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Alec Craig

Alec Craig

Acting1884Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland, UK

Biography

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Alexander Younger Craig Craig (30 March 1884 – 25 June 1945), was a Scottish character actor, particularly known for his roles in Mutiny on the Bounty (1935) and National Velvet (1944). He was particularly known for portraying stereotypically tight-fisted Scotsmen.

Alec Craig was born on 30 March 1884 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland, the son of James Chapman Craig and his wife Isabella,

Craig died of tuberculosis on 25 June 1945, aged 61, in Glendale, California, US. He is buried there at Grand View Memorial Park Cemetery.

Acting History

1946
Three Strangers
as Man on Park Bench (uncredited)
1945
Kitty
as McNab (uncredited)
The House of Fear
as Angus (uncredited)
The Brighton Strangler
as Vacuuming Bellboy (Uncredited)
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
as Werner (uncredited)
National Velvet
as Timothy 'Tim'
1944
The White Cliffs of Dover
as Billings (uncredited)
The Mystery of the Riverboat
as Chief Engineer [Chs. 1-4, 7]
Gaslight
as Turnkey (uncredited)
Jungle Woman
as Caretaker
The Woman in the Window
as Garage Man (uncredited)
Dangerous Passage
as Dawson - Steward
1943
Calling Dr. Death
as Bill, the Watchman
Coney Island
as Billy
The Ghost Ship
as Blind Beggar
Action in the North Atlantic
as McGonigle (uncredited)
Appointment in Berlin
as Smitty - News Vendor (uncredited)
Northern Pursuit
as Angus McBain
Jane Eyre
as Footman
1942
Wrecking Crew
as Charlie
A Date with the Falcon
as Waldo Sampsom / Herman Sampson (uncredited)
Cat People
as Zookeeper (uncredited)
Mrs. Miniver
as Joe (uncredited)
Northwest Rangers
as Mac McKenzie - Ship's Mate
To Be or Not to Be
as Scottish Farmer Without Mustache (uncredited)
Wildcat
as Joseph D. Campbell
Tennessee Johnson
as Sam Andrews
The Undying Monster
as Will the Groundsman (uncredited)
Orchestra Wives
as Henry Fink
This Above All
as Bus Conductor
Roxie Hart
as Bar Client #1 (uncredited)
1941
Suspicion
as Hogarth Club Desk Clerk (uncredited)
Ride on Vaquero
as Waiter Limey
All That Money Can Buy
as Eli Higgins (uncredited)
Three Girls About Town
as Samuel, potential casket customer
That Hamilton Woman
as Ship's Minister (uncredited)
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
as Tripped Waiter (uncredited)
Shining Victory
as Jeweler
1940
Phantom Raiders
as Andy MacMillan
Stranger on the Third Floor
as Briggs' Defense Attorney
The Sea Hawk
as Chartmaker
Golden Gloves
as MacDonald - Editor
The Earl of Chicago
as Fingal's Son (uncredited)
A Dispatch from Reuters
as Editor Grant of the Morning Advertiser (uncredited)
The Blue Bird
as Groom (uncredited)
1939
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
as Speaker (uncredited)
Let Us Live
as Bookkeeper Juror (uncredited)
The Secret of Dr. Kildare
as Telephone Repair Man (uncredited)
The Lone Wolf Spy Hunt
as Marriage License Bureau Clerk (uncredited)
Bachelor Mother
as Store Watchman (uncredited)
Confessions of a Nazi Spy
as McGregor - Scottish Postman (uncredited)
Sons of Liberty
as Angus (uncredited)
1938
Double Danger
as Bald Theron Servant
Crashing Hollywood
as Movie Studio Receptionist
If I Were King
as Spy (uncredited)
Condemned Women
as Counterman on Ship
Lord Jeff
as Gardener
1937
Meet the Missus
as President of Barber College
Super-Sleuth
as Eddie - Doorman
Wise Girl
as Dermont O'Neil
Border Cafe
as Whitney Driver (uncredited)
China Passage
as Harvey Dinwiddle
She's Got Everything
as Justice of the Peace
Parnell
as Middle-Aged Man
Hideaway
as Jerry Nolan
1936
That Girl from Paris
as Justice of the Peace (uncredited)
Winterset
as Hobo
1935
The Old Homestead
as Townsman (uncredited)
Sweepstake Annie
as 2nd Sweepstakes Ticket Seller (uncredited)
Born to Gamble
as Prospector at Card Game (uncredited)
Vanessa: Her Love Story
as Worker for George
1934
The Little Minister
as Villager Saying 'Reverend Is Single'

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Personal Info

Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
3/30/1884
Day of Death
6/25/1945
Place of Birth
Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland, UK