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Greg Finley

Greg Finley

Actor, also writer · Died February 1, 2024, aged 76 · Los Angeles, California, USA

He was born into show business in 1947, son of the late Los Angeles television and radio personality Larry Finley and cousin to late writer/producer Rod Serling. One would think that at the age of sixty-two, Finley would be content being a top Hollywood theatrical voice-over artist who has worked on over two thousand, five hundred movies and TV programs over the years. But now, Greg wants to get back in front of the camera and continue what had once been a successful "on-camera" career back in the early 1980s. After graduating from Beverly Hills High School, Finley went into the Army where he rose to the rank of Captain and spent eighteen months in Vietnam in Special Forces. After his military service, he married a widow with four daughters and settled into his life supporting the family by selling automobiles in northern California. Two years later, his son Guy was born. After his marriage dissolved, he moved back to the Southland to pursue his dreams of becoming an actor. Successful as a day player in the late '70s and early '80s, Finley's writing and voice-over career began in 1981 as a writer/director on the syndicated animated television series, "Robotech." He remarried in 1982, and in 1983, about the time his voice-over career blossomed, another son, Garrett, was born. Over the following twenty-five years, he has written literally hundreds of news reports, sports broadcasts, and weather spots for group ADR, and has performed them in a couple of thousand TV shows and Films. Starting a "new" career in his early sixties? "I've kept my acting chops strong working on the ADR/looping stage, and by working in Community Theater over the years," says Greg. Active as a past board member and President with his local CommunityTheater, still in love after twenty-seven years of marriage to his wife Patti, still close to all of his children, and still happily working as a voice-over actor, Greg Finley is acting and directing on stage, and looking forward to hearing those words he never hears on an ADR stage, "Roll camera, marker, speed, and action!"

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Biography from IMDb.

Born
May 8, 1947
Died
February 1, 2024 (aged 76)
From
Los Angeles, California, USA
Works as
Actor, also writer
Titles
39 on MovieCove · 52 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 63 days to Oct 26Down 13% in 30 days

What are Greg Finley's films like?

Across their 5 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Self.

Themes

share of theme weight
Survival
29%
Self
28%
Bonds
21%
Society
15%
Morality
7%
Romantic love2 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival2 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition2 titles, browse their movies with this themeLegacy2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 4 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 2 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 1

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 1 · Charged 3 · Intense 0

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 2 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 0

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 3 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 1

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 2 · Relentless 0

Casual: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their casual movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 3 · Engaged 1 · Full focus 0

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 3 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

2 analyzed roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
2
Melancholic
3
Contemplative
2
Romantic
2
Joyful
1
Other
3

How their films linger

Bittersweet4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy1
  • Bittersweet2
  • Ambiguous2

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Greg Finley's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 31 of their 39 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Greg Finley's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

52 credits, 39 with a MovieCove page.

  • Robotech: Love Live Alive(2013)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Garfield's Pet Force(2009)

    as Additional Voices (voice)

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • 12 Rounds(2009)

    as Additional Voices (voice)

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • Garfield's Fun Fest(2008)

    as Additional Voices (voice)

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • Howard Hughes: His Life, Loves and Films(2004)

    as Narrator

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Phone Booth(2002)

    as (voice)

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • Lilo & Stitch(2002)

    as Additional Voices (voice)

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within(2001)

    as Additional Voices (voice)

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Dinosaur(2000)

    as Additional Voices (voice)

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • The Wonderful World of Disney (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Ace Ventura: Pet Detective(1994)

    as Mascot (voice) (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • Bebe's Kids(1992)

    as Additional Voices (voice)

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Motorama(1991)

    as (voice)

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Defending Your Life(1991)

    as Used Car Salesman

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • Beverly Hills, 90210(1990)

    Show 1 episode · as Conrad Scanlon

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all shows

  • Ghost Dad(1990)

    as Additional Voices (Voice)

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films

  • Mancuso, F.B.I. (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • House III: The Horror Show(1989)

    as Tom Ippolito

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • Oliver & Company(1988)

    as Additional Voice (voice)

