Directed by Simon Wincer, the movie starred Jason James Richter in his breakthrough role as the protagonist with a big heart, Jesse Greenwood. Also in the cast were Michael Madsen, Jayne Atkinson, and ...

It was the 1993 family movie that slayed at the box office, as well as causing a sea change in how captive whales were treated. Then: Richter beat out 4000 other actors for the role of Jesse, the ...

There were many movies that have been cemented in the brains of thousands of millennials, and if you think back, most probably include animation or an animal of some sort. SEE ALSO: Here is what Robin ...

Richter played Glen's foster son, Jesse, in the 1993 film Jason James Richter is mourning his on-screen father figure. The actor, who played Jesse in 1993's Free Willy , shared a message on his ...

Remember Jason James Richter? You know, the actor who played everyone's favourite whale's BFF Jesse in the '90s blockbuster Free Willy? Well, he's all grown up now, funnily enough. Richter was 13 ...

Jason James Richter with Keiko in the iconic moment from 1993's Free Willy. (Alamy) Dinosaurs weren’t the only animals escaping theme parks 30 years ago. Keiko the killer whale did the same in 1993's ...

In the early 1990's hit children's movie FREE WILLY (1993), an odd couple of street kid Jesse who is sent to live with foster parents and a killer whale named Willy held in captivity in poor ...

A charge of domestic battery has been dismissed against actor Jason James Richter, best known for his role as Jesse in Free Willy, after a heated argument in October with his then-girlfriend in Los ...

Richter played Glen's foster son, Jesse, in the 1993 film Jason James Richter is mourning his on-screen father figure. The actor, who played Jesse in 1993's Free Willy , shared a message on his ...

Two decades and a half after 1993's 'Free Willy' made Jason James Richter a star at just 11 years old, Richter is still acting today. Two decades and a half after 1993's Free Willy made Jason James ...

The series primarily follows an orphan boy named Jesse who befriends a killer whale named Willy, and eventually develops a strong connection. While trying to juggle his newly found life, he and Willy ...