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Known For
Acting
Birthday
March 18, 1941
Died
April 29, 2021
Place of Birth
Memphis, Tennessee, USA
Frank McRae
0.9 Popularity
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.
Known For
7.0
Cookie
Love's Abiding Joy
2006
6.9
Cookie
Love's Long Journey
2005
3.6
Moe
One Hell of a Guy
2000
0.0
Bruce McFee
Mr. P's Dancing Sushi Bar
1999
4.4
Roger Tate
Hijack
1999
4.0
Det. Bernie Morris
The Killing Jar
1997
5.8
Lloyd Morgan
Asteroid
1997
7.8
Freddie
ER
1994
5.6
Mr. Doyle
Lightning Jack
1994
1.0
Hugh
Trouble Shooters: Trapped Beneath the Earth
1993
Credits
Love's Abiding Joy
as Cookie
2006
7.0
Love's Long Journey
as Cookie
2005
6.9
One Hell of a Guy
as Moe
2000
3.6
Mr. P's Dancing Sushi Bar
as Bruce McFee
1999
0.0
Hijack
as Roger Tate
1999
4.4
The Killing Jar
as Det. Bernie Morris
1997
4.0
Asteroid
as Lloyd Morgan
1997
5.8
ER
as Freddie
1994
7.8
Lightning Jack
as Mr. Doyle
1994
5.6
Trouble Shooters: Trapped Beneath the Earth
as Hugh
1993
1.0
Last Action Hero
as Lieutenant Dekker
1993
6.5
National Lampoon's Loaded Weapon 1
as Captain Doyle
1993
6.0
Sketch Artist
as Det. Milon
1992
5.3
Poochinski
as Captain Ed Martin
1990
5.0
Another 48 Hrs.
as Haden (uncredited)
1990
6.0
The Wizard
as Spanky
1989
6.1
Lock Up
as Eclipse
1989
6.8
Licence to Kill
as Sharkey
1989
6.4
Farewell to the King
as Sgt. Tenga
1989
6.0
*batteries not included
as Harry Noble
1987
6.7
The Return of Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer
as Herschel Dean
1986
6.2
Hostage Flight
as Bart Cooper
1985
5.9
The Twilight Zone
as Sheriff (segment "Opening Day")
1985
7.8
Red Dawn
as Mr. Teasdale
1984
6.3
National Lampoon's Vacation
as Grover
1983
7.1
Shooting Stars
as Tubbs
1983
3.5
48 Hrs.
as Haden
1982
6.7
Cannery Row
as Hazel
1982
5.8
Hill Street Blues
1981
7.6
Used Cars
as Jim the Mechanic
1980
6.4
City in Fear
as Captain Maslin
1980
5.1
1941
as Pvt. Ogden Johnson Jones
1979
5.8
Rocky II
as Meat Foreman (uncredited)
1979
7.3
Norma Rae
as James Brown
1979
7.2
Paradise Alley
as Big Glory
1978
5.8
The End
as Male Nurse
1978
5.5
F.I.S.T.
as Lincoln Dombrowsky
1978
6.5
Dog and Cat
as Morgue Attendant
1977
0.0
Tracks
as Train Coachman
1976
5.3
Pipe Dreams
as Moose
1976
0.0
Quincy, M.E.
1976
7.5
Wonder Woman
as Foreman
1975
7.0
Walking Tall Part II
as Steamer Riley
1975
5.3
Hard Times
as Hammerman
1975
6.8
🎬
The Orphan and the Dude
as Fast Freddie
1975
0.0
Judgment: The Court Martial of Lt. William Calley
as Mr. Langham
1975
3.5
The Rockford Files
as Junior
1974
7.6
The Bank Shot
as Herman Lincoln (aka Herman X)
1974
5.4
Dillinger
as Reed Youngblood
1973
6.5
Shaft in Africa
as Osiat
1973
6.0
Snatched
as Cheech
1973
5.2
Columbo
as Lt. Robertson
1971
8.1