Peter Finch
- Birthday
- Sep 28, 1912
Bio: Ruddy-faced British star Peter Finch was raised by relatives in France, India, and Australia after his parents divorced when he was two. He had several odd jobs during the Depression before working as a comedian's stooge in vaudeville. He began working in the legitimate theater in 1935 then in 1936 debuted onscreen in the Australian film Dad and Dave Come to Town.… More Bio: Ruddy-faced British star Peter Finch was raised by relatives in France, India, and Australia after his parents divorced when he was two. He had several odd jobs during the Depression before working as a comedian's stooge in vaudeville. He began working in the legitimate theater in 1935 then in 1936 debuted onscreen in the Australian film Dad and Dave Come to Town. While sporadically appearing in Australian films over the next decade-plus, Finch continued working on stage and formed his own company; eventually he also became Australia's top radio actor. His work impressed Laurence Olivier, who brought him to London in 1949 where he performed impressively on the stage and landed supporting roles in numerous films. In the mid-'50s he began getting better film roles, becoming one of Britain's leading male stars. Between 1956-71 he won the British Film Academy "Best Actor" award four times. For his portrayal of a gay doctor in Sunday Bloody Sunday (1971) he received a "Best Actor" Oscar nomination. His last film was Network (1976); during a promotional campaign for the film, he died of a massive coronary. That year he was posthumously awarded the Oscar for "Best Actor"--making him the first actor in Academy Award history to do so. ~ Rovi
Filmography
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The Nun's Story (1999)
- Dr. Fortunate
- 93%
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The Dark Avenger (The Warriors) (1994)
- Count de Ville
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Raid on Entebbe (1977)
- Yitzhak Rabin
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A Look At Liv (1977)
- Actor
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Network (1976)
- Howard Beale
- 90%
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Peter Finch Videos
Network
22 seconds
The Nun's Story
3 minutes 13 seconds
Far From The Madding Crowd
26 seconds
The Warriors
1 minutes 20 seconds
The Wooden Horse
1 minutes 54 seconds
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