Frank Whaley
Frank Joseph Whaley (born July 20, 1963) is an American actor, film director, screenwriter, musician and comedian. His roles include Brett in Pulp Fiction, Robby Krieger in The Doors, Jim Dodge in Career Opportunities, young Archie "Moonlight" Graham in Field of Dreams, and Guy in Swimming with Sharks. He has also appeared in films and TV series such as Born on the Fourth of July, The Freshman, A Midnight Clear, Swing Kids, Broken Arrow, Luke Cage, Red Dragon and World Trade Center.
Whaley was born and raised in Syracuse, New York, the son of Robert W. Whaley Sr. and Josephine (née Timilione).Whaley graduated from Anthony A. Henninger High School in 1981 and left home at 18. He graduated from the University at Albany.
| Known For | Acting |
|---|---|
| Most Rating | 2.6566 |
| Birthday | 1963-07-20 |
| Place of Birth | Syracuse, New York, USA |
| Also Known As | Frank Joseph Whaley, Frank Whalley, |
1990
The Freshman
6.303/317
After a film student gets his belongings stolen, he meets a mobster bearing a startling resemblance to a certain cinematic godfather. Soon, he finds h...
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The Freshman
1994
Pulp Fiction
8.5/30790
A burger-loving hit man, his philosophical partner, a drug-addled gangster's moll and a washed-up boxer converge in this sprawling, comedic crime cape...
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Pulp Fiction
1991
The Doors
7.11/1649
The story of the famous and influential 1960s rock band and its lead singer and composer, Jim Morrison.
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The Doors
1989
Field of Dreams
7.123/1741
Ray Kinsella is an Iowa farmer who hears a mysterious voice telling him to turn his cornfield into a baseball diamond. He does, but the voice's direct...
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Field of Dreams
2006
World Trade Center
6.122/1854
Two police officers struggle to survive when they become trapped beneath the rubble of the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001.
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World Trade Center
2007
Vacancy
6.273/1695
A young married couple becomes stranded at an isolated motel and find hidden video cameras in their room. They realize that unless they escape, they'l...
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Vacancy
1989
Born on the Fourth of July
7.005/1938
Paralyzed in the Vietnam war, Ron Kovic becomes an anti-war and pro-human rights political activist after feeling betrayed by the country he fought fo...
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Born on the Fourth of July
2020
For NYC
0/0
Noel Ashman and Damon Dash direct a collection of favorite quotes from high profile artists, recorded on their smart phones, in their homes during qua...
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For NYC
1993
Swing Kids
6.685/254
The story of a close-knit group of young kids in Nazi Germany who listen to banned swing music from the US. Soon dancing and fun leads to more difficu...
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Swing Kids
1994
Swimming with Sharks
6.621/343
Guy is a young film executive who's willing to do whatever it takes to make it in Hollywood. He begins working for famed producer Buddy Ackerman, a do...
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Swimming with Sharks
1992
A Midnight Clear
6.557/131
In 1944 France, an American Intelligence Squad locates a German Platoon wishing to surrender rather than die in Germany's final war offensive. The two...
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A Midnight Clear
2005
Mrs. Harris
5.8/20
Based on the sensational 1980s media event, famed cardiologist Herman Tarnower meets a particularly brutal end at the hands of his jilted lover, Jean...
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Mrs. Harris
1997
Retroactive
6.1/212
A psychiatrist makes multiple trips through time to save a woman that was murdered by her brutal husband.
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Retroactive
1998
When Trumpets Fade
6.615/152
In WWII Western Germany, Private David Manning reluctantly leaves behind a mortally wounded fellow soldier and searches for survivors from his platoon...
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When Trumpets Fade
2007
Cherry Crush
4.721/34
A high school photographer breaks his own rules and falls in love with his teenage model.
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Cherry Crush
2006
Crazy Eights
4.5/66
Six people are brought together at the funeral of a childhood friend. While settling the estate, they discover a map, which leads them on a search for...
