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.
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Academy Awards
Best Actor
Known For
Network
(1976)
Howard Beale
The Flight of the Phoenix
(1965)
Capt. Harris
The Battle of the River Plate
(1956)
Captain Langsdorff, "Admiral Graf Spee"
The Nun's Story
(1959)
Dr. Fortunati
The Story of Robin Hood and His Merrie Men
(1952)
Sheriff of Nottingham
First Men in the Moon
(1964)
Bailiff's Man (uncredited)
Far from the Madding Crowd
(1967)
William Boldwood
Full Filmography
Acting
The Magic Shoes
(1935)
Prince Charming
Dad and Dave Come to Town
(1938)
Bill Ryan
Mr. Chedworth Steps Out
(1939)
Arthur Jacobs
The Power and the Glory
(1941)
These Stars Are Mine
(1943)
Reynolds Junior
The Rats of Tobruk
(1944)
Peter Linton
Jungle Patrol
(1944)
Narrator
A Son is Born
(1946)
Paul Graham
Indonesia Calling
(1946)
Eureka Stockade
(1949)
Humffray
Train of Events
(1949)
Philip Mason
The Miniver Story
(1950)
Polish officer
The Wooden Horse
(1950)
Australian in Hospital
The Story of Robin Hood and His Merrie Men
(1952)
Sheriff of Nottingham
The Heart of the Matter
(1953)
Father Rank
The Story of Gilbert and Sullivan
(1953)
Richard D'Oyly Carte
Elephant Walk
(1954)
John Wiley
Father Brown
(1954)
Gustave Flambeau
Make Me an Offer!
(1954)
Charlie
The Dark Avenger
(1955)
Comte De Ville
Simon and Laura
(1955)
Simon Foster
Josephine and Men
(1955)
David Hewer
Passage Home
(1955)
Kapitän John Ryland "Lucky"
The Battle of the River Plate
(1956)
Captain Langsdorff, "Admiral Graf Spee"
A Town Like Alice
(1956)
Joe Harman
The Shiralee
(1957)
Macauley
Windom's Way
(1957)
Alec Windom
Robbery Under Arms
(1957)
Captain Starlight
The Nun's Story
(1959)
Dr. Fortunati
Operation Amsterdam
(1959)
Jan Smit
Kidnapped
(1960)
Alan Breck Stewart
The Trials of Oscar Wilde
(1960)
Oscar
The Sins of Rachel Cade
(1961)
Colonel Henry Derode
No Love for Johnnie
(1961)
Johnnie Byrne
I Thank a Fool
(1962)
Stephen Dane
In the Cool of the Day
(1963)
Murray Logan
Girl with Green Eyes
(1964)
Eugene Gaillard
The Pumpkin Eater
(1964)
Jake Armitage
First Men in the Moon
(1964)
Bailiff's Man (uncredited)
The Flight of the Phoenix
(1965)
Capt. Harris
10:30 P.M. Summer
(1966)
Paul
Judith
(1966)
Aaron Stein
Murderers' Row
(1966)
British agent (uncredited)
Far from the Madding Crowd
(1967)
William Boldwood
The Legend of Lylah Clare
(1968)
Lewis Zarken / Louie Flack
The Red Tent
(1969)
Umberto Nobile
The Greatest Mother of 'em All
(1969)
Sean Howard
Sunday Bloody Sunday
(1971)
Dr. Daniel Hirsh
Something to Hide
(1972)
Harry Field
Lost Horizon
(1973)
Richard Conway
Bequest to the Nation
(1973)
Adm. Lord Horatio Nelson
England Made Me
(1973)
Erich Krogh
The Abdication
(1974)
Azzolino
Network
(1976)
Howard Beale
Raid on Entebbe
(1976)
Yitzhak Rabin
The Sensational Shocking Wonderful Wacky 70's
(1980)
Self (archive footage)
Cleopatra: The Film That Changed Hollywood
(2001)
Self (archive footage)
The Making of 'Network'
(2006)
Self (archive footage)
Dorian Gray: A Portrait of Oscar Wilde
(2020)
Oscar Wilde (archive footage)