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Frank McRae
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 Ten…
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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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2006
Love's Abiding Joy
Movie Cookie
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2005
Love's Long Journey
Movie Cookie
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2000
One Hell of a Guy
Movie Moe
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1999
Mr. P's Dancing Sushi Bar
Movie Bruce McFee
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1999
Hijack
Movie Roger Tate
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1997
The Killing Jar
Movie Det. Bernie Morris
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1997
Asteroid
Movie Lloyd Morgan
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1994
ER
TV show Freddie
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1994
Lightning Jack
Movie Mr. Doyle
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1993
Trouble Shooters: Trapped Beneath the Earth
Movie Hugh
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1993
Last Action Hero
Movie Lieutenant Dekker
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1993
National Lampoon's Loaded Weapon 1
Movie Captain Doyle
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1992
Sketch Artist
Movie Det. Milon
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1990
Poochinski
Movie Captain Ed Martin
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1990
Another 48 Hrs.
Movie Haden (uncredited)
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1989
The Wizard
Movie Spanky
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1989
Lock Up
Movie Eclipse
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1989
Licence to Kill
Movie Sharkey
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1989
Farewell to the King
Movie Sgt. Tenga
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1987
*batteries not included
Movie Harry Noble
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1986
The Return of Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer
Movie Herschel Dean
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1985
Hostage Flight
Movie Bart Cooper
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1985
The Twilight Zone
TV show Sheriff (segment "Opening Day")
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1984
Red Dawn
Movie Mr. Teasdale
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1983
National Lampoon's Vacation
Movie Grover
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1983
Shooting Stars
Movie Tubbs
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1982
48 Hrs.
Movie Haden
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1982
Cannery Row
Movie Hazel
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1981
Hill Street Blues
TV show
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1980
Used Cars
Movie Jim the Mechanic
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1980
City in Fear
Movie Captain Maslin
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1979
1941
Movie Pvt. Ogden Johnson Jones
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1979
Rocky II
Movie Meat Foreman (uncredited)
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1979
Norma Rae
Movie James Brown
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1978
Paradise Alley
Movie Big Glory
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1978
The End
Movie Male Nurse
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1978
F.I.S.T.
Movie Lincoln Dombrowsky
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1977
Dog and Cat
Movie Morgue Attendant
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1976
Tracks
Movie Train Coachman
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1976
Pipe Dreams
Movie Moose
