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.
Movies & TV Shows
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Network (1976) — Howard Beale
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The Flight of the Phoenix (1965) — Captain Harris
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The Nun's Story (1959) — Dr. Fortunati
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First Men in the Moon (1964) — Bailiff's Man (uncredited)
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Sunday Bloody Sunday (1971) — Dr. Daniel Hirsh
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Far from the Madding Crowd (1967) — William Boldwood
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The Story of Robin Hood and His Merrie Men (1952) — Sheriff of Nottingham
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The Battle of the River Plate (1956) — Captain Langsdorff, "Admiral Graf Spee"
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The Red Tent (1969) — Umberto Nobile
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Raid on Entebbe (1976) — Yitzhak Rabin
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The Pumpkin Eater (1964) — Jake Armitage
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Murderers' Row (1966) — British agent (uncredited)
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Elephant Walk (1954) — John Wiley
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Lost Horizon (1973) — Richard Conway
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A Town Like Alice (1956) — Joe Harman
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Girl with Green Eyes (1964) — Eugene Gaillard
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The Trials of Oscar Wilde (1960) — Oscar
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Kidnapped (1960) — Alan Breck Stewart
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The Legend of Lylah Clare (1968) — Lewis Zarken / Louie Flack
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Father Brown (1954) — Gustave Flambeau
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10:30 P.M. Summer (1966) — Paul
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Breakdown: 1975 (2025) — Self (archive footage- Howard Beale Network)
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The Wooden Horse (1950) — Australian in Hospital
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The Dick Cavett Show (1968) — Self - Guest
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The Shiralee (1957) — Macauley
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Operation Amsterdam (1959) — Jan Smit
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Simon and Laura (1955) — Simon Foster
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The Miniver Story (1950) — Polish officer
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Eureka Stockade (1949) — Humffray
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Cleopatra: The Film That Changed Hollywood (2001) — Self (archive footage)
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Train of Events (1949) — Philip Mason
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In the Cool of the Day (1963) — Murray Logan
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The Abdication (1974) — Azzolino
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The Dark Avenger (1955) — Comte De Ville
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The Heart of the Matter (1953) — Father Rank
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Windom's Way (1957) — Alec Windom
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Judith (1966) — Aaron Stein
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No Love for Johnnie (1961) — Johnnie Byrne
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Robbery Under Arms (1957) — Captain Starlight
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Indonesia Calling (1946) — Self - Narrator (voice)