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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Peter Finch, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
The Flight of the Phoenix
as Capt. HarrisA cargo aircraft crashes in a sandstorm in the Sahara with less than a dozen men on board. One...
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Network
as Howard BealeWhen veteran anchorman Howard Beale is forced to retire his 25-year post because of his age, he...
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The Battle of the River Plate
as Captain Langsdorff, "Admiral Graf Spee"In the early years of the World War II, the Royal Navy is fighting a desperate battle to keep...
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The Nun's Story
as Dr. FortunatiAfter leaving a wealthy Belgian family to become a nun, Sister Luke struggles with her devotion...
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Sunday Bloody Sunday
as Dr. Daniel HirshRecently divorced career woman Alex Greville begins a romantic relationship with glamorous mod...
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The Story of Robin Hood and His Merrie Men
as Sheriff of NottinghamYoung Robin Hood, in love with Maid Marian, enters an archery contest with his father at the...
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The Red Tent
as Umberto NobileTorn by personal guilt, Italian General Umberto Nobile reminisces about his 1928 failed Arctic...
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Lost Horizon
as Richard ConwayWhile escaping war-torn China, a group of Europeans crash in the Himalayas, where they are...
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Far from the Madding Crowd
as William BoldwoodBathsheba Everdine, a willful, flirtatious, young woman, unexpectedly inherits a large farm and...
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Raid on Entebbe
as Yitzhak RabinBased on a true operation by Israeli commandos. An Air France flight is hijacked by the Popular...
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Murderers' Row
as British agent (uncredited)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 VilleEdward, Prince of Wales, son and heir to his father King Edward III of England, leads an English...
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Kidnapped
as Alan Breck StewartKidnapped and cheated out of his inheritance, young David Balfour falls in with a Jacobite...
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The Trials of Oscar Wilde
as OscarEngland, 1890s. The brutal and embittered Marquis of Queensberry, who believes that his youngest...
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A Town Like Alice
as Joe HarmanIn 1941 Malaysia, the advancing Japanese army captures a lot of British territory very quickly....
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First Men in the Moon
as Bailiff's Man (uncredited)The world is delighted when a spacecraft containing a crew made up of the world's astronauts...
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No Love for Johnnie
as Johnnie ByrneJohnnie Byrne is a member of the British Parliament. In his 40s, he's feeling frustrated with...
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The Heart of the Matter
as Father RankBased on Graham Greene’s novel, a married colonial police chief struggles with his conscience...
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The Sins of Rachel Cade
as Colonel Henry DerodeA female doctor in the Congo is torn between two loves.
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The Pumpkin Eater
as Jake ArmitageJo, the mother of seven children, divorces her second husband in order to marry Jake, a...
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Elephant Walk
as John WileyColonial tea planter John Wiley (Peter Finch), visiting England at the end of World War II, wins...
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In the Cool of the Day
as Murray LoganAfter he mends a marital rift between a vacationing young couple, the bored, fragile wife falls...
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Girl with Green Eyes
as Eugene GaillardA naive young country girl moves to Dublin and finds herself drawn to a sophisticated author...
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Cleopatra: The Film That Changed Hollywood
as Self (archive footage)Documentary about the making of 20th Century Fox's 1963 film "Cleopatra," then the most...
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Operation Amsterdam
as Jan SmitWhen Germany invades Holland in 1940, a British intelligence officer and two Dutch diamond...
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Father Brown
as Gustave FlambeauWorks of art are disappearing, stolen by a master thief, a master of disguise. Father Brown has...
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Bequest to the Nation
as Adm. Lord Horatio NelsonSet before the Battle of Trafalgar, this is the story of relationship between Admiral Lord...
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Simon and Laura
as Simon FosterA couple of bickering, married performers agree to star in a "Mr. and Mrs." TV show.
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10:30 P.M. Summer
as PaulA female traveling companion seduces a married man and his alcoholic wife.
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The Rats of Tobruk
as Peter LintonThree friends enlist in the Australian Army and serve in North Africa, holding the city of...
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The Legend of Lylah Clare
as Lewis Zarken / Louie FlackA dictatorial film director hires an unknown actress to play the lead role in a planned movie...
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The Miniver Story
as Polish officerThe Second World War is over, and the Miniver family is trying to keep themselves together in...
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The Story of Gilbert and Sullivan
as Richard D'Oyly CarteThe career of W. S. Gilbert, a barrister turned comic librettist, and Arthur Sullivan, a...
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Josephine and Men
as David HewerThe trouble with Josephine is that her ever-loving and over-sympathetic nature leads her to...
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Passage Home
as Kapitän John Ryland "Lucky"Set in 1931, the film takes place aboard a merchant ship, briefly harboured in South America. A...
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The Sensational Shocking Wonderful Wacky 70's
as Self (archive footage)A look back at the people, events, music, and trends of the 1970s.
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Make Me an Offer!
as CharlieA struggling antiques dealer (Peter Finch) thinks he has found the answer to his problems when...
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Train of Events
as Philip MasonA train disaster is told in four short stories to give character studies of the people involved,...
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Judith
as Aaron SteinA Jewish woman is recruited to help track down a German commander who was her former husband.
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The Wooden Horse
as Australian in HospitalTrue story of three British POWs and their attempt to escape from Nazi Germany
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The Abdication
as AzzolinoQueen Christina of Sweden abdicates and travels to Rome to embrace the Catholic church.
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I Thank a Fool
as Stephen DaneAfter mercifully killing her terminally ill lover, Dr. Christine Allison loses her medical...
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Indonesia Calling
as uncreditedTwo weeks after the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, in August 1945, Indonesian Independence...
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Dad and Dave Come to Town
as Bill RyanDad and Dave Come to Town is a 1938 Australian comedy film directed by Ken G. Hall, the third in...
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The Making of 'Network'
as Self (archive footage)An engrossing feature-length documentary about the making of Sidney Lumet's classic film "Network."
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Something to Hide
as Harry FieldA man having marital problems with his shrewish wife picks up a young, pretty and pregnant...
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Robbery Under Arms
as Captain StarlightDuring the mid 1860s, brothers Dick and Jim Marston are drawn into a life of crime by their...
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Windom's Way
as Alec WindomA doctor's sophisticated wife joins him at his remote Asian practice to try and patch up their...
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England Made Me
as Erich KroghA young, English, ne'er-do-well who goes to stay with his sister and her wealthy...
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The Shiralee
as MacauleyAn Australian "swagman" finds his wife with another man, so he takes the daughter, Buster, with...
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Eureka Stockade
as HumffraySpectacular account of the infamous Eureka Stockade, and the events leading up to it.
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The Greatest Mother of 'em All
as Sean HowardStage mother Dolly Murdock (Ann Sothern) uses the attractiveness of her teenage daughter Tricia...
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The Riddle of Robin Hood
as HimselfPromotional film for The Story of Robin Hood, featuring Walt Disney and production personnel;...
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Mr. Chedworth Steps Out
as Arthur JacobsA down-and-out clerk happens upon a bag of money. Unknown to him, the money is all counterfeit,...
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Jungle Patrol
as NarratorThis black and white film was made by the Australian government to show Australia's contribution...
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The Dick Cavett Show
as Self - GuestThe Dick Cavett Show has been the title of several talk shows hosted by Dick Cavett on various...
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