About
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.
Filmography
The Making of 'Network'2006 · Self (archive footage)
Cleopatra: The Film That Changed Hollywood2001 · Self (archive footage)
The Sensational Shocking Wonderful Wacky 70's1980 · Self (archive footage)
Raid on Entebbe1976 · Yitzhak Rabin
Network1976 · Howard Beale
The Abdication1974 · Azzolino
England Made Me1973 · Erich Krogh
Bequest to the Nation1973 · Adm. Lord Horatio Nelson
Lost Horizon1973 · Richard Conway
Something to Hide1972 · Harry Field
Sunday Bloody Sunday1971 · Dr. Daniel Hirsh
The Greatest Mother of 'em All1969 · Sean Howard
The Red Tent1969 · Umberto Nobile
The Legend of Lylah Clare1968 · Lewis Zarken / Louie Flack
Location: Far from the Madding Crowd1967 · Himself
Far from the Madding Crowd1967 · William Boldwood
Lionpower from MGM1967 · Self - Lewis Zarken (archive footage) (uncredited)
Murderers' Row1966 · British agent (uncredited)
10:30 P.M. Summer1966 · Paul
Judith1966 · Aaron Stein