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Peter 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.
Known For
Network
as Howard Beale
The Nun's Story
as Dr. Fortunati
The Battle of the River Plate
as Captain Langsdorff, "Admiral Graf Spee"
Far from the Madding Crowd
as William Boldwood
The Story of Robin Hood and His Merrie Men
as Sheriff of Nottingham
The Red Tent
as Umberto Nobile
The Flight of the Phoenix
as Capt. Harris
Raid on Entebbe
as Yitzhak Rabin
The Legend of Lylah Clare
as Lewis Zarken / Louie Flack
Lost Horizon
as Richard Conway
