William Finley

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: Acting

Born: Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA, 1942-09-20

Died: 2012-04-14

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1963	Woton's Wake	Woton	61
2	1968	Murder à la Mod	Otto	46
3	1969	The Wedding Party	Alistair	44
4	1970	Dionysus in '69	Self/Dionysus	61
5	1973	Sisters	Emil Breton	67
6	1974	Phantom of the Paradise	Winslow Leach / The Phantom	75
7	1975	Last Hours Before Morning	Elmo	20
8	1976	Eaten Alive	Roy	54
9	1978	The Fury	Raymond Dunwoodie	63
10	1980	Dressed to Kill	Bobbi (voice) (uncredited)	70
11	1981	The Funhouse	Marco the Magnificent	59
12	1982	Silent Rage	Dr. Paul Vaughn	60
13		Zelenka	Zelenka	0
14	1979	Wise Blood	Man (uncredited)	63
15	1980	Simon	Fichandler	62
16	1985	Double Negative	Milt	70
17	1993	Night Terrors	Dr. Matteson	40
18	2003	Brian De Palma : Les Années 60		90
19	2004	The Autopsy	Self	0
20	2006	Sick Girl	Husband	63
21	2006	Paradise Regained: Brian de Palma's 'Phantom of the Paradise'	Himself	55
22	2006	The Black Dahlia	George Tilden	56
23	2011	The Weird World Of Weird: Volume 2	Woton’s Wake	0
24		Meatcleaver Sharkfuck	Robert Johnson	100

William Finley

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