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Robotech II: The Sentinels (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    as Leonard (voice)

  • The Wild Pair(1987)

    as Sgt. Peterson

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films

  • Evil Town (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    as Wally

  • Robotech: The Movie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    as Leonard (voice)

  • Dangerously Close(1986)

    as Morelli

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • Murphy's Law(1986)

    as Booking Sergeant

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • Matlock(1986)

    Show 1 episode · as Sgt. Sam Donnelly

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all shows

  • Wild Wind (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    as Major general Charles Rainey

  • Command 5 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    as Col. Henderson

  • Starchaser: The Legend of Orin(1985)

    as (voice)

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Robotech(1985)

    Show 85 episodes · Series Writer · Writer · as Anatole Leonard (voice) · as Henry J. Gloval (voice)

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows

  • Codename: Robotech (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Writer · as Henry J. Gloval (voice)

  • Highway to Heaven(1984)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all shows

  • Hunter(1984)

    Show 1 episode · as Akerman

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all shows

  • Macross: Boobytrap(1984)

    as Cpt. Henry Gloval

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • The First Time (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    as Waiter

  • The New Odd Couple (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Show 1 episode · as Postman

  • The Concrete Jungle(1982)

    as Detective Parelli

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • Knight Rider(1982)

    Show 1 episode · as Chauffeur / Henchman · as Prison Guard

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all shows

  • The Sword and the Sorcerer(1982)

    as Rumbolt

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Joanie Loves Chachi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • T.J. Hooker(1982)

    Show 1 episode · as Ramsey

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all shows

  • Pennies from Heaven(1981)

    as Bank Teller

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films

  • Falcon Crest(1981)

    Show 2 episodes · as Court Officer

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all shows

  • Simon & Simon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Carbon Copy(1981)

    as 1st Guard

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Hill Street Blues(1981)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all shows

  • Knots Landing(1979)

    Show 1 episode · as Plainclothes Detective · as Walt

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all shows

  • Hart to Hart (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    Show 1 episode · as Jeremy

  • CHiPs(1977)

    Show 1 episode · as Bailiff · as Passenger

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all shows

  • The First Nudie Musical(1976)

    as Jimmy

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • Saturday Night Live(1975)

    Show 1 episode · as Test #70 Subject (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all shows

  • Kolchak: The Night Stalker(1974)

    Show 1 episode · as Dr. Phillips

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows

Career shape

Star power in the 91st percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 49 titles from 1974 to 2009; peak year 2001.

Highest rated

Robotech (1985)

Midcredits 95th

Film career

19742009

Peak 2001 · fewer prominent film roles lately. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

  • 1976Screen debut· The First Nudie Musical
  • 2002Career best· Lilo & Stitch

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting49 of 49: 47 only acting, 2 with another role · typical Midcredits score49thWriting1 of 49: 0 only writing, 1 with another roleOther crew1 of 49: 0 only other crew, 1 with another role

By decade

1970s6 · acting1980s29 · 29 acting · 2 crew1990s7 · acting2000s7 · acting

Billing

usually 19th · top billed in 0% of 13 roles
7686

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

How do Greg Finley's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 45th percentile, the median of all 26; across a limited sample of 4 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 59th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

59thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Approval · how many liked their films

53rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Reach · how many have seen their films

24thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Midcredits score across 39 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up7
  • 50th to 74th12
  • 25th to 49th12
  • Below 25th8

Shape of the crowd

18 of their 39 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved4
  • Universally Panned1
  • Cult Classic2
  • Crowd Pleaser12
  • Broadly Agreed2
  • Mixed18

Most divisive · writer

Robotech: Love Live Alive (2013)

85th percentile spread · 31% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor, writer

Robotech (1985)

Midcredits 95th · 88% liked

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Who does Greg Finley work with?

People who share at least 2 of Greg Finley's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Robert V. Barron shares the most, 3.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers

Producers