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Frank Whaley

Born July 20, 1963 · Syracuse, New York, USA (age 63)

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 …

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Pulp Fiction

Pulp Fiction · 1994

MovieThrillerCrime

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.

The School of Rock

The School of Rock · 2003

The School of Rock

MovieComedyFamily

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 private school, where he secretly begins teaching his straight-A students the finer points of rock 'n' roll and the power of sticking it to the man. But as the school’s stern principal closes in and the Battle of the Bands looms, Dewey must risk everything to prove that rock 'n' roll can change lives.

Born on the Fourth of July

Born on the Fourth of July · 1989

Born on the Fourth of July

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 for.

Broken Arrow

Broken Arrow · 1996

MovieActionThriller

When rogue stealth-fighter pilot Vic Deakins deliberately drops off the radar while on maneuvers, the Air Force ends up with two stolen nuclear warheads -- and Deakins's co-pilot, Riley Hale, is the military's only hope for getting them back. Traversing the deserted canyons of Utah, Hale teams with park ranger Terry Carmichael to put Deakins back in his box.

Hustlers

Hustlers · 2019

MovieDramaComedy

A crew of savvy former strip club employees band together to turn the tables on their Wall Street clients.

JFK

MovieDramaThriller

Follows the investigation into the assassination of President John F. Kennedy led by New Orleans district attorney Jim Garrison.

Monster Trucks

Monster Trucks · 2016

MovieActionComedy

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 his mischievous new friend, Tripp hides Creech under the hood of his latest creation, turning it into a real-life super-powered Monster Truck. Together, this unlikely duo with a shared taste for speed team up on a wild and unforgettable journey to reunite Creech with his family.

Vacancy

Vacancy · 2007

MovieHorrorThriller

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'll be the next victims of a snuff film.

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Pulp Fiction

Pulp Fiction · 1994

MovieThrillerCrime

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.

Brett

The School of Rock

The School of Rock · 2003

The School of Rock

MovieComedyFamily

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 private school, where he secretly begins teaching his straight-A students the finer points of rock 'n' roll and the power of sticking it to the man. But as the school’s stern principal closes in and the Battle of the Bands looms, Dewey must risk everything to prove that rock 'n' roll can change lives.

Battle of the Bands Director (uncredited)

Born on the Fourth of July

Born on the Fourth of July · 1989

Born on the Fourth of July

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 for.

Timmy

Broken Arrow

Broken Arrow · 1996

MovieActionThriller

When rogue stealth-fighter pilot Vic Deakins deliberately drops off the radar while on maneuvers, the Air Force ends up with two stolen nuclear warheads -- and Deakins's co-pilot, Riley Hale, is the military's only hope for getting them back. Traversing the deserted canyons of Utah, Hale teams with park ranger Terry Carmichael to put Deakins back in his box.

Giles Prentice

Hustlers

Hustlers · 2019

MovieDramaComedy

A crew of savvy former strip club employees band together to turn the tables on their Wall Street clients.

Reese

JFK

MovieDramaThriller

Follows the investigation into the assassination of President John F. Kennedy led by New Orleans district attorney Jim Garrison.

Oswald Imposter

Monster Trucks

Monster Trucks · 2016

MovieActionComedy

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 his mischievous new friend, Tripp hides Creech under the hood of his latest creation, turning it into a real-life super-powered Monster Truck. Together, this unlikely duo with a shared taste for speed team up on a wild and unforgettable journey to reunite Creech with his family.

Wade Coley

Vacancy

Vacancy · 2007

MovieHorrorThriller

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'll be the next victims of a snuff film.

Mason

Field of Dreams

Field of Dreams · 1989

Field of Dreams

MovieDramaFantasy

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 directions don't stop -- even after the spirits of deceased ballplayers turn up to play.

Archie Graham

Career Opportunities

Career Opportunities · 1991

Career Opportunities

MovieRomanceComedy

Josie, the daughter of the town's wealthiest businessman, faces problems at home and wishes to leave town but is disoriented. Her decision is finalized after she falls asleep in a Target dressing room. She awakens to find herself locked in the store overnight with the janitor, Jim, the town "no hoper" and liar.

Jim Dodge

Drillbit Taylor

Drillbit Taylor · 2008

Drillbit Taylor

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 beggar and petty thief looking for some easy cash.

Jittery Bodyguard

The Doors

The Doors · 1991

MovieMusicDrama

The story of the famous and influential 1960s rock band and its lead singer and composer, Jim Morrison.

