Frank McRae

 ( 1941 Births ) 

Frank McRae (March 18, 1941 – April 29, 2021) was an American film and television actor

and a professional football player.

Sally Hibbin (1989). 9780881624533, Salem House. . ISBN 9780881624533

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Early life McRae was born in Memphis, Tennessee. He 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 appearing in 6 games.

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Career Among his acting roles are bank robber Reed Youngblood in Dillinger (1973); a shouting police captain named Haden in 48 Hrs. (1982), a role he later parodied in Last Action Hero (1993) and Loaded Weapon 1 (1993); the history teacher, Mr. Teasdale, in Red Dawn (1984); James Bond's friend Sharkey in Licence to Kill (1989); and former professional boxing champion Harry Noble in Batteries Not Included (1987). He also appeared opposite Sylvester Stallone in 4 films: F.I.S.T. (1978), Paradise Alley (1978), Rocky II (1979), and Lock Up (1989), as well as a protective trucker in The Wizard (1989).

He 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 film 1941 (1979), and later as a "Walley World" security guard in National Lampoon's Vacation (1983). He further showed his comedic abilities as Jim the clumsy mechanic in the cult classic Used Cars (1980). His last role was Cookie in the Hallmark Channel original films Love's Long Journey and Love's Abiding Joy.

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Death On April 29, 2021, McRae died from a heart attack in Santa Monica, California, at the age of 80.

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Selected filmography

1972	Cool Breeze	Barry, Mercer's Servant	uncredited
1973	Shaft in Africa	Osiat
	Dillinger	Reed Youngblood
1974	Bank Shot	Hermann X
1975	Hard Times	Hammerman
	Walking Tall Part 2	Steamer Riley
1976	Pipe Dreams	Moose
	Tracks	Train Coachman
1978	F.I.S.T.	Lincoln Dombrowsky
	Big Wednesday	Sergeant
	The End	Male Nurse
	Paradise Alley	Big Glory
1979	Norma Rae	James Brown
	Rocky II	Meat Foreman
	1941	Pvt. Ogden Johnson Jones
1980	City in Fear	Captain Madison
	Used Cars	Jim the Mechanic
1982	Cannery Row	Hazel
	48 Hrs.	Captain Haden
1983	National Lampoon's Vacation	Grover
1984	Red Dawn	Mr. Teasdale
1987	Batteries Not Included	Harry Noble
1989	Farewell to the King	Tenga
	Licence to Kill	Sharkey
	Lock Up	"Eclipse"
	The Wizard	Spankey
1990	Another 48 Hrs.	Captain Haden	uncredited
1993	Loaded Weapon 1	Captain Doyle
	Last Action Hero	Lieutenant Dekker
1994	Lightning Jack	Mr. Doyle
1997	The Killing Jar	Det. Bernie Morris
1998	Mr. P's Dancing Sushi Bar	Bruce McFee
1999	Hijack	Roger Tate
2000	One Hell of a Guy	Moe
	G-Men from Hell	Lester
2005	Love's Long Journey	Cookie
2006	Love's Abiding Joy	Cookie

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External links

• Frank McRae (Aveleyman)

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