Frank Whaley | Rotten Tomatoes (2024)

Highest Rated: 94% The Freshman (1990)

Lowest Rated: 8% New York City Serenade (2007)

Birthday: Jul 20, 1963

Birthplace: Syracuse, New York, USA

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" (1990), a bizarre "After Hours"-clone requiring him to perform CPR on an expired hound, which unfortunately ran out of steam halfway through. Whaley continued to shine as a supporting player in Andrew Bergman's "The Freshman" (also 1990), helping Matthew Broderick import a Komodo dragon for the mob, and as guitarist Robby Krieger in Stone's biopic "The Doors" (1991) but stumbled as the likable, lying lead of the John Hughes-written-and-produced "Career Opportunities" (also 1991), an idea insufficient to stretch to feature length.

Highest rated movies

94% 61% The Freshman Watchlist 88% 79% A Midnight Clear Watchlist 88% 86% Field of Dreams Watchlist 84% 76% Born on the Fourth of July Watchlist 81% 57% Rob the Mob Watchlist 76% 79% Swimming With Sharks Watchlist 73% 32% Cold Moon Watchlist 68% 72% Joe the King Watchlist 59% 81% The Shed Watchlist 57% 48% Retroactive Watchlist

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Frank Whaley Frank Whaley COLD MOON, FRANK WHALEY, 2016. © UNCORK'D ENTERTAINMENT CAREER OPPORTUNITIES, Frank Whaley, 1991. ©Universal SWIMMING WITH SHARKS, from left, Kevin Spacey, Frank Whaley, 1994, ©Trimark Pictures THE DOORS, Josie Bissett (3rd from left), Frank Whaley, Meg Ryan , Val Kilmer, Deborah Falconer, Kevin Dillon, 1991 Gotham, Frank Whaley (L), Donal Logue (R), 'Selina Kyle', Season 1, Ep. #2, 09/29/2014, ©FOX SWING KIDS, Christian Bale, Robert Sean Leonard, Jayce Bartok, Frank Whaley, 1993, (c)Buena Vista Pictures SWING KIDS, from left: Christian Bale, Robert Sean Leonard, Frank Whaley, Jayce Bartok, 1993, © Buene Vista Burn Notice, from left: Frank Whaley, Bruce Campbell, Jeffrey Donovan, Rhea Seehorn, 'Breach of Faith', Season 4, Ep. #4, 06/24/2010, ©USA View more photos

Filmography

Movies

Credit
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Fence and the Fox Unknown (Character) - 2024
No Score Yet 58% Death on the Border Detective John Watson (Character) - 2023
No Score Yet No Score Yet Saint Clare Mailman Bob (Character) - 2023
13% 21% Private Property Ed Hogate (Character) - 2022
No Score Yet No Score Yet Bitcon Unknown (Character) - 2022
59% 81% The Shed Bane (Character) - 2019
No Score Yet 88% Wish Man Tom Wells (Character) - 2019
No Score Yet 65% Warning Shot David (Character) - 2018
9% 93% Against the Night Detective Ramsey (Character) - 2017
56% 44% The Outskirts Herb (Character) - 2017
73% 32% Cold Moon Sheriff Ted Hale (Character) - 2016
32% 51% Monster Trucks Wade Coley (Character) $33.2M 2016
No Score Yet No Score Yet Madoff Harry Markopolos (Character) - 2016
50% 65% Like Sunday, Like Rain Director,
Screenwriter
$27.1K 2014
81% 57% Rob the Mob Agent Frank Hurd (Character) $206.9K 2014
No Score Yet 50% Aftermath Eric (Character) $3.0K 2013
56% 52% Janie Jones Chuck (Character) - 2010
No Score Yet 29% As Good as Dead Aaron (Character) $1.5K 2010
No Score Yet 7% The Cell 2 Duncan (Character) - 2009
No Score Yet 96% Ruffian Bill Nack (Character) - 2007
8% 24% New York City Serenade Director,
Writer
- 2007
No Score Yet 38% Cherry Crush Wade Chandling (Character) - 2007
55% 42% Vacancy Mason (Character) $18.9M 2007
No Score Yet No Score Yet Tis Autumn: The Search for Jackie Paris Unknown (Character) - 2006
No Score Yet 16% Crazy Eights Brent Sykes (Character) - 2006
No Score Yet 33% Where There's a Will Richie Greene (Character) - 2006
43% 39% Mrs. Harris George Bolen (Character) - 2005
No Score Yet 47% Arthur Hailey's Detective Brewmaster (Character) - 2005
No Score Yet 64% A Good Night to Die Chad (Character) - 2003
40% 38% The Jimmy Show Jimmy O'Brien (Character),
Director,
Original Music
$703 2002
No Score Yet 71% Pursuit of Happiness Alan (Character) - 2001
26% 40% Chelsea Walls Lynny (Character) $59.7K 2001
68% 72% Joe the King Director,
Writer
$59.0K 1999
No Score Yet 100% The Wall Bishop (Character) - 1998
No Score Yet 74% When Trumpets Fade Medic Chamberlain (Character) - 1998
No Score Yet 0% Bombshell Malcolm Garvey (Character) - 1997
43% 31% Went to Coney Island on a Mission From God ... Be Back by Five Skee-Ball Weasel (Character) $16.0K 1997
57% 48% Retroactive Brian (Character) - 1997
No Score Yet No Score Yet Glam Franky Syde (Character) - 1997
No Score Yet No Score Yet Dead Man's Gun Cole (Character) - 1997
17% 9% The Winner Joey (Character) - 1996
54% 44% Broken Arrow Giles Prentice (Character) $70.6M 1996
No Score Yet No Score Yet Homage Archie Landrum (Character) - 1995
No Score Yet No Score Yet Cafe Society Mickey Jelke (Character) - 1995
No Score Yet 46% The Desperate Trail Walter Cooper (Character) - 1994
76% 79% Swimming With Sharks Guy (Character) $34.7K 1994
45% 48% I.Q. Frank (Character) $25.2M 1994
No Score Yet No Score Yet Fatal Deception: Mrs. Lee Harvey Oswald Lee Harvey Oswald (Character) - 1993
56% 79% Swing Kids Arvid (Character) $5.4M 1993
No Score Yet 79% To Dance With the White Dog James (Character) - 1993
88% 79% A Midnight Clear Paul `'Father'` Mundy (Character) $580.9K 1992
52% 58% Hoffa Young Kid (Character) $23.3M 1992
No Score Yet 25% Back in the USSR Archer (Character) - 1992
42% 37% Career Opportunities Jim Dodge (Character) $11.0M 1991
56% 79% The Doors Robby Krieger (Character) $32.7M 1991
No Score Yet 82% Cold Dog Soup Michael Latchmer (Character) - 1990
94% 61% The Freshman Steve Bushak, Clark's Roommate (Character) $20.7M 1990
No Score Yet No Score Yet Flying Blind Joey (Character) - 1990
84% 76% Born on the Fourth of July Timmy (Character) $68.8M 1989
88% 86% Field of Dreams Archie Graham (Character) $61.8M 1989
44% 62% Little Monsters Boy (Character) $542.9K 1989

