Frank McRae
Acting • Born 1941-03-18 – Died 2021-04-29
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
52 credits
48 Hrs.
Movie • 1982
Haden
Rocky II
Movie • 1979
Meat Foreman (uncredited)
Licence to Kill
Movie • 1989
Sharkey
National Lampoon's Vacation
Movie • 1983
Grover
Love's Long Journey
Movie • 2005
Cookie
Farewell to the King
Movie • 1989
Sgt. Tenga
1941
Movie • 1979
Pvt. Ogden Johnson Jones
*batteries not included
Movie • 1987
Harry Noble
Hard Times
Movie • 1975
Hammerman
Mr. P's Dancing Sushi Bar
Movie • 1999
Bruce McFee
Cannery Row
Movie • 1982
Hazel
Walking Tall Part II
Movie • 1975
Steamer Riley
Last Action Hero
Movie • 1993
Lieutenant Dekker
Lock Up
Movie • 1989
Eclipse
National Lampoon's Loaded Weapon 1
Movie • 1993
Captain Doyle
Dillinger
Movie • 1973
Reed Youngblood
Used Cars
Movie • 1980
Jim the Mechanic
Sketch Artist
Movie • 1992
Det. Milon
Dog and Cat
Movie • 1977
Morgue Attendant
Norma Rae
Movie • 1979
James Brown
The End
Movie • 1978
Male Nurse
Paradise Alley
Movie • 1978
Big Glory
Pipe Dreams
Movie • 1976
Moose
Asteroid
Movie • 1997
Lloyd Morgan
Shooting Stars
Movie • 1983
Tubbs
Trouble Shooters: Trapped Beneath the Earth
Movie • 1993
Hugh
Hijack
Movie • 1999
Roger Tate
The Orphan and the Dude
Movie • 1975
Fast Freddie
Lightning Jack
Movie • 1994
Mr. Doyle
The Bank Shot
Movie • 1974
Herman Lincoln (aka Herman X)
Snatched
Movie • 1973
Cheech
Judgment: The Court Martial of Lt. William Calley
Movie • 1975
Mr. Langham
Hostage Flight
Movie • 1985
Bart Cooper
Red Dawn
Movie • 1984
Mr. Teasdale
Poochinski
Movie • 1990
Captain Ed Martin
Tracks
Movie • 1976
Train Coachman
The Killing Jar
Movie • 1997
Det. Bernie Morris
Shaft in Africa
Movie • 1973
Osiat
Love's Abiding Joy
Movie • 2006
Cookie
City in Fear
Movie • 1980
Captain Maslin
F.I.S.T.
Movie • 1978
Lincoln Dombrowsky
The Wizard
Movie • 1989
Spanky
The Return of Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer
Movie • 1986
Herschel Dean
One Hell of a Guy
Movie • 2000
Moe
Another 48 Hrs.
Movie • 1990
Haden (uncredited)
The Twilight Zone
TV • 1985
Sheriff (segment "Opening Day")
Quincy, M.E.
TV • 1976
Hill Street Blues
TV • 1981
Wonder Woman
TV • 1975
Foreman
ER
TV • 1994
Freddie
The Rockford Files
TV • 1974
Junior
Columbo
TV • 1971
Lt. John Robertson