William 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 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.
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Dressed to Kill
as Bobbi (voice) (uncredited)
1980
Phantom of the Paradise
as Winslow Leach / The Phantom
1974
The Black Dahlia
as George Tilden
2006
The Fury
as Raymond Dunwoodie
1978
Sisters
as Emil Breton
1973
Silent Rage
as Dr. Paul Vaughn
1982
Eaten Alive
as Roy
1976
The Funhouse
as Marco the Magnificent
1981
Wise Blood
as Man (uncredited)
1979
Murder à la Mod
as Otto
1968
Night Terrors
as Dr. Matteson
1993
Simon
as Fichandler
1980
The Wedding Party
as Alistair
1969
Sick Girl
as Husband
2006
Dionysus in '69
as Self/Dionysus
1970
Double Negative
as Milt
1985
Paradise Regained: Brian de Palma's 'Phantom of the Paradise'
as Himself
2006
The Weird World Of Weird: Volume 2
as Woton’s Wake
2011
Last Hours Before Morning
as Elmo
1975
The Autopsy
as Self
2004
Brian De Palma : Les Années 60
2003
Woton's Wake
as Woton
1963
Zelenka
as Zelenka
Meatcleaver Sharkfuck
as Robert Johnson
