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Peter Finch

Born 1916-09-27

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.

Known for

Network 1976 · 8.1 The Flight of the Phoenix 1965 · 7.5 The Nun's Story 1959 · 7.5 Sunday Bloody Sunday 1971 · 7.0 First Men in the Moon 1964 · 6.5 Far from the Madding Crowd 1967 · 7.2 Raid on Entebbe 1976 · 6.7 Lost Horizon 1973 · 5.2 Elephant Walk 1954 · 6.3 The Story of Robin Hood and His Merrie Men 1952 · 6.5 A Town Like Alice 1956 · 7.2 Kidnapped 1960 · 6.6 Girl with Green Eyes 1964 · 6.9 The Trials of Oscar Wilde 1960 · 7.1 Simon and Laura 1955 · 6.3 The Nelson Affair 1973 · 6.3