Frank McRae

Known for ActingBorn 1941-03-18Died 2021-04-29Memphis, 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.Read more

Movies & web series

Mr. P's Dancing Sushi Bar

Columbo

ER

The Twilight Zone

Hill Street Blues

The Rockford Files

Quincy, M.E.

Love's Long Journey

Rocky II

Love's Abiding Joy

Norma Rae

National Lampoon's Vacation

Pipe Dreams

Wonder Woman

Lock Up

*batteries not included

Hard Times

48 Hrs.

Last Action Hero

Dillinger

Licence to Kill

F.I.S.T.

Used Cars

Red Dawn

The Return of Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer

National Lampoon's Loaded Weapon 1

Hostage Flight

The Wizard

Another 48 Hrs.

Farewell to the King

Shaft in Africa

Asteroid

Cannery Row

Paradise Alley

1941

Snatched

Lightning Jack

City in Fear

The End

Tracks

Poochinski

Sketch Artist

Walking Tall Part II

The Bank Shot

Judgment: The Court Martial of Lt. William Calley

Trouble Shooters: Trapped Beneath the Earth

Shooting Stars

Cool Breeze