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biography
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,
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milestones
Year
Milestone
Began acting in high school
Formed rock band, the Niagaras, with his brother; played drums
Thanks to an Education Opportunity Program (for inner-city kids) sponsored by Jimmy Carter, received a stipend, his books and his college education
Performed in summer stock
1987
Feature debut in "Ironweed", playing the youthful version of Jack Nicholson's character
1987
Appeared in "Soldier Boys", a "CBS Schoolbreak Special"
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