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    Peter Finch

    1916-09-27 (107 years old) 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. ​

    Movies

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    The Making of 'Network'
    0 %|Feb 28, 2006
    Documentary
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    The Sensational Shocking Wonderful Wacky 70's
    0 %|Jan 4, 1980
    Music, Documentary
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    Raid on Entebbe
    60 %|Dec 26, 1976
    Drama, Thriller, TV Movie, History
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    Network
    78.24 %|Nov 14, 1976
    Drama
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    The Abdication
    58 %|Oct 3, 1974
    Drama, History
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    England Made Me
    57 %|Jun 1, 1973
    Drama
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    Bequest to the Nation
    50 %|Apr 18, 1973
    Drama, History
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    Lost Horizon
    55 %|Mar 14, 1973
    Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Music, Romance
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    Something to Hide
    52 %|Jan 1, 1972
    Thriller, Crime, Drama
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    Sunday Bloody Sunday
    66.36 %|Jul 1, 1971
    Drama
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    The Greatest Mother of 'em All
    0 %|Dec 31, 1969
    Drama
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    The Red Tent
    60 %|Dec 23, 1969
    Adventure, Drama, History
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    The Legend of Lylah Clare
    61.09 %|Aug 21, 1968
    Drama, Crime, Mystery
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    Far from the Madding Crowd
    68.5 %|Jun 18, 1967
    Drama, History, Romance
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    Murderers' Row
    58 %|Dec 20, 1966
    Action, Adventure, Comedy
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    10:30 P.M. Summer
    54 %|Oct 24, 1966
    Drama, Romance
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    Judith
    43 %|Jan 20, 1966
    Drama, War
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    The Flight of the Phoenix
    71.91 %|Dec 15, 1965
    Adventure, Drama
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    The Pumpkin Eater
    67 %|Jul 16, 1964
    Drama
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    First Men in the Moon
    63 %|Jul 1, 1964
    Adventure, Science Fiction
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    Girl with Green Eyes
    67 %|May 14, 1964
    Drama, Romance
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    In the Cool of the Day
    54 %|May 29, 1963
    Drama, Romance
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    I Thank a Fool
    54 %|Sep 14, 1962
    Drama
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    The Sins of Rachel Cade
    55 %|Apr 2, 1961
    Romance, Drama
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    No Love for Johnnie
    55 %|Feb 14, 1961
    Drama
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    The Trials of Oscar Wilde
    64 %|May 28, 1960
    Drama, History
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    Kidnapped
    64 %|Feb 24, 1960
    Action, Adventure, Drama, Family
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    The Nun's Story
    71 %|Jun 18, 1959
    Drama
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    Operation Amsterdam
    57.86 %|Jan 12, 1959
    Drama, History, War
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    Windom's Way
    50 %|Dec 7, 1957
    Drama
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    The Shiralee
    54 %|Jul 11, 1957
    Drama
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    Robbery Under Arms
    54 %|Jan 10, 1957
    Drama, Western
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    The Battle of the River Plate
    61 %|Oct 30, 1956
    Drama, History, War
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    A Town Like Alice
    62.97 %|Mar 1, 1956
    War, Drama, Romance
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    Josephine and Men
    63 %|Nov 9, 1955
    Comedy
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    Simon and Laura
    55 %|Nov 2, 1955
    Comedy
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    The Dark Avenger
    60 %|Apr 15, 1955
    Action, Adventure, Drama, History, Romance, War
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    Passage Home
    56 %|Mar 17, 1955
    Drama
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    Make Me an Offer!
    67 %|Dec 8, 1954
    Comedy
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    Father Brown
    61 %|Jun 8, 1954
    Comedy, Mystery, Crime
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    Elephant Walk
    58 %|Apr 21, 1954
    Romance, Adventure, Drama
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    The Heart of the Matter
    66 %|Nov 3, 1953
    Drama
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    The Story of Gilbert and Sullivan
    40 %|Feb 14, 1953
    Drama, Music
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    The Story of Robin Hood and His Merrie Men
    62 %|May 26, 1952
    Action, Adventure
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    The Miniver Story
    60 %|Oct 26, 1950
    Drama
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    The Wooden Horse
    67 %|Oct 16, 1950
    War, Drama
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    Eureka Stockade
    55 %|Jan 26, 1949
    Drama, History
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    Train of Events
    60 %|Jan 18, 1949
    Drama
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    A Son is Born
    0 %|Sep 20, 1946
    poster
    Indonesia Calling
    59 %|Aug 9, 1946
    Documentary
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    Jungle Patrol
    0 %|Dec 31, 1944
    Documentary
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    The Rats of Tobruk
    56 %|Jun 30, 1944
    War, Action
    actor
    These Stars Are Mine
    0 %|Jan 26, 1943
    Documentary, Drama
    actor
    The Power and the Glory
    0 %|Apr 3, 1941
    War, Drama, Thriller
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    Mr. Chedworth Steps Out
    60 %|Apr 1, 1939
    Drama, Comedy
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    Dad and Dave Come to Town
    53 %|Sep 29, 1938
    Comedy
    actor
    The Magic Shoes
    0 %|Jan 1, 1935
    Fantasy

    Series

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    The Dick Cavett Show
    65.59 %|Jun 6, 1968
    Talk