Frank McRae

Born: 1941-03-18 in Memphis, Tennessee, USA

Died: 2021-04-29

Known For: Acting

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.

Filmography

1999

Mr. P's Dancing Sushi Bar as Bruce McFee
Hijack as Roger Tate

1997

Asteroid as Lloyd Morgan
The Killing Jar as Det. Bernie Morris

1994

ER as Freddie
Lightning Jack as Mr. Doyle

1993

Last Action Hero as Lieutenant Dekker
National Lampoon's Loaded Weapon 1 as Captain Doyle
Trouble Shooters: Trapped Beneath the Earth as Hugh

1992

Sketch Artist as Det. Milon

1990

Poochinski as Captain Ed Martin

1989

Lock Up as Eclipse
Licence to Kill as Sharkey
The Wizard as Spanky
Farewell to the King as Sgt. Tenga

1987

*batteries not included as Harry Noble

1986

The Return of Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer as Herschel Dean

1985

The Twilight Zone as Sheriff (segment "Opening Day")
Hostage Flight as Bart Cooper

1984

Red Dawn as Mr. Teasdale

1983

National Lampoon's Vacation as Grover
Shooting Stars as Tubbs

1982

48 Hrs. as Haden
Cannery Row as Hazel

1981

Hill Street Blues

1980

Used Cars as Jim the Mechanic
City in Fear as Captain Maslin

1979

Rocky II as Meat Foreman (uncredited)
1941 as Pvt. Ogden Johnson Jones
Norma Rae as James Brown

1978

Paradise Alley as Big Glory
The End as Male Nurse
F.I.S.T. as Lincoln Dombrowsky

1977

Dog and Cat as Morgue Attendant

1976

Quincy, M.E.
Tracks as Train Coachman
Pipe Dreams as Moose

1975

Hard Times as Hammerman
Wonder Woman as Foreman
Judgment: The Court Martial of Lt. William Calley as Mr. Langham
Walking Tall Part II as Steamer Riley
The Orphan and the Dude as Fast Freddie

1974

The Rockford Files as Junior
The Bank Shot as Herman Lincoln (aka Herman X)

1973

Dillinger as Reed Youngblood
Shaft in Africa as Osiat
Snatched as Cheech

1971

Columbo as Lt. Robertson