Love's Abiding Joy
2006 · Movie
as Cookie
Frank McRae
1941-03-18
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Memphis, Tennessee, USA
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.
Filmography
Love's Long Journey
2005 · Movie
as Cookie
One Hell of a Guy
2000 · Movie
as Moe
Mr. P's Dancing Sushi Bar
1999 · Movie
as Bruce McFee
Hijack
1999 · Movie
as Roger Tate
Asteroid
1997 · Movie
as Lloyd Morgan
The Killing Jar
1997 · Movie
as Det. Bernie Morris
Lightning Jack
1994 · Movie
as Mr. Doyle
ER
1994 · TV Show
as Freddie
Last Action Hero
1993 · Movie
as Lieutenant Dekker
National Lampoon's Loaded Weapon 1
1993 · Movie
as Captain Doyle
Trouble Shooters: Trapped Beneath the Earth
1993 · Movie
as Hugh
Sketch Artist
1992 · Movie
as Det. Milon
Poochinski
1990 · Movie
as Captain Ed Martin
Another 48 Hrs.
1990 · Movie
as Haden (uncredited)
Licence to Kill
1989 · Movie
as Sharkey
Farewell to the King
1989 · Movie
as Sgt. Tenga
Lock Up
1989 · Movie
as Eclipse
The Wizard
1989 · Movie
as Spanky
*batteries not included
1987 · Movie
as Harry Noble
The Return of Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer
1986 · Movie
as Herschel Dean
Hostage Flight
1985 · Movie
as Bart Cooper
The Twilight Zone
1985 · TV Show
as Sheriff (segment "Opening Day")
Red Dawn
1984 · Movie
as Mr. Teasdale
National Lampoon's Vacation
1983 · Movie
as Grover
Shooting Stars
1983 · Movie
as Tubbs
48 Hrs.
1982 · Movie
as Haden
Cannery Row
1982 · Movie
as Hazel
Hill Street Blues
1981 · TV Show
Used Cars
1980 · Movie
as Jim the Mechanic
City in Fear
1980 · Movie
as Captain Maslin
Rocky II
1979 · Movie
as Meat Foreman (uncredited)
1941
1979 · Movie
as Pvt. Ogden Johnson Jones
Norma Rae
1979 · Movie
as James Brown
The End
1978 · Movie
as Male Nurse
Paradise Alley
1978 · Movie
as Big Glory
F.I.S.T.
1978 · Movie
as Lincoln Dombrowsky
Dog and Cat
1977 · Movie
as Morgue Attendant
Pipe Dreams
1976 · Movie
as Moose
Tracks
1976 · Movie
as Train Coachman
Quincy, M.E.
1976 · TV Show
Hard Times
1975 · Movie
as Hammerman
Walking Tall Part II
1975 · Movie
as Steamer Riley
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The Orphan and the Dude
1975 · Movie
as Fast Freddie
Judgment: The Court Martial of Lt. William Calley
1975 · Movie
as Mr. Langham
Wonder Woman
1975 · TV Show
as Foreman
The Bank Shot
1974 · Movie
as Herman Lincoln (aka Herman X)
The Rockford Files
1974 · TV Show
as Junior
Dillinger
1973 · Movie
as Reed Youngblood
Snatched
1973 · Movie
as Cheech
Shaft in Africa
1973 · Movie
as Osiat
Cool Breeze
1972 · Movie
as Barry, Mercer's Servant (uncredited)
Columbo
1971 · TV Show
as Lt. John Robertson
