William Finley
Actor, Film actor
1940 – 2012
Who was William Finley?
William Finley 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 and Murder à la Mod. 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.
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- Born
- Sep 20, 1940
Manhattan - Also known as
- Bill Finley
- W. Franklin Finley
- W.F. Finley
- William Franklin Finley III
- William Franklin Finley
- Parents
- Spouses
- Susan Weiser Finley
(1975 - 2012/04/14)
- Susan Weiser Finley
- Children
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- Columbia University
- Lived in
- New York City
- Died
- Apr 14, 2012
Manhattan
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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