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Known For
Acting
Birthday
September 20, 1942
Died
April 14, 2012
Place of Birth
Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
Also Known As
- Bill Finley
William Finley
0.8 Popularity
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.
Known For
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Woton’s Wake
The Weird World Of Weird: Volume 2
2011
5.6
George Tilden
The Black Dahlia
2006
5.5
Himself
Paradise Regained: Brian de Palma's 'Phantom of the Paradise'
2006
6.3
Husband
Sick Girl
2006
0.0
Self
The Autopsy
2004
9.0
Brian De Palma : Les Années 60
2003
3.9
Dr. Matteson
Night Terrors
1993
7.0
Milt
Double Negative
1985
6.0
Dr. Paul Vaughn
Silent Rage
1982
5.9
Marco the Magnificent
The Funhouse
1981
Credits
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The Weird World Of Weird: Volume 2
as Woton’s Wake
2011
0.0
The Black Dahlia
as George Tilden
2006
5.6
Paradise Regained: Brian de Palma's 'Phantom of the Paradise'
as Himself
2006
5.5
Sick Girl
as Husband
2006
6.3
The Autopsy
as Self
2004
0.0
Brian De Palma : Les Années 60
2003
9.0
Night Terrors
as Dr. Matteson
1993
3.9
Double Negative
as Milt
1985
7.0
Silent Rage
as Dr. Paul Vaughn
1982
6.0
The Funhouse
as Marco the Magnificent
1981
5.9
Dressed to Kill
as Bobbi (voice) (uncredited)
1980
7.0
Simon
as Fichandler
1980
6.2
Wise Blood
as Man (uncredited)
1979
6.3
The Fury
as Raymond Dunwoodie
1978
6.3
Eaten Alive
as Roy
1976
5.5
Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman
as Dr. Elvin McCabe
1976
7.1
Last Hours Before Morning
as Elmo
1975
2.0
Phantom of the Paradise
as Winslow Leach / The Phantom
1974
7.5
Sisters
as Emil Breton
1973
6.7
Dionysus in '69
as Self/Dionysus
1970
6.1
The Wedding Party
as Alistair
1969
4.3
Murder à la Mod
as Otto
1968
4.5
Woton's Wake
as Woton
1963
6.1
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Meatcleaver Sharkfuck
as Robert Johnson
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10.0
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Zelenka
as Zelenka
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0.0