Frank Whaley
Acting
Biography
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.
Born: July 20, 1963
Place of Birth: Syracuse, New York, USA
Known For
Unconquered
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's peace.
Ruffian
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 undefeated until her death after breaking down in a nationally televised match race at Belmont Park on July 6, 1975 against the Kentucky Derby winner, Foolish Pleasure. Made by ESPN Original Entertainment, the film is directed by Yves Simoneau and stars Sam Shepard as Ruffian's trainer, Frank Whiteley. The producers used four different geldings in the role of Ruffian. Locations for the 2007 film included Louisiana Downs in Shreveport, Louisiana and Belmont Park in Elmont, New York.
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Long-running anthology program sponsored by Hallmark Cards. Beginning in 1951 and continuing into 2019, the series received 80 Emmy Awards, 24 Christopher Awards, 11 Peabody Awards, 9 Golden Globes, and 4 Humanitas Prizes. Early seasons were a weekly live drama, eventually transitioning to videotaped and then filmed productions broadcast as occasional specials.
House
Dr. Gregory House, a drug-addicted, unconventional, misanthropic medical genius, leads a team of diagnosticians at the fictional Princeton–Plainsboro Teaching Hospital in New Jersey.
Pulp Fiction
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 caper. Their adventures unfurl in three stories that ingeniously trip back and forth in time.
Chicago Med
An emotional thrill ride through the day-to-day chaos of the city's most explosive hospital and the courageous team of doctors who hold it together. They will tackle unique new cases inspired by topical events, forging fiery relationships in the pulse-pounding pandemonium of the emergency room.
Power Book II: Ghost
Picking up just days after the “Power” finale, this sequel series follows Tariq navigating his new life, in which his desire to shed his father’s legacy comes up against the mounting pressure to save his family.
Curb Your Enthusiasm
The off-kilter, unscripted comic vision of Larry David, who plays himself in a parallel universe in which he can't seem to do anything right, and, by his standards, neither can anyone else.
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
In the criminal justice system, sexually-based offenses are considered especially heinous. In New York City, the dedicated detectives who investigate these vicious felonies are members of an elite squad known as the Special Victims Unit. These are their stories.
Boston Legal
Alan Shore and Denny Crane lead a brigade of high-priced civil litigators in an upscale Boston law firm in a series focusing on the professional and personal lives of brilliant but often emotionally challenged attorneys. A spin-off of long-running series The Practice.
Filmography
as Mailman Bob
as Detective John Watson
as Kip
as Ed Hogate
as Buyer
as Mr. Keller
as Judge Lucas
as Detective James Connor
as Bane
as Reese
as Tom Wells
as Parker
as David
as Carter Estes
as Charles Quaid
as Detective Ramsey
as Herb Watson
as Wade Coley
as Sheriff Ted Hale
as Carson Hodges
as Rafael Scarfe
as Douglas Bishop
as Ray Peterman
as Max Hyland
as Harry Markopolos
as Chuck Gleason
as Duane Harding
as Doug
as Agent Frank Hurd
as Eric
as Karl Hoffman
as Van Miller
as Marston
as Winston Utz
as Officer Donovan
as Jim Garrett
as Gary Heller
as Chuck
as Aaron
as Self
as Duncan
as Jittery Bodyguard
as Josh Wagner
as Harris
as Bill Nack
as Mason
as Wade Chandling
as Brent Sykes
as Mr. Sparks
as Chuck Sereika
as Robert
as Richie Greene
as George Bolen
as Gabe Helling
as Brewmaster
as Robert Elliot
as Frankie Cox
as Battle of the Bands Director (uncredited)
as Jeffrey White
as Chad
as Ralph Mandy (uncredited)
as Martin Donner
as Future Man / Christopher Wey
as Jimmy O'Brien
as Mitch Godel
as Lynny Barnum
as Alan
as Peter Hagen
as Miles
as Grant Marcus
as Angry Man Bob Owes
as Brett Conway
as Bob Jones
as Medic Chamberlain
as Bishop (segment "The Player")
as Franky Syde
as Skee-Ball Weasel
as Malcolm
as Mickey Jelke
as Brian
as Joey
as Self
as Giles Prentice
as Archie Landrum
as Henry Marshall
as Zig Fowler / Cliff Unger
as Frank
as Walter Cooper
as Brett
as Guy
as James
as Lee Harvey Oswald
as Arvid
as Young Trucker in Diner
as Paul 'Father' Mundy
as Archer
as Oswald Imposter
as Allen Kogan
as Jim Dodge
as Robby Krieger
as John McDowell
as Michael Latchmer
as Steve Bushak
as Timmy
as Boy
as Archie Graham
as Arnie
as Young Francis
as Jeff Dillon
as Press
as Robert Poe