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Frank Whaley

  • Birthplace: Syracuse, New York, USA
  • Birthday: July 20, 1963

A boyishly handsome actor-turned-writer/director, Frank Whaley entered films as the youthful version of Francis Phelan (played as an adult by Jack Nicholson) in "Ironweed" (1987) and again essayed the teenaged version of another screen icon, this time Burt Lancaster, in the Oscar-nominated "Field of Dreams" (1989). These turns plus his harrowing portrayal of a heroin-addicted Vietnam vet in Oliver Stone's "Born on the Fourth of July" (also 1989) helped him land his first leading role in "Cold Dog Soup"…more

Career Milestones

  • 2011

    Acted opposite Abigail Breslin in "Janie Jones"

  • 2010

    Featured in the crime thriller "As Good as Dead"

  • 2008

    Acted in the comedy feature "Drillbit Taylor," starring Owen Wilson

  • 2007

    Co-starred as the central villain in the horror feature "Vacancy"

  • 2007

    Co-starred with Sam Shepard in "Ruffian," an ESPN-produced TV movie based on the legendary racehorse

Awards

  • 1999

    Sundance Film Festival Waldo Salt Screenwriting Award: