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 Description above from the Wikipedia article Frank McRae, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Personal Details
Movies (44)
Love's Abiding Joy
as Cookie
2006
Love's Long Journey
as Cookie
2005
One Hell of a Guy
as Moe
2000
Mr. P's Dancing Sushi Bar
as Bruce McFee
1999
Hijack
as Roger Tate
1999
The Killing Jar
as Det. Bernie Morris
1997
Asteroid
as Lloyd Morgan
1997
Lightning Jack
as Mr. Doyle
1994
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
1993
Sketch Artist
as Det. Milon
1992
Poochinski
as Captain Ed Martin
1990
Another 48 Hrs.
as Haden (uncredited)
1990
The Wizard
as Spanky
1989
Lock Up
as Eclipse
1989
Licence to Kill
as Sharkey
1989
Farewell to the King
as Sgt. Tenga
1989
*batteries not included
as Harry Noble
1987
The Return of Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer
as Herschel Dean
1986
Hostage Flight
as Bart Cooper
1985
Red Dawn
as Mr. Teasdale
1984
National Lampoon's Vacation
as Grover
1983
Shooting Stars
as Tubbs
1983
48 Hrs.
as Haden
1982
Cannery Row
as Hazel
1982
Used Cars
as Jim the Mechanic
1980
City in Fear
as Captain Maslin
1980
1941
as Pvt. Ogden Johnson Jones
1979
Rocky II
as Meat Foreman (uncredited)
1979
Norma Rae
as James Brown
1979
Paradise Alley
as Big Glory
1978
The End
as Male Nurse
1978
F.I.S.T.
as Lincoln Dombrowsky
1978
Dog and Cat
as Morgue Attendant
1977
Tracks
as Train Coachman
1976
Pipe Dreams
as Moose
1976
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
1975
The Bank Shot
as Herman Lincoln (aka Herman X)
1974
Dillinger
as Reed Youngblood
1973
Shaft in Africa
as Osiat
1973
