Acting
Peter Finch
Born 1916-09-27 · South Kensington, London, England · Died 1977-01-14
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
The Flight of the Phoenix
The Nun's Story
The Battle of the River Plate
Sunday Bloody Sunday
Far from the Madding Crowd
First Men in the Moon
A Town Like Alice
Lost Horizon
The Red Tent
The Story of Robin Hood and His Merrie Men
Josephine and Men
The Legend of Lylah Clare
The Heart of the Matter
Raid on Entebbe
The Dark Avenger
Murderers' Row
Kidnapped
Train of Events
Elephant Walk
Father Brown
Cleopatra: The Film That Changed Hollywood
Girl with Green Eyes
The Trials of Oscar Wilde
The Pumpkin Eater
Operation Amsterdam
Simon and Laura
10:30 P.M. Summer
Eureka Stockade
Judith
The Miniver Story
The Wooden Horse
Something to Hide
The Shiralee
Make Me an Offer!
Jungle Patrol
Robbery Under Arms
The Abdication
Passage Home
The Making of 'Network'