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Acting

Peter Finch

Career: Active from 1935 to 1976, busiest in 1955 and 1973 with 4 main titles each.

Leading roles: 44
top three billing

Average score: 61/100

Highest rated: Network
85/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 29 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Peter Finch Catalog average

Rarely in their work

Contemporary Realism
2.4, average 5.4
Crime
2.5, average 3.6
Coming of Age
2.0, average 3.0
Uncanny
1.5, average 2.5

Main genres

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Recurring tags

Character-Driven 4
Social Commentary 4
World War II 3
Literary Adaptation 3
Moral Dilemma 3
Historical Action 2
Complex Relationships 2
Courage and Sacrifice 2
Showbiz Satire 2
Dark Comedy 2
Tragic Romance 2
Classic Adventure 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

55

Type

Role

Score

Decade

Genre

Group by

1970s

8 titles · average score 62

Network

85

as Howard Beale

Raid on Entebbe

63

as Yitzhak Rabin

The Abdication

58

as Azzolino

Lost Horizon

32

as Richard Conway

England Made Me

as Erich Krogh

Bequest to the Nation

64

as Adm. Lord Horatio Nelson

Something to Hide

57

as Harry Field

Sunday Bloody Sunday

76

as Dr. Daniel Hirsh

1960s

18 titles · average score 60

The Red Tent

62

as Umberto Nobile

The Legend of Lylah Clare

55

as Lewis Zarken / Louie Flack

10:30 P.M. Summer

49

as Paul

The Flight of the Phoenix

80

as Captain Harris

The Pumpkin Eater

69

as Jake Armitage

Girl with Green Eyes

74

as Eugene Gaillard

In the Cool of the Day

43

as Murray Logan

I Thank a Fool

61

as Stephen Dane

The Sins of Rachel Cade

45

as Colonel Henry Derode

No Love for Johnnie

65

as Johnnie Byrne

Kidnapped

60

as Alan Breck Stewart

The Trials of Oscar Wilde

81

as Oscar

1950s

19 titles · average score 63

The Nun's Story

77

as Dr. Fortunati

Operation Amsterdam

63

as Jan Smit

Robbery Under Arms

59

as Captain Starlight

The Shiralee

58

as Macauley

Windom's Way

56

as Alec Windom

A Town Like Alice

71

as Joe Harman

The Dark Avenger

55

as Comte De Ville

Simon and Laura

64

as Simon Foster

Elephant Walk

58

as John Wiley

Father Brown

60

as Gustave Flambeau

Make Me an Offer!

as Charlie

The Story of Robin Hood and His Merrie Men

65

as Sheriff of Nottingham

1940s

7 titles · average score 61

Eureka Stockade

62

as Humffray

Train of Events

64

as Philip Mason

as Paul Graham

The Rats of Tobruk

59

as Peter Linton

Jungle Patrol

as Narrator

These Stars Are Mine

as Reynolds Junior

The Power and the Glory

as Frank Miller

1930s

3 titles

Mr. Chedworth Steps Out

as Arthur Jacobs

Dad and Dave Come to Town

as Bill Ryan

The Magic Shoes

as Prince Charming