Frank McRae
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- March 18, 1941
- Died
- April 29, 2021 (aged 80)
- Birthplace
- Memphis, Tennessee, USA
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.
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Filmography
Love's Abiding Joy
Movie · as Cookie
Love's Long Journey
Movie · as Cookie
One Hell of a Guy
Movie · as Moe
Mr. P's Dancing Sushi Bar
Movie · as Bruce McFee
Hijack
Movie · as Roger Tate
Houdini
Movie · as Usher
Asteroid
Movie · as Lloyd Morgan
The Killing Jar
Movie · as Det. Bernie Morris
Lightning Jack
Movie · as Mr. Doyle
ER
TV · as Freddie · 2 eps
Last Action Hero
Movie · as Lieutenant Dekker
National Lampoon's Loaded Weapon 1
Movie · as Captain Doyle
Trouble Shooters: Trapped Beneath the Earth
Movie · as Hugh
Sketch Artist
Movie · as Det. Milon
Poochinski
Movie · as Captain Ed Martin
Another 48 Hrs.
Movie · as Haden (uncredited)
Licence to Kill
Movie · as Sharkey
Farewell to the King
Movie · as Sgt. Tenga
Lock Up
Movie · as Eclipse
The Wizard
Movie · as Spanky
*batteries not included
Movie · as Harry Noble
The Return of Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer
Movie · as Herschel Dean
Hostage Flight
Movie · as Bart Cooper
The Twilight Zone
TV · as Sheriff (segment "Opening Day") · 1 ep
Red Dawn
Movie · as Mr. Teasdale
National Lampoon's Vacation
Movie · as Grover
Shooting Stars
Movie · as Tubbs
48 Hrs.
Movie · as Haden
Cannery Row
Movie · as Hazel
Hill Street Blues
TV · 1 ep
Used Cars
Movie · as Jim the Mechanic
City in Fear
Movie · as Captain Maslin
Rocky II
Movie · as Meat Foreman (uncredited)
1941
Movie · as Pvt. Ogden Johnson Jones
Norma Rae
Movie · as James Brown
The End
Movie · as Male Nurse
Paradise Alley
Movie · as Big Glory
F.I.S.T.
Movie · as Lincoln Dombrowsky
Dog and Cat
Movie · as Morgue Attendant
Pipe Dreams
Movie · as Moose
Tracks
Movie · as Train Coachman
Quincy, M.E.
TV · 1 ep
Hard Times
Movie · as Hammerman
Walking Tall Part II
Movie · as Steamer Riley
The Orphan and the Dude
Movie · as Fast Freddie
Judgment: The Court Martial of Lt. William Calley
Movie · as Mr. Langham
Wonder Woman
TV · as Foreman · 1 ep
The Bank Shot
Movie · as Herman Lincoln (aka Herman X)
The Rockford Files
TV · as Junior · 1 ep
Dillinger
Movie · as Reed Youngblood
Snatched
Movie · as Cheech
Shaft in Africa
Movie · as Osiat
Cool Breeze
Movie · as Barry, Mercer's Servant (uncredited)
Columbo
TV · as Lt. John Robertson · 1 ep