William Franklin Finley (September 20, 1940 – April 14, 2012) was an American actor. Finley was born in New York City, and early on in his acting career, he struck up a friendship with director Brian De Palma and appeared in several of his films; including Murder á la Mod, Dionysus, and Sisters. In Murder á la Mod, Finley performs the title song.
Finley's most well-remembered performance was in De Palma's Phantom of the Paradise (1974), in which he portrayed the main character Read more on Last.fm