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.

Known for

★7.8

Network

1976

★7.2

The Flight of the Phoenix

1965

★7.2

The Nun's Story

1959

★6.3

First Men in the Moon

1964

★6.6

Sunday Bloody Sunday

1971

★6.9

Far from the Madding Crowd

1967

★6.2

The Story of Robin Hood and His Merrie Men

1952

★6.0

The Red Tent

1969

★6.4

The Battle of the River Plate

1956

★6.0

Raid on Entebbe

1976

★6.7

The Pumpkin Eater

1964