Robby Krieger

World Trade Center

World Trade Center · 2006

World Trade Center

MovieDramaHistory

Two police officers struggle to survive when they become trapped beneath the rubble of the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001.

Chuck Sereika

Hoffa

MovieCrimeHistory

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 with the RTA and President Roosevelt.

Young Trucker in Diner

Rob the Mob

Rob the Mob · 2014

MovieCrimeDrama

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 upon a score bigger than they ever planned and become targets of both the mob and the FBI.

Agent Frank Hurd

I.Q.

MovieComedyDrama

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.

Frank

Swing Kids

Swing Kids · 1993

MovieMusicDrama

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 difficult choices as the Nazis begin tightening the grip on Germany. Each member of the group is forced to face some tough choices about right, wrong, and survival.

Arvid

The Freshman

The Freshman · 1990

MovieComedyCrime

After a film student gets his belongings stolen, he meets a mobster bearing a startling resemblance to a certain cinematic godfather. Soon, he finds himself caught up in a caper involving endangered species and fine dining.

Steve Bushak

Little Monsters

Little Monsters · 1989

Little Monsters

MovieAdventureFantasy

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. Soon the brother becomes friends with the monster and discovers a whole new world of fun and games under his bed where pulling pranks on kids and other monsters is the main attraction.

Boy

Swimming with Sharks

Swimming with Sharks · 1994

Swimming with Sharks

MovieCrimeComedy

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 domineering, manipulative, coldhearted boss. When Guy also finds out that his cynical girlfriend, Dawn, has been using sex as a career move, he reaches his limit. Guy decides to exact revenge on Buddy by kidnapping him and subjecting him to cruel and unusual punishment.

Guy

When Trumpets Fade

When Trumpets Fade · 1998

When Trumpets Fade

In WWII Western Germany, Private David Manning reluctantly leaves behind a mortally wounded fellow soldier and searches for survivors from his platoon, only to learn from commanding officer Captain Pritchett that they have all been killed in action. Despite requesting a discharge on the grounds of mental disability, Manning is promoted to sergeant and assigned to lead a new platoon of young inductees.

Medic Chamberlain

Ironweed

Ironweed · 1987

An alcoholic drifter spends Halloween in his hometown of Albany, New York after returning there for the first time in decades.

Young Francis

Crazy Eights

Crazy Eights · 2006

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 a time capsule. What they discover reawakens childhood traumas and leads them on a journey through their abandoned childhood home: a home with a terrible secret and a mysterious dead girl who will lead them to their strange fates.

Brent Sykes

Red Dragon

Red Dragon · 2002

MovieCrimeThriller

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 seems Lecter is the only one who can help Graham track down a new serial killer.

Ralph Mandy (uncredited)

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit · 1999

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

SeriesCrimeDrama

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.

Grant Marcus

NCIS

SeriesCrimeDrama

From murder and espionage to terrorism and stolen submarines, a team of special agents investigates any crime that has any connection to Navy and Marine Corps personnel, regardless of rank or position.

Jeffrey White

Law & Order

Law & Order · 1990

SeriesCrimeDrama

In cases ripped from the headlines, police investigate serious and often deadly crimes, weighing the evidence and questioning the suspects until someone is taken into custody. The district attorney's office then builds a case to convict the perpetrator by proving the person guilty beyond a reasonable doubt. Working together, these expert teams navigate all sides of the complex criminal justice system to make New York a safer place.

John McDowell

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation · 2000

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

SeriesCrimeDrama

A Las Vegas team of forensic investigators are trained to solve criminal cases by scouring the crime scene, collecting irrefutable evidence and finding the missing pieces that solve the mystery.

Miles

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.

Robert Elliot

The Blacklist

The Blacklist · 2013

SeriesDramaCrime

Raymond "Red" Reddington, one of the FBI's most wanted fugitives, surrenders in person at FBI Headquarters in Washington, D.C. He claims that he and the FBI have the same interests: bringing down dangerous criminals and terrorists. In the last two decades, he's made a list of criminals and terrorists that matter the most but the FBI cannot find because it does not know they exist. Reddington calls this "The Blacklist". Reddington will co-operate, but insists that he will speak only to Elizabeth Keen, a rookie FBI profiler.

Karl Hoffman

Blue Bloods

Blue Bloods · 2010

SeriesCrimeDrama

A drama about a multi-generational family of cops dedicated to New York City law enforcement. Frank Reagan is the New York Police Commissioner and heads both the police force and the Reagan brood. He runs his department as diplomatically as he runs his family, even when dealing with the politics that plagued his unapologetically bold father, Henry, during his stint as Chief.

