Frank McRae
Acting
Born March 18, 1941, Memphis, Tennessee, USA
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
- 2006Love's Abiding Joy — Cookie
- 2005Love's Long Journey — Cookie
- 2000One Hell of a Guy — Moe
- 1999Hijack — Roger Tate
- 1999Mr. P's Dancing Sushi Bar — Bruce McFee
- 1997Asteroid — Lloyd Morgan
- 1997The Killing Jar — Det. Bernie Morris
- ER — Freddie
- 1994Lightning Jack — Mr. Doyle
- 1993Last Action Hero — Lieutenant Dekker
- 1993National Lampoon's Loaded Weapon 1 — Captain Doyle
- 1993Trouble Shooters: Trapped Beneath the Earth — Hugh
- 1992Sketch Artist — Det. Milon
- 1990Another 48 Hrs. — Haden (uncredited)
- 1990Poochinski — Captain Ed Martin
- 1989Farewell to the King — Sgt. Tenga
- 1989Licence to Kill — Sharkey
- 1989Lock Up — Eclipse
- 1989The Wizard — Spanky
- 1987*batteries not included — Harry Noble
- 1986The Return of Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer — Herschel Dean
- 1985Hostage Flight — Bart Cooper
- The Twilight Zone — Sheriff (segment "Opening Day")
- 1984Red Dawn — Mr. Teasdale
- 1983National Lampoon's Vacation — Grover
- 1983Shooting Stars — Tubbs
- 198248 Hrs. — Haden
- 1982Cannery Row — Hazel
- Hill Street Blues
- 1980City in Fear — Captain Maslin
- 1980Used Cars — Jim the Mechanic
- 19791941 — Pvt. Ogden Johnson Jones
- 1979Norma Rae — James Brown
- 1979Rocky II — Meat Foreman (uncredited)
- 1978F.I.S.T. — Lincoln Dombrowsky
- 1978Paradise Alley — Big Glory
- 1978The End — Male Nurse
- 1977Dog and Cat — Morgue Attendant
- 1976Pipe Dreams — Moose
- Quincy, M.E.
- 1976Tracks — Train Coachman
- 1975Hard Times — Hammerman
- 1975Judgment: The Court Martial of Lt. William Calley — Mr. Langham
- 1975The Orphan and the Dude — Fast Freddie
- 1975Walking Tall Part II — Steamer Riley
- Wonder Woman — Foreman
- 1974The Bank Shot — Herman Lincoln (aka Herman X)
- The Rockford Files — Junior
- 1973Dillinger — Reed Youngblood
- 1973Shaft in Africa — Osiat
- 1973Snatched — Cheech
- 1972Cool Breeze — Barry, Mercer's Servant (uncredited)
- Columbo — Lt. John Robertson