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Peter Finch

from I Thank a Fool (1962)
Personal information
Birth nameFrederick George Peter Ingle Finch
Birth date28 September 1916
Date of death14 January 1977(age 60)
OccupationActor
Years active1938 � 1977
SpouseTamara Tchinarova (1943-1959)
Yolande Turner (1959-1965)
Eletha Barrett (1973-1977)

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Peter Finch (28 September 1916 - 14 January 1977) was a British-born Australian actor. He is best remembered for his role as 'crazed' television anchorman Howard Beale in the 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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WalesOnline--My life in figures - a portrait of -Finch- in equation, table, and chart. Everything, it seems, can be turned into numbers. So too in the world of culture. ... - Date : Sat, 28 Aug 2010 08:36:26 GMT+00:00
MORRIS: When does this movie end? - Indianapolis Business Journal Tweet this news
Indianapolis Business Journal--The movie was “Network” and the rant came from one of the main characters, a television newscaster named Howard Beale, played by the late -Peter Finch-. ... - Date : Sat, 28 Aug 2010 06:21:57 GMT+00:00
If only we all had slides at work for dramatic exit - NorthJersey.com Tweet this news
NorthJersey.com--What captured everyone's interest, though, seems to be the idea of having the nerve to quit one's job in a dramatic fashion reminiscent of -Peter Finch's- ... - Date : Thu, 19 Aug 2010 05:36:02 GMT+00:00
The Insider: Peter Finch - WalesOnline Tweet this news
WalesOnline--Do you read these things? The ubiquitous blogger with their garrulous outpourings. Words to fill the silence, sentences to rattle in the air, ... - Date : Sat, 14 Aug 2010 05:20:01 GMT+00:00
The Insider: Peter Finch - WalesOnline Tweet this news
WalesOnline--A LITTLE while back, the sages of publishing predicted that the first thing to go in the online world would be encyclopaedias, gazetteers and handbooks. ... - Date : Fri, 23 Jul 2010 23:39:27 GMT+00:00
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WalesOnline--HOW instant is this age we're living in? A poet of my acquaintance, a pretty well-known poet actually, has just told me that his next collection, ... - Date : Sat, 17 Jul 2010 10:09:24 GMT+00:00
Cardiff poet storms Welsh Readathon - The Guardian Tweet this news
The Guardian--The standout performance of the evening came from Cardiff writer and Academi chief executive -Peter Finch-. A big, imposing Welshman dressed all in black, ... - Date : Thu, 15 Jul 2010 14:35:10 GMT+00:00
What can we do? - Amador Ledger-Dispatch Tweet this news
Amador Ledger-Dispatch--But Wolf sounds like -Peter Finch- in the movie "Network". He said "I'm mad as hell and I'm not going to take it anymore." Unlike Finch, Wolf isn't raving ... - Date : Fri, 09 Jul 2010 16:16:22 GMT+00:00
From CNBC Stock-Picker to Bank Critic on MSNBC - New York Times (blog) Tweet this news
New York Times (blog)--There are risks for crusaders, and one is that they can potentially turn into Howard Beale, -Peter Finch's- character in the 1976 movie “Network. ... - Date : Mon, 28 Jun 2010 06:26:18 GMT+00:00
Dr. Steven Katz is Running for NYS Assembly - Patch Tweet this news
Patch--The late actor -Peter Finch- was posthumously awarded the Academy Award for Best Actor in 1976 for his ... - Date : Fri, 16 Jul 2010 11:06:21 GMT+00:00

