Known For
Acting
Born
Sep 20, 1942
Died
Apr 14, 2012
Place of Birth
Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
Credits
26 titles
William Finley
Biography
William Finley (September 20, 1940 – April 14, 2012) was an American actor who has appeared in the films Simon, Silent Rage, Phantom of the Paradise, Sisters, and The Wedding Party. He had a long-running friendship and collaboration with director Brian De Palma, beginning with the student films Woton's Wake (1962) and Murder à la Mod (1968). Most recently, he contributed a small but effective cameo in De Palma's 2006 release The Black Dahlia. Under the name W. Franklin Finley, he wrote the screenplay for the 1983 film The First Time. He was also the co-author of the 1985 book Racewalking. Finley graduated from Columbia University in 1963. He resided in New York City with his wife and son.
Known For
Filmography
The Weird World Of Weird: Volume 2
Woton’s Wake
The Black Dahlia
George Tilden
Paradise Regained: Brian de Palma's 'Phantom of the Paradise'
Himself
Sick Girl
Husband
The Autopsy
Self
Brian De Palma : Les Années 60
Night Terrors
Dr. Matteson
Double Negative
Milt
The First Time
Screenplay
Silent Rage
Dr. Paul Vaughn
The Funhouse
Marco the Magnificent
Dressed to Kill
Bobbi (voice) (uncredited)
Simon
Fichandler
Wise Blood
Man (uncredited)
The Fury
Raymond Dunwoodie
Eaten Alive
Roy
Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman
Dr. Elvin McCabe
Last Hours Before Morning
Elmo
Phantom of the Paradise
Winslow Leach / The Phantom
Sisters
Emil Breton
Dionysus in '69
Self/Dionysus
The Wedding Party
Alistair
Murder à la Mod
Otto
Woton's Wake
Woton
Zelenka
Zelenka
Meatcleaver Sharkfuck
Robert Johnson