Peter Finch

Acting

Peter Finch

Born 1916-09-28 South Kensington, London, England, UK 63 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 w…

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Filmography

63 films
Network poster

When veteran anchorman Howard Beale is forced to retire his 25-year post because of his age, he ann…

Network

★ 7.8 1976

Lost Horizon poster

While escaping war-torn China, a group of Europeans crash in the Himalayas, where they are rescued…

Lost Horizon

★ 5.4 1973