ACTOR

Peter Finch

1916 - 1977

Photo of Peter Finch

Icon of person Peter Finch

Frederick George Peter Ingle Finch (28 September 1916 – 14 January 1977) was an English-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. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Peter Finch has received more than 3,062,325 page views. His biography is available in 53 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 52 in 2019). Peter Finch is the 552nd most popular actor (up from 678th in 2019), the 686th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 840th in 2019) and the 85th most popular British Actor.

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

Memorability Metrics

  • 3.1M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 62.55

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 53

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.53

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.56

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Peter Finch ranks 552 out of 13,578. Before him are Raul Julia, Louise Fletcher, Mae West, Nastassja Kinski, Jessica Tandy, and Harriet Andersson. After him are Jim Broadbent, Samy Naceri, Mary Pickford, Woody Harrelson, Mr. T, and Kevin Kline.

Most Popular Actors in Wikipedia

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1916, Peter Finch ranks 42. Before him are Christian B. Anfinsen, Peter Weiss, Bernard Lewis, Yumjaagiin Tsedenbal, Jean Dausset, and Marcel Cerdan. After him are P. W. Botha, Masaki Kobayashi, Virginia Satir, Emil Gilels, Robert F. Furchgott, and C. Wright Mills. Among people deceased in 1977, Peter Finch ranks 29. Before him are Archibald Hill, Howard Hawks, Bing Crosby, Alexander Luria, Henri-Georges Clouzot, and Edgar Adrian. After him are Gudrun Ensslin, Groucho Marx, Sergey Ilyushin, James Jones, Abdel Halim Hafez, and Ali Shariati.

Others Born in 1916

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Others Deceased in 1977

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Peter Finch ranks 686 out of 8,785. Before him are James Clark Ross (1800), Bruce Chatwin (1940), Oliver Heaviside (1850), William Jones (1746), Dua Lipa (1995), and Jessica Tandy (1909). After him are Antony Armstrong-Jones, 1st Earl of Snowdon (1930), Jim Broadbent (1949), Peter Shilton (1949), William Oughtred (1574), Stephen Gray (1666), and John Frederic Daniell (1790).

Others born in United Kingdom

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Among ACTORS In United Kingdom

Among actors born in United Kingdom, Peter Finch ranks 85. Before him are Charles Laughton (1899), Desmond Llewelyn (1914), Sean Bean (1959), Leslie Howard (1893), Brian Cox (1946), and Jessica Tandy (1909). After him are Jim Broadbent (1949), Oliver Reed (1938), Emma, Lady Hamilton (1765), Deborah Kerr (1921), Jude Law (1972), and Alfred Molina (1953).

British born Actors

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Television and Movie Roles

Network
Howard Beale
When veteran anchorman Howard Beale is forced to retire his 25-year post because of his age, he announces to viewers that he will kill himself during his farewell broadcast. Network executives rethink their decision when his fanatical tirade results in a spike in ratings.
Nov 14o 19767.8 / 10
Sunday Bloody Sunday
Dr. Daniel Hirsh
Recently divorced career woman Alex Greville begins a romantic relationship with glamorous mod artist Bob Elkin, fully aware that he's also intimately involved with middle-aged doctor Daniel Hirsh. For both Alex and Daniel, the younger man represents a break with their repressive pasts, and though both know that Bob is seeing both of them, neither is willing to let go of the youth and vitality he brings to their otherwise stable lives.
Jul 1o 19716.631 / 10
The Flight of the Phoenix
Capt. Harris
A cargo aircraft crashes in a sandstorm in the Sahara with less than a dozen men on board. One of the passengers is an airplane designer who comes up with the idea of ripping off the undamaged wing and using it as the basis for a replacement aircraft they need to build before their food and water run out.
Dec 15o 19657.2 / 10