Peter Finch
Date of birth: 1916-09-27
Place of birth: South Kensington, London, England, UK
Known for: Acting
Also known as: Frederick George Peter Ingle Finch
Biography
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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Peter Finch, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Movie Credits
10:30 P.M. Summer
1966-10-24
A female traveling companion seduces a married man and his alcoholic wife.
The Flight of the Phoenix
1965-12-15
A cargo aircraft crashes in a sandstorm in the Sahara with less than a dozen men on board. One of th
Far from the Madding Crowd
1967-06-18
Bathsheba Everdine, a willful, flirtatious, young woman, unexpectedly inherits a large farm and beco
Network
1976-11-19
When veteran anchorman Howard Beale is forced to retire his 25-year post because of his age, he anno
The Red Tent
1969-12-23
Torn by personal guilt, Italian General Umberto Nobile reminisces about his 1928 failed Arctic exped
Raid on Entebbe
1976-12-26
Based on a true operation by Israeli commandos. An Air France flight is hijacked by the Popular Fron
The Making of 'Network'
2006-02-28
An engrossing feature-length documentary about the making of Sidney Lumet's classic film "Network."
The Nun's Story
1959-06-18
After leaving a wealthy Belgian family to become a nun, Sister Luke struggles with her devotion to h
The Story of Robin Hood and His Merrie Men
1952-05-26
Young Robin Hood, in love with Maid Marian, enters an archery contest with his father at the King's
The Sensational Shocking Wonderful Wacky 70's
1980-01-04
A look back at the people, events, music, and trends of the 1970s.
Kidnapped
1960-02-24
Kidnapped and cheated out of his inheritance, young David Balfour falls in with a Jacobite adventure
Elephant Walk
1954-04-21
Colonial tea planter John Wiley (Peter Finch), visiting England at the end of World War II, wins and
Sunday Bloody Sunday
1971-07-01
Recently divorced career woman Alex Greville begins a romantic relationship with glamorous mod artis
Operation Amsterdam
1959-01-12
When Germany invades Holland in 1940, a British intelligence officer and two Dutch diamond merchants
Girl with Green Eyes
1964-05-14
A naive young country girl moves to Dublin and finds herself drawn to a sophisticated author twice h
The Battle of the River Plate
1956-10-30
In the early years of the World War II, the Royal Navy is fighting a desperate battle to keep the At
Eureka Stockade
1949-01-26
In 1854, Australian gold rush miners struggle for their rights against an oppressive government.
The Rats of Tobruk
1944-06-30
Three friends enlist in the Australian Army and serve in North Africa, holding the city of Tobruk ag
The Pumpkin Eater
1964-07-16
Jo, the mother of seven children, divorces her second husband in order to marry Jake, a successful b
The Sins of Rachel Cade
1961-04-02
A female doctor in the Congo is torn between two loves.
The Dark Avenger
1955-04-15
Edward, Prince of Wales, son and heir to his father King Edward III of England, leads an English arm
The Legend of Lylah Clare
1968-08-21
A dictatorial film director hires an unknown actress to play the lead role in a planned movie biogra
A Town Like Alice
1956-03-01
In 1941 Malaysia, the advancing Japanese army captures a lot of British territory very quickly. The
Lost Horizon
1973-03-14
While escaping war-torn China, a group of Europeans crash in the Himalayas, where they are rescued a
Father Brown
1954-06-08
Works of art are disappearing, stolen by a master thief, a master of disguise. Father Brown has two
I Thank a Fool
1962-09-14
After mercifully killing her terminally ill lover, Dr. Christine Allison loses her medical license a
Cleopatra: The Film That Changed Hollywood
2001-04-03
Documentary about the making of 20th Century Fox's 1963 film "Cleopatra," then the most expensive fi
Simon and Laura
1955-11-02
A couple of bickering, married performers agree to star in a "Mr. and Mrs." TV show.
