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Peter Finch

1916–1977 · Acting

61.2avg grm
7titles
#375best rank
2honors
Nbest title · #375 on siteNetwork1976 · as Howard Beale78.4

Honors

2
1977Academy Award — Best Actor
—BAFTA — Best Actor (lead)

Bio

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.

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.

Filmography

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1970s1 titleNNetwork1976 · as Howard Beale78.4
1960s4 titlesFFar from the Madding Crowd1967 · as William Boldwood54.8FThe Flight of the Phoenix1965 · as Captain Harris69.5PThe Pumpkin Eater1964 · as Jake54.9TThe Trials of Oscar Wilde1960 · as Oscar Wilde56.5
1950s2 titlesNThe Nun's Story1959 · as Dr. Fortunati57.9AA Town Like Alice1956 · as Joe Harman56.3

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Peter Finch

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born1916
died1977
known forActing
titles on site7
best title rank#375 · Network (1976)
avg GRM61.2
honors2 · Academy Award — Best Actor, 1977
Honors
  • 1977Academy Award — Best Actor
  • —BAFTA — Best Actor (lead)
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.

Filmography

ranked on this site

1970s

1 title
N78.4Network1976 · as Howard Beale

1960s

4 titles
F54.8Far from the Madding Crowd1967 · as William BoldwoodF69.5The Flight of the Phoenix1965 · as Captain HarrisP54.9The Pumpkin Eater1964 · as JakeT56.5The Trials of Oscar Wilde1960 · as Oscar Wilde

1950s

2 titles
N57.9The Nun's Story1959 · as Dr. FortunatiA56.3A Town Like Alice1956 · as Joe Harman

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