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Frank McRae

Frank McRae

Actor · Born 1941-03-18 · Memphis, Tennessee, USA

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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 characte…

Movies & TV Shows

  1. Rocky II (1979) — Meat Foreman (uncredited)
  2. Last Action Hero (1993) — Lieutenant Dekker
  3. Licence to Kill (1989) — Sharkey
  4. National Lampoon's Vacation (1983) — Grover
  5. 48 Hrs. (1982) — Haden
  6. Lock Up (1989) — Eclipse
  7. Another 48 Hrs. (1990) — Haden (uncredited)
  8. ER (1994) — Freddie
  9. Red Dawn (1984) — Mr. Teasdale
  10. Columbo (1971) — Lt. John Robertson
  11. National Lampoon's Loaded Weapon 1 (1993) — Captain Doyle
  12. *batteries not included (1987) — Harry Noble
  13. 1941 (1979) — Pvt. Ogden Johnson Jones
  14. Wonder Woman (1975) — Foreman
  15. The Wizard (1989) — Spanky
  16. Used Cars (1980) — Jim the Mechanic
  17. The Twilight Zone (1985) — Sheriff (segment "Opening Day")
  18. Hard Times (1975) — Hammerman
  19. F.I.S.T. (1978) — Lincoln Dombrowsky
  20. Norma Rae (1979) — James Brown
  21. Paradise Alley (1978) — Big Glory
  22. Lightning Jack (1994) — Mr. Doyle
  23. The Rockford Files (1974) — Junior
  24. Hill Street Blues (1981)
  25. Dillinger (1973) — Reed Youngblood
  26. Quincy, M.E. (1976)
  27. Shaft in Africa (1973) — Osiat
  28. Farewell to the King (1989) — Sgt. Tenga
  29. The End (1978) — Male Nurse
  30. Asteroid (1997) — Lloyd Morgan
  31. Love's Long Journey (2005) — Cookie
  32. Cannery Row (1982) — Hazel
  33. Love's Abiding Joy (2006) — Cookie
  34. Walking Tall Part II (1975) — Steamer Riley
  35. Sketch Artist (1992) — Det. Milon
  36. The Bank Shot (1974) — Herman Lincoln (aka Herman X)
  37. Cool Breeze (1972) — Barry, Mercer's Servant (uncredited)
  38. Hijack (1999) — Roger Tate
  39. Tracks (1976) — Train Coachman
  40. City in Fear (1980) — Captain Maslin