Frank McRae
Born March 18, 1941 (Age: 85)
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Memphis, Tennessee, USA
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.
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.
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Filmography
One Hell of a Guy
2000
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as Moe
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Age: 59
The Killing Jar
1997
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as Det. Bernie Morris
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Age: 56
Asteroid
1997
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as Lloyd Morgan
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Age: 55
Trouble Shooters: Trapped Beneath the Earth
1993
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as Hugh
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Age: 52
Last Action Hero
1993
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as Lieutenant Dekker
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Age: 52
National Lampoon's Loaded Weapon 1
1993
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as Captain Doyle
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Age: 51
Sketch Artist
1992
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as Det. Milon
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Age: 51
Poochinski
1990
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as Captain Ed Martin
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Age: 49
Another 48 Hrs.
1990
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as Haden (uncredited)
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Age: 49
The Wizard
1989
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as Spanky
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Age: 48
Lock Up
1989
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as Eclipse
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Age: 48
Licence to Kill
1989
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as Sharkey
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Age: 48
Farewell to the King
1989
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as Sgt. Tenga
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Age: 47
*batteries not included
1987
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as Harry Noble
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Age: 46
Hostage Flight
1985
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as Bart Cooper
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Age: 44
Red Dawn
1984
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as Mr. Teasdale
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Age: 43
National Lampoon's Vacation
1983
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as Grover
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Age: 42
48 Hrs.
1982
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as Haden
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Age: 41
Used Cars
1980
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as Jim the Mechanic
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Age: 39
City in Fear
1980
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as Captain Maslin
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Age: 39
1941
1979
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as Pvt. Ogden Johnson Jones
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Age: 38
Rocky II
1979
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as Meat Foreman (uncredited)
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Age: 38
Norma Rae
1979
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as James Brown
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Age: 37
Paradise Alley
1978
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as Big Glory
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Age: 37
The End
1978
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as Male Nurse
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Age: 37
F.I.S.T.
1978
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as Lincoln Dombrowsky
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Age: 37
Dog and Cat
1977
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as Morgue Attendant
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Age: 36
Hard Times
1975
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as Hammerman
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Age: 34
The Bank Shot
1974
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as Herman Lincoln (aka Herman X)
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Age: 33
Dillinger
1973
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as Reed Youngblood
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Age: 32
Shaft in Africa
1973
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as Osiat
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Age: 32
Snatched
1973
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as Cheech
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Age: 31