Peter Finch
AKA: Frederick George Peter Ingle Finch
Birthday: 1916-09-27
Died: 1977-01-14
Birthplace: 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.
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Filmography
Character: William Boldwood
Character: Umberto Nobile
Character: Sheriff of Nottingham
Character: Alan Breck Stewart
Character: Dr. Daniel Hirsh
Character: Eugene Gaillard
Character: Captain Langsdorff, "Admiral Graf Spee"
Character: Colonel Henry Derode
Character: Comte De Ville
Character: Lewis Zarken / Louie Flack
Character: Richard Conway
Character: Gustave Flambeau
Character: Self (archive footage)
Character: Polish officer
Character: Australian in Hospital
Character: Richard D'Oyly Carte
Character: Captain Starlight
Character: Bailiff's Man (uncredited)
Character: Adm. Lord Horatio Nelson
Character: Prince Charming
Character: Kapitän John Ryland "Lucky"
Character: Reynolds Junior
Character: British agent (uncredited)
Character: Self (archive footage)
Character: Self (archive footage)