Biography: life and films
Peter Finch was an English actor whose birth name was Frederick George Peter Ingle-Finch. He was born in South Kensington, London, England, UK on 28th September 1916 and died in Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA on 14th January 1977, aged 60.His best films as an actor include Fred Zinnemann's The Nun's Story (1959), Jack Clayton's The Pumpkin Eater (1964), Robert Aldrich's thriller The Flight of the Phoenix (1965), John Schlesinger's Far from the Madding Crowd (1967) and Sidney Lumet's Network (1976).
Peter Finch appeared in 51 films.
He has most frequently worked with the following directors: Jack Lee (3 films), Robert Stevens (2), Robert Aldrich (2), Ken G. Hall (2) and John Schlesinger (2).
His most frequent genres include: drama (41 films), romance (7), history (6), War (5), comedy (4), Thriller (3), Biography (3), comedy-drama (2) and Fantasy (2).
Our average rating for Peter Finch over all films is: 3.1
Filmography
Key: a = actor
Dad and Dave Come to Town (1938) [a]
Mr. Chedworth Steps Out (1939) [a]
The Power and the Glory (1941) [a]
Red Sky at Morning (1944) [a]
The Rats of Tobruk (1944) [a]
A Son Is Born (1946) [a]
Eureka Stockade (1949) [a]
Train of Events (1949) [a]
The Miniver Story (1950) [a]
The Wooden Horse (1950) [a]
The Story of Robin Hood and His Merrie Men (1952) [a]
The Heart of the Matter (1953) [a]
The Story of Gilbert and Sullivan (1953) [a]
Elephant Walk (1954) [a]
Make Me an Offer (1954) [a]
Josephine and Men (1955) [a]
Passage Home (1955) [a]
Simon and Laura (1955) [a]
The Dark Avenger (1955) [a]
The Battle of the River Plate (1956) [a]
Robbery Under Arms (1957) [a]
The Shiralee (1957) [a]
Windom's Way (1957) [a]
Operation Amsterdam (1959) [a]
Kidnapped (1960) [a]
The Trials of Oscar Wilde (1960) [a]
No Love for Johnnie (1961) [a]
The Sins of Rachel Cade (1961) [a]
I Thank a Fool (1962) [a]
In the Cool of the Day (1963) [a]
First Men in the Moon (1964) [a]
Girl with Green Eyes (1964) [a]
The Flight of the Phoenix (1965) [a]
10:30 P.M. Summer (1966) [a]
Judith (1966) [a]
Come Spy with Me (1967) [a]
Far from the Madding Crowd (1967) [a]
The Legend of Lylah Clare (1968) [a]
Krasnaya palatka (1969) [a]
Sunday Bloody Sunday (1971) [a]
Something to Hide (1972) [a]
Bequest to the Nation (1973) [a]
England Made Me (1973) [a]
Lost Horizon (1973) [a]
The Abdication (1974) [a]
Network (1976) [a]
A Look at Liv (1979) [a]
The very best period film dramas
The very best French thrillers
The best of American film noir
