---
name: "William Finley"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/william-finley"
fi1m_id: "william-finley"
imdb_id: "nm0278073"
tmdb_id: 97561
wikidata_id: "Q1758714"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "20 September 1942"
died: "14 April 2012"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 2
average_fi1m_score: 69
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 2
updated: "2026-09-24T03:22:38.413030+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."
---

# William Finley

## Identity

William Finley

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/william-finley
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** william-finley
- **IMDb ID:** nm0278073
- **TMDB ID:** 97561
- **Wikidata ID:** Q1758714
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Finley_(actor), https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1758714, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0278073/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/97561

Actor. Born 20 September 1942 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA. Died 14 April 2012.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 20 September 1942, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
- **Died:** 14 April 2012
- **Active:** 1974–2006
- **Also known as:** Bill Finley
- **Average Fi1m score:** 69, as actor, over 2 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1970s 82 (1), 2000s 56 (1)
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Finley_(actor), https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1758714, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0278073/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/97561

## On Fi1m (2)

- *The Black Dahlia* (2006), Fi1m 56, as George Tilden — [page](https://film.one/film/the-black-dahlia.md)
- *Phantom of the Paradise* (1974), Fi1m 82, as Winslow Leach / The Phantom — [page](https://film.one/film/phantom-of-the-paradise.md)

## Complete filmography (23)

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

- *The Weird World Of Weird: Volume 2* (2011), as Woton’s Wake
- *The Black Dahlia* (2006), as George Tilden — Fi1m 56, [page](https://film.one/film/the-black-dahlia.md)
- *Sick Girl* (2006), as Husband
- *Brian De Palma : Les Années 60* (2003), Actor
- *Night Terrors* (1993), as Dr. Matteson
- *Double Negative* (1985), as Milt
- *The First Time* (1983), Screenplay
- *Silent Rage* (1982), as Dr. Paul Vaughn
- *The Funhouse* (1981), as Marco the Magnificent
- *Dressed to Kill* (1980), as Bobbi (voice) (uncredited)
- *Simon* (1980), as Fichandler
- *Wise Blood* (1979), as Man (uncredited)
- *The Fury* (1978), as Raymond Dunwoodie
- *Eaten Alive* (1976), as Roy
- *Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman* (1976), series, as Dr. Elvin McCabe
- *Last Hours Before Morning* (1975), as Elmo
- *Phantom of the Paradise* (1974), as Winslow Leach / The Phantom — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/film/phantom-of-the-paradise.md)
- *Sisters* (1973), as Emil Breton
- *The Wedding Party* (1969), as Alistair
- *Murder à la Mod* (1968), as Otto
- *Woton's Wake* (1963), as Woton
- *Meatcleaver Sharkfuck*, as Robert Johnson
- *Zelenka*, as Zelenka

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