William Finley (actor)
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| - | '''Brian De Palma''' (born '''Brian Russell DePalma''' on [[September 11]] [[1940]] in [[Newark, New Jersey]]) is an American [[film director]], best known for directing the [[Al Pacino]] classic ''[[Scarface (1983 film)|Scarface]]'', and the [[Academy Award]]-winning film [[The Untouchables (1987 film)|The Untouchables]]'' ''(for Best Actor in a Supporting Role, Sean Connery)''. | + | '''William Finley''' (September 20, 1942 – April 14, 2012) was an American [[actor]] who has appeared in the films ''[[Simon (1980 film)|Simon]]'', ''[[Silent Rage]]'', ''[[Phantom of the Paradise]]'', ''[[Sisters (1973 film)|Sisters]]'', ''[[Obsession (1976 film)|Obsession]]'' and ''[[The Wedding Party (film)|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 a la Mod|Murder à la Mod]]'' (1968). Most recently, he contributed a small but effective cameo in De Palma's 2006 release ''[[The_Black_Dahlia_(film)|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''. |
| - | De Palma is often cited as a leading member of the [[New Hollywood]] generation of film directors, a distinct pedigree who either emerged from film schools or are overtly cine-literate. His contemporaries include [[Martin Scorsese]], [[Paul Schrader]], [[John Milius]], [[George Lucas]], [[Francis Ford Coppola]], and [[Steven Spielberg]]. | + | Finley graduated from [[Columbia University]] in 1963. He resided in [[New York City]] with his wife and son. |
| - | De Palma's artistry in directing and use of cinematography and suspense in several of his films is often compared to the work of the late [[Alfred Hitchcock]].{{Fact|date=August 2007}} | + | == Filmography == |
| - | Throughout the 1970s and early 1980s, De Palma worked repeatedly with actors [[Jennifer Salt]], [[Amy Irving]], [[Nancy Allen (actress)|Nancy Allen]] (his wife from 1979 to 1983), [[William Finley (actor)|William Finley]], [[Charles Durning]], [[Gerrit Graham]], cinematographers [[Stephen H. Burum]] and [[Vilmos Zsigmond]] (see [[List of noted film director and cinematographer collaborations]]), set designer [[Jack Fisk]], and composers [[Bernard Herrmann]] and [[Pino Donaggio]]. De Palma is credited with fostering the careers of or outright discovering [[Robert De Niro]], [[Jill Clayburgh]], [[John C. Reilly]], [[John Leguizamo]], and [[Margot Kidder]]. | + | * ''[[The Black Dahlia (film)|The Black Dahlia]]'' (2006) |
| - | + | * ''[[Double Negative (1985 film)|Double Negative]]'' (1985) | |
| - | De Palma has encouraged and fostered the filmmaking careers of directors such as [[Mark Romanek]] and [[Keith Gordon]]. [[Terrence Malick]] credits seeing De Palma's early films on college campus tours as a validation of [[independent film]], and subsequently switched his attention from [[philosophy]] to filmmaking. | + | * ''[[Phantom of the Paradise]]'' (1974) |
| + | * ''[[Sisters (1973 film)|Sisters]]'' (1973) | ||
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William Finley (September 20, 1942 – April 14, 2012) was an American actor who has appeared in the films Simon, Silent Rage, Phantom of the Paradise, Sisters, Obsession 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.
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Filmography
- The Black Dahlia (2006)
- Double Negative (1985)
- Phantom of the Paradise (1974)
- Sisters (1973)
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