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Peter Finch

27 Sep, 1916 in South Kensington, London, England, UK

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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Peter Finch, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia. ​

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Frederick George Peter Ingle Finch

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Network
79% (1976)
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Judith
43% (1966)
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The Shiralee
51% (1957)
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Passage Home
56% (1955)
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Windom's Way
50% (1957)
A Son Is Born
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