Frank McRae

Frank McRae

Birthday: 1941-03-18

Deathday: 2021-04-29

Place of birth: Memphis, Tennessee, USA

Also known as:

imdb_id: nm0574433

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.

Played in movies:

Rocky II

Score: 7.3

Norma Rae

Score: 7.2

National Lampoon's Vacation

Score: 7.1

Love's Abiding Joy

Score: 6.9

Lock Up

Score: 6.8

Love's Long Journey

Score: 6.8

Hard Times

Score: 6.8

48 Hrs.

Score: 6.7

*batteries not included

Score: 6.7

Dillinger

Score: 6.6

F.I.S.T.

Score: 6.5

Last Action Hero

Score: 6.5

Licence to Kill

Score: 6.4

Used Cars

Score: 6.4

Red Dawn

Score: 6.3

The Return of Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer

Score: 6.2

Shaft in Africa

Score: 6.1

National Lampoon's Loaded Weapon 1

Score: 6.1

The Wizard

Score: 6.0

Farewell to the King

Score: 6.0

Hostage Flight

Score: 5.9

Cannery Row

Score: 5.9

Paradise Alley

Score: 5.8

Asteroid

Score: 5.8

1941

Score: 5.8

Tracks

Score: 5.6

Poochinski

Score: 5.6

Lightning Jack

Score: 5.6

The End

Score: 5.5

Sketch Artist

Score: 5.5

The Bank Shot

Score: 5.4

Walking Tall Part II

Score: 5.4

Snatched

Score: 5.3

City in Fear

Score: 5.1

Hijack

Score: 4.2

The Killing Jar

Score: 4.0

Judgment: The Court Martial of Lt. William Calley

Score: 3.5

Shooting Stars

Score: 3.5

Trouble Shooters: Trapped Beneath the Earth

Score: 1.0

The Orphan and the Dude

Score: 0.0

Pipe Dreams

Score: 0.0

Dog and Cat

Score: 0.0

Mr. P's Dancing Sushi Bar

Score: 0.0

Played in tv shows:

Columbo

Score: 8.1

ER

Score: 7.8

The Twilight Zone

Score: 7.7

Hill Street Blues

Score: 7.6

The Rockford Files

Score: 7.6

Quincy, M.E.

Score: 7.5

Wonder Woman

Score: 7.0