Frank McRae
Date of birth: 1941-03-18
Place of birth: Memphis, Tennessee, USA
Known for: Acting
Also known as:
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.
Movie Credits
48 Hrs.
1982-12-07
A hard-nosed cop reluctantly teams up with a wise-cracking criminal temporarily paroled to him, in o
Rocky II
1979-06-15
After Rocky goes the distance with champ Apollo Creed, both try to put the fight behind them and mov
Licence to Kill
1989-06-13
After capturing the notorious drug lord Franz Sanchez, Bond's close friend and former CIA agent Feli
National Lampoon's Vacation
1983-07-29
Clark Griswold is on a quest to take his family to the Walley World theme park for a vacation, but t
Love's Long Journey
2005-12-03
Missie's surprise pregnancy sets her on a new course that is both thrilling and terrifying. After al
Farewell to the King
1989-03-03
An American soldier who escapes the execution of his comrades by Japanese soldiers in Borneo during
1941
1979-12-14
In the days after the attack on Pearl Harbor, panic grips California, where a military officer leads
*batteries not included
1987-12-18
In a soon to be demolished block of apartments, the residents resist the criminal methods used to fo
Hard Times
1975-08-13
In the depression, Chaney, a strong silent streetfighter, joins with Speed, a promoter of no-holds-b
Mr. P's Dancing Sushi Bar
1999-09-25
A film about a small sushi counter in the lobby of a hotel in Little Tokyo, Los Angeles, for Japanes
Cannery Row
1982-02-12
Doc, who has just moved to Cannery Row, realizes that the only entertainment is the brothel. There h
Walking Tall Part II
1975-09-28
The Walking Tall legacy continues with Bo Svenson as Sheriff Buford Pusser, a one-man army trying to
Last Action Hero
1993-06-18
After his father's death, a young boy finds solace in action movies featuring an indestructible cop.
Lock Up
1989-08-04
Frank Leone is nearing the end of his prison term for a relatively minor crime. Just before he is pa
National Lampoon's Loaded Weapon 1
1993-02-04
An LA detective is murdered because she has microfilm with the recipe to make cocaine cookies. Two c
Dillinger
1973-07-20
After a shoot-out kills five FBI agents in Kansas City the Bureau target John Dillinger as one of th
Used Cars
1980-07-11
When the owner of a struggling used car lot is killed, it's up to the lot's hot-shot salesman to sav
Sketch Artist
1992-04-26
A sketch artist for the police helps a witness recall who she saw leaving the scene of a murder, and
Dog and Cat
1977-07-22
A veteran detective loses his partner in a shooting while they are investigating a gangster who is c
Norma Rae
1979-03-02
Norma Rae is a southern textile worker employed in a factory with intolerable working conditions. Th
The End
1978-05-10
Wendell Lawson has only six months to live. Not wanting to endure his last few months of life waitin
Paradise Alley
1978-09-22
Three Italian-American brothers, living in the slums of 1940's New York City, try to help each other
Pipe Dreams
1976-11-11
A woman trails her estranged husband to the Alaskan pipeline in hope of averting their impending div
Asteroid
1997-02-16
With the discovery of an incoming asteroid, the government of America formulate a plan to destroy it
Shooting Stars
1983-07-28
Two television actors who play detectives are fired when the show's star gets upset that they are ge
Trouble Shooters: Trapped Beneath the Earth
1993-10-03
A rescue team is looking for survivors in a sinking building after a devastating earthquake.
Hijack
1999-08-31
A prestigious senator and the passengers on board a train are kidnapped by a militia group.
The Orphan and the Dude
1975-07-18
Two oddballs, one a black man called "The Dude" and one white, called "The Orphan" share a Culver Ci
Lightning Jack
1994-03-11
Lightning Jack Kane is an Australian outlaw in the wild west. During a bungled bank robbery he picks
The Bank Shot
1974-07-31
A bank temporarily housed in a mobile home while a new building is built, looks like an easy target
Snatched
1973-01-31
The wives of three wealthy men are kidnapped and held for a $3 million ransom, but one of the men do
Judgment: The Court Martial of Lt. William Calley
1975-01-12
This docudrama follows the court-martial of the title character, the man held responsible for the My
Hostage Flight
1985-11-17
A plane is hijacked and bound for London. Once the terrorists begin killing hostages, the passengers
Red Dawn
1984-08-10
It is the dawn of World War III. In mid-western America, a group of teenagers band together to defen
Poochinski
1990-07-09
A gruff Chicago cop is killed in the line of duty - only to come back in the unlikeliest form: a fla
Tracks
1976-12-15
A soldier returns from Vietnam on special assignment, accompanying the body of his friend by train t
The Killing Jar
1997-05-27
Michael Sanford and his wife move to his old town so he can take over the family business. However,
Shaft in Africa
1973-06-14
Detective John Shaft travels incognito to Ethiopia, then France, to bust a human trafficking ring.
Love's Abiding Joy
2006-10-06
The continued Westward journey of settlers Missie and Willie Lahaye. Their roots now firmly planted
City in Fear
1980-03-30
A psycho-on-the-loose story, about a burned-out newspaper columnist and his circulation-hungry publi
F.I.S.T.
1978-04-26
Johnny Kovak joins the Teamsters trade-union in a local chapter in the 1930s and works his way up in
The Wizard
1989-12-15
A boy and his brother run away from home and hitch cross-country, with help from a girl they meet, t
The Return of Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer
1986-04-18
After two attempts to kidnap a little girl Mike Hammer is hired to protect her.