Born in South Kensington, London, England, UK — Sep 27 1916• Died Jan 14 1977

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.
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Self

Howard Beale

Yitzhak Rabin

Richard Conway

Dr. Fortunati

Captain Langsdorff, "Admiral Graf Spee"

Self (archive footage)

Captain Harris

Adm. Lord Horatio Nelson

William Boldwood

Umberto Nobile

Johnnie Byrne

Simon Foster

Dr. Daniel Hirsh

Jake Armitage

Sheriff of Nottingham

Macauley

Self - Lewis Zarken (archive footage) (uncredited)

Polish officer

John Wiley

Colonel Henry Derode

Bailiff's Man (uncredited)

Aaron Stein

Stephen Dane

Murray Logan

Lewis Zarken / Louie Flack

Philip Mason

Gustave Flambeau

Azzolino

Self (archive footage)

Oscar

Alan Breck Stewart

British agent (uncredited)
Himself

Jan Smit

Comte De Ville

Eugene Gaillard

Richard D'Oyly Carte

Kapitän John Ryland "Lucky"

Humffray

Self (archive footage)

David Hewer

Father Rank

Joe Harman

Captain Starlight

Charlie

Erich Krogh
Paul Graham

Sean Howard

Harry Field

Australian in Hospital

Alec Windom

Paul

Peter Linton

Self - Narrator (voice)

Arthur Jacobs
Frank Miller

Bill Ryan
Prince Charming

Himself

Narrator
Reynolds Junior