William Finley
Born: 1942-09-20 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
Died: 2012-04-14
Known For: Acting
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
2011
- The Weird World Of Weird: Volume 2 as Woton’s Wake
2006
- The Black Dahlia as George Tilden
- Sick Girl as Husband
- Paradise Regained: Brian de Palma's 'Phantom of the Paradise' as Himself
2004
- The Autopsy as Self
1993
- Night Terrors as Dr. Matteson
1985
- Double Negative as Milt
1983
- The First Time ... (Screenplay)
1982
- Silent Rage as Dr. Paul Vaughn
1981
- The Funhouse as Marco the Magnificent
1980
- Dressed to Kill as Bobbi (voice) (uncredited)
- Simon as Fichandler
1979
- Wise Blood as Man (uncredited)
1978
- The Fury as Raymond Dunwoodie
1976
- Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman as Dr. Elvin McCabe
- Eaten Alive as Roy
1975
- Last Hours Before Morning as Elmo
1974
- Phantom of the Paradise as Winslow Leach / The Phantom
1973
- Sisters as Emil Breton
1970
- Dionysus in '69 as Self/Dionysus
1969
- The Wedding Party as Alistair
1968
- Murder à la Mod as Otto
1963
- Woton's Wake as Woton