
Peter Finch
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 Making of 'Network'
2006 • Self (archive footage)

Cleopatra: The Film That Changed Hollywood
2001 • Self (archive footage)

The Sensational Shocking Wonderful Wacky 70's
1980 • Self (archive footage)

Raid on Entebbe
1976 • Yitzhak Rabin

Network
1976 • Howard Beale

The Abdication
1974 • Azzolino

England Made Me
1973 • Erich Krogh

Bequest to the Nation
1973 • Adm. Lord Horatio Nelson
Full filmography
Location: Far from the Madding Crowd
View movie1967 • Himself
A Son Is Born
View movie1946 • Paul Graham
These Stars Are Mine
View movie1943 • Reynolds Junior
The Power and the Glory
View movie1941 • Frank Miller
The Magic Shoes
View movie1935 • Prince Charming















































