
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.

Brian De Palma : Les Années 60

ファントム・オブ・パラダイス

Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman

Double Negative

殺しのドレス

Sisters

Wise Blood

Sick Girl

フューリー

Simon

Dionysus in '69

Woton's Wake

Silent Rage

ファンハウス/惨劇の館

ブラック・ダリア

悪魔の沼

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

Murder à la Mod

御婚礼/ザ・ウェディング・パーティー

Night Terrors

Last Hours Before Morning

Sisters, l'autopsie