Character Actor William Finley Dies at 69 - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

JamesG · 04-16-2012, 02:12 PM

RIP William Finley
by Alyse Wax
April 16, 2012

Character actor and Brian de Palma favorite William Finley died this weekend after a long illness. He was 69.

This news came from director Edgar Wright (Shaun of the Dead), a long time admirer of Finley's. While cleaning house, he discovered a scrap of paper that had Finley's email address on it, passed to him at a screening by a fan.

Lost for months, Wright emailed Finley before he could lose the address again, and within an hour, received a response from Finley's wife, Susan, who informed Wright that Finley had died just a few hours earlier, at 11:00am on April 14th.

Finley starred in a number of de Palma films including:

Sisters
Dionysus
The Fury
The Black Dahlia
Phantom of the Paradise

He was also a regular with Tobe Hooper starring in:

Eaten Alive
The Funhouse
Night Terrors

http://www.fearnet.com/news/b26040_r...am_finley.html

catlover79 · 04-16-2012, 02:13 PM

I remember him!!

Penny Lane · 04-16-2012, 02:22 PM

Oh yeah! I recognize his face but never knew his name. RIP

04-16-2012, 02:12 PM	#1
JamesG Freakshow Moderator Forum Icon Join Date: Feb 01, 2008 Location: Brooklyn, NY Posts: 57,136	Character Actor William Finley Dies at 69 RIP William Finley by Alyse Wax April 16, 2012 Character actor and Brian de Palma favorite William Finley died this weekend after a long illness. He was 69. This news came from director Edgar Wright (Shaun of the Dead), a long time admirer of Finley's. While cleaning house, he discovered a scrap of paper that had Finley's email address on it, passed to him at a screening by a fan. Lost for months, Wright emailed Finley before he could lose the address again, and within an hour, received a response from Finley's wife, Susan, who informed Wright that Finley had died just a few hours earlier, at 11:00am on April 14th. Finley starred in a number of de Palma films including: Sisters Dionysus The Fury The Black Dahlia Phantom of the Paradise He was also a regular with Tobe Hooper starring in: Eaten Alive The Funhouse Night Terrors http://www.fearnet.com/news/b26040_r...am_finley.html Attached Images

04-16-2012, 02:13 PM	#2
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04-16-2012, 02:22 PM	#3
Penny Lane Butter Pie Forum Icon Join Date: Jul 03, 2001 Location: Beneath the blue suburban skies Posts: 51,246	Oh yeah! I recognize his face but never knew his name. RIP
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