Bill Finnegan
| Bill Finnegan | |
|---|---|
| Born |
William Robinson Finnegan June 29, 1928 Kansas City, Missouri, US |
| Died | November 28, 2008 (aged 80) Sag Harbor, New York, U.S. |
| Cause of death | Parkinson's disease |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation | Television producer, film producer |
| Years active | 1950–2003 |
| Spouse(s) | Patricia Finnegan (19?? – 2008; his death) |
| Children | Michael Finnegan, William Finnegan, Colleen Finnegan, Kevin Finnegan |
| Family | Charles Robinson (brother) |
William Robinson "Bill" Finnegan (June 29, 1928 – November 28, 2008) was an American television and film producer whose well known credits included The Fabulous Baker Boys, Hawaii Five-O and the cult hit, Reality Bites. he was a five time Emmy Awards nominee.
Bill Finnegan was born in Kansas City, Missouri, on June 29, 1928. He enlisted and served in the United States Navy during World War II. Finnegan initially launched a career as a newsman in 1950 when he began reporting for, among other publications, the Associated Press.
Following a stint as a journalist and newsman, Finnegan began working as an assistant director and production manager in the television industry. Finnegan founded Finnegan-Pinchuk, a production company, with his wife, Patricia Finnegan, and their business partner, Sheldon Pinchuk. Their company, headquartered in Studio City, California, became a supplier of network and cable television movies by the late 1970s and 1980s.
Television productions by Finnegan-Pinchuk included Wes Craven's Summer of Fear in 1978; The Ordeal of Patty Hearst (1979) starring Dennis Weaver; The $5.20 an Hour Dream with Linda Lavin in 1980; 1982's World War III starring Rock Hudson; Jane Fonda's The Dollmaker in 1984; Amos, starring Kirk Douglas in 1985; The Atlanta Child Murders with Morgan Freeman, also aired in 1985; Circle of Violence which starred Tuesday Weld and River Phoenix in 1986, and Hoover in 1987, which starred Treat Williams. Finnegan also produced several television shows, including Hawaii Five-O in 1977 and The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd ten years later in 1987, and the Emmy-award winning Northern Exposure, which aired from 1990 to 1995.
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