Frank McRae
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.
National Lampoon's Vacation
as GroverClark Griswold is on a quest to take his family to the Walley World theme park for a vacation,...
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It is the dawn of World War III. In mid-western America, a group of teenagers band together to...
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Licence to Kill
as SharkeyAfter 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)After Rocky goes the distance with champ Apollo Creed, both try to put the fight behind them and...
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Lock Up
as EclipseFrank Leone is nearing the end of his prison term for a relatively minor crime. Just before he...
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The Wizard
as SpankyA boy and his brother run away from home and hitch cross-country, with help from a girl they...
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After his father's death, a young boy finds solace in action movies featuring an indestructible...
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*batteries not included
as Harry NobleIn a soon to be demolished block of apartments, the residents resist the criminal methods used...
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48 Hrs.
as HadenA hard-nosed cop reluctantly teams up with a wise-cracking criminal temporarily paroled to him,...
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1941
as Pvt. Ogden Johnson JonesIn the days after the attack on Pearl Harbor, panic grips California, where a military officer...
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Paradise Alley
as Big GloryThree Italian-American brothers, living in the slums of 1940's New York City, try to help each...
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Dillinger
as Reed YoungbloodAfter a shoot-out kills five FBI agents in Kansas City the Bureau target John Dillinger as one...
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Norma Rae
as James BrownNorma Rae is a southern textile worker employed in a factory with intolerable working...
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National Lampoon's Loaded Weapon 1
as Captain DoyleAn LA detective is murdered because she has microfilm with the recipe to make cocaine cookies....
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Used Cars
as Jim the MechanicWhen 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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Hard Times
as HammermanIn the depression, Chaney, a strong silent streetfighter, joins with Speed, a promoter of...
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F.I.S.T.
as Lincoln DombrowskyJohnny Kovak joins the Teamsters trade-union in a local chapter in the 1930s and works his way...
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Love's Long Journey
as CookieMissie's surprise pregnancy sets her on a new course that is both thrilling and terrifying....
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Farewell to the King
as Sgt. TengaAn American soldier who escapes the execution of his comrades by Japanese soldiers in Borneo...
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Lightning Jack
as Mr. DoyleLightning Jack Kane is an Australian outlaw in the wild west. During a bungled bank robbery he...
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Cannery Row
as HazelDoc, who has just moved to Cannery Row, realizes that the only entertainment is the brothel....
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Tracks
as Train CoachmanA soldier returns from Vietnam on special assignment, accompanying the body of his friend by...
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Shaft in Africa
as OsiatDetective John Shaft travels incognito to Ethiopia, then France, to bust a human trafficking ring.
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Sketch Artist
as Det. MilonA sketch artist for the police helps a witness recall who she saw leaving the scene of a murder,...
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Walking Tall Part II
as Steamer RileyThe Walking Tall legacy continues with Bo Svenson as Sheriff Buford Pusser, a one-man army...
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The End
as Male NurseWendell Lawson has only six months to live. Not wanting to endure his last few months of life...
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Love's Abiding Joy
as CookieThe continued Westward journey of settlers Missie and Willie Lahaye. Their roots now firmly...
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The Bank Shot
as Herman Lincoln (aka Herman X)A bank temporarily housed in a mobile home while a new building is built, looks like an easy...
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Asteroid
as Lloyd MorganWith the discovery of an incoming asteroid, the government of America formulate a plan to...
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Dog and Cat
as Morgue AttendantA veteran detective loses his partner in a shooting while they are investigating a gangster who...
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Judgment: The Court Martial of Lt. William Calley
as Mr. LanghamThis docudrama follows the court-martial of the title character, the man held responsible for...
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Hijack
as Roger TateA prestigious senator and the passengers on board a train are kidnapped by a militia group.
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Shooting Stars
as TubbsTwo television actors who play detectives are fired when the show's star gets upset that they...
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The Killing Jar
as uncreditedMichael Sanford and his wife move to his old town so he can take over the family business....
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Trouble Shooters: Trapped Beneath the Earth
as HughA rescue team is looking for survivors in a sinking building after a devastating earthquake.
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Pipe Dreams
as MooseA woman trails her estranged husband to the Alaskan pipeline in hope of averting their impending...
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Poochinski
as Captain Ed MartinThe talking bulldog at a policeman's feet turns out to be his late partner.
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Hostage Flight
as Bart CooperA plane is hijacked and bound for London. Once the terrorists begin killing hostages, the...
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City in Fear
as Captain MaslinA psycho-on-the-loose story, about a burned-out newspaper columnist and his circulation-hungry...
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Snatched
as CheechThe wives of three wealthy men are kidnapped and held for a $3 million ransom, but one of the...
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Columbo
as Lt. RobertsonColumbo is a friendly, verbose, disheveled-looking police detective who is consistently...
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ER
as FreddieER explores the inner workings of an urban teaching hospital and the critical issues faced by...
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Quincy, M.E.
as uncreditedLos Angeles County medical examiner Quincy routinely engages in police investigations.
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The Rockford Files
as JuniorCranky but likable L.A. PI Jim Rockford pulls no punches (but takes plenty of them). An ex-con...
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The Twilight Zone
as SheriffThis 1980s revival of the classic sci-fi series features a similar style to the original...
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Hill Street Blues
as uncreditedA realistic glimpse into the daily lives of the officers and detectives at an urban police station.
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Wonder Woman
as ForemanWith the strength of Hercules, the wisdom of Athena, the speed of Mercury and the beauty of...
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