Peter Finch

Peter Finch is known for acting, with films including Network, The Flight of the Phoenix, The Nun's Story. Browse the full filmography and find where to stream on sseenn.

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.

Filmography

• Network (1976)
• The Flight of the Phoenix (1965)
• The Nun's Story (1959)
• The Battle of the River Plate (1956)
• Far from the Madding Crowd (1967)
• Sunday Bloody Sunday (1971)
• Raid on Entebbe (1976)
• First Men in the Moon (1964)
• The Pumpkin Eater (1964)
• The Red Tent (1969)
• The Story of Robin Hood and His Merrie Men (1952)