Year Film Role Notes
1938 Dad and Dave Come to Town Bill Ryan
1939 Mr. Chedworth Steps Out Arthur Jacobs
1941 The Power and the Glory Frank Miller
1944 The Rats of Tobruk Peter Linton
Red Sky at Morning Michael
1946 A Son Is Born Paul Graham
1949 Train of Events Philip (segment The Actor)
Eureka Stockade Humffray
1950 The Miniver Story Polish officer
The Wooden Horse Australian in Hospital
1952 The Story of Robin Hood and His Merrie Men Sheriff of Nottingham
1953 The Heart of the Matter Father Rank
The Story of Gilbert and Sullivan Richard D'Oyly Carte
1954 Father Brown Flambeau
Elephant Walk John Wiley
Make Me an Offer Charlie
1955 Josephine and Men David Hewer
Passage Home Captain Lucky Ryland
Simon and Laura Simon Foster
The Dark Avenger Comte De Ville
1956 The Battle of the River Plate Capt. Langsdorff, Admiral Graff Spee
A Town Like Alice Joe Harman BAFTA Award for Best British Actor
1957 Windom's Way Alec Windom Nominated - BAFTA Award for Best British Actor
Robbery Under Arms Captain Starlight
The Shiralee Jim Macauley
1959 The Nun's Story Dr. Fortunati Nominated - BAFTA Award for Best British Actor
Operation Amsterdam Jan Smit
1960 The Trials of Oscar Wilde Oscar Wilde BAFTA Award for Best British Actor
Moscow International Film Festival Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role
Kidnapped Alan Breck Stewart
1961 No Love for Johnnie Johnnie Byrne BAFTA Award for Best British Actor
Silver Bear for Best Actor at the 11th Berlin International Film Festival.
The Sins of Rachel Cade Colonel Henry Derode
1962 I Thank a Fool Stephen Dane
1963 In the Cool of the Day Murray Logan
1964 First Men in the Moon Bailiff's man uncredited
Girl with Green Eyes Eugene Gaillard
The Pumpkin Eater Jake Armitage
1965 The Flight of the Phoenix Capt. Harris
1966 10:30 P.M. Summer Paul
Judith Aaron Stein
1967 Come Spy with Me Cameo appearance uncredited
Far from the Madding Crowd William Boldwood National Board of Review Award for Best Actor
1968 The Legend of Lylah Clare Lewis Zarken
1969 The Greatest Mother of Them All Sean Howard
The Red Tent General Umberto Nobile
1971 Sunday, Bloody Sunday Dr. Daniel Hirsh BAFTA Award for Best Actor
National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Actor
Nominated - Golden Globe Award for Best Actor � Motion Picture Drama
Nominated - Academy Award for Best Actor
1972 Something to Hide Harry Field
1973 England Made Me Erich Krogh
Bequest to the Nation Adm. Lord Horatio Nelson
Lost Horizon Richard Conway
1974 The Abdication Cardinal Azzolino
1976 Network Howard Beale Academy Award for Best Actor
BAFTA Award for Best Actor
Golden Globe Award for Best Actor � Motion Picture Drama
1977 Raid on Entebbe Yitzhak Rabin TV movie
Nominated - Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor � Miniseries or a Movie

Academy Award for Best Actor

Maximilian Schell (1961) * Gregory Peck (1962) * Sidney Poitier (1963) * Rex Harrison (1964) * Lee Marvin (1965) * Paul Scofield (1966) * Rod Steiger (1967) * Cliff Robertson (1968) * John Wayne (1969) * George C. Scott (1970) * Gene Hackman (1971) * Marlon Brando (1972) * Jack Lemmon (1973) * Art Carney (1974) * Jack Nicholson (1975) * Peter Finch (1976) * Richard Dreyfuss (1977) * Jon Voight (1978) * Dustin Hoffman (1979) * Robert De Niro (1980) ---- Complete List * (1928 �1940) * (1941 �1960) * (1961 �1980) * (1981 �2000) * (2001-present)

Golden Globe Award for Best Actor � Motion Picture Drama

Maximilian Schell (1961) * Gregory Peck (1962) * Sidney Poitier (1963) * Peter O'Toole (1964) * Omar Sharif (1965) * Paul Scofield (1966) * Rod Steiger (1967) * Peter O'Toole (1968) * John Wayne (1969) * George C. Scott (1970) * Gene Hackman (1971) * Marlon Brando (1972) * Al Pacino (1973) * Jack Nicholson (1974) * Jack Nicholson (1975) * Peter Finch (1976) * Richard Burton (1977) * Jon Voight (1978) * Dustin Hoffman (1979) * Robert De Niro (1980) ---- Complete List * (1943 �1960) * (1961 �1980) * (1981 �2000) * (2001 �present)



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