Acting credits
22
Active
Consistent number of acting credits.
Actor
William Finley
Acting
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Movies: 22Series: 1Crew credits: 1
TMDB ID: 97561
IMDb ID: nm0278073
Known for: Acting
Born: September 20, 1942
Died: April 14, 2012
Age: 69
Place of birth: Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1963 - 2006
Years active: 44
Average TMDB rating: 5.85
Wikidata: Q1758714
Also known as
Bill Finley
Other jobs
Screenplay (1)
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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Movies
Movies
Movie credits linked with William Finley.
5.6
The Black Dahlia
as George Tilden
2006 Movie
5.5
Paradise Regained: Brian de Palma's 'Phantom of the Paradise'
as Himself
2006 Movie
6.3
Sick Girl
as Husband
2006 Movie
The Autopsy
as Self
2004 Movie
9.0
Brian De Palma : Les Années 60
2003 Movie
4.0
Night Terrors
as Dr. Matteson
1993 Movie
7.0
Double Negative
as Milt
1985 Movie
4.2
The First Time
Screenplay
1983 Movie
5.9
Silent Rage
as Dr. Paul Vaughn
1982 Movie
5.9
The Funhouse
as Marco the Magnificent
1981 Movie
7.0
Dressed to Kill
as Bobbi (voice) (uncredited)
1980 Movie
6.2
Simon
as Fichandler
1980 Movie
6.3
Wise Blood
as Man (uncredited)
1979 Movie
6.3
The Fury
as Raymond Dunwoodie
1978 Movie
5.5
Eaten Alive
as Roy
1976 Movie
2.0
Last Hours Before Morning
as Elmo
1975 Movie
7.5
Phantom of the Paradise
as Winslow Leach / The Phantom
1974 Movie
6.7
Sisters
as Emil Breton
1973 Movie
6.1
Dionysus in '69
as Self/Dionysus
1970 Movie
4.3
The Wedding Party
as Alistair
1969 Movie
4.5
Murder à la Mod
as Otto
1968 Movie
6.1
Woton's Wake
as Woton
1963 Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with William Finley.
