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Frederick George Peter Ingle Finch 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 British Academy of Film and Television Arts, and a Best Actor award from the Golden Globes.
Birth Name
Frederick George Peter Ingle-Finch
Born
Thursday, 28 September 1916
Died
Friday, 14 January 1977
Actor Filmography
Title | Character | Year |
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Music Box | Self | 2020 |
And the Winners Are! | Self | 2019 |
These Amazing Shadows | Howard Beale | 2011 |
Mad As Hell: Peter Finch | 2011 | |
Cleopatra: The Film That Changed Hollywood | Self / Self (archive footage) | 2001 |
Century of Cinema | Macauley | 1995 |
100 Years at the Movies | Self | 1994 |
Best of British | (archive footage) | 1987 |
A Look at Liv | Self | 1979 |
The 50th Annual Academy Awards | Self - Memorial Tribute | 1978 |
Actor Filmography
Title | Character | Year |
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Music Box | Self | 2020 |
And the Winners Are! | Self | 2019 |
These Amazing Shadows | Howard Beale | 2011 |
Mad As Hell: Peter Finch | 2011 | |
Cleopatra: The Film That Changed Hollywood | Self / Self (archive footage) | 2001 |
Century of Cinema | Macauley | 1995 |
100 Years at the Movies | Self | 1994 |
Best of British | (archive footage) | 1987 |
A Look at Liv | Self | 1979 |
The 50th Annual Academy Awards | Self - Memorial Tribute | 1978 |
Raid on Entebbe | Yitzhak Rabin | 1976 |
Network | Howard Beale | 1976 |
Dinah! | Self | 1974 |
The Abdication | Cardinal Azzolino / Azzolino | 1974 |
Bicentennial Minutes | Self - Narrator | 1974 |
England Made Me | Erich Krogh | 1973 |
The Nelson Affair | Adm. Lord Horatio Nelson | 1973 |
Lost Horizon | Richard Conway | 1973 |
The 44th Annual Academy Awards | Self - Nominee | 1972 |
Something to Hide | Harry Field | 1972 |
Film '72 | Self / Self - Interviewee | 1971 |
Sunday Bloody Sunday | Daniel Hirsh / Dr. Daniel Hirsh | 1971 |
Parkinson | Self | 1971 |
The Red Tent | Umberto Nobile | 1969 |
The Legend of Lylah Clare | Louie Flack / Lewis Zarken | 1968 |
What's My Line? | Self - Mystery Guest | 1968 |
The Dick Cavett Show | Self - Guest | 1968 |
Come Spy with Me | Cameo Appearance | 1967 |
Far from the Madding Crowd | William Boldwood | 1967 |
Murderers' Row | British agent | 1966 |
10:30 P.M. Summer | Paul | 1966 |
Judith | Aaron Stein | 1966 |
The Flight of the Phoenix | Captain Harris / Capt. Harris | 1965 |
First Men in the Moon | Bailiff's Man | 1964 |
The Pumpkin Eater | Jake / Jake Armitage | 1964 |
Girl with Green Eyes | Eugene Gaillard | 1964 |
In the Cool of the Day | Murray Logan | 1963 |
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | Himself - Guest | 1962 |
I Thank a Fool | Stephen Dane | 1962 |
No Love for Johnnie | Johnnie Byrne | 1961 |
The Sins of Rachel Cade | Colonel Henry Derode | 1961 |
The Trials of Oscar Wilde | Oscar Wilde | 1960 |
Kidnapped | Alan Breck Stewart | 1959 |
The Nun's Story | Dr. Fortunati | 1959 |
Operation Amsterdam | Jan Smit | 1959 |
Windom's Way | Alec Windom | 1957 |
The Shiralee | Macauley | 1957 |
Robbery Under Arms | Captain Starlight | 1957 |
The Battle of the River Plate | Captain Langsdorff, "Admiral Graf Spee" | 1956 |
A Town Like Alice | Joe Harman | 1956 |
Josephine and Men | David Hewer | 1955 |
Simon and Laura | Simon Foster | 1955 |
This Is Your Life | Self | 1955 |
Make Me an Offer! | Charlie | 1955 |
The Warriors | Comte De Ville | 1955 |
Passage Home | Kapitän John Ryland "Lucky" / Captain Lucky Ryland | 1955 |
The Magical World of Disney | The Sheriff of Nottingham / Alan Breck Stewart | 1954 |
The Detective | Gustave Flambeau / Flambeau | 1954 |
The Heart of the Matter | Father Rank | 1953 |
Elephant Walk | John Wiley | 1953 |
Gilbert and Sullivan | Richard D'Oyly Carte | 1953 |
The Story of Robin Hood and His Merrie Men | Sheriff of Nottingham | 1952 |
The Miniver Story | Polish officer | 1950 |
The Wooden Horse | Australian in Hospital | 1950 |
Train of Events | Philip Mason (segment "The Actor") / Philip Mason | 1949 |
Massacre Hill | Humffray | 1949 |
Indonesia Calling | Self - Narrator | 1946 |
The Rats of Tobruk | Peter Linton | 1944 |
Mr. Chedworth Steps Out | Arthur Jacobs | 1939 |
The Farmer Goes to Town | Bill Ryan | 1938 |
Year | Type | Category | Won |
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1977 | Oscar | Best Actor in a Leading Role | Won |
1977 | Golden Globe | Best Actor in Motion Picture - Drama | Won |
1977 | Emmy | Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama or Comedy Special | Nominated |
1972 | Oscar | Best Actor in a Leading Role | Nominated |
1972 | Golden Globe | Best Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama | Nominated |