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.
Awards & recognition
- Academy Award — Best Actor · 1977
- BAFTA Award — Best Actor in a Leading Role
- Academy Award — Best Actor · 1977 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Actor · 1972 · nominated
Filmography25 titles
Network
The Flight of the Phoenix
The Nun's Story
Far from the Madding Crowd
The Dick Cavett Show
The Wooden Horse
The Pumpkin Eater
Girl with Green Eyes
Sunday Bloody Sunday
Kidnapped
The Detective
Pursuit of the Graf Spee
A Town Like Alice
First Men in the Moon
The Miniver Story
The Story of Robin Hood and His Merrie Men
The Red Tent
I Thank a Fool
Operation Amsterdam
Elephant Walk
In the Cool of the Day
Murderers' Row
The Abdication
Lost Horizon
Robbery Under Arms