William Finley

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

0.4871

Gender

Male

Birthday

20-Sep-1942

Age

(84 years old)

Place of Birth

Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

Also Known As
  • Bill Finley

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.


Credits

Double Negative Double Negative (1985) Character: Milt
Horror film director must plot to steal the negative of his film in order to save it from being destroyed in an insurance scam cooked up by his sleazy producers.
Paradise Regained: Brian de Palma's 'Phantom of the Paradise' Paradise Regained: Brian de Palma's 'Phantom of the Paradise' (2006) Character: Himself
A 50-minute documentary on the making of the film featuring director Brian De Palma, producer Edward R. Pressman, the late star William Finley, star and composer Paul Williams, co-stars Jessica Harper and Gerrit Graham and more!
Sisters, l'autopsie Sisters, l'autopsie (2004) Character: Self
A documentary about the making of Brian De Palma's 1973 film "Sisters" including interviews with the cast and crew.
Woton's Wake Woton's Wake (1963) Character: Woton
Woton Wretchichevsky has a disfigured face, dresses in a cloak and mask, and stalks couples to burn them with a blowtorch. He is also a sculptor of steel and garbage installations. One day, one of his creations comes to life in the form of a young woman. She flees from him when he tries to express his love by pointing his blowtorch at her.
The Weird World Of Weird: Volume 2 The Weird World Of Weird: Volume 2 (2011) Character: Woton’s Wake
This is the second volume of ultra-rare oddities, obscurities and jaw-droppers that may be among the best 85 minutes Something Weird has ever assembled and almost all of them from the original negatives! Titles include The Martians (1962), Tops ‘n Tunes (1964), Swinger (1966), Slumber Party (196?), Chemical Pop (196?), The Assignation (1963), A Christmas Fantasy (196?), Woton’s Wake (1964) and some newly-discovered trailers for live midnight shows.
Last Hours Before Morning Last Hours Before Morning (1975) Character: Elmo
An ex-cop, now a private detective, investigating a gambler's murder finds that there may be a connection between that crime and the jewel robbery at a beautiful movie star's home.
Dionysus in '69 Dionysus in '69 (1970) Character: Self/Dionysus
Filmed stageplay based on the ancient greek play The Bacchae written by Euripides. This play is performed by members of The Performance Group, an NYC experimental theater group who has made their own personal adaptation of this ancient text.
Eaten Alive Eaten Alive (1976) Character: Roy
A psychotic redneck owns a dilapidated hotel in rural East Texas, where he murders those who upset him or his business, and then feeds their remains to his pet crocodile in the swamp beside his hotel.
Wise Blood Wise Blood (1979) Character: Man (uncredited)
A Southerner--young, poor, ambitious but uneducated--determines to become something in the world. He decides that the best way to do that is to become a preacher and start up his own church.
Simon Simon (1980) Character: Fichandler
A group of scientists take Simon, a psychology professor, as a test person for a brainwashing experiment and try to convince him that he is a living being from another planet.
Phantom of the Paradise Phantom of the Paradise (1974) Character: Winslow Leach / The Phantom
Singer-songwriter Winslow Leach seeks revenge on the nefarious music producer Swan, who steals both Winslow's music and his favorite singer for the grand opening of Swan's new rock palace, the Paradise.
Silent Rage Silent Rage (1982) Character: Dr. Paul Vaughn
A mentally ill man in a small Texas town goes on a killing rampage and is fatally wounded by police. When doctors use an experimental serum to bring him back to life, the killer develops superhuman strength and the town sheriff must pursue him.
Sick Girl Sick Girl (2006) Character: Husband
A shy entomologist named Ida—whose girlfriend has left her, due to her interest in insects—develops a crush on a strange girl, Misty. After Ida receives a mysterious insect in the mail, the two women spend the night together, and Ida awakens to find that Misty has stumbled upon her insect collection and has a great interest in them herself.
Sisters Sisters (1973) Character: Emil Breton
Inquisitive journalist Grace Collier is horrified when she witnesses her neighbor, fashion model Danielle Breton, violently murder a man. Panicking, she calls the police. But when the detective arrives at the scene and finds nothing amiss, Grace is forced to take matters into her own hands. Her first move is to recruit private investigator Joseph Larch, who helps her to uncover a secret about Danielle's past that has them both seeing double.
The Fury The Fury (1978) Character: Raymond Dunwoodie
When a devious plot separates CIA agent Peter Sandza from his son, Robin, the distraught father manages to see through the ruse. Taken because of his psychic abilities, Robin is being held by Ben Childress, who is studying people with supernatural powers in hopes of developing their talents as weapons. Soon Peter pairs up with Gillian, a teen who has telekinesis, to find and rescue Robin.
The Wedding Party The Wedding Party (1969) Character: Alistair
Young Charlie begins to develop cold feet as his wedding looms nearer. Desperate to throw the plans off-track, he tries a variety of tactics, including attempting to rekindle the relationship between his fiancée, Josephine, and her former boyfriend.
The Black Dahlia The Black Dahlia (2006) Character: George Tilden
In 1940s Los Angeles, two former boxers-turned-cops must grapple with corruption, narcissism, stag films and family madness as they pursue the killer of an aspiring young actress.
The Funhouse The Funhouse (1981) Character: Marco the Magnificent
Rebellious teen Amy defies her parents by going to a trashy carnival that has pulled into town. In tow are her boyfriend, Buzz, and their friends Liz and Richie. Thinking it would be fun to spend the night in the campy "Funhouse" horror ride, the teens witness a murder by a deformed worker wearing a mask. Locked in, Amy and her friends must evade the murderous carnival workers and escape before it leaves town the next day.
Dressed to Kill Dressed to Kill (1980) Character: Bobbi (voice) (uncredited)
After witnessing a mysterious woman brutally slay a homemaker, prostitute Liz Blake finds herself trapped in a dangerous situation. While the police thinks she is the murderer, the real killer is intent on silencing her only witness.
Night Terrors Night Terrors (1993) Character: Dr. Matteson
A woman visiting her father in Egypt becomes involved with the Marquis de Sade's descendant and his terrifying cult.
Murder à la Mod Murder à la Mod (1968) Character: Otto
Naive young Karen wants to help her struggling amateur filmmaker boyfriend Christopher raise enough money so he can divorce his wife. Meanwhile, jolly psycho-prankster Otto stalks the building where Christopher is shooting a low-grade adult movie in order to keep himself afloat.



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