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