Frank McRae
Biography
Frank McRae was an American actor and former professional football player who was born in Memphis, Tennessee, and studied drama and history at Tennessee State University. Before acting, he spent the 1967 NFL season with the Chicago Bears as a defensive tackle. His films included Dillinger (1973), where he was bank robber Reed, Walking Tall Part II (1975) as Steamer Riley, and 48 Hrs. (1982) as Captain Haden, a shouting police officer he later mocked in Last Action Hero (1993), and again in Loaded Weapon 1 (1993). He played Mr. Teasdale, a history teacher, in Red Dawn (1984), and in Licence to Kill (1989) he was Sharkey, a friend of James Bond. McRae appeared in Rocky II (1979) and Lock Up (1989) with Sylvester Stallone. Earlier, he appeared in Paradise Alley (1978). He and John Candy played bumbling underlings together, and he later played Cookie in two Hallmark movies, Love's Long Journey (2005) and Love's Abiding Joy (2006).
80years old at death
- Born Memphis
- Died Santa Monica
- Star sign: PiscesThe sign runs February 19 to March 20
- Also credited as Franklin McRae
Movie Career
- Films
- 25
- Career span
- 33 years1973 to 2006
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Frank McRae was a defensive tackle who appeared in 6 games for the Chicago Bears during the 1967 NFL season.
Frank McRae movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Most often with
John Milius directed three of these films, Sylvester Stallone two and Walter Hill two. Two actors appear in three of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
Sylvester Stallone's page
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Jeff Fahey's page
Chevy Chase's page
Beverly D'Angelo's page
All films by John Milius
All films by Walter Hill
Also two films together13 more actors
- Ben JohnsonRed Dawn (1984) and Dillinger (1973)
- Anthony ZerbeAsteroid (1997) and Licence to Kill (1989)
- Joe SpinellRocky II (1979) and Paradise Alley (1978)
- William Morgan SheppardLove's Abiding Joy (2006) and Love's Long Journey (2005)
- Bruce GloverHard Times (1975) and Walking Tall Part II (1975)
- Dale MidkiffLove's Abiding Joy (2006) and Love's Long Journey (2005)
- James TupperLove's Abiding Joy (2006) and Love's Long Journey (2005)
- Irene BedardLove's Abiding Joy (2006) and Love's Long Journey (2005)
- James Keane48 Hrs. (1982) and Cannery Row (1982)
- Sonny LandhamLock Up (1989) and 48 Hrs. (1982)
- Erin CottrellLove's Abiding Joy (2006) and Love's Long Journey (2005)
- Stephen BridgewaterLove's Abiding Joy (2006) and Love's Long Journey (2005)
- Logan BartholomewLove's Abiding Joy (2006) and Love's Long Journey (2005)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.
Box office
What Frank McRae's films earned in cinemas worldwide.
Combined worldwide box office
$817 million
15 of the 25 films have a worldwide figure.
Of the 25 films: 15 worldwide figure; 2 us gross only; 4 never in cinemas; 4 figure not found.
- 15Worldwide figure
- 2US gross only
- 4Never in cinemas
- 4Figure not found
Top grosser
Highest grossing
The eight biggest films earned 94% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.
- 1$200M24.5% of the total
- 2$156M19.1% of the total
- 3$137M16.8% of the total
- 4$79M9.7% of the total
- 5$65M8.0% of the total
- 6$61M7.5% of the total
- 7$38M4.7% of the total
- 8$28M3.4% of the total
$51.9 millionfrom the other 7 films with a worldwide figure, 6% of the total
Online
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