Peter Finch
Acting
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
The Nun's Story
1959
The Red Tent
1969
Raid on Entebbe
1976
Train of Events
1949
Lost Horizon
1973
Elephant Walk
1954
Breakdown: 1975
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Murderers' Row
1966
Kidnapped
1960
England Made Me
1973
