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 |
|---|---|
| Most Rating | 0.7257 |
| Birthday | 1942-09-20 |
| Place of Birth | Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA |
| Also Known As | Bill Finley, |
1976
Eaten Alive
5.5/207
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 t...
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Eaten Alive
1982
Silent Rage
6.109/192
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 h...
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Silent Rage
1974
Phantom of the Paradise
7.471/774
Singer-songwriter Winslow Leach seeks revenge on the nefarious music producer Swan, who steals both Winslow's music and his favorite singer for the gr...
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Phantom of the Paradise
1981
The Funhouse
5.848/433
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...
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The Funhouse
1968
Murder à la Mod
4.766/32
Naive young Karen wants to help her struggling amateur filmmaker boyfriend Christopher raise enough money so he can divorce his wife. Meanwhile, jolly...
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Murder à la Mod
Zelenka
0/0
Vaclav Zelenka, the notorious Czech avant-garde composer, comes to America to make his fame and fortune.
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Zelenka
1969
The Wedding Party
4.321/39
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, includin...
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The Wedding Party
1993
Night Terrors
4.205/44
A woman visiting her father in Egypt becomes involved with the Marquis de Sade's descendant and his terrifying cult.
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Night Terrors
1970
Dionysus in '69
6/15
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...
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Dionysus in '69
1979
Wise Blood
6.4/113
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...
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Wise Blood
1963
Woton's Wake
6.4/10
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 st...
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Woton's Wake
2006
The Black Dahlia
5.627/1242
In 1940s Los Angeles, two former boxers-turned-cops must grapple with corruption, narcissism, stag films and family madness as they pursue the killer...
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The Black Dahlia
1973
Sisters
6.7/458
Inquisitive journalist Grace Collier is horrified when she witnesses her neighbor, fashion model Danielle Breton, violently murder a man. Panicking, s...
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Sisters
1975
Last Hours Before Morning
4.5/2
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...
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Last Hours Before Morning
1980
Simon
6.333/24
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 b...
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Simon
2011
The Weird World Of Weird: Volume 2
0/0
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 assemble...
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The Weird World Of Weird: Volume 2
2006
Sick Girl
6.2/47
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 receiv...
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Sick Girl
1978
The Fury
6.3/421
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...
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The Fury
2003
Brian De Palma : Les Années 60
9/1
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1985
Double Negative
7/2
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...
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Double Negative
1980
Dressed to Kill
6.945/1162
After witnessing a mysterious woman brutally slay a homemaker, prostitute Liz Blake finds herself trapped in a dangerous situation. While the police t...
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Dressed to Kill
2006
Paradise Regained: Brian de Palma's 'Phantom of the Paradise'
5.5/2
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 a...
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Paradise Regained: Brian de Palma's 'Phantom of the Paradise'
2004
The Autopsy
10/1
A documentary about the making of Brian De Palma's 1973 film "Sisters" including interviews with the cast and crew.
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The Autopsy
Meatcleaver Sharkfuck
10/1
A short film written and directed by William Finley's son, Dashiell Finley.
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