The Heart of the Matter
1953-11-03
Based on Graham Greene’s novel, a married colonial police chief struggles with his conscience when h
In the Cool of the Day
1963-05-29
After he mends a marital rift between a vacationing young couple, the bored, fragile wife falls hope
No Love for Johnnie
1961-02-14
Johnnie Byrne is a member of the British Parliament. In his 40s, he's feeling frustrated with his li
Judith
1966-01-20
A Jewish woman is recruited to help track down a German commander who was her former husband.
The Trials of Oscar Wilde
1960-05-28
England, 1890s. The brutal and embittered Marquis of Queensberry, who believes that his youngest son
Josephine and Men
1955-11-09
The trouble with Josephine is that her ever-loving and over-sympathetic nature leads her to switch f
The Shiralee
1957-07-11
An Australian "swagman" finds his wife with another man, so he takes the daughter, Buster, with him.
Make Me an Offer!
1954-12-08
A struggling antiques dealer (Peter Finch) thinks he has found the answer to his problems when he st
The Miniver Story
1950-10-26
The Second World War is over, and the Miniver family is trying to keep themselves together in post-W
Passage Home
1955-03-17
Set in 1931, the film takes place aboard a merchant ship, briefly harboured in South America. A youn
The Wooden Horse
1950-10-16
True story of three British POWs and their attempt to escape from Nazi Germany
The Story of Gilbert and Sullivan
1953-02-14
The career of W. S. Gilbert, a barrister turned comic librettist, and Arthur Sullivan, a composer tu
Murderers' Row
1966-12-20
The handsome top agent Matt dies a tragic death in his bath tub - the women mourn about the loss. Ho
Windom's Way
1957-12-07
A doctor's sophisticated wife joins him at his remote Asian practice to try and patch up their marri
Robbery Under Arms
1957-01-10
During the mid 1860s, brothers Dick and Jim Marston are drawn into a life of crime by their ex-convi
First Men in the Moon
1964-07-01
The world is delighted when a spacecraft containing a crew made up of the world's astronauts lands o
Mr. Chedworth Steps Out
1939-04-01
A down-and-out clerk happens upon a bag of money. Unknown to him, the money is all counterfeit, forc
England Made Me
1973-06-01
A young, English, ne'er-do-well who goes to stay with his sister and her wealthy fiancé/benefactor i
Bequest to the Nation
1973-04-18
Set before the Battle of Trafalgar, this is the story of relationship between Admiral Lord Nelson an
The Magic Shoes
1935-01-01
Short lost Australian film based on the story of Cinderella
The Abdication
1974-10-03
Queen Christina of Sweden abdicates and travels to Rome to embrace the Catholic church.
Something to Hide
1972-01-01
A man having marital problems with his shrewish wife picks up a young, pretty and pregnant hitchhike
The Power and the Glory
1941-04-03
The Power and the Glory is a 1941 Australian war film about a Czech scientist who escapes from the N
A Son Is Born
1946-09-20
This family melodrama, a tale of desertion, vengeful seduction, coincidental meeting and catharsis,
Indonesia Calling
1946-08-09
Filmed secretly in Sydney by Dutch documentarian Joris Ivens, this short records the solidarity of I
Dad and Dave Come to Town
1938-12-23
Dad and Dave Come to Town is a 1938 Australian comedy film directed by Ken G. Hall, the third in the
Jungle Patrol
1944-12-31
This black and white film was made by the Australian government to show Australia's contribution to
Train of Events
1949-01-18
A train disaster is told in four short stories to give character studies of the people involved, how
These Stars Are Mine
1943-01-26
George Reynolds, recently discharged from the army, tells his father of his plans to marry and relax
The Greatest Mother of 'em All
1969-12-31
Stage mother Dolly Murdock (Ann Sothern) uses the attractiveness of her teenage daughter Tricia (Ale
Location: Far from the Madding Crowd
1967-10-01
This promotional short film for the feature Far from the Madding Crowd (1967) takes us to the many l
The Riddle of Robin Hood
1952-01-01
Promotional film for The Story of Robin Hood, featuring Walt Disney and production personnel; releas
Lionpower from MGM
1967-01-01
"Lionpower from MGM" (1967) is an exciting 60's promotional short subject, which showcases MGM's rel