Gary Heller

Law & Order: Criminal Intent

Law & Order: Criminal Intent · 2001

Law & Order: Criminal Intent

The third installment of the “Law & Order” franchise takes viewers deep into the minds of its criminals while following the intense psychological approaches the Major Case Squad uses to solve its crimes.

Mitch Godel

Elementary

Elementary · 2012

SeriesDramaMystery

A modern-day drama about a crime-solving duo that cracks the NYPD's most impossible cases. Following his fall from grace in London and a stint in rehab, eccentric Sherlock escapes to Manhattan where his wealthy father forces him to live with his worst nightmare - a sober companion, Dr. Watson.

Winston Utz

Psych

SeriesDramaComedy

Thanks to his police officer father's efforts, Shawn Spencer spent his childhood developing a keen eye for detail (and a lasting dislike of his dad). Years later, Shawn's frequent tips to the police lead to him being falsely accused of a crime he solved. Now, Shawn has no choice but to use his abilities to perpetuate his cover story: psychic crime-solving powers, all the while dragging his best friend, his dad, and the police along for the ride.

Robert

Chicago Med

Chicago Med · 2015

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.

Chuck Gleason

Curb Your Enthusiasm

Curb Your Enthusiasm · 2000

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.

Peter Hagen

Boston Legal

Boston Legal · 2004

SeriesComedyDrama

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.

Frankie Cox

Bull

SeriesCrimeDrama

Dr. Jason Bull is the brilliant, brash, and charming founder of a hugely successful trial consulting firm.

Ray Peterman

Medium

SeriesCrimeDrama

Allison Dubois works in the District Attorney’s office using her natural intuition about people and her ability to communicate with the dead to help to solve crimes. Her dreams often give her clues to the whereabouts of missing people.

Gabe Helling

Gotham

SeriesDramaCrime

Everyone knows the name Commissioner Gordon. He is one of the crime world's greatest foes, a man whose reputation is synonymous with law and order. But what is known of Gordon's story and his rise from rookie detective to Police Commissioner? What did it take to navigate the multiple layers of corruption that secretly ruled Gotham City, the spawning ground of the world's most iconic villains? And what circumstances created them – the larger-than-life personas who would become Catwoman, The Penguin, The Riddler, Two-Face and The Joker?

Doug

Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan

Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan · 2018

Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan

SeriesAction & AdventureDrama

When CIA analyst Jack Ryan stumbles upon a suspicious series of bank transfers his search for answers pulls him from the safety of his desk job and catapults him into a deadly game of cat and mouse throughout Europe and the Middle East, with a rising terrorist figurehead preparing for a massive attack against the US and her allies.

Carter Estes

Burn Notice

Burn Notice · 2007

SeriesAction & AdventureDrama

A formerly blacklisted spy uses his unique skills and training to help people in desperate situations.

Josh Wagner

Ray Donovan

Ray Donovan · 2013

Set in the sprawling mecca of the rich and famous, Ray Donovan does the dirty work for LA's top power players, and makes their problems disappear. His father's unexpected release from prison sets off a chain of events that shakes the Donovan family to its core.

Van Miller

Unforgettable

Unforgettable · 2011

SeriesCrimeDrama

Former Syracuse, New York, police detective Carrie Wells has hyperthymesia, a rare medical condition that gives her the ability to visually remember everything. She reluctantly joins the New York City Police Department's Queens homicide unit after her former boyfriend and partner asks for help with solving a case. The move allows her to try to find out the one thing she has been unable to remember, which is what happened the day her sister was murdered.

Jim Garrett

The Outer Limits

The Outer Limits · 1995

The Outer Limits

SeriesDramaSci-Fi & Fantasy

Anthology series composed of distinct story episodes, sometimes with a plot twist at the end, with occasional recurring story elements that were often tied together during season-finale clip shows.

Henry Marshall

MacGyver

MacGyver · 2016

SeriesDramaAction & Adventure

20-something Angus MacGyver creates a clandestine organization where he uses his knack for solving problems in unconventional ways to help prevent disasters from happening.

Douglas Bishop

Empire

SeriesDramaSoap

A powerful family drama about the head of a music empire whose three sons and ex-wife all battle for his throne.

Edison Cruz

Under the Dome

Under the Dome · 2013

SeriesDramaMystery

A small town is suddenly and inexplicably sealed off from the rest of the world by an enormous transparent dome. While military forces, the government and the media positioned outside of this surrounding barrier attempt to break it down, a small group of people inside attempt to figure out what the dome is, where it came from, and when (and if) it will go away.

Marston