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
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| # | Name | Character | Rating | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Love's Abiding Joy (2006) | Cookie | 7 | |
| 2 | Love's Long Journey (2005) | Cookie | 7 | |
| 3 | Asteroid (1997) | Lloyd Morgan | - | - |
| 4 | Lightning Jack (1994) | Mr. Doyle | 6 | |
| 5 | National Lampoon's Loaded Weapon 1 (1993) | Captain Doyle | 6.6 | |
| 6 | Last Action Hero (1993) | Lieutenant Dekker | 6.5 | |
| 7 | Another 48 Hrs. (1990) | Haden (uncredited) | 6.3 | |
| 8 | Licence to Kill (1989) | Sharkey | 6.6 | |
| 9 | The Wizard (1989) | Spanky | 5.8 | |
| 10 | Lock Up (1989) | Eclipse | 7 | |
| 11 | Farewell to the King (1989) | Sgt. Tenga | 5 | |
| 12 | *batteries not included (1987) | Harry Noble | 7.2 | |
| 13 | Hostage Flight (1985) | Bart Cooper | - | - |
| 14 | Red Dawn (1984) | Mr. Teasdale | 6.8 | |
| 15 | National Lampoon's Vacation (1983) | Grover | 7.7 | |
| 16 | Cannery Row (1982) | Hazel | - | - |
| 17 | 48 Hrs. (1982) | Haden | 6.9 | |
| 18 | City in Fear (1980) | Captain Maslin | - | - |
| 19 | Used Cars (1980) | Jim the Mechanic | 7 | |
| 20 | Norma Rae (1979) | James Brown | 8 | |
| 21 | 1941 (1979) | Pvt. Ogden Johnson Jones | 6.1 | |
| 22 | Rocky II (1979) | Meat Foreman (uncredited) | 6.9 | |
| 23 | The End (1978) | Male Nurse | 2 | |
| 24 | F.I.S.T. (1978) | Lincoln Dombrowsky | 6 | |
| 25 | Paradise Alley (1978) | Big Glory | - | - |
| 26 | Tracks (1976) | Train Coachman | 8 | |
| 27 | Hard Times (1975) | Hammerman | 6 | |
| 28 | Shaft in Africa (1973) | Osiat | 5.5 | |
| 29 | Snatched (1973) | Cheech | - | - |
| 30 | Dillinger (1973) | Reed Youngblood | 8 |
