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Frederick George Peter Ingle Finch (28 September 1916 – 14 January 1977) was an English-Australian actor of theatre, film and radio. [1] [2] Born in London, he emigrated to Australia as a teenager and was raised in Sydney, where he worked in vaudeville and radio before becoming a star of Australian films.
Peter Finch. Actor: Network. Despite being one of the finest actors of his generation, Peter Finch will be remembered as much for his reputation as a hard-drinking, hell-raising womanizer as for his performances on the screen.
7 Jun 2024 · Peter Finch, English actor who was noted for his ability to portray complex characters with subtlety and warmth. He was best known for his vivid portrayal of the unbalanced television newscaster Howard Beale in Network (1976).
Peter Finch was an acclaimed British-Australian actor who had a long and distinguished career in film, television, and theater. He is best known for his powerful performances in films such as “Network” and “Sunday Bloody Sunday.”.
30 Nov 2016 · Peter Finch plays a veteran news anchorman who announces on air that he will commit suicide on his final programme (Credit: Alamy)
13 Jan 2021 · In 1977, Australian actor Peter Finch died suddenly of a heart attack in Los Angeles. Finch had received acclaim for his recent role in Network, in which he played a television newscaster gone mad, a role for which he would become the first person to be awarded a posthumous Oscar for acting.
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 ...
