Alec Craig

Born: 1884-03-30 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland, UK

Died: 1945-06-25

Known For: Acting

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 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.

Filmography

1946

Girl on the Spot as Murgatroid (uncredited)
Three Strangers as Man on Park Bench (uncredited)

1945

A Tree Grows in Brooklyn as Werner (uncredