Alex McCrindle
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1911-08-03
Day of Death
1990-04-20 (78 years old)
Place of Birth
Glasgow, Scotland, UK
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
Acting
(1989)
Leaving
as Man in Office
(1988)
Normal Service
as Wilf
(1987)
Comrades
as Gaolor
(1984)
Sakharov
as Siberia Trainman
(1983)
Flying Into the Wind
as The Tramp
(1982)
The Man Who Saved the World
as Jan Dodonna (archive footage)
(1981)
Eye of the Needle
as Tom
(1979)
(1979)
Degree of Uncertainty
as Father
(1978)
Donal and Sally
as Tam
(1978)
(1978)
You Are My Heart's Delight
as David
(1977)
Star Wars
as General Dodonna
(1970)
The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes
as Baggageman
(1960)
(1952)
I Believe in You
as Mr. Haines
(1937)
The Ghost Train
as Jackson