William Finley

William Finley

Acting

Birthday

1942/09/20

Day of death

2012/04/14 (69 years old)

Gender

Male

Place of Birth

Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

Also know as

Bill 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 scree...Read more

Acting
Eaten Alive
5.4

(1976) Eaten Alive

as Roy

Silent Rage
6.0

(1982) Silent Rage

as Dr. Paul Vaughn

Phantom of the Paradise
7.5

(1974) Phantom of the Paradise

as Winslow Leach / The Phantom

The Funhouse
5.8

(1981) The Funhouse

as Marco the Magnificent

Murder à la Mod
4.6

(1968) Murder à la Mod

as Otto

0.0

Zelenka

as Zelenka

The Wedding Party
4.5

(1969) The Wedding Party

as Alistair

Night Terrors
4.1

(1993) Night Terrors

as Dr. Matteson

Dionysus in '69
6.1

(1970) Dionysus in '69

as Self/Dionysus

Wise Blood
6.3

(1979) Wise Blood

as Man (uncredited)

Woton's Wake
6.1

(1963) Woton's Wake

as Woton

The Black Dahlia
5.6

(2006) The Black Dahlia

as George Tilden

Sisters
6.7

(1973) Sisters

as Emil Breton

Last Hours Before Morning
2.0

(1975) Last Hours Before Morning

as Elmo

Simon
6.2

(1980) Simon

as Fichandler

0.0

(2011) The Weird World Of Weird: Volume 2

as Woton’s Wake

Sick Girl
6.3

(2006) Sick Girl

as Husband

The Fury
6.3

(1978) The Fury

as Raymond Dunwoodie

Brian De Palma : Les Années 60
9.0

(2003) Brian De Palma : Les Années 60

as ---

Double Negative
7.0

(1985) Double Negative

as Milt

Dressed to Kill
7.0

(1980) Dressed to Kill

as Bobbi (voice) (uncredited)

Paradise Regained: Brian de Palma's 'Phantom of the Paradise'
5.5

(2006) Paradise Regained: Brian de Palma's 'Phantom of the Paradise'

as Himself

Sisters, l'autopsie
0.0

(2004) The Autopsy

as Self

10.0

Meatcleaver Sharkfuck

as Robert Johnson

Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman
6.7

(1976) Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman

as Dr. Elvin McCabe