Acting · Memphis, Tennessee, USA · Born March 18, 1941
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.
MovieLove's Abiding Joy
2006
as Cookie
MovieLove's Long Journey
2005
as Cookie
MovieOne Hell of a Guy
2000
as Moe
MovieMr. P's Dancing Sushi Bar
1999
as Bruce McFee
MovieHijack
1999
as Roger Tate
MovieThe Killing Jar
1997
as Det. Bernie Morris
MovieAsteroid
1997
as Lloyd Morgan
TVER
1994
as Freddie
MovieLightning Jack
1994
as Mr. Doyle
MovieTrouble Shooters: Trapped Beneath the Earth
1993
as Hugh
MovieLast Action Hero
1993
as Lieutenant Dekker
MovieNational Lampoon's Loaded Weapon 1
1993
as Captain Doyle
MovieSketch Artist
1992
as Det. Milon
MoviePoochinski
1990
as Captain Ed Martin
MovieAnother 48 Hrs.
1990
as Haden (uncredited)
MovieThe Wizard
1989
as Spanky
MovieLock Up
1989
as Eclipse
MovieLicence to Kill
1989
as Sharkey
MovieFarewell to the King
1989
as Sgt. Tenga
Movie*batteries not included
1987
as Harry Noble
MovieThe Return of Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer
1986
as Herschel Dean
MovieHostage Flight
1985
as Bart Cooper
TVThe Twilight Zone
1985
as Sheriff (segment "Opening Day")
MovieRed Dawn
1984
as Mr. Teasdale
MovieNational Lampoon's Vacation
1983
as Grover
MovieShooting Stars
1983
as Tubbs
Movie48 Hrs.
1982
as Haden
MovieCannery Row
1982
as Hazel
TVHill Street Blues
1981
MovieUsed Cars
1980
as Jim the Mechanic
MovieCity in Fear
1980
as Captain Maslin
Movie1941
1979
as Pvt. Ogden Johnson Jones
MovieRocky II
1979
as Meat Foreman (uncredited)
MovieNorma Rae
1979
as James Brown
MovieParadise Alley
1978
as Big Glory
MovieThe End
1978
as Male Nurse
MovieF.I.S.T.
1978
as Lincoln Dombrowsky
MovieDog and Cat
1977
as Morgue Attendant
MovieTracks
1976
as Train Coachman
MoviePipe Dreams
1976
as Moose
TVQuincy, M.E.
1976
TVWonder Woman
1975
as Foreman
MovieWalking Tall Part II
1975
as Steamer Riley
MovieHard Times
1975
as Hammerman
The Orphan and the Dude
1975
as Fast Freddie
MovieJudgment: The Court Martial of Lt. William Calley
1975
as Mr. Langham
TVThe Rockford Files
1974
as Junior
MovieThe Bank Shot
1974
as Herman Lincoln (aka Herman X)
MovieDillinger
1973
as Reed Youngblood
MovieShaft in Africa
1973
as Osiat
MovieSnatched
1973
as Cheech
MovieCool Breeze
1972
as Barry, Mercer's Servant (uncredited)
TVColumbo
1971
as Lt. John Robertson
