Frank McRae

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 Description above from the Wikipedia article Frank McRae, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Most Known For

Columbo

as Lt. Robertson

ER

as Freddie

The Twilight Zone

as Sheriff (segment "Opening Day")

The Rockford Files

as Junior

Quincy, M.E.

Hill Street Blues

48 Hrs.

as Haden

Wonder Woman

as Foreman

National Lampoon's Vacation

as Grover

Licence to Kill

as Sharkey

Last Action Hero

as Lieutenant Dekker

Tracks

as Train Coachman

Red Dawn

as Mr. Teasdale

Rocky II

as Meat Foreman (uncredited)

Lightning Jack

as Mr. Doyle

Lock Up

as Eclipse

*batteries not included

as Harry Noble

National Lampoon's Loaded Weapon 1

as Captain Doyle

1941

as Pvt. Ogden Johnson Jones

Norma Rae

as James Brown