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Crazy Eights
1991
Career Opportunities
6.868/777
Josie, the daughter of the town's wealthiest businessman, faces problems at home and wishes to leave town but is disoriented. Her decision is finalize...
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Career Opportunities
1994
The Desperate Trail
4.8/25
Amiable con man Jack Cooper is on a westbound stagecoach, headed for the next batch of suckers who will mistake him for an easy mark. Fiery Sarah O'Ro...
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The Desperate Trail
1999
Joe the King
5.847/49
A destitute 14-year-old struggles to keep his life together despite harsh abuse at his mother's hands, harsher abuse at his father's, and a growing se...
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Joe the King
2009
The Cell 2
3.511/92
The Cusp is a serial killer who kills his victims and then brings them back to life; over and over again; until they beg to die! Maya is a psychic inv...
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The Cell 2
2010
Janie Jones
6.3/40
When a fading musician (Alessandro Nivola) learns he has a teenage daughter (Abigail Breslin) from a long-ago tryst, he’s forced to take her on tour a...
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Janie Jones
2005
Arthur Hailey's Detective
4.5/9
Detective Sergeant Malcolm Ainslie, a Catholic priest turned distinguished investigator for the police, has agreed to hear the confession of a convict...
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Arthur Hailey's Detective
1990
Cold Dog Soup
5.333/12
A taxi driver (Quaid) pounds Zen parables (if time money, is time the root of all evil?) into his passenger in a high-speed, idiosyncratic tour of the...
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Cold Dog Soup
2002
The Jimmy Show
6.273/11
A failed New Jersey inventor embarks on a career as a standup comic, turns to drink, and labors to keep his family together.
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The Jimmy Show
1996
The Winner
4.639/18
A long lucky streak makes a nice guy the target of opportunists like his brother, his girlfriend, and some guys from New Jersey.
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The Winner
2021
Magic in Mount Holly
6.3/3
A new gallery owner discovers that she can paint the future using a paintbrush left by Santa. As she discovers the true magic within herself, she also...
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Magic in Mount Holly
1993
To Dance with the White Dog
7.2/11
When Sam Peek's beloved wife, Cora, dies, a white dog suddenly materializes as his new companion and confidant.
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To Dance with the White Dog
2006
Where There's a Will
7.083/6
A hapless grifter stands to inherit a small fortune from his estranged grandmother if he travels to Harmony, Texas to live with her. Instead of a shor...
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Where There's a Will
2013
Aftermath
5.077/13
A dark comedy about one man's overreaction! Roma's (Anthony Michael Hall) perfect life unravels when his foreman goes missing and he chooses to fire t...
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Aftermath
2007
Ruffian
8.042/12
Ruffian is an American made-for-television movie that tells the story of the U.S. Racing Hall of Fame Champion thoroughbred filly Ruffian who went und...
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Ruffian
1998
Glam
3.667/9
Traveling from the backwoods to Los Angeles to visit his cousin, a writer discovers a world of sex, drugs, crime and violence revolving around a beaut...
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Glam
1997
Bombshell
4.1/7
Characters in a bio technological firm utilize nanotechnology (miniature, smart robots) to control others for their own good.
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Bombshell
1997
Cafe Society
4.875/16
New York 1952. Mickey Jelke inherits a big sum of money and spends his nights in Manhattan, painting the city red. Night after night, he can be found...
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Cafe Society
2023
Death on the Border
5.8/11
Two determined women vie to escape their abusive relationships with a dirty Detective at rock bottom, determined to move sex trafficked girls over the...
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Death on the Border
2016
Monster Trucks
6.081/946
Tripp is a high school senior with a knack for building trucks who makes an incredible discovery - a gas-guzzling creature named Creech. To protect hi...
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Monster Trucks
1993
Fatal Deception: Mrs. Lee Harvey Oswald
6.5/6
The story of the widow of Lee Harvey Oswald, the man accused of shooting President Kennedy. Via flashbacks, the story traces the woman's life from her...