TV

Credit
No Score Yet 52% The Equalizer Martin Culvert (Guest Star) 2022
No Score Yet 61% Bull Ray Peterman (Guest Star) 2017 2020
64% 91% Deception Charles Quaid (Guest Star) 2018
No Score Yet 71% MacGyver Unknown (Guest Star) 2017
95% 89% Elementary Unknown (Guest Star) 2016
87% 71% Marvel's Luke Cage Rafael Scarfe (Character) 2016
No Score Yet 75% Chicago Med Chuck Gleason (Guest Star) 2016
68% No Score Yet Madoff Harry Markopolos (Character) 2016
No Score Yet 55% Unforgettable Jim Garrett (Guest Star) 2016
72% 85% Ray Donovan Van Miller (Guest Star) 2013 2015
68% 45% Under the Dome Unknown (Character),
Unknown (Guest Star)
2015
77% 68% Gotham Unknown (Guest Star) 2014
91% 79% The Blacklist Karl Hoffman (Guest Star) 2014
No Score Yet 81% Blue Bloods Gary Heller (Guest Star) 2012-2013
43% No Score Yet NYC 22 Unknown (Guest Star) 2012
No Score Yet 80% Medium Unknown (Guest Star) 2010
88% 95% Burn Notice Josh Wagner (Guest Star) 2010
97% 83% Ugly Betty Mr. Sparks (Guest Star) 2010
No Score Yet 81% CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Unknown (Guest Star) 2009
78% 83% Navy Commander Grant Marcus (Guest Star) 2008
90% 96% House Robert Elliot (Guest Star) 2007
86% 91% Boston Legal Frankie Cox (Guest Star) 2007
92% 90% Curb Your Enthusiasm Peter Hagen (Guest Star) 2005
No Score Yet 83% NCIS Jeffrey White (Guest Star) 2004
No Score Yet 72% Unknown (Guest Star) 2004
No Score Yet 72% The Dead Zone Christopher Wey (Guest Star) 2003-2004
50% 77% The Twilight Zone Unknown (Character) 2002
No Score Yet 83% Unknown (Guest Star) 2002
No Score Yet No Score Yet Strange Frequency Unknown (Character) 2001
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Outer Limits Henry Marshall (Character),
Zig Fowler / Cliff Unger (Guest Star)
1995 2000
No Score Yet No Score Yet Unknown (Character) 1999
92% No Score Yet Buddy Faro Unknown (Character) 1998
No Score Yet No Score Yet Dead Man's Gun Unknown (Character) 1997
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Equalizer Press (Guest Star) 1988
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