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 Wotons Wake (1962) and Murder à la Mod (1968). Most recently, he contributed a small but effective cameo in De Palmas 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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Eaten Alive

Roy

Movie 1976

Silent Rage

Dr. Paul Vaughn

Movie 1982

Phantom of the Paradise

Winslow Leach / The Phantom

Movie 1974

The Funhouse

Marco the Magnificent

Movie 1981

Murder à la Mod

Otto

Movie 1968

Zelenka

Zelenka

Movie

The Wedding Party

Alistair

Movie 1969

Night Terrors

Dr. Matteson

Movie 1993

Dionysus in '69

Self/Dionysus

Movie 1970

Wise Blood

Man (uncredited)

Movie 1979

Woton's Wake

Woton

Movie 1963

The Black Dahlia

George Tilden

Movie 2006

Sisters

Emil Breton

Movie 1973

Last Hours Before Morning

Elmo

Movie 1975

Simon

Fichandler

Movie 1980

The Weird World Of Weird: Volume 2

Woton’s Wake

Movie 2011

Sick Girl

Husband

Movie 2006

The Fury

Raymond Dunwoodie

Movie 1978

Brian De Palma : Les Années 60

Movie 2003

Double Negative

Milt

Movie 1985

Dressed to Kill

Bobbi (voice) (uncredited)

Movie 1980

Paradise Regained: Brian de Palma's 'Phantom of the Paradise'

Himself

Movie 2006

The Autopsy

Self

Movie 2004

Meatcleaver Sharkfuck

Robert Johnson

Movie

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Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman

Dr. Elvin McCabe

Tv 1976