Peter Finch

Peter Finch

Deceased · Born: Sep 27, 1916 · Died: Jan 14, 1977

Personal Details

Born Sep 27, 1916 South Kensington, London, England, UK
Spouse
  • Eletha Finch

    ( Nov 9, 1973 to Jan 14, 1977 )
  • Yolande Turner

    ( Jul 4, 1959 to Nov 11, 1965 )
  • Tamara Tchinarova Finch

    ( Apr 21, 1943 to Jun 17, 1959 )

Biography

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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Peter Finch, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia. ​

Career

1976
Network
Network as Howard Beale
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Raid on Entebbe
Raid on Entebbe as Yitzhak Rabin
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1974
The Abdication
The Abdication as Azzolino
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1973
Lost Horizon
Lost Horizon as Richard Conway
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England Made Me
England Made Me as Erich Krogh
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The Nelson Affair
The Nelson Affair as Adm. Lord Horatio Nelson
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1972
Something to Hide
Something to Hide as Harry Field
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1971
Sunday Bloody Sunday
Sunday Bloody Sunday as Dr. Daniel Hirsh
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1969
The Red Tent
The Red Tent as Umberto Nobile
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1968
The Legend of Lylah Clare
The Legend of Lylah Clare as Lewis Zarken / Louie Flack
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1967
Far from the Madding Crowd
Far from the Madding Crowd as William Boldwood
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1966
10:30 P.M. Summer
10:30 P.M. Summer as Paul
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Judith
Judith as Aaron Stein
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1965
The Flight of the Phoenix
The Flight of the Phoenix as Capt. Harris
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1964
The Pumpkin Eater
The Pumpkin Eater as Jake Armitage
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Girl with Green Eyes
Girl with Green Eyes as Eugene Gaillard
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1963
In the Cool of the Day
In the Cool of the Day as Murray Logan
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1962
I Thank a Fool
I Thank a Fool as Stephen Dane
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1961
No Love for Johnnie
No Love for Johnnie as Johnnie Byrne
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The Sins of Rachel Cade
The Sins of Rachel Cade as Colonel Henry Derode
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1960
Kidnapped
Kidnapped as Alan Breck Stewart
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The Trials of Oscar Wilde
The Trials of Oscar Wilde as Oscar Wilde
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1959
The Nun's Story
The Nun's Story as Dr. Fortunati
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Operation Amsterdam
Operation Amsterdam as Jan Smit
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1957
Robbery Under Arms
Robbery Under Arms as Captain Starlight
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The Shiralee
The Shiralee as Macauley
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1956
A Town Like Alice
A Town Like Alice as Joe Harman
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Pursuit of the Graf Spee
Pursuit of the Graf Spee as Captain Langsdorff - 'Admiral Graf Spee'
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1955
Simon and Laura
Simon and Laura as Simon Foster
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Passage Home
Passage Home as Kapitän John Ryland "Lucky"
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Josephine and Men
Josephine and Men as David Hewer
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The Warriors
The Warriors as Comte De Ville
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1954
Elephant Walk
Elephant Walk as John Wiley
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Make Me an Offer!
Make Me an Offer! as Charlie
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The Detective
The Detective as Gustave Flambeau
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The Queen in Australia
The Queen in Australia as Narrator
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1953
Gilbert and Sullivan
Gilbert and Sullivan as Richard D'Oyly Carte
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The Heart of the Matter
The Heart of the Matter as Father Rank
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1952
The Story of Robin Hood and His Merrie Men
The Story of Robin Hood and His Merrie Men as Sheriff of Nottingham
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1950
The Miniver Story
The Miniver Story as Polish officer
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The Wooden Horse
The Wooden Horse as Australian in Hospital
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1949
Eureka Stockade
Eureka Stockade as Humffray
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1944
The Rats of Tobruk
The Rats of Tobruk as Peter Linton
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