
Actor
Peter Finch
Born 1916 · 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.
Acting

Network
Howard Beale · 1976

The Flight of the Phoenix
Captain Harris · 1965

The Nun's Story
Dr. Fortunati · 1959

Sunday Bloody Sunday
Dr. Daniel Hirsh · 1971

Far from the Madding Crowd
William Boldwood · 1967

First Men in the Moon
Bailiff's Man (uncredited) · 1964

The Battle of the River Plate
Captain Langsdorff, "Admiral Graf Spee" · 1956

The Pumpkin Eater
Jake Armitage · 1964

The Story of Robin Hood and His Merrie Men
Sheriff of Nottingham · 1952

The Red Tent
Umberto Nobile · 1969

Raid on Entebbe
Yitzhak Rabin · 1976

Girl with Green Eyes
Eugene Gaillard · 1964

The Wooden Horse
Australian in Hospital · 1950

Kidnapped
Alan Breck Stewart · 1960

A Town Like Alice
Joe Harman · 1956

Father Brown
Gustave Flambeau · 1954

The Dick Cavett Show
Self - Guest · 1968

The Trials of Oscar Wilde
Oscar · 1960

Elephant Walk
John Wiley · 1954

Murderers' Row
British agent (uncredited) · 1966

Cleopatra: The Film That Changed Hollywood
Self (archive footage) · 2001

The Legend of Lylah Clare
Lewis Zarken / Louie Flack · 1968
The Power and the Glory
Frank Miller · 1941

Lost Horizon
Richard Conway · 1973