Where to watch Peter Finch in the UK
Find every Peter Finch film and TV show streaming, free, or available to rent in the UK. Updated daily — verified 17 September 2026.
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.
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- The Dick Cavett Show (1968) as Self - Guest
- Film '72 (1971) as Self
- Network (1976) as Howard Beale
- Breakdown: 1975 (2025) as Self (archive footage- Howard Beale Network)
- The Nun's Story (1959) as Dr. Fortunati
- The Flight of the Phoenix (1965) as Captain Harris
- The Legend of Lylah Clare (1968) as Lewis Zarken / Louie Flack
- The Red Tent (1969) as Umberto Nobile
- The Battle of the River Plate (1956) as Captain Langsdorff, "Admiral Graf Spee"
- Lost Horizon (1973) as Richard Conway
- Murderers' Row (1966) as British agent (uncredited)
- First Men in the Moon (1964) as Bailiff's Man (uncredited)
- Raid on Entebbe (1976) as Yitzhak Rabin
- Indonesia Calling (1946) as Self - Narrator (voice)
- Elephant Walk (1954) as John Wiley
- Kidnapped (1960) as Alan Breck Stewart
- Sunday Bloody Sunday (1971) as Dr. Daniel Hirsh
- The Pumpkin Eater (1964) as Jake Armitage
- Far from the Madding Crowd (1967) as William Boldwood
- The Dark Avenger (1955) as Comte De Ville
- Judith (1966) as Aaron Stein
- The Story of Robin Hood and His Merrie Men (1952) as Sheriff of Nottingham
- Girl with Green Eyes (1964) as Eugene Gaillard
- The Abdication (1974) as Azzolino
- The Trials of Oscar Wilde (1960) as Oscar
- I Thank a Fool (1962) as Stephen Dane
- The Wooden Horse (1950) as Australian in Hospital
- Jungle Patrol (1944) as Narrator
- Operation Amsterdam (1959) as Jan Smit
- Train of Events (1949) as Philip Mason
- Father Brown (1954) as Gustave Flambeau
- The Shiralee (1957) as Macauley
- These Stars Are Mine (1943) as Reynolds Junior
- Robbery Under Arms (1957) as Captain Starlight
- The Sins of Rachel Cade (1961) as Colonel Henry Derode
- Antony and Cleopatra (1962) as Antony
- In the Cool of the Day (1963) as Murray Logan
- A Town Like Alice (1956) as Joe Harman
- Simon and Laura (1955) as Simon Foster
- Lionpower from MGM (1967) as Self - Lewis Zarken (archive footage) (uncredited)
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Peter Finch's films and TV shows are available across UK streaming services. Click any title in the filmography below to see exactly which UK service has it — Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, Disney+, Apple TV+, BBC iPlayer, ITVX, NOW, Sky, MUBI and more — updated daily.
What are Peter Finch's most popular films?
Most-watched Peter Finch films currently: Network (1976), Breakdown: 1975 (2025), The Nun's Story (1959), The Flight of the Phoenix (1965), The Legend of Lylah Clare (1968).
What TV shows has Peter Finch appeared in?
Selected TV credits: The Dick Cavett Show (1968), Film '72 (1971).
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