Actor info
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Name :
Peter Finch
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Born :
September 28, 1916 in South Kensington, London, England, UK (60 years at death)
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Died :
January 14, 1977
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Known for :
Acting
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Gender :
Male
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Film career :
63 films (1935–2006)
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Also known as :
Frederick George Peter Ingle Finch
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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.
Notable films
- The Making of 'Network' (2006) as Self (archive footage)
- Network (1976) as Howard Beale
- The Flight of the Phoenix (1965) as Captain Harris
- The Nun's Story (1959) as Dr. Fortunati
- The Battle of the River Plate (1956) as Captain Langsdorff, "Admiral Graf Spee"
