Frank Whaley

Frank Whaley

Age
49
Birthday
Jul. 20th, 1963
Born in
Syracuse, New York, USA
Height
5' 7 1/2"

Frank Whaley's Main TV Roles

Show Character(s)
The Dead Zone TV Show
The Dead Zone
The State TV Show
The State
 

Main Movie Roles

2010 - As Good as Dead
2008 - Drillbit Taylor
2007 - Vacancy
2007 - Cherry Crush
2006 - World Trade Center
2006 - Crazy Eights
2003 - School of Rock
2002 - Red Dragon
1999 - Curtain Call
1998 - Went to Coney Island on a Mission from God... Be Back by Five
1997 - Retroactive
1996 - Cannes Man
1996 - Broken Arrow
1994 - I.Q.
1994 - Swimming with Sharks
1994 - Pulp Fiction
1993 - Swing Kids
1992 - A Midnight Clear
1992 - Hoffa
1991 - JFK
1991 - The Doors
1991 - Career Opportunities
1990 - The Freshman
1989 - Born on the Fourth of July
1989 - Field of Dreams
1989 - Little Monsters
1987 - Ironweed

Guest TV Roles

Show Name
Characters Played
Ep Count
Van Miller
7
Henry Marshall
2
Martin Donner
1
Bob Jones
1
Scott McNichol
1
Robert
1
Josh Wagner
1
Gabe Helling
1
John McDowell
1
Peter Hagen
1
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BIOGRAPHY:

Frank Whaley grew up in Syracuse, New York, and left home at eighteen to pursue an acting career. His older brother Robert originally wanted to be an actor but Frank later became interested in the profession and followed in his brother's footsteps. He not only has a brother but two sisters as well. His brother is the lead singer of the New York based band, the Niagras, and was also the composer for Frank's directorial debut Joe the King (1999). Frank makes his home in New York and is close friends with actor Ethan Hawke who he made friends with on the set of A Midnight Clear (1992).


TRIVIA:
  • Made his acting debut on the New York stage in "Tigers Wild".
  • A staunch supporter of indie-films, he hosted the MetroChannel cable TV New York Stories Angelika Film Festival.
  • Graduate of State University of New York at Albany.
  • Does all his own musical work whenever he plays a musician in a movie.
  • Brother of musician/composer/actor 'Robert Whaley (I)' (qv).
  • Has 2 children with his wife Heather Bucha.
  • Gained 30 pounds for role in _Homage (1995)_ (qv).
  • Plays bit parts in big movies and successful star vehicles (_Pulp Fiction (1994)_ (qv), _JFK (1991)_ (qv), _Broken Arrow (1996)_ (qv), _The Freshman (1990)_ (qv), _Born on the Fourth of July (1989)_ (qv) and _Red Dragon (2002)_ (qv)), and leads in mostly bad movies (_Career Opportunities (1991)_ (qv), _Cold Dog Soup (1990)_ (qv), and _The Jimmy Show (2001)_ (qv)).


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