William Finley
Acting Born Sep 20, 1942 Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA 24 credits
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.
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- Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman (1976) as Dr. Elvin McCabe
- Dressed to Kill (1980) as Bobbi (voice) (uncredited)
- The Black Dahlia (2006) as George Tilden
- Phantom of the Paradise (1974) as Winslow Leach / The Phantom
- The Fury (1978) as Raymond Dunwoodie
- Eaten Alive (1976) as Roy
- Sisters (1973) as Emil Breton
- The Funhouse (1981) as Marco the Magnificent
- Silent Rage (1982) as Dr. Paul Vaughn
- Wise Blood (1979) as Man (uncredited)
- Night Terrors (1993) as Dr. Matteson
- Simon (1980) as Fichandler
- Sick Girl (2006) as Husband
- The Wedding Party (1969) as Alistair
- Murder à la Mod (1968) as Otto
- Last Hours Before Morning (1975) as Elmo
- The Weird World Of Weird: Volume 2 (2011) as Woton’s Wake
- Double Negative (1985) as Milt
- Dionysus in '69 (1970) as Self/Dionysus
- The Autopsy (2004) as Self
- Woton's Wake (1963) as Woton
- Paradise Regained: Brian de Palma's 'Phantom of the Paradise' (2006) as Himself
- Brian De Palma : Les Années 60 (2003)
- Zelenka as Zelenka