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Peter Finch

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 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.

  • Breakdown: 1975
  • The Making of 'Network'
  • Cleopatra: The Film That Changed Hollywood
  • The Sensational Shocking Wonderful Wacky 70's
  • Network
  • Raid on Entebbe
  • The Abdication
  • Lost Horizon
  • England Made Me
  • Bequest to the Nation
  • Something to Hide
  • Sunday Bloody Sunday
  • The Red Tent
  • The Greatest Mother of 'em All
  • The Legend of Lylah Clare
  • Far from the Madding Crowd
  • Lionpower from MGM
  • 10:30 P.M. Summer
  • Judith
  • Murderers' Row
  • The Flight of the Phoenix
  • Girl with Green Eyes
  • The Pumpkin Eater
  • First Men in the Moon
  • In the Cool of the Day
  • I Thank a Fool
  • Antony and Cleopatra
  • The Sins of Rachel Cade
  • No Love for Johnnie
  • Kidnapped
  • The Trials of Oscar Wilde
  • The Nun's Story
  • Operation Amsterdam
  • The Shiralee
  • Windom's Way
  • Robbery Under Arms
  • The Battle of the River Plate
  • A Town Like Alice
  • The Dark Avenger
  • Simon and Laura
  • Josephine and Men
  • Passage Home
  • Elephant Walk
  • Father Brown
  • Make Me an Offer!
  • The Heart of the Matter
  • The Story of Gilbert and Sullivan
  • The Story of Robin Hood and His Merrie Men
  • The Riddle of Robin Hood
  • The Miniver Story
  • The Wooden Horse
  • Eureka Stockade
  • Train of Events
  • Indonesia Calling
  • The Rats of Tobruk
  • Jungle Patrol
  • Mr. Chedworth Steps Out
  • Dad and Dave Come to Town

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