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

• 1976Network — Howard Beale
• 1976Raid on Entebbe — Yitzhak Rabin
• 1974The Abdication — Azzolino
• 1973Bequest to the Nation — Adm. Lord Horatio Nelson
• 1973England Made Me — Erich Krogh
• 1973Lost Horizon — Richard Conway
• 1973Something to Hide — Harry Field
• 1971Sunday Bloody Sunday — Dr. Daniel Hirsh
• 1969The Greatest Mother of 'em All — Sean Howard
• 1969The Red Tent — Umberto Nobile
• 1968The Legend of Lylah Clare — Lewis Zarken / Louie Flack
• 1967Far from the Madding Crowd — William Boldwood
• 196610:30 P.M. Summer — Paul
• 1966Judith — Aaron Stein
• 1966Murderers' Row — British agent (uncredited)
• 1965The Flight of the Phoenix — Captain Harris
• 1964First Men in the Moon — Bailiff's Man (uncredited)
• 1964Girl with Green Eyes — Eugene Gaillard
• 1964The Pumpkin Eater — Jake Armitage
• 1963In the Cool of the Day — Murray Logan
• 1962Antony and Cleopatra — Antony
• 1962I Thank a Fool — Stephen Dane
• 1961No Love for Johnnie — Johnnie Byrne
• 1961The Sins of Rachel Cade — Colonel Henry Derode
• 1960Kidnapped — Alan Breck Stewart
• 1960The Trials of Oscar Wilde — Oscar
• 1959Operation Amsterdam — Jan Smit
• 1959The Nun's Story — Dr. Fortunati
• 1957Robbery Under Arms — Captain Starlight
• 1957The Shiralee — Macauley
• 1957Windom's Way — Alec Windom
• 1956A Town Like Alice — Joe Harman
• 1956The Battle of the River Plate — Captain Langsdorff, "Admiral Graf Spee"
• 1955Josephine and Men — David Hewer
• 1955Passage Home — Captain Lucky Ryland
• 1955Simon and Laura — Simon Foster
• 1955The Dark Avenger — Comte De Ville
• 1954Elephant Walk — John Wiley
• 1954Father Brown — Gustave Flambeau
• 1954Make Me an Offer! — Charlie
• 1953The Heart of the Matter — Father Rank
• 1953The Story of Gilbert and Sullivan — Richard D'Oyly Carte
• 1952The Story of Robin Hood and His Merrie Men — Sheriff of Nottingham
• 1950The Miniver Story — Polish officer
• 1950The Wooden Horse — Australian in Hospital
• 1949Eureka Stockade — Humffray
• 1949Train of Events — Philip Mason
• 1946A Son Is Born — Paul Graham
• 1944Jungle Patrol — Narrator
• 1944The Rats of Tobruk — Peter Linton
• 1943These Stars Are Mine — Reynolds Junior
• 1941The Power and the Glory — Frank Miller
• 1939Mr. Chedworth Steps Out — Arthur Jacobs
• 1938Dad and Dave Come to Town — Bill Ryan
• 1935The Magic Shoes — Prince Charming

Appearances as themselves (10)

• 2025Breakdown: 1975 — Self (archive footage- Howard Beale Network)
• 2006The Making of 'Network' — Self (archive footage)
• 2001Cleopatra: The Film That Changed Hollywood — Self (archive footage)
• 1980The Sensational Shocking Wonderful Wacky 70's — Self (archive footage)
• Film '72 — Self
• The Dick Cavett Show — Self - Guest
• 1967Lionpower from MGM — Self - Lewis Zarken (archive footage) (uncredited)
• 1967Location: Far from the Madding Crowd — Self
• 1952The Riddle of Robin Hood — Self
• 1946Indonesia Calling — Self - Narrator (voice)