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Fatal Deception: Mrs. Lee Harvey Oswald
1995
Homage
4.5/10
The young caretaker at the estate of a reclusive woman develops a dangerous obsession with her daughter, a sexy television star. Unexpected twists and...
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Homage
2017
The Outcasts
6.126/510
After falling victim to a humiliating prank by the high school Queen Bee, best friends and world-class geeks, Mindy and Jodi, decide to get their reve...
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The Outcasts
2025
Saint Clare
5.1/41
In a small town a solitary woman is haunted by voices that lead her to assassinate ill intended people and get away with it, until her last kill sucks...
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Saint Clare
2022
Bitcon
4.2/4
A missing hard drive with hundreds of thousands of dollars in cryptocurrency and the issue of trust in the modern era.
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Bitcon
1998
The Wall
6.75/4
The story of three items left at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall: a pencil holder, a sheriff's badge, and an electric guitar. Each item connects th...
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The Wall
2002
Red Dragon
7.048/4836
Former FBI Agent Will Graham, who was once almost killed by the savage Hannibal 'The Cannibal' Lecter, now has no choice but to face him again, as it...
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Red Dragon
1989
Unconquered
9.3/3
In 1962 in Montgomery, Alabama, State Attorney Richmond Flowers, Sr. is one of few willing to fight racial injustices even if it costs him his family'...
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Unconquered
1991
JFK
7.593/2481
Follows the investigation into the assassination of President John F. Kennedy led by New Orleans district attorney Jim Garrison.
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JFK
1992
Hoffa
6.265/372
A portrait of union leader James R. Hoffa, as seen through the eyes of his friend, Bobby Ciaro. The film follows Hoffa through his countless battles w...
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Hoffa
2010
As Good As Dead
5/56
Seeking revenge for the murder of their religious leader, fundamental loyalists kidnap and torture the man they believe responsible, but the ensuing c...
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As Good As Dead
1987
Seasonal Differences
0/0
The separation of church and state is examined when a Christmas Nativity scene, being displayed at a high school, sparks debate and protest from the s...
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Seasonal Differences
1992
Back in the USSR
5/7
A vacationing American and a sultry Russian thief lead police and smugglers on a deadly chase through Moscow.
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Back in the USSR
1994
I.Q.
6.019/506
Albert Einstein helps a young man who's in love with Einstein's niece to catch her attention by pretending temporarily to be a great physicist.
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I.Q.
2003
The School of Rock
7.09/6345
Fired from his band and hard up for cash, guitarist and vocalist Dewey Finn finagles his way into a job as a fifth-grade substitute teacher at a priva...
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The School of Rock
2016
Cold Moon
4.745/55
Cold Moon takes place in tiny Babylon, Fla., where the granddaughter of Clark’s character is murdered by a mysterious assailant, her body sunk into th...
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Cold Moon
2003
A Good Night to Die
3.063/8
One day in the life of a hit man, Ronnie, who spends it trying to save the life of fellow hit man, August, who he had brought into the business three...
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A Good Night to Die
2014
Rob the Mob
6.093/264
The true-life story of a crazy-in-love Queens couple who robbed a series of mafia social clubs and got away with it… for a while… until they stumble u...
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Rob the Mob
2001
Pursuit of Happiness
5.4/6
An advertising executive fails to realize that the woman of his dreams is his best friend since first grade, now married to his cheating co-worker.
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Pursuit of Happiness
1987
Ironweed
6.342/146
An alcoholic drifter spends Halloween in his hometown of Albany, New York after returning there for the first time in decades.
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Ironweed
1998
Went to Coney Island on a Mission from God... Be Back by Five
4.778/9
Two young men who have been friends since early childhood decide to go on a trip to find a third friend who has long since disappeared. Stories they h...
