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Peter Finch

1916 - 1977

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Frederick George Peter Ingle Finch (28 September 1916 – 14 January 1977) was an English and Australian actor of theatre, film and radio. Born in London, he emigrated to Australia at the age of ten and was raised in Sydney, where he worked in vaudeville and radio before becoming a star of Australian films. Joining the Old Vic Company after World War II, he achieved widespread critical success in Britain for both stage and screen performances. One of British cinema's most celebrated leading men of the time, Finch won five BAFTA Awards for Best Actor, and the Academy Award in the same category for his portrayal of crazed television anchorman Howard Beale in the 1976 film Network. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Peter Finch is the 645th most popular actor (down from 552nd in 2019), the 897th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 686th in 2019) and the 100th most popular British Actor.

Peter Finch is most famous for playing the role of Howard Beale in the 1976 film Network.

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, Peter Finch ranks 645 out of 13,578. Before him are Elsa Martinelli, Mr. T, Diana Douglas, Bernard Hill, Mark Wahlberg, and Carl Weathers. After him are James Cagney, Harry Dean Stanton, Jane Wyman, Alberto Sordi, Mildred Harris, and Hattie McDaniel.

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Among people born in 1916, Peter Finch ranks 45. Before him are Emil Gilels, Yumjaagiin Tsedenbal, Masaki Kobayashi, Virginia Satir, Marcel Cerdan, and Peter Weiss. After him are Amha Selassie, C. Wright Mills, Raf Vallone, P. W. Botha, Dino Risi, and Ephraim Katzir. Among people deceased in 1977, Peter Finch ranks 34. Before him are Bing Crosby, Andreas Baader, James Jones, Ali Shariati, Henri-Georges Clouzot, and Alexander Luria. After him are Modibo Keïta, Steve Biko, Sergey Ilyushin, Groucho Marx, Francis Gary Powers, and Gary Gilmore.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Peter Finch ranks 897 out of 8,785. Before him are Sarah Churchill, Duchess of Marlborough (1660), Charles Lee (1731), Bernard Hill (1944), William Stanley Jevons (1835), A. S. Neill (1883), and Steve Harris (1956). After him are J. L. Austin (1911), John Frederic Daniell (1790), Thomas Savery (1650), Kenneth Clark (1903), John Pell (1611), and Malcolm IV of Scotland (1141).

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Among ACTORS In United Kingdom

Among actors born in United Kingdom, Peter Finch ranks 100. Before him are Glenda Jackson (1936), Thandie Newton (1972), Jude Law (1972), Rex Harrison (1908), David McCallum (1933), and Bernard Hill (1944). After him are John Gielgud (1904), Margaret Rutherford (1892), Christian Bale (1974), Jim Broadbent (1949), Tom Wilkinson (1948), and Ray Milland (1907).

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