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Peter Finch
ActingBORN: 1916-09-27South Kensington, London, England, UK
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.
Top Filmography
7.8
Network
1976 // MOVIE
7.2
The Flight of the Phoenix
1965 // MOVIE
7.2
The Nun's Story
1959 // MOVIE
6.3
First Men in the Moon
1964 // MOVIE
6.6
Sunday Bloody Sunday
1971 // MOVIE
6.8
Far from the Madding Crowd
1967 // MOVIE
6.1
The Story of Robin Hood and His Merrie Men
1952 // MOVIE
6.0
The Red Tent
1969 // MOVIE
6.3
The Battle of the River Plate
1956 // MOVIE
6.0
Raid on Entebbe
1976 // MOVIE
6.6
The Pumpkin Eater
1964 // MOVIE
5.7
Murderers' Row
1966 // MOVIE
5.4
Lost Horizon
1973 // MOVIE
5.8
Elephant Walk
1954 // MOVIE
6.3
A Town Like Alice
1956 // MOVIE