Cast & creator
Peter Finch
Best known for The Dick Cavett Show, Film '72, Network
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.
Also known as: Frederick George Peter Ingle Finch
63
film credits
2
television credits
65
1935–2025 · acting roles
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Signature credits
Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (65)
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The Dick Cavett Show
Self - Guest
1968Film '72
Self
1971
Network
Howard Beale
1976
The Flight of the Phoenix
Captain Harris
1965
The Nun's Story
Dr. Fortunati
1959
Breakdown: 1975
Self (archive footage- Howard Beale Network)
2025
The Battle of the River Plate
Captain Langsdorff, "Admiral Graf Spee"
1956
First Men in the Moon
Bailiff's Man (uncredited)
1964
Far from the Madding Crowd
William Boldwood
1967
The Pumpkin Eater
Jake Armitage
1964
Raid on Entebbe
Yitzhak Rabin
1976
Murderers' Row
British agent (uncredited)
1966
The Legend of Lylah Clare
Lewis Zarken / Louie Flack
1968
Sunday Bloody Sunday
Dr. Daniel Hirsh
1971
The Trials of Oscar Wilde
Oscar
1960
A Town Like Alice
Joe Harman
1956
Lost Horizon
Richard Conway
1973
The Story of Robin Hood and His Merrie Men
Sheriff of Nottingham
1952
Elephant Walk
John Wiley
1954
Girl with Green Eyes
Eugene Gaillard
1964
The Red Tent
Umberto Nobile
1969
Kidnapped
Alan Breck Stewart
1960
The Making of 'Network'
Self (archive footage)
2006
I Thank a Fool
Stephen Dane
1962
Robbery Under Arms
Captain Starlight
1957
Cleopatra: The Film That Changed Hollywood
Self (archive footage)
2001
Train of Events
Philip Mason
1949
The Riddle of Robin Hood
Self
1952
The Dark Avenger
Comte De Ville
1955
No Love for Johnnie
Johnnie Byrne
1961
Bequest to the Nation
Adm. Lord Horatio Nelson
1973
The Sins of Rachel Cade
Colonel Henry Derode
1961
Lionpower from MGM
Self - Lewis Zarken (archive footage) (uncredited)
1967
10:30 P.M. Summer
Paul
1966
The Miniver Story
Polish officer
1950
The Sensational Shocking Wonderful Wacky 70's
Self (archive footage)
1980A Son Is Born
Paul Graham
1946
The Heart of the Matter
Father Rank
1953
Josephine and Men
David Hewer
1955
Simon and Laura
Simon Foster
1955Location: Far from the Madding Crowd
Self
1967
The Story of Gilbert and Sullivan
Richard D'Oyly Carte
1953
The Abdication
Azzolino
1974
England Made Me
Erich Krogh
1973
Make Me an Offer!
Charlie
1954
Operation Amsterdam
Jan Smit
1959
Father Brown
Gustave Flambeau
1954
In the Cool of the Day
Murray Logan
1963
Passage Home
Captain Lucky Ryland
1955
Judith
Aaron Stein
1966
Indonesia Calling
Self - Narrator (voice)
1946
Mr. Chedworth Steps Out
Arthur Jacobs
1939
Windom's Way
Alec Windom
1957
The Rats of Tobruk
Peter Linton
1944
The Greatest Mother of 'em All
Sean Howard
1969
The Shiralee
Macauley
1957
The Wooden Horse
Australian in Hospital
1950
Eureka Stockade
Humffray
1949
Jungle Patrol
Narrator
1944
Antony and Cleopatra
Antony
1962
Dad and Dave Come to Town
Bill Ryan
1938
Something to Hide
Harry Field
1973These Stars Are Mine
Reynolds Junior
1943The Magic Shoes
Prince Charming
1935The Power and the Glory
Frank Miller
1941