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Bill Finnegan(1928-2008)

  • Producer
  • Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
  • Production Manager
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Bill Finnegan was born on 29 June 1928 in Kansas City, Missouri, USA. Bill was a producer and assistant director, known for Reality Bites (1994), The Fabulous Baker Boys (1989) and Night of the Creeps (1986). Bill was married to Patricia Finnegan. Bill died on 28 November 2008 in Sag Harbor, New York, USA.
BornJune 29, 1928
DiedNovember 28, 2008(80)
BornJune 29, 1928
DiedNovember 28, 2008(80)
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  • Nominated for 5 Primetime Emmys
    • 2 wins & 5 nominations total

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Known for

Ethan Hawke, Winona Ryder, and Ben Stiller in Reality Bites (1994)
Reality Bites
6.6
  • Producer(as William Finnegan)
  • 1994
Michelle Pfeiffer, Jeff Bridges, and Beau Bridges in The Fabulous Baker Boys (1989)
The Fabulous Baker Boys
6.9
  • Producer
  • 1989
Jason Lively and Jill Whitlow in Night of the Creeps (1986)
Night of the Creeps
6.7
  • Producer(as William Finnegan)
  • 1986
Kam Fong, Al Harrington, Jack Lord, and James MacArthur in Hawaii Five-O (1968)
Hawaii Five-O
7.4
TV Series
  • Producer(as William Finnegan)

Credits

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Producer

  • The Axe in the Attic (2007)
    The Axe in the Attic
    6.7
    • associate producer
    • 2007
  • Comanche (2000)
    Comanche
    7.7
    Short
    • producer (as William Finnegan)
    • 2000
  • Any Day Now (1998)
    Any Day Now
    8.4
    TV Series
    • executive producer (as William Finnegan)
    • 1998
  • J.T. Walsh, Christine Lahti, Catherine O'Hara, Jena Malone, and Jeffrey D. Sams in Hope (1997)
    Hope
    6.4
    TV Movie
    • executive producer
    • 1997
  • Ed (1996)
    Ed
    2.8
    • executive producer
    • 1996
  • Tis the Season (1994)
    Tis the Season
    7.8
    • executive producer
    • 1994
  • Ethan Hawke, Winona Ryder, and Ben Stiller in Reality Bites (1994)
    Reality Bites
    6.6
    • supervising producer (as William Finnegan)
    • 1994
  • Goldie Hawn and David Arnott in CrissCross (1992)
    CrissCross
    5.8
    • executive producer
    • 1992
  • John Goodman in The Babe (1992)
    The Babe
    5.9
    • executive producer
    • 1992
  • She-Wolf of London (1990)
    She-Wolf of London
    7.2
    TV Series
    • executive producer
    • 1990–1991
  • They Came from Outer Space (1990)
    They Came from Outer Space
    6.8
    TV Series
    • executive producer
    • 1990–1991
  • Barbara Eden in Hell Hath No Fury (1991)
    Hell Hath No Fury
    5.9
    TV Movie
    • executive producer
    • 1991
  • Susan Sarandon and James Spader in White Palace (1990)
    White Palace
    6.5
    • co-producer
    • 1990
  • Laker Girls (1990)
    Laker Girls
    4.6
    TV Movie
    • executive producer
    • 1990
  • Michelle Pfeiffer, Jeff Bridges, and Beau Bridges in The Fabulous Baker Boys (1989)
    The Fabulous Baker Boys
    6.9
    • co-producer
    • 1989

