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: 5.9
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.
Movies
Movies
Movie credits linked with William Finley.
as George Tilden
The Black Dahlia
2006 • Movie
as Himself
Paradise Regained: Brian de Palma's 'Phantom of the Paradise'
2006 • Movie
as Husband
Sick Girl
2006 • Movie
as Self
The Autopsy
2004 • Movie
Brian De Palma : Les Années 60
2003 • Movie
as Dr. Matteson
Night Terrors
1993 • Movie
as Milt
Double Negative
1985 • Movie
Screenplay
The First Time
1983 • Movie
as Dr. Paul Vaughn
Silent Rage
1982 • Movie
as Marco the Magnificent
The Funhouse
1981 • Movie
as Bobbi (voice) (uncredited)
Dressed to Kill
1980 • Movie
as Fichandler
Simon
1980 • Movie
as Man (uncredited)
Wise Blood
1979 • Movie
as Raymond Dunwoodie
The Fury
1978 • Movie
as Roy
Eaten Alive
1976 • Movie
as Elmo
Last Hours Before Morning
1975 • Movie
as Winslow Leach / The Phantom
Phantom of the Paradise
1974 • Movie
as Emil Breton
Sisters
1973 • Movie
as Self/Dionysus
Dionysus in '69
1970 • Movie
as Alistair
The Wedding Party
1969 • Movie
as Otto
Murder à la Mod
1968 • Movie
as Woton
Woton's Wake
1963 • Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with William Finley.
