- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- August 3, 1911
- Place of Birth
- Glasgow, Scotland, UK
- Died
- April 20, 1990
Alex McCrindle
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.
Filmography
movieLeaving
1989 · Man in Office
movieNormal Service
1988 · Wilf
tvThe Play on One
1988 · Wilf
movieComrades
1987 · Gaolor
movieSakharov
1984 · Siberia Trainman
Samson and Delilah
1984 · Mr. Trevorrow
tvReilly: Ace of Spies
1983 · Macdougal
movieFlying Into the Wind
1983 · The Tramp
tvTales Out of School
1983 · The Tramp
movieThe Man Who Saved the World
1982 · Jan Dodonna (archive footage)
tvCloud Howe
1982 · Old Leslie
movieEye of the Needle
1981 · Tom
Sounding Brass
1980 · Mr. Mackenzie
movieDegree of Uncertainty
1979 · Father
tvDick Turpin
1979 · Dr Hector Andrews
movieCorrection, Please: or, How We Got into the Pictures
1979 · Hepworth
movieDonal and Sally
1978 · Tam
movieYou Are My Heart's Delight
1978 · David
tvAll Creatures Great and Small
1978 · Ewan Ross
The Peregrine Hunters
1978
The Sunday Drama
1977 · David
movieStar Wars
1977 · General Dodonna
tvShadows
1975 · Mr. Campbell
movieThe Private Life of Sherlock Holmes
1970 · Baggageman
tvMystery and Imagination
1966 · Lapraik
tvThe Saint
1962 · Fergus MacLish
Depth Charge
1960
movieTrouble in the Glen
1954 · Keegan
movieI Believe in You
1952 · Mr. Haines
The Ghost Train
1937 · Jackson