Peter Finch

PETER FINCH d1977. British-born Australian actor and the winner of five BAFTAs and a Golden Globe for best actor. He is however probably best remembered for his role as "crazed" television anchorman Howard Beale in Network (1976) which earned him a posthumous Academy Award. In a distinquished career other notable films include ; A Town Like Alice (1956) / The Battle of River Plate (1956) / The Nuns Story (1959) / The Trials of Oscar Wilde (1960) / No Love for Johnnie (1961) / Pumpkin Eater (1964) / Far from The Madding Crowd (1967) and Sunday Bloody Sunday (1971). Three times married, he died aged 60 after suffering a heart attack in the lobby of The Beverly Hills Hotel in 1977