Cast & creator
Frank McRae
Best known for Columbo, ER, Quincy, M.E.
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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film credits
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television credits
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1971–2006 · acting roles
6.3
average across scored titles
Signature credits
Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (53)
Showing 53 of 53 credits
Columbo
Lt. John Robertson
1971
ER
Freddie
1994
Quincy, M.E.
1976
Hill Street Blues
1981
The Rockford Files
Junior
1974
The Twilight Zone
Sheriff (segment "Opening Day")
1985
Wonder Woman
Foreman
1975
Licence to Kill
Sharkey
1989
National Lampoon's Vacation
Grover
1983
Last Action Hero
Lieutenant Dekker
1993
Rocky II
Meat Foreman (uncredited)
1979
48 Hrs.
Haden
1982
Another 48 Hrs.
Haden (uncredited)
1990
Red Dawn
Mr. Teasdale
1984
Lock Up
Eclipse
1989
National Lampoon's Loaded Weapon 1
Captain Doyle
1993
1941
Pvt. Ogden Johnson Jones
1979
*batteries not included
Harry Noble
1987
Paradise Alley
Big Glory
1978
Hard Times
Hammerman
1975
Used Cars
Jim the Mechanic
1980
The Wizard
Spanky
1989
F.I.S.T.
Lincoln Dombrowsky
1978
Love's Long Journey
Cookie
2005
Lightning Jack
Mr. Doyle
1994
Walking Tall Part II
Steamer Riley
1975
Shaft in Africa
Osiat
1973
Norma Rae
James Brown
1979
Love's Abiding Joy
Cookie
2006
Dillinger
Reed Youngblood
1973
Farewell to the King
Sgt. Tenga
1989
The Return of Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer
Herschel Dean
1986
Asteroid
Lloyd Morgan
1997
Sketch Artist
Det. Milon
1992
The End
Male Nurse
1978
Trouble Shooters: Trapped Beneath the Earth
Hugh
1993
The Bank Shot
Herman Lincoln (aka Herman X)
1974
Cool Breeze
Barry, Mercer's Servant (uncredited)
1972
Cannery Row
Hazel
1982
Tracks
Train Coachman
1976The Orphan and the Dude
Fast Freddie
1975
Hijack
Roger Tate
1999
Judgment: The Court Martial of Lt. William Calley
Mr. Langham
1975
The Killing Jar
Det. Bernie Morris
1997
One Hell of a Guy
Moe
2000
Snatched
Cheech
1973
Poochinski
Captain Ed Martin
1990
City in Fear
Captain Maslin
1980
Shooting Stars
Tubbs
1983
Hostage Flight
Bart Cooper
1985
Pipe Dreams
Moose
1976
Dog and Cat
Morgue Attendant
1977
Mr. P's Dancing Sushi Bar
Bruce McFee
1999