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- Lori PettyRae Lindley
- Jayne AtkinsonAnnie Greenwood
- Michael MadsenGlen Greenwood
- Michael IronsideDial
- Richard RiehleWade
- August SchellenbergRandolph Johnson
- Mykelti WilliamsonDwight Mercer
- Michael BacallPerry
- Danielle HarrisGwenie
- Jim MichaelsAnnouncer
- Mary Kate SchellhardtNadine
- Francis CapraElvis
- Jon TenneyJohn Milner
- Elizabeth PeñaKate Haley
- M. Emmet WalshWilcox
- John Considine (actor)Cmdr. Blake
- Steve KahanCaptain Nilson
Find out who starred in the 1993 family film Free Willy, directed by Simon Wincer and produced by Richard Donner. See the full cast and crew list, including actors, writers, producers, composers, and more.
Jul 16, 1993 · A boy befriends a killer whale in captivity and tries to free him from the aquarium. See the cast, plot summary, trivia, awards, and user and critic reviews of this family adventure drama.
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- Adventure, Drama, Family
- Simon Wincer
- 1993-07-16
The film stars Jason James Richter in his film debut, Lori Petty, Jayne Atkinson, August Schellenberg, and Michael Madsen with the eponymous character, Willy, played by Keiko . The story is about a 12 year old orphaned boy named Jesse who befriends a captive orca, Willy, at an ailing amusement park.
- Jason James Richter: Jesse Greenwood. At just 12 years old, Jason James Richter got the role of a lifetime playing the lead character, Jesse, a young runaway abandoned by his mother who befriends the endangered captive whale while cleaning a local adventure park as penance for having vandalized it.
- Michael Bacall: Perry. Following his stint in Free Willy, Michael Bacall found success both in front of and behind the scenes. Not only did he have small roles in Quentin Tarantino's Django Unchained and Inglourious Basterds, but he was also a screenwriter on Scott Pilgrim vs. The World, 21 Jump Street and its sequel, 22 Jump Street as well as Project X.
- Mykelti Williamson: Dwight Mercer. Mykelti Williamson was one of the most unmissable actors of the early '90s. He came back for Free Willy 2, before starring in another megahit: Waiting to Exhale, in 1995.
- Michael Madsen: Glenn Greenwood. Michael Madsen may be known to many as a quintessential tough guy, but for a subset of Millennials, he'll always be in dad mode as Glenn Greenwood, the protagonist's adoptive father in the Free Willy franchise.
Find out who starred in the 1993 family film Free Willy, about a boy and a captive orca whale. See the full list of actors, directors, producers, and other crew members on TMDB.
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Jul 16, 1993 · A family adventure drama about a boy and a whale who form a bond and face a greedy park owner. See the cast, crew, plot summary, and user score of this classic film.
May 7, 2024 · Jason James Richter. as Jesse. Jason James Richter plays Jesse, the young boy who forms a special bond with the orca named Willy. # 9. Most popular actor on Free Willy. 372 Wikipedia views yesterday. Keiko. as Willy. Keiko is the real-life orca who portrays Willy, the captive whale at the center of the film. Lori Petty. as Rae Lindley.
