Alex McCrindle
Actor
- Born
- August 3, 1911 · Glasgow, Scotland, UK
- Died
- April 20, 1990 (age 78)
Alex McCrindle (August 3, 1911 - April 20, 1990) began his acting career in 1937 starring in minor roles in UK Television. From 1946 to 1951 he played the role of Jock Anderson in Dick Barton – Special Agent. In 1951 he starred in his first film in the USA, The House in the Square. From there his acting career took off. He then did five more films: I Believe in You (1952), The Kidnappers (1953), Trouble in the Glen (1954), Geordie (1955) and Depth Charge (1960). From 1962 to 1974 he went to television acting. In 1976 he was cast as General Dodonna in the first Star Wars film. He went back to minor roles on TV, including the role of the eccentric veterinarian Ewan Ross on All Creatures Great and Small.
Known for
Star Wars
May 25, 1977
The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes
October 29, 1970
Eye of the Needle
July 24, 1981
The Man Who Saved the World
November 4, 1982
Comrades
August 23, 1987
I Believe in You
March 5, 1952
Trouble in the Glen
June 15, 1954
Flying Into the Wind
June 26, 1983
Sakharov
June 20, 1984
Normal Service
February 2, 1988
Correction, Please: or, How We Got into the Pictures
January 1, 1979
Degree of Uncertainty
March 6, 1979
Acting19
- 1989Leaving as Man in Office
- 1988Normal Service as Wilf
- 1987Comrades as Gaolor
- 1984Sakharov as Siberia Trainman
- 1984Samson and Delilah as Mr. Trevorrow
- 1983Flying Into the Wind as The Tramp
- 1982The Man Who Saved the World as Jan Dodonna (archive footage)
- 1981Eye of the Needle as Tom
- 1979Degree of Uncertainty as Father
- 1979Correction, Please: or, How We Got into the Pictures