Peter Finch

Personal information

Known for: Acting
Known credits: 65
Gender: Male
Born: September 28, 1916
Died: January 14, 1977
Place of birth: South Kensington, London, England, UK
Also known as: Frederick George Peter Ingle Finch

Biography

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.