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Peter Finch
Actor

Peter Finch

Born September 27, 1916 in South Kensington, London, England, UK

Died January 14, 1977

9 films

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.

Awards

4 wins, 6 nominations

Filmography 9

Network (1976) movie poster
Network1976
Raid on Entebbe (1976) movie poster
Raid on Entebbe1976
Sunday Bloody Sunday (1971) movie poster
Sunday Bloody Sunday1971
The Red Tent (1969) movie poster
The Red Tent1969
Far from the Madding Crowd (1967) movie poster
Far from the Madding Crowd1967
The Flight of the Phoenix (1965) movie poster
The Flight of the Phoenix1965
The Pumpkin Eater (1964) movie poster
The Pumpkin Eater1964
The Nun's Story (1959) movie poster
The Nun's Story1959
The Story of Robin Hood and His Merrie Men (1952) movie poster
The Story of Robin Hood and His Merrie Men1952