William Finley
Acting • Born 1942-09-20 – Died 2012-04-14
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.
Filmography
25 credits
Eaten Alive
Movie • 1976
Roy
Silent Rage
Movie • 1982
Dr. Paul Vaughn
Phantom of the Paradise
Movie • 1974
Winslow Leach / The Phantom
The Funhouse
Movie • 1981
Marco the Magnificent
Murder à la Mod
Movie • 1968
Otto
Zelenka
Movie
Zelenka
The Wedding Party
Movie • 1969
Alistair
Night Terrors
Movie • 1993
Dr. Matteson
Dionysus in '69
Movie • 1970
Self/Dionysus
Wise Blood
Movie • 1979
Man (uncredited)
Woton's Wake
Movie • 1963
Woton
The Black Dahlia
Movie • 2006
George Tilden
Sisters
Movie • 1973
Emil Breton
Last Hours Before Morning
Movie • 1975
Elmo
Simon
Movie • 1980
Fichandler
The Weird World Of Weird: Volume 2
Movie • 2011
Woton’s Wake
Sick Girl
Movie • 2006
Husband
The Fury
Movie • 1978
Raymond Dunwoodie
Brian De Palma : Les Années 60
Movie • 2003
Double Negative
Movie • 1985
Milt
Dressed to Kill
Movie • 1980
Bobbi (voice) (uncredited)
Paradise Regained: Brian de Palma's 'Phantom of the Paradise'
Movie • 2006
Himself
The Autopsy
Movie • 2004
Self
Meatcleaver Sharkfuck
Movie
Robert Johnson
Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman
TV • 1976
Dr. Elvin McCabe