Known For
Acting
Born
Mar 18, 1941
Died
Apr 29, 2021
Place of Birth
Memphis, Tennessee, USA
Credits
53 titles
Frank McRae
Biography
Frank McRae (born June 3, 1942, died April 29, 2021) was an American actor and former professional football player. McRae was born in Memphis, Tennessee. McRae graduated from Tennessee State University with a double major in drama and history. He was a defensive tackle for the Chicago Bears in the 1967 NFL season. Among his acting roles are the history teacher, Mr. Teasdale, in Red Dawn, bank robber Reed Youngblood in Dillinger, Hazel in Cannery Row, Spanky in The Wizard, James Bond's friend Sharkey in 1989's Licence to Kill, inmate Eclipse in Lock Up, shouting police captain in 48 Hrs. (a role he later parodied in Last Action Hero and Loaded Weapon 1), the train coachman in Tracks and former professional boxing champion Harry Noble in *batteries not included. He also made an effective pairing with John Candy as two bumbling subordinates; first as two tank soldiers (under an equally bumbling Sgt. Frank Tree played by Dan Aykroyd) in the cult classic 1941 and later as "Walley World" Security Guards in National Lampoon's Vacation . He played Jim, the Mechanic in the movie Used Cars. His most recent role was as a guest star on the television series ER. He also portrayed the character of Sergeant Tenga in Farewell to the King Description above from the Wikipedia article Frank McRae, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
Filmography
Love's Abiding Joy
Cookie
Love's Long Journey
Cookie
One Hell of a Guy
Moe
Mr. P's Dancing Sushi Bar
Bruce McFee
Hijack
Roger Tate
The Killing Jar
Det. Bernie Morris
Asteroid
Lloyd Morgan
ER
Freddie
Lightning Jack
Mr. Doyle
Trouble Shooters: Trapped Beneath the Earth
Hugh
Last Action Hero
Lieutenant Dekker
National Lampoon's Loaded Weapon 1
Captain Doyle
Sketch Artist
Det. Milon
Poochinski
Captain Ed Martin
Another 48 Hrs.
Haden (uncredited)
The Wizard
Spanky
Lock Up
Eclipse
Licence to Kill
Sharkey
Farewell to the King
Sgt. Tenga
*batteries not included
Harry Noble
The Return of Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer
Herschel Dean
Hostage Flight
Bart Cooper
The Twilight Zone
Sheriff (segment "Opening Day")
Red Dawn
Mr. Teasdale
National Lampoon's Vacation
Grover
Shooting Stars
Tubbs
48 Hrs.
Haden
Cannery Row
Hazel
Hill Street Blues
Used Cars
Jim the Mechanic
City in Fear
Captain Maslin
1941
Pvt. Ogden Johnson Jones
Rocky II
Meat Foreman (uncredited)
Norma Rae
James Brown
Paradise Alley
Big Glory
The End
Male Nurse
F.I.S.T.
Lincoln Dombrowsky
Dog and Cat
Morgue Attendant
Tracks
Train Coachman
Pipe Dreams
Moose
Quincy, M.E.
Wonder Woman
Foreman
Walking Tall Part II
Steamer Riley
Hard Times
Hammerman
The Orphan and the Dude
Fast Freddie
Judgment: The Court Martial of Lt. William Calley
Mr. Langham
The Rockford Files
Junior
The Bank Shot
Herman Lincoln (aka Herman X)
Dillinger
Reed Youngblood
Shaft in Africa
Osiat