
Peter Finch
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

The Dick Cavett Show
1968

Network
1976

The Battle of the River Plate
1956

The Trials of Oscar Wilde
1960

The Nun's Story
1959

The Flight of the Phoenix
1965

Breakdown: 1975
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Far from the Madding Crowd
1967

The Red Tent
1969

Raid on Entebbe
1976

First Men in the Moon
1964

Sunday Bloody Sunday
1971

Lost Horizon
1973

Murderers' Row
1966

Lionpower from MGM
1967

The Dark Avenger
1955

The Legend of Lylah Clare
1968

The Story of Robin Hood and His Merrie Men
1952

Elephant Walk
1954

The Shiralee
1957

Kidnapped
1960

The Sensational Shocking Wonderful Wacky 70's
1980

The Wooden Horse
1950

Operation Amsterdam
1959