The veteran character actor shared the screen with Timothy Dalton, Sylvester Stallone and Arnold Schwarzenegger
Frank McRae, a mainstay of action blockbusters including “License to Kill” and “Last Action Hero,” has died. He was 80.
McRae died of a heart attack on April 29 in Santa Monica, Calif., his daughter-in-law confirmed.
Born in Memphis, McRae excelled in high school sports before attending Tennessee State University, where he double-majored in history and drama. He played defensive tackle for the Chicago Bears’ 1967 season before deciding to transition into acting.
McRae’s work on the big screen would quickly overshadow his football accomplishments, with the actor going on to appear in over 40 films. His breakout role came in the 1973 gangster flick “Dillinger,” a part he got by standing in a studio exec’s parking space until he was granted a meeting, according to IMDb.
The actor shrewdly leveraged his 6-foot-5 frame into a run of...
Frank McRae, a mainstay of action blockbusters including “License to Kill” and “Last Action Hero,” has died. He was 80.
McRae died of a heart attack on April 29 in Santa Monica, Calif., his daughter-in-law confirmed.
Born in Memphis, McRae excelled in high school sports before attending Tennessee State University, where he double-majored in history and drama. He played defensive tackle for the Chicago Bears’ 1967 season before deciding to transition into acting.
McRae’s work on the big screen would quickly overshadow his football accomplishments, with the actor going on to appear in over 40 films. His breakout role came in the 1973 gangster flick “Dillinger,” a part he got by standing in a studio exec’s parking space until he was granted a meeting, according to IMDb.
The actor shrewdly leveraged his 6-foot-5 frame into a run of...
- 5/6/2021
- by Alex Noble
- The Wrap
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