Frank McRae
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
Credits
- 2006 · Love's Abiding Joy as Cookie
- 2005 · Love's Long Journey as Cookie
- 1999 · Mr. P's Dancing Sushi Bar as
- 1999 · Hijack as Roger Tate
- 1997 · The Killing Jar as Det. Bernie Morris
- 1997 · Asteroid as Lloyd Morgan
- 1994 · ER as Freddie
- 1994 · Lightning Jack as Mr. Doyle
- 1993 · Trouble Shooters: Trapped Beneath the Earth as Hugh
- 1993 · Last Action Hero as Lieutenant Dekker
- 1993 · National Lampoon's Loaded Weapon 1 as Captain Doyle
- 1992 · Sketch Artist as Det. Milon
- 1990 · Poochinski as Captain Ed Martin
- 1989 · The Wizard as Spanky
- 1989 · Lock Up as Eclipse
- 1989 · Licence to Kill as Sharkey
- 1989 · Farewell to the King as Sgt. Tenga
- 1987 · *batteries not included as Harry Noble
- 1985 · Hostage Flight as Bart Cooper
- 1985 · The Twilight Zone as Sheriff
- 1984 · Red Dawn as Mr. Teasdale
- 1983 · National Lampoon's Vacation as Grover
- 1983 · Shooting Stars as Tubbs
- 1982 · 48 Hrs. as Haden
- 1982 · Cannery Row as Hazel
- 1981 · Hill Street Blues as
- 1980 · Used Cars as Jim the Mechanic
- 1980 · City in Fear as Captain Maslin
- 1979 · 1941 as Pvt. Ogden Johnson Jones
- 1979 · Rocky II as Meat Foreman (uncredited)
- 1979 · Norma Rae as James Brown
- 1978 · Paradise Alley as Big Glory
- 1978 · The End as Male Nurse
- 1978 · F.I.S.T. as Lincoln Dombrowsky
- 1977 · Dog and Cat as Morgue Attendant
- 1976 · Tracks as Train Coachman
- 1976 · Pipe Dreams as Moose
- 1976 · Quincy, M.E. as
- 1975 · Wonder Woman as Foreman
- 1975 · Walking Tall Part II as Steamer Riley
- 1975 · Hard Times as Hammerman
- 1975 · The Orphan and the Dude as Fast Freddie
- 1975 · Judgment: The Court Martial of Lt. William Calley as Mr. Langham
- 1974 · The Rockford Files as Junior
- 1974 · The Bank Shot as Herman Lincoln (aka Herman X)
- 1973 · Dillinger as Reed Youngblood
- 1973 · Shaft in Africa as Osiat
- 1973 · Snatched as Cheech
- 1971 · Columbo as Lt. Robertson