---
name: "Warren Finnerty"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/warren-finnerty"
fi1m_id: "warren-finnerty"
imdb_id: "nm0278258"
tmdb_id: 98204
wikidata_id: "Q3566382"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "9 April 1925"
died: "22 December 1974"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 2
average_fi1m_score: 80
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 2
updated: "2026-09-26T16:56:05.384816+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Warren Finnerty

## Identity

Warren Finnerty

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/warren-finnerty
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** warren-finnerty
- **IMDb ID:** nm0278258
- **TMDB ID:** 98204
- **Wikidata ID:** Q3566382
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warren_Finnerty, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3566382, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0278258/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/98204

Actor. Born 9 April 1925 in Brooklyn, New York, USA. Died 22 December 1974.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 9 April 1925, Brooklyn, New York, USA
- **Died:** 22 December 1974
- **Active:** 1967–1969
- **Average Fi1m score:** 80, as actor, over 2 titles
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warren_Finnerty, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3566382, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0278258/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/98204

## Streaming the US now

- **Amazon Prime Video:** [*Easy Rider*](https://film.one/film/easy-rider.md) (76)

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## Biography

Warren Finnerty (9 April 1925 – 22 December 1974) was an American actor. He was born in Brooklyn, New York, and died in New York City.

Finnerty received an Obie Award for Best Actor for his performance as Leach in the stage production of *The Connection* (1959) at the Living Theatre, which he reprised in the 1961 film adaptation. His other film roles include Savarese in *The Pawnbroker* (1965), Tattoo in *Cool Hand Luke* (1967), the Rancher in *Easy Rider* (1969), Sammy in *The Panic in Needle Park* (1971), and Sanders in *Cockfighter* (1974). He also appeared in television series such as *Bonanza* and *Banacek*.

*Sources: imdb.com, en.wikipedia.org, catalog.afi.com.*

## On Fi1m (2)

- *Easy Rider* (1969), Fi1m 76, as Rancher — [page](https://film.one/film/easy-rider.md)
- *Cool Hand Luke* (1967), Fi1m 84, as Tattoo — [page](https://film.one/film/cool-hand-luke.md)

## Complete filmography (18)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Cockfighter* (1974), as Sanders
- *The Laughing Policeman* (1973), as Ripple
- *Kid Blue* (1973), as Wills
- *Banacek* (1972), series, as Whitey
- *The Last Movie* (1971), as Banker
- *The Panic in Needle Park* (1971), as Sammy
- *Marlowe* (1969), as Manager (uncredited)
- *Easy Rider* (1969), as Rancher — Fi1m 76, [page](https://film.one/film/easy-rider.md)
- *The Outcasts* (1968), series, Actor
- *Cool Hand Luke* (1967), as Tattoo — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/film/cool-hand-luke.md)
- *The Guns of Will Sonnett* (1967), series, Actor
- *The Pawnbroker* (1965), as Savarese
- *Andy* (1965), as Sanovich
- *The Brig* (1964), as Lintz
- *The Connection* (1962), as Leach
- *Murder, Inc.* (1960), as Bug Workman
- *The Connection* (1959), as Leach
- *Naked City* (1958), series, as Frankie Valens

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