Acting
Frank McRae
EN cinema · 47 credits
Born
18 March 1941
Died
29 April 2021 (aged 80)
Birthplace
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.
Known for
Filmography
Love's Abiding Joy
as Cookie
Love's Long Journey
as Cookie
Mr. P's Dancing Sushi Bar
as Bruce McFee
Hijack
as Roger Tate
Houdini
as Usher
Asteroid
as Lloyd Morgan
The Killing Jar
as Det. Bernie Morris
Lightning Jack
as Mr. Doyle
Last Action Hero
as Lieutenant Dekker
National Lampoon's Loaded Weapon 1
as Captain Doyle
Sketch Artist
as Det. Milon
Poochinski
as Captain Ed Martin
Another 48 Hrs.
as Haden (uncredited)
Licence to Kill
as Sharkey
Farewell to the King
as Sgt. Tenga
Lock Up
as Eclipse
The Wizard
as Spanky
*batteries not included
as Harry Noble
The Return of Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer
as Herschel Dean
Hostage Flight
as Bart Cooper
Red Dawn
as Mr. Teasdale
Shooting Stars
as Tubbs
48 Hrs.
as Haden
Cannery Row
as Hazel
Used Cars
as Jim the Mechanic
City in Fear
as Captain Maslin
Rocky II
as Meat Foreman (uncredited)
1941
as Pvt. Ogden Johnson Jones
Norma Rae
as James Brown
The End
as Male Nurse
Paradise Alley
as Big Glory
F.I.S.T.
as Lincoln Dombrowsky
Dog and Cat
as Morgue Attendant
Pipe Dreams
as Moose
Tracks
as Train Coachman
Hard Times
as Hammerman
Walking Tall Part II
as Steamer Riley
The Orphan and the Dude
as Fast Freddie
The Bank Shot
as Herman Lincoln (aka Herman X)
Dillinger
as Reed Youngblood
Snatched
as Cheech
Shaft in Africa
as Osiat
Cool Breeze
as Barry, Mercer's Servant (uncredited)