Peter Finch

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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.

  • Acting
  • Born 27 September 1916
  • Died 14 January 1977 (age 60)
  • South Kensington, London, England, UK
  • 63 credits

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Most-watched Peter Finch films currently: Network (1976), The Flight of the Phoenix (1965), The Battle of the River Plate (1956), Raid on Entebbe (1976), The Red Tent (1969).

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Selected TV credits: The Dick Cavett Show (1968), Film '72 (1971).

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