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Peter Finch

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 posthum...

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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.

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Network posterNetwork1976 · Howard Beale3.9ActuallyLikeThe Flight of the Phoenix posterThe Flight of the Phoenix1965 · Captain Harris3.6The Nun's Story posterThe Nun's Story1959 · Dr. Fortunati3.6Sunday Bloody Sunday posterSunday Bloody Sunday1971 · Dr. Daniel Hirsh3.3Far from the Madding Crowd posterFar from the Madding Crowd1967 · William Boldwood3.5First Men in the Moon posterFirst Men in the Moon1964 · Bailiff's Man (uncredited)3.1The Battle of the River Plate posterThe Battle of the River Plate1956 · Captain Langsdorff, "Admiral Graf Spee"3.2The Story of Robin Hood and His Merrie Men posterThe Story of Robin Hood and His Merrie Men1952 · Sheriff of Nottingham3.1
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Network posterNetwork1976 · Howard Beale3.9ActuallyLike
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Network posterNetwork1976 · Howard Beale3.9ActuallyLikeThe Flight of the Phoenix posterThe Flight of the Phoenix1965 · Captain Harris3.6The Nun's Story posterThe Nun's Story1959 · Dr. Fortunati3.6Sunday Bloody Sunday posterSunday Bloody Sunday1971 · Dr. Daniel Hirsh3.3Far from the Madding Crowd posterFar from the Madding Crowd1967 · William Boldwood3.5First Men in the Moon posterFirst Men in the Moon1964 · Bailiff's Man (uncredited)3.1The Battle of the River Plate posterThe Battle of the River Plate1956 · Captain Langsdorff, "Admiral Graf Spee"3.2The Story of Robin Hood and His Merrie Men posterThe Story of Robin Hood and His Merrie Men1952 · Sheriff of Nottingham3.1The Red Tent posterThe Red Tent1969 · Umberto Nobile3.0The Pumpkin Eater posterThe Pumpkin Eater1964 · Jake Armitage3.4Breakdown: 1975 posterBreakdown: 19752025 · Self (archive footage- Howard Beale Network)3.4ActuallyLikeRaid on Entebbe posterRaid on Entebbe1976 · Yitzhak Rabin3.0Girl with Green Eyes posterGirl with Green Eyes1964 · Eugene Gaillard3.4Kidnapped posterKidnapped1960 · Alan Breck Stewart3.3Murderers' Row posterMurderers' Row1966 · British agent (uncredited)2.9Elephant Walk posterElephant Walk1954 · John Wiley3.0A Town Like Alice posterA Town Like Alice1956 · Joe Harman3.2The Trials of Oscar Wilde posterThe Trials of Oscar Wilde1960 · Oscar3.2