Personal Info
Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
August 3, 1911
Place of Birth:
Glasgow, Scotland, UK
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Alex McCrindle
Biography
McCrindle 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
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | Leaving | Man in Office |
| 1988 | Normal Service | Wilf |
| 1987 | Comrades | Gaolor |
| 1984 | Sakharov | Siberia Trainman |
| 1983 | Flying Into the Wind | The Tramp |
| 1982 | The Man Who Saved the World | Jan Dodonna (archive footage) |
| 1981 | Eye of the Needle | Tom |
| 1979 | Correction, Please: or, How We Got into the Pictures | Hepworth |
| 1979 | Degree of Uncertainty | Father |
| 1978 | You Are My Heart's Delight | David |
| 1978 | The Peregrine Hunters | |
| 1978 | Donal and Sally | Tam |
| 1977 | Star Wars | General Dodonna |
| 1970 | The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes | Baggageman |
| 1960 | Depth Charge | |
| 1952 | I Believe in You | Mr. Haines |
| 1937 | The Ghost Train | Jackson |
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1988 | The Play on One | Wilf |
| 1983 | Reilly: Ace of Spies | Macdougal |
| 1982 | Cloud Howe | Old Leslie |
| 1979 | Dick Turpin | Dr Hector Andrews |
| 1978 | All Creatures Great and Small | Ewan Ross |
| 1962 | The Saint | Fergus MacLish |