Peter Finch

Born: 1916-09-27

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. ​


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Network

as Howard Beale
Released: 1976-11-14

When veteran anchorman Howard Beale is forced to retire his 25-year post because of his age, he...

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The Flight of the Phoenix

as Capt. Harris
Released: 1965-12-15

A cargo aircraft crashes in a sandstorm in the Sahara with less than a dozen men on board. One...

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The Nun's Story

as Dr. Fortunati
Released: 1959-06-18

After leaving a wealthy Belgian family to become a nun, Sister Luke struggles with her devotion...

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The Battle of the River Plate

as Captain Langsdorff, "Admiral Graf Spee"
Released: 1956-10-30

In the early years of the World War II, the Royal Navy is fighting a desperate battle to keep...

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The Story of Robin Hood and His Merrie Men

as Sheriff of Nottingham
Released: 1952-05-26

Young Robin Hood, in love with Maid Marian, enters an archery contest with his father at the...

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First Men in the Moon

as Bailiff's Man (uncredited)
Released: 1964-07-01

The world is delighted when a spacecraft containing a crew made up of the world's astronauts...

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Raid on Entebbe

as Yitzhak Rabin
Released: 1976-12-26

Based on a true Military operation by Israeli commandos. An Air France flight is hijacked by the...

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Far from the Madding Crowd

as William Boldwood
Released: 1967-06-18

Bathsheba Everdine, a willful, flirtatious, young woman, unexpectedly inherits a large farm and...

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Sunday Bloody Sunday

as Dr. Daniel Hirsh
Released: 1971-07-01

Recently divorced career woman Alex Greville begins a romantic relationship with glamorous mod...

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A Town Like Alice

as Joe Harman
Released: 1956-03-01

In 1941 Malaysia, the advancing Japanese army captures a lot of British territory very quickly....

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The Red Tent

as Umberto Nobile
Released: 1969-12-23

Torn by personal guilt, Italian General Umberto Nobile reminisces about his 1928 failed Arctic...

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The Pumpkin Eater

as Jake Armitage
Released: 1964-07-16

Jo, the mother of seven children, divorces her second husband in order to marry Jake, a...

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Lost Horizon

as Richard Conway
Released: 1973-03-14

While escaping war-torn China, a group of Europeans crash in the Himalayas, where they are...

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Cleopatra: The Film That Changed Hollywood

as Self (archive footage)
Released: 2001-04-03

Documentary about the making of 20th Century Fox's 1963 film "Cleopatra," then the most...

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Elephant Walk

as John Wiley
Released: 1954-04-21

Colonial tea planter John Wiley (Peter Finch), visiting England at the end of World War II, wins...

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Kidnapped

as Alan Breck Stewart
Released: 1960-02-24

Kidnapped and cheated out of his inheritance, young David Balfour falls in with a Jacobite...

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Murderers' Row

as British agent (uncredited)
Released: 1966-12-20

The handsome top agent Matt dies a tragic death in his bath tub - the women mourn about the...

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The Dark Avenger

as Comte De Ville
Released: 1955-04-15

Edward, Prince of Wales, son and heir to his father King Edward III of England, leads an English...

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The Legend of Lylah Clare

as Lewis Zarken / Louie Flack
Released: 1968-08-21

A dictatorial film director hires an unknown actress to play the lead role in a planned movie...

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The Story of Gilbert and Sullivan

as Richard D'Oyly Carte
Released: 1953-02-14

The career of W. S. Gilbert, a barrister turned comic librettist, and Arthur Sullivan, a...

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Father Brown

as Gustave Flambeau
Released: 1954-06-08

Works of art are disappearing, stolen by a master thief, a master of disguise. Father Brown has...

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The Trials of Oscar Wilde

as Oscar
Released: 1960-05-28

England, 1890s. The brutal and embittered Marquis of Queensberry, who believes that his youngest...

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I Thank a Fool

as Stephen Dane
Released: 1962-09-14

After mercifully killing her terminally ill lover, Dr. Christine Allison loses her medical...

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Simon and Laura

as Simon Foster
Released: 1955-11-02

A couple of bickering, married performers agree to star in a "Mr. and Mrs." TV show.

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Girl with Green Eyes

as Eugene Gaillard
Released: 1964-05-14

A naive young country girl moves to Dublin and finds herself drawn to a sophisticated author...

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The Heart of the Matter

as Father Rank
Released: 1953-11-03

Based on Graham Greene’s novel, a married colonial police chief struggles with his conscience...

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Operation Amsterdam

as Jan Smit
Released: 1959-01-12

When Germany invades Holland in 1940, a British intelligence officer and two Dutch diamond...

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The Sensational Shocking Wonderful Wacky 70's

as Self (archive footage)
Released: 1980-01-04

A look back at the people, events, music, and trends of the 1970s.

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Indonesia Calling

as uncredited
Released: 1946-08-09

Two weeks after the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, in August 1945, Indonesian Independence...

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The Wooden Horse

as Australian in Hospital
Released: 1950-10-16

True story of three British POWs and their attempt to escape from Nazi Germany

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The Shiralee

as Macauley
Released: 1957-07-11

An Australian "swagman" finds his wife with another man, so he takes the daughter, Buster, with...

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The Abdication

as Azzolino
Released: 1974-10-03

Queen Christina of Sweden abdicates and travels to Rome to embrace the Catholic church.

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10:30 P.M. Summer

as Paul
Released: 1966-10-24

A female traveling companion seduces a married man and his alcoholic wife.

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Josephine and Men

as David Hewer
Released: 1955-11-09

The trouble with Josephine is that her ever-loving and over-sympathetic nature leads her to...

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Make Me an Offer!

as Charlie
Released: 1954-12-08

A struggling antiques dealer (Peter Finch) thinks he has found the answer to his problems when...

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No Love for Johnnie

as Johnnie Byrne
Released: 1961-02-14

Johnnie Byrne is a member of the British Parliament. In his 40s, he's feeling frustrated with...

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The Greatest Mother of 'em All

as Sean Howard
Released: 1969-12-31

Stage mother Dolly Murdock (Ann Sothern) uses the attractiveness of her teenage daughter Tricia...

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In the Cool of the Day

as Murray Logan
Released: 1963-05-29

After he mends a marital rift between a vacationing young couple, the bored, fragile wife falls...

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Eureka Stockade

as Humffray
Released: 1949-01-26

Spectacular account of the infamous Eureka Stockade, and the events leading up to it.

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The Sins of Rachel Cade

as Colonel Henry Derode
Released: 1961-04-02

A female doctor in the Congo is torn between two loves.

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Windom's Way

as Alec Windom
Released: 1957-12-07

A doctor's sophisticated wife joins him at his remote Asian practice to try and patch up their...

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Something to Hide

as Harry Field
Released: 1972-01-01

A man having marital problems with his shrewish wife picks up a young, pretty and pregnant...

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The Miniver Story

as Polish officer
Released: 1950-10-26

The Second World War is over, and the Miniver family is trying to keep themselves together in...

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Train of Events

as Philip Mason
Released: 1949-01-18

A train disaster is told in four short stories to give character studies of the people involved,...

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Bequest to the Nation

as Adm. Lord Horatio Nelson
Released: 1973-04-18

Set before the Battle of Trafalgar, this is the story of relationship between Admiral Lord...

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Judith

as Aaron Stein
Released: 1966-01-20

A Jewish woman is recruited to help track down a German commander who was her former husband.

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The Rats of Tobruk

as Peter Linton
Released: 1944-06-30

Three friends enlist in the Australian Army and serve in North Africa, holding the city of...

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Mr. Chedworth Steps Out

as Arthur Jacobs
Released: 1939-04-01

A down-and-out clerk happens upon a bag of money. Unknown to him, the money is all counterfeit,...

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Passage Home

as Kapitän John Ryland "Lucky"
Released: 1955-03-17

Set in 1931, the film takes place aboard a merchant ship, briefly harboured in South America. A...

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Robbery Under Arms

as Captain Starlight
Released: 1957-01-10

During the mid 1860s, brothers Dick and Jim Marston are drawn into a life of crime by their...

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The Making of 'Network'

as Self (archive footage)
Released: 2006-02-28

An engrossing feature-length documentary about the making of Sidney Lumet's classic film "Network."

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England Made Me

as Erich Krogh
Released: 1973-06-01

A young, English, ne'er-do-well who goes to stay with his sister and her wealthy...

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Dad and Dave Come to Town

as Bill Ryan
Released: 1938-09-29

Dad and Dave Come to Town is a 1938 Australian comedy film directed by Ken G. Hall, the third in...

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Jungle Patrol

as Narrator
Released: 1944-12-31

This black and white film was made by the Australian government to show Australia's contribution...

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The Riddle of Robin Hood

as Himself
Released: 1952-01-01

Promotional film for The Story of Robin Hood, featuring Walt Disney and production personnel;...

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The Dick Cavett Show

as Self - Guest
First aired: 1968-06-06

The Dick Cavett Show has been the title of several talk shows hosted by Dick Cavett on various...

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