actor.  He is best remembered for his role as 'crazed' television anchorman Howard Beale in the 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...

Place of Birth: South Kensington, London, England

Date of Birth: Sep 28, 1916

Date of Death: Jan 14, 1977


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Actor (51 Known Credits)


Network

Howard Beale

Raid on Entebbe

Yitzhak Rabin

The Abdication

Cardinal Azzolino

Lost Horizon

Richard Conway

England Made Me

Erich Krogh

Something to Hide

Harry Field

Sunday Bloody Sunday

Dr. Daniel Hirsh

Красная палатка

Gen. Umberto Nobile

The Legend of Lylah Clare

Lewis Zarken / Louie Flack

Far from the Madding Crowd

William Boldwood

Judith

Aaron Stein

First Men in the Moon

Bailiff's Man

The Pumpkin Eater

Jack Armitage

I Thank a Fool

Stephen Dane

The Sins of Rachel Cade

Colonel Henry Derode

No Love for Johnnie

Johnnie Byrne

Kidnapped

Alan Breck Stewart

The Nun's Story

Dr. Fortunati

The Shiralee

Jim Macauley

Windom's Way

Alec Windom

Robbery Under Arms

Captain Starlight

The Battle of the River Plate

Captain Langsdorff, Admiral Graf Spee

A Town Like Alice

Joe Harman

The Dark Avenger

Comte De Ville

Simon and Laura

Simon Foster

Josephine and Men

David Hewer

Passage Home

Kapitän John Ryland "Lucky"

Elephant Walk

John Wiley

Father Brown

Gustave Flambeau

The Wooden Horse

Australian in Hospital

The Miniver Story

Polish officer

Train of Events

Philip Mason

A Son is Born

Paul Graham

The Rats of Tobruk

Peter Linton

Jungle Patrol

Narrator

These Stars Are Mine

Reynolds Junior

The Magic Shoes

Prince Charming

Himself (archive footage)
Network (1976)
Howard Beale
Yitzhak Rabin
Cardinal Azzolino
Lost Horizon (1973)
Richard Conway
Erich Krogh
Harry Field
Dr. Daniel Hirsh
Gen. Umberto Nobile
Lewis Zarken / Louie Flack
William Boldwood
Paul
Judith (1966)
Aaron Stein
Capt. Harris
Bailiff's Man
Eugene
Jack Armitage
Murray Logan
Stephen Dane
Colonel Henry Derode
Johnnie Byrne
Kidnapped (1960)
Alan Breck Stewart
Oscar Wilde
Dr. Fortunati
Jan Smit
The Shiralee (1957)
Jim Macauley
Windom's Way (1957)
Alec Windom
Captain Starlight
Captain Langsdorff, Admiral Graf Spee
Joe Harman
Comte De Ville
Simon Foster
David Hewer
Passage Home (1955)
Kapitän John Ryland "Lucky"
Elephant Walk (1954)
John Wiley
Father Brown (1954)
Gustave Flambeau
Charlie
Father Rank
Richard D'Oyly Carte
Sheriff of Nottingham
Australian in Hospital
Polish officer
Humffray
Philip Mason
A Son is Born (1946)
Paul Graham
Peter Linton
Jungle Patrol (1944)
Narrator
Reynolds Junior
Arthur Jacobs
Bill Ryan
Prince Charming

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