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Frank McRae

Frank McRae

Acting

March 18, 1941 – April 29, 2021 (died at 80)
Memphis, Tennessee, USA
Male
46 Movies
7 TV Shows

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.

48 Hrs.
48 Hrs.

48 Hrs.

1982 6.7

as Haden

Age 41 (now 80)
*batteries not included
*batteries not included

*batteries not included

1987 6.7

as Harry Noble

Age 46 (now 80)
Licence to Kill
Licence to Kill

Licence to Kill

1989 6.4

as Sharkey

Age 48 (now 80)
Last Action Hero
Last Action Hero

Last Action Hero

1993 6.5

as Lieutenant Dekker

Age 52 (now 80)
Lock Up
Lock Up

Lock Up

1989 6.8

as Eclipse

Age 48 (now 80)
Rocky II
Rocky II

Rocky II

1979 7.3

as Meat Foreman (uncredited)

Age 38 (now 80)
National Lampoon's Loaded Weapon 1
National Lampoon's Loaded Weapon 1

National Lampoon's Loaded Weapon 1

1993 6.1

as Captain Doyle

Age 51 (now 80)
Used Cars
Used Cars

Used Cars

1980 6.4

as Jim the Mechanic

Age 39 (now 80)
Paradise Alley
Paradise Alley

Paradise Alley

1978 5.9

as Big Glory

Age 37 (now 80)
National Lampoon's Vacation
National Lampoon's Vacation

National Lampoon's Vacation

1983 7.1

as Grover

Age 42 (now 80)
Farewell to the King
Farewell to the King

Farewell to the King

1989 6.0

as Sgt. Tenga

Age 47 (now 80)
Lightning Jack
Lightning Jack

Lightning Jack

1994 5.6

as Mr. Doyle

Age 52 (now 80)
Red Dawn
Red Dawn

Red Dawn

1984 6.3

as Mr. Teasdale

Age 43 (now 80)
Cannery Row
Cannery Row

Cannery Row

1982 5.9

as Hazel

Age 40 (now 80)
Love's Long Journey
Love's Long Journey

Love's Long Journey

2005 7.1

as Cookie

Age 64 (now 80)
Hard Times
Hard Times

Hard Times

1975 6.8

as Hammerman

Age 34 (now 80)