Frank McRae
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1942-06-03
Day of Death
2021-04-29 (78 years old)
Place of Birth
Memphis, Tennessee, USA
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
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Acting
(2006)
Love's Abiding Joy
as Cookie
(2005)
Love's Long Journey
as Cookie
(1999)
Hijack
as Roger Tate
(1999)
(1997)
Asteroid
as Lloyd Morgan
(1997)
The Killing Jar
as Det. Bernie Morris
(1994)
Lightning Jack
as Mr. Doyle
(1993)
Last Action Hero
as Lieutenant Dekker
(1993)
National Lampoon's Loaded Weapon 1
as Captain Doyle
(1993)
(1992)
Sketch Artist
as Det. Milon
(1990)
Poochinski
as Captain Ed Martin
(1989)
Licence to Kill
as Sharkey
(1989)
Lock Up
as Eclipse
(1989)
The Wizard
as Spanky
(1989)
Farewell to the King
as Sgt. Tenga
(1987)
*batteries not included
as Harry Noble
(1985)
Hostage Flight
as Bart Cooper
(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
(1980)
Used Cars
as Jim the Mechanic
(1980)
City in Fear
as Captain Maslin
(1979)
Rocky II
as Meat Foreman (uncredited)
(1979)
1941
as Pvt. Ogden Johnson Jones
(1979)
Norma Rae
as James Brown
(1978)
Paradise Alley
as Big Glory
(1978)
F.I.S.T.
as Lincoln Dombrowsky
(1978)
The End
as Male Nurse
(1977)
Dog and Cat
as Morgue Attendant
(1976)
Tracks
as Train Coachman
(1976)
Pipe Dreams
as Moose
(1975)
Hard Times
as Hammerman
(1975)
Walking Tall Part II
as Steamer Riley
(1975)
The Orphan and the Dude
as Fast Freddie
(1975)
Judgment: The Court Martial of Lt. William Calley
as Mr. Langham
(1974)
The Bank Shot
as Herman Lincoln (aka Herman X)
(1973)
Shaft in Africa
as Osiat
(1973)
Dillinger
as Reed Youngblood
(1973)
Snatched
as Cheech