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Frank McRae

Frank McRae

Birthday: 1942-06-03 | Place of Birth: Memphis, Tennessee, USA

Frank McRae (born June 3, 1942) is 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.

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Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

2006
Love's Abiding Joy

as    Cookie

2005
Love's Long Journey

as    Cookie

1999
Hijack

as    Roger Tate

1997
Asteroid

as    Lloyd Morgan

1994
Lightning Jack

as    Mr. Doyle

1993
National Lampoon's Loaded Weapon 1

as    Captain Doyle

1993
Last Action Hero

as    Lieutenant Dekker

1992
Sketch Artist

as    Det. Milon

1989
Lock Up

as    Eclipse

1989
Farewell to the King

as    Sgt. Tenga

1989
Licence to Kill

as    Sharkey

1987
*batteries not included

as    Harry Noble

1982
48 Hrs.

as    Haden

1982
Cannery Row

as    Hazel

1980
Used Cars

as    Jim the Mechanic

1979
Rocky II

as    Meat Foreman (uncredited)

1978
Paradise Alley

as    Big Glory

1976
Tracks

as    Train Coachman

1974
The Bank Shot

as    Herman Lincoln (aka Herman X)

1973
Snatched

as    Cheech

1973
Shaft in Africa

as    Osiat