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Peter Finch (I) (1916–1977)


Despite being one of the finest actors of his generation, Peter Finch will be remembered as much for his reputation as a hard-drinking, hell-raising womanizer as for his performances on the screen. He was born in London in 1916 and went to live in Sydney, Australia, at the age of ten. There, he worked in a series of dead-end jobs before taking up acting... See full bio »

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Filmography

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1976 Raid on Entebbe (TV movie)
Yitzhak Rabin
 
1976 Something to Hide
Harry Field
 
1973 England Made Me
Erich Krogh
 
1971 Sunday Bloody Sunday
Dr. Daniel Hirsh
 
1969 The Red Tent
Gen. Umberto Nobile
 
1969 The Greatest Mother of Them All (short)
Sean Howard
 
1968 The Legend of Lylah Clare
Lewis Zarken/Louie Flack
 
1967 Come Spy with Me
Cameo Appearance (uncredited)
 
1966 10:30 P.M. Summer
Paul
 
1966 Judith
Aaron Stein
 
1965 The Flight of the Phoenix
Captain Harris
 
1964 First Men in the Moon
Bailiff's Man (uncredited)
 
1964 Girl with Green Eyes
Eugene Gaillard
 
1964 The Pumpkin Eater
Jake Armitage
 
1963 In the Cool of the Day
Murray Logan
 
1962 I Thank a Fool
Stephen Dane
 
1961 No Love for Johnnie
Johnnie Byrne
 
1961 The Sins of Rachel Cade
Colonel Henry Derode
 
1959 The Nun's Story
Dr. Fortunati
 
1959 Operation Amsterdam
Jan Smit
 
1957 Windom's Way
Alec Windom
 
1956 Pursuit of the Graf Spee
Captain Langsdorff 'Admiral Graf Spee'
 
1955 Josephine and Men
David Hewer
 
1955 Passage Home
Captain Lucky Ryland
 
1955 The Dark Avenger
Comte De Ville
 
1954 Make Me an Offer
Charlie
 
1954 Elephant Walk
John Wiley
 
1951 Captain Carvallo (TV movie)
Professor Winke
 
1950 The Wooden Horse
Australian in Hospital
 
1950 The Miniver Story
Polish officer
 
1949 Train of Events
Philip (segment "The Actor")
 
1949 Massacre Hill
Humffray
 
1946 A Son Is Born
Paul Graham
 
1944 The Fighting Rats of Tobruk
Peter Linton
 
1944 Red Sky at Morning
Micheal
 
1941 The Power and the Glory
Frank Miller
 
1939 Mr. Chedworth Steps Out
Arthur Jacobs
 
1938 The Farmer Goes to Town
Bill Ryan
 
Show ShowSoundtrack (1 title)
1973 Lost Horizon (performer: "I MIGHT FRIGHTEN HER AWAY", "IF I COULD GO BACK", "I COME TO YOU")
 
Show ShowSelf (15 titles)
1979 A Look at Liv (documentary)
Himself
 
1968-1977 The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (TV series)
Himself / Himself - Guest
Episode dated 13 January 1977 (1977) … Himself
Episode dated 14 August 1968 (1968) … Himself - Guest
 
1977 The Mike Douglas Show (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 3 January 1977 (1977) … Himself
 
1973-1974 Film '72 (TV series)
Himself / Himself - Interviewee
Episode dated 12 November 1974 (1974) … Himself
Episode dated 11 December 1973 (1973) … Himself - Interviewee
 
1974 Dinah! (TV series)
Himself
Episode #1.6 (1974) … Himself
 
1972 The 44th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Nominee: Best Actor in a Leading Role
 
1971 Cinema (TV series documentary)
Himself
Peter Finch (1971) … Himself
 
1971 Film Night (TV series)
Himself
Film Night Special: John Schlesinger (1971) … Himself
 
1968 The Dick Cavett Show (TV series)
Himself
Episode #1.118 (1968) … Himself
 
1967 Location: Far from the Madding Crowd (short)
Himself (uncredited)
 
1964 This Week (TV series)
Himself - Reader
Prisoners of Conscience (1964) … Himself - Reader
 
1956 Melbourne, Olympic City
Himself - Narrator
 
1954 The Queen in Australia
Himself - Narrator
 
1947 Indonesia Calling (documentary short)
Himself - Narrator (voice)
 
1944 Jungle Patrol (documentary short)
Narrator
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (8 titles)
2009 Glenn Beck (TV series)
 
2001 A Profile of 'A Town Like Alice' (video documentary short)
Joe Harman (uncredited)
 
2001 Cleopatra: The Film That Changed Hollywood (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1995 The Celluloid Heroes (TV movie)
Himself
 
1988 The 1950's: Music, Memories & Milestones (video documentary)
Himself
 
1980 The British Greats (TV series)
 
1967 Lionpower from MGM (short)
Lewis Zarken (uncredited)
 
1955-1963 Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color (TV series)
 

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Personal Details

Other Works:

(1951) He acted in William Shakespeare's play, "Othello", at the St. James' Theatre in London, England with Orson Welles, Gudrun Ure, Maxine Audley and Giles Cooper in the cast. See more »

Publicity Listings:

4 Print Biographies  | 1 Interview  | 1 Article  | 5 Magazine Cover Photos  | See more »

Alternate Names:

William Mitchell

Height:

5' 11" (1.80 m)
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Did You Know?

Personal Quote:

[on film producer Ross Hunter] He's a very pleasant man. He may sound like Reader's Digest, but he believes every word he says. He's never lost touch with Disneyland. See more »

Trivia:

Only one day before his death of a heart attack, he appeared on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson on U.S. network television NBC, entertaining the host and the audience with tales of his youth and his "psychic" grandmother. Carson closed his program the next evening with some words about Finch's passing. See more »

Nickname:

Finchie See more »

Star Sign:

Libra