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Went to Coney Island on a Mission from God... Be Back by Five
2017
Against the Night
4.2/33
A group of friends sneak into an abandoned prison with the intention of making a ghost hunting video, until they start to go missing one by one.
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Against the Night
2008
Drillbit Taylor
5.823/1124
Dealing with a sociopathic school bully, three high school freshmen hire a low-budget bodyguard to protect them, not realizing he is just a homeless b...
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Drillbit Taylor
2018
Warning Shot
5.1/20
A single mother and her young daughter struggle to make ends meet until they inherit their family's farmhouse. When a business rival covets their wate...
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Warning Shot
2019
The Shed
5.906/154
The story of Stan, an orphaned teenager stuck living with his abusive grandfather and tasked with routinely protecting his best friend from high schoo...
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The Shed
2004
Field of Dreams: Passing Along the Pastime
10/3
Features Major League players and managers and cast and crew discussing the themes of the film, the performances, baseball, family, the film's lasting...
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Field of Dreams: Passing Along the Pastime
2019
All That We Destroy
6.072/83
A geneticist who fears that her son may be becoming a serial killer creates a group of clones in an attempt to cure him of his psychopathic tendencies...
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All That We Destroy
2019
Hustlers
6.464/3132
A crew of savvy former strip club employees band together to turn the tables on their Wall Street clients.
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Hustlers
1990
Flying Blind
9/1
Melodrama set in Philadelphia, PA in 1965. Eddie Panvini (Panebianco), a teenage photographer from South Philadelphia facing the Vietnam draft joins t...
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Flying Blind
1996
Cannes Man
5.304/23
Film producer Sy Lerner makes a bet with a fellow film executive that he can turn any nobody into a star at the Cannes Film Festival. A New York cab d...
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Cannes Man
2001
Chelsea Walls
4.296/27
This movie tells five stories set in a single day at the famed Chelsea Hotel in New York City, involving an ensemble cast of some 30-35 characters.
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Chelsea Walls
1989
Little Monsters
5.833/219
A young boy is scared of the monster under his bed. He asks his 6th grade brother to swap rooms for the night as a bet that the monster really exists....
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Little Monsters
1998
Curtain Call
5.148/27
A bachelor afraid of marriage angers his long-time girlfriend by buying a splendid townhouse just for himself, only to find it haunted by the ghosts o...
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Curtain Call
1997
The Doors: The Road of Excess
9/1
Interviews with friends of the late Jim Morrison and several people involved with the making of the film The Doors (1991) by Oliver Stone, delving int...
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The Doors: The Road of Excess
2022
Private Property
4.651/53
Kathryn, a struggling actress and unfulfilled housewife, becomes friendly with her new gardener, Ben. He gives her the attention and sensitivity she c...
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Private Property
2021
If You Build It: 30 Years of Field of Dreams
0/0
More than just a baseball movie, Academy Award®-nominated "Field of Dreams" is an enduring story of family, resilience and hope. This documentary look...
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If You Build It: 30 Years of Field of Dreams
2019
Wish Man
6.689/37
A motorcycle cop is still haunted by the traumatic separation from his father when he was a boy. After surviving a near-fatal accident and being frame...
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Wish Man
2007
The Hottest State
5.5/49
A young actor from Texas tries to make it in New York while struggling in his relationship with a beautiful singer/songwriter.
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The Hottest State
1996
Broken Arrow
6.067/1726
When rogue stealth-fighter pilot Vic Deakins deliberately drops off the radar while on maneuvers, the Air Force ends up with two stolen nuclear warhea...
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Broken Arrow
3 Days Rising
0/0
Living in self-imposed exile, Eric Usher battles his own conscience and reality itself as he must choose between his siblings, Rick and Cher, and his...
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3 Days Rising
2007
New York City Serenade
5.7/3
Two down on their luck childhood friends struggle to figure out their lives. Ray a drummer in a rock and roll band, and Owen an aspiring film maker sp...
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