Frank McRae

Personal Info

Know For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

1942-06-03 (79 years old)

Deathday

2021-04-29

Place of Birth

Memphis, Tennessee, USA

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 Load...

Acting

1982

48 Hrs.

as Haden

1979

Rocky II

as Meat Foreman (uncredited)

1989

Licence to Kill

as Sharkey

2005

1989

1979

1941

as Pvt. Ogden Johnson Jones

1987

1975

Hard Times

as Hammerman

1999

1982

Cannery Row

as Hazel

1975

Walking Tall Part II

as Steamer Riley

1993

Last Action Hero

as Lieutenant Dekker

1989

Lock Up

as Eclipse

1973

Dillinger

as Reed Youngblood

1980

Used Cars

as Jim the Mechanic

1992

Sketch Artist

as Det. Milon

1977

Dog and Cat

as Morgue Attendant

1979

Norma Rae

as James Brown

1978

The End

as Male Nurse

1978

Paradise Alley

as Big Glory

1976

Pipe Dreams

as Moose

1997

Asteroid

as Lloyd Morgan

1983

1999

Hijack

as Roger Tate

1975

1994

Lightning Jack

as Mr. Doyle

1974

The Bank Shot

as Herman Lincoln (aka Herman X)

1973

Snatched

as Cheech

1985

Hostage Flight

as Bart Cooper

1984

Red Dawn

as Mr. Teasdale

1990

Poochinski

as Captain Ed Martin

1976

Tracks

as Train Coachman

1997

The Killing Jar

as Det. Bernie Morris

1973

2006

1980

City in Fear

as Captain Maslin

1978

F.I.S.T.

as Lincoln Dombrowsky

1989

The Wizard

as Spanky

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