Alan McRae (November 8, 1946) is an American actor who appeared as Airman McFarland at the Buckley Airforce Base when Mork goes there to join the USAF thinking its part of a holiday club, in Season 2's The Mork Syndrome.
Biography[]
Was born November 8, 1946.
Career[]
Alan got his first screen credits in the Movie The Sloane Affair (1972) and the TV Movie When Michael Calls (1972), his first TV series appearance in Starlost (1973) kickstarting a 40+ year career on the small screen.
Filmography[]
| Year | TV Series | Episode(s) | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | The Starlost | The Beehive | Ron Callisher |
| 1974 | Cannon | The Stalker | Sam |
| 1975 | Caribe | The Patriots | Terry Jones |
| 1975 | Three for the Road | Pilot | Doctor |
| 1976 | Medical Center | The Happy State of Depression | Maldonado |
| 1976 | The Streets of San Francisco | The Thrill Killers: Part 2 | Soundman |
| 1976 | The Feather and Father Gang | Two-Star Killer | Sergeant Rollins |
| 1977 | Family | A Safe House | Doctor |
| 1977 | M*A*S*H | Post Op | Corporal Nessen |
| 1977 | Little House on the Prairie | Gold Country | Angus Thoms |
| 1977-1978 | Wonder Woman | The Man Who Could Move the World
The Murderous Missile |
Security Officer
Lieutenant |
| 1979 | Mork & Mindy | The Mork Syndrome | Airman McFarland |
| 1979-1981 | Three's Company | Triangle Troubles
Eyewitness Blues |
Phil
Robber |
| 1980 | Goodtime Girls | Homefront | |
| 1980 | The Littlest Hobo | The Last Job | Nick |
| 1984-1985 | Too Close for Comfort | Cinderella Update
And Baby Makes Two |
Bill St. George |
| 1985 | Santa Barbara | 11 Episodes | Parker Simonson |
| 1986 | Days of Our Lives | 2 Episodes | David James |
| 1986 | Knots Landing | Distant Echoes: Part 2 | Director - A. Davey |
| 1988 | Moonlighting | The Color of Maddie | Charlie |
| 1985-1989 | Dallas | 5 Episodes | J.R. / J.R. Ewing |
| 1990 | Island Son | Viruses | |
| 1991 | The Young Riders | The Peacemakers | Estes |
| 1991 | Doogie Howser, M.D. | Doogie's Wager | Mr. Hollister |
| 2000 | The West Wing | The Midterms | Gary with a 'G' |
| 2014 | The Funtastix | Gary the Agent | |
| Year | TV Movies | Role | |
| 1972 | When Michael Calls | Harry Randall | |
| 1977 | The Death of Richie | Officer Cass | |
| 1977 | Something for Joey | Intern | |
| 1977 | Roger & Harry: The Mitera Target | David Peterson | |
| 1979 | Charleston | Lieutenant Beeson | |
| 1984 | Peep | Student | |
| 1985 | Reckless Disregard | Bill Lewis | |
| 1989 | Manhunt: Search for the Night Stalker | Christopher Peterson | |
| Year | Film | Role | |
| 1972 | The Sloane Affair | Gerald Sloane | |
| 1973 | Class of '44 | Fraternity Senior | |
| 1973 | Keep It in the Family | Alex G. McDonald | |
| 1976 | Shoot | Billy Platt | |
| 1976 | The Student Body | John | |
| 1976 | Breaking Point | Ted Buchanan | |
| 1980 | Mr. Patman | Dr. Bloom | |
| 1982 | The Slayer | David | |
| 1985 | Once Bitten | Man in Drag | |
| 1992 | 3 Ninjas | Sam Douglas | |
| 1994 | 3 Ninjas Kick Back | Sam Douglas | |
| 1998 | 3 Ninjas: High Noon at Mega Mountain | Sam Douglas | |
He has also appeared the short movies Ascension (2000), Poet Heads (2007); Always (2015) his latest appearance coming in The Jungle (2021).[1]
Mork & Mindy[]
Alan appeared as Airman McFarland, who along with buddy Airman Endo, is serving at Buckley's Airforce Base. Freezing and complaining about the food, they are aware that they are being sent out on a mission, all McFarland hoping for is that, where ever they are going, they have a MacDonald's. Their conversation is interrupted by the emergence of Mork in an Airforce Lt.'s uniform. Snapping to attention they try and quiz the Orkan, who they think is Lt. Mork Fromork, on where they are going, but the Orkan thinks the USAF is a holiday club, and spends most of his time trying to get them to relax until the arrival of Captain Chapman.
McFarland and Endo encounter Mork again when he and a Mindy disguised as 'Airman Howard McConnell' sneak into the containment area the Nuclear waste has been stored, that was their mission from the day before. McFarland avoids talking about the 'incident' when Mork tries to bring it up, as part of Mindy's attempts to get information to inform the public. But McFarland is more interested in talking about the girl he's seeing 'Miss Rocky Mountains', finding 'Airman McConnell's' assertion that 'he' prefers intelligent women, dubious, before he and Endo head off.