Frank McRae

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 Bonds friend Sharkey in 1989s 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 Lampoons 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 CCBYSA full list of contributors on Wikipedia