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