
Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
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.

as George Tilden

as Dr. Elvin McCabe
1976

as Bobbi (voice) (uncredited)
1980

as George Tilden
2006

as Winslow Leach / The Phantom
1974

as Raymond Dunwoodie
1978

as Roy
1976

as Marco the Magnificent
1981

as Dr. Paul Vaughn
1982

as Emil Breton
1973

as Milt
1985

as Man (uncredited)
1979

as Fichandler
1980

as Husband
2006
as Woton’s Wake
2011

as George Tilden
2006

as Himself
2006

as Husband
2006

as Self
2004

2003

as Dr. Matteson
1993

as Milt
1985

as Dr. Paul Vaughn
1982

as Marco the Magnificent
1981

as Bobbi (voice) (uncredited)
1980

as Fichandler
1980

as Man (uncredited)
1979

as Raymond Dunwoodie
1978

as Roy
1976

as Elmo
1975

as Winslow Leach / The Phantom
1974

as Emil Breton
1973

as Self/Dionysus
1970

as Alistair
1969

as Otto
1968

as Woton
1963
as Zelenka
as Robert Johnson