Second Unit or Assistant Director

  • Welcome Home Emma-Rose
    • assistant director
    • Post-production
    • Short
  • Sol Madrid (1968)
    Sol Madrid
    5.6
    • assistant director
    • 1968
  • Insight (1960)
    Insight
    7.4
    TV Series
    • associate director
    • 1967
  • Robert Vaughn and David McCallum in The Karate Killers (1967)
    The Karate Killers
    5.3
    • assistant director
    • 1967
  • The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (1964)
    The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
    7.7
    TV Series
    • assistant director
    • 1965–1967
  • Joan Blondell, Janet Leigh, Jack Palance, Robert Vaughn, Leo G. Carroll, Eduardo Ciannelli, Allen Jenkins, Jack La Rue, and David McCallum in The Spy in the Green Hat (1967)
    The Spy in the Green Hat
    5.8
    • assistant director
    • 1967
  • Dream Wife (1965)
    Dream Wife
    6.2
    TV Movie
    • assistant director
    • 1965
  • Sidney Poitier and Elizabeth Hartman in A Patch of Blue (1965)
    A Patch of Blue
    8.0
    • assistant director (uncredited)
    • 1965
  • Dr. Kildare (1961)
    Dr. Kildare
    7.0
    TV Series
    • assistant director
    • 1964–1965
  • The Richard Boone Show (1963)
    The Richard Boone Show
    8.4
    TV Series
    • assistant director
    • 1963–1964
  • Shirley Temple in Shirley Temple's Storybook (1958)
    Shirley Temple's Storybook
    7.4
    TV Series
    • associate director
    • 1960–1961

Production Management

  • Ethan Hawke, Winona Ryder, and Ben Stiller in Reality Bites (1994)
    Reality Bites
    6.6
    • unit production manager (as William Finnegan)
    • 1994
  • Goldie Hawn and David Arnott in CrissCross (1992)
    CrissCross
    5.8
    • unit production manager (as William Finnegan)
    • 1992
  • She-Wolf of London (1990)
    She-Wolf of London
    7.2
    TV Series
    • unit production manager
    • 1990–1991
  • Michelle Pfeiffer, Jeff Bridges, and Beau Bridges in The Fabulous Baker Boys (1989)
    The Fabulous Baker Boys
    6.9
    • unit production manager (as William Finnegan)
    • 1989
  • Jason Bateman and Chynna Phillips in Moving Target (1988)
    Moving Target
    5.8
    TV Movie
    • unit production manager (as W. Finnegan)
    • 1988
  • Blair Brown in The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd (1987)
    The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd
    8.1
    TV Series
    • unit production manager
    • 1987
  • Circle of Violence: A Family Drama (1986)
    Circle of Violence: A Family Drama
    6.0
    TV Movie
    • production manager (as W. Finnegan)
    • 1986
  • Not My Kid (1985)
    Not My Kid
    5.8
    TV Movie
    • production manager (as W. Finnegan)
    • 1985
  • King (1978)
    King
    8.0
    TV Mini Series
    • production supervisor
    • 1978
  • Al Pacino and Marthe Keller in Bobby Deerfield (1977)
    Bobby Deerfield
    5.8
    • production executive (as William Finnegan)
    • 1977
  • Lee Marvin and Jeanne Moreau in Monte Walsh (1970)
    Monte Walsh
    7.0
    • unit production manager
    • 1970
  • Robert Mitchum and George Kennedy in The Good Guys and the Bad Guys (1969)
    The Good Guys and the Bad Guys
    6.1
    • production manager
    • 1969
  • Where It's At (1969)
    Where It's At
    5.0
    • production manager (as William Finnegan)
    • 1969
  • Joan Blondell, Richard Boone, and Vera Miles in Kona Coast (1968)
    Kona Coast
    4.5
    • production manager (as William Finnegan)
    • 1968
  • Elvis Presley, Joan Blondell, Thomas Gomez, Katy Jurado, and Burgess Meredith in Stay Away, Joe (1968)
    Stay Away, Joe
    4.5
    • unit production manager (as William R. Finnegan)
    • 1968

Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • Bill
  • Born
    • June 29, 1928
    • Kansas City, Missouri, USA
  • Died
    • November 28, 2008
    • Sag Harbor, New York, USA(Parkinson's disease)
  • Spouse
    • Patricia Finnegan1951 - November 28, 2008 (his death, 4 children)
  • Children
    • William Finnegan

Did you know

  • Trivia
    He had four children with his wife, Patricia: son, Michael, a reporter for The New York Times; son, William Finnegan, a staff writer for New Yorker magazine; son, Kevin, a labor lawyer; and daughter, Colleen, a doctor.

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