Frank McRae

Born: 1942-06-03

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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Licence to Kill

as Sharkey
Released: 1989-06-13

After capturing the notorious drug lord Franz Sanchez, Bond's close friend and former CIA agent...

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Rocky II

as Meat Foreman (uncredited)
Released: 1979-06-15

After Rocky goes the distance with champ Apollo Creed, both try to put the fight behind them and...

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as Mr. Teasdale
Released: 1984-08-10

It is the dawn of World War III. In mid-western America, a group of teenagers band together to...

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National Lampoon's Vacation

as Grover
Released: 1983-07-29

Clark Griswold is on a quest to take his family to the Walley World theme park for a vacation,...

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48 Hrs.

as Haden
Released: 1982-12-07

A hard-nosed cop reluctantly teams up with a wise-cracking criminal temporarily paroled to him,...

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as Lieutenant Dekker
Released: 1993-06-18

Following the death of his father, young Danny Madigan takes comfort in watching action movies...

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Lock Up

as Eclipse
Released: 1989-08-04

Frank Leone is nearing the end of his prison term for a relatively minor crime. Just before he...

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*batteries not included

as Harry Noble
Released: 1987-12-18

In a soon to be demolished block of apartments, the residents resist the criminal methods used...

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Hard Times

as Hammerman
Released: 1975-08-13

In the depression, Chaney, a strong silent streetfighter, joins with Speed, a promoter of...

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National Lampoon's Loaded Weapon 1

as Captain Doyle
Released: 1993-02-04

An LA detective is murdered because she has microfilm with the recipe to make cocaine cookies....

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1941

as Pvt. Ogden Johnson Jones
Released: 1979-12-14

In the days after the attack on Pearl Harbor, panic grips California, where a military officer...

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Used Cars

as Jim the Mechanic
Released: 1980-07-11

When the owner of a struggling used car lot is killed, it's up to the lot's hot-shot salesman to...

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Paradise Alley

as Big Glory
Released: 1978-09-22

Three Italian-American brothers, living in the slums of 1940's New York City, try to help each...

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Norma Rae

as James Brown
Released: 1979-03-02

Norma Rae is a southern textile worker employed in a factory with intolerable working...

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Dillinger

as Reed Youngblood
Released: 1973-07-20

After a shoot-out kills five FBI agents in Kansas City the Bureau target John Dillinger as one...

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F.I.S.T.

as Lincoln Dombrowsky
Released: 1978-04-26

Johnny Kovak joins the Teamsters trade-union in a local chapter in the 1930s and works his way...

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Shaft in Africa

as Osiat
Released: 1973-06-14

Detective John Shaft travels incognito to Ethiopia, then France, to bust a human trafficking ring.

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The Wizard

as Spanky
Released: 1989-12-15

A boy and his brother run away from home and hitch cross-country, with help from a girl they...

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Lightning Jack

as Mr. Doyle
Released: 1994-03-11

Lightning Jack Kane is an Australian outlaw in the wild west. During a bungled bank robbery he...

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Tracks

as Train Coachman
Released: 1976-12-15

A soldier returns from Vietnam on special assignment, accompanying the body of his friend by...

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Farewell to the King

as Sgt. Tenga
Released: 1989-03-03

An American soldier who escapes the execution of his comrades by Japanese soldiers in Borneo...

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The End

as Male Nurse
Released: 1978-05-10

Wendell Lawson has only six months to live. Not wanting to endure his last few months of life...

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Love's Long Journey

as Cookie
Released: 2005-12-03

Missie's surprise pregnancy sets her on a new course that is both thrilling and terrifying....

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Love's Abiding Joy

as Cookie
Released: 2006-10-06

The continued Westward journey of settlers Missie and Willie Lahaye. Their roots now firmly...

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Cannery Row

as Hazel
Released: 1982-02-12

Doc, who has just moved to Cannery Row, realizes that the only entertainment is the brothel....

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Sketch Artist

as Det. Milon
Released: 1992-04-26

A sketch artist for the police helps a witness recall who she saw leaving the scene of a murder,...

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Asteroid

as Lloyd Morgan
Released: 1997-02-16

With the discovery of an incoming asteroid, the government of America formulate a plan to...

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The Bank Shot

as Herman Lincoln (aka Herman X)
Released: 1974-07-31

A bank temporarily housed in a mobile home while a new building is built, looks like an easy...

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Walking Tall Part II

as Steamer Riley
Released: 1975-09-28

The Walking Tall legacy continues with Bo Svenson as Sheriff Buford Pusser, a one-man army...

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City in Fear

as Captain Maslin
Released: 1980-03-30

A psycho-on-the-loose story, about a burned-out newspaper columnist and his circulation-hungry...

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The Killing Jar

as uncredited
Released: 1997-05-27

Michael Sanford and his wife move to his old town so he can take over the family business....

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Hijack

as Roger Tate
Released: 1999-08-31

A prestigious senator and the passengers on board a train are kidnapped by a militia group.

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Trouble Shooters: Trapped Beneath the Earth

as Hugh
Released: 1993-10-03

A rescue team is looking for survivors in a sinking building after a devastating earthquake.

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Hostage Flight

as Bart Cooper
Released: 1985-11-17

A plane is hijacked and bound for London. Once the terrorists begin killing hostages, the...

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Shooting Stars

as Tubbs
Released: 1983-07-28

Two television actors who play detectives are fired when the show's star gets upset that they...

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Snatched

as Cheech
Released: 1973-01-31

The wives of three wealthy men are kidnapped and held for a $3 million ransom, but one of the...

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Mr. P's Dancing Sushi Bar

as uncredited
Released: 1999-09-25

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Pipe Dreams

as Moose
Released: 1976-11-11

A woman trails her estranged husband to the Alaskan pipeline in hope of averting their impending...

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Poochinski

as Captain Ed Martin
Released: 1990-07-09

The talking bulldog at a policeman's feet turns out to be his late partner.

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Dog and Cat

as Morgue Attendant
Released: 1977-07-22

A veteran detective loses his partner in a shooting while they are investigating a gangster who...

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Columbo

as Lt. Robertson
First aired: 1971-09-15

Columbo is a friendly, verbose, disheveled-looking police detective who is consistently...

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The Rockford Files

as Junior
First aired: 1974-09-13

Cranky but likable L.A. PI Jim Rockford pulls no punches (but takes plenty of them). An ex-con...

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Quincy, M.E.

as uncredited
First aired: 1976-10-03

Quincy, M.E. is an American television series from Universal Studios pert in several of the...

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The Twilight Zone

as Sheriff
First aired: 1985-09-27

This 1980s revival of the classic sci-fi series features a similar style to the original...

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ER

as Freddie
First aired: 1994-09-19

ER explores the inner workings of an urban teaching hospital and the critical issues faced by...

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Hill Street Blues

as uncredited
First aired: 1981-01-15

A realistic glimpse into the daily lives of the officers and detectives at an urban police station.

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Wonder Woman

as Foreman
First aired: 1975-11-07

With the strength of Hercules, the wisdom of Athena, the speed of Mercury and the beauty of...

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