Frank Whaley movies

Frank Whaley (born Frank Joseph Whaley on July 20, 1963) is an American film and television actor known for his roles in independent films.Frank Whaley was born in Syracuse, New York. He has two sisters and an older brother named Robert Whaley. His father, Robert Whaley, Sr., died in the 1990s of health problems related to alcoholism.Frank and his brother, Robert, founded the NY-based band, The Niagaras. Though Whaley left the band to pursue his acting career, The Niagaras continued to perform in the New York City area.

Rumors suggest that Frank might rejoin the Niagaras for a year-long tour in the upstate New York area.Whaley began acting as a teenager. He made his film debut in 1987s Ironweed, and performed mostly in made-for-TV movies until 1989, when he appeared in Field of Dreams alongside Burt Lancaster and Kevin Costner, and Born on the Fourth of July alongside Tom Cruise. This latter film began a long collaboration with director Oliver Stone, including 1991s The Doors, in which he played Robbie Krieger, and, in the same year, JFK, in which he played a conspirator in the JFK assassination. In 1991, Whaley also starred in the John Hughes film,
Opportunities alongside Jennifer Connelly.Over the next two years, he played supporting roles in movies such as Hoffa and Swing Kids. He appeared in his second (after 1991s
Opportunities) leading film role in 1994s Swimming with Sharks, in which he starred opposite Kevin Spacey. In the same year, he played a supporting role as a college student named Brett, who was gunned down by Samuel L.

Frank Whaley Movies

All movies starring Frank Whaley.

• Born on the Fourth of July
• Broken Arrow
• Cherry Crush
• Field of Dreams
• Pulp Fiction
• Ruffian
• Aftermath
• Vacancy
• The Hottest State