
William Finley
Acting
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Acting Credits
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 scree...
Known For
Filmography
The Weird World Of Weird: Volume 2
2011
as Woton’s Wake

The Black Dahlia
2006
as George Tilden

Sick Girl
2006
as Husband

Paradise Regained: Brian de Palma's 'Phantom of the Paradise'
2006
as Himself

The Autopsy
2004
as Self

Brian De Palma : Les Années 60
2003

Night Terrors
1993
as Dr. Matteson

Double Negative
1985
as Milt

Silent Rage
1982
as Dr. Paul Vaughn

The Funhouse
1981
as Marco the Magnificent

Simon
1980
as Fichandler

Dressed to Kill
1980
as Bobbi (voice) (uncredited)

Wise Blood
1979
as Man (uncredited)

The Fury
1978
as Raymond Dunwoodie

Eaten Alive
1976
as Roy

Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman
1976
as Dr. Elvin McCabe

Last Hours Before Morning
1975
as Elmo

Phantom of the Paradise
1974
as Winslow Leach / The Phantom

Sisters
1973
as Emil Breton

Dionysus in '69
1970
as Self/Dionysus

The Wedding Party
1969
as Alistair

Murder à la Mod
1968
as Otto

Woton's Wake
1963
as Woton