Frank McRae
Actor
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
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Filmography
Last Action Hero
as Lieutenant Dekker 1993
Licence to Kill
as Sharkey 1989
National Lampoon's Vacation
as Grover 1983
48 Hrs.
as Haden 1982
Lock Up
as Eclipse 1989
Another 48 Hrs.
as Haden (uncredited) 1990
Red Dawn
as Mr. Teasdale 1984
National Lampoon's Loaded Weapon 1
as Captain Doyle 1993
*batteries not included
as Harry Noble 1987
1941
as Pvt. Ogden Johnson Jones 1979
The Wizard
as Spanky 1989
Used Cars
as Jim the Mechanic 1980
Hard Times
as Hammerman 1975
F.I.S.T.
as Lincoln Dombrowsky 1978
Norma Rae
as James Brown 1979
Paradise Alley
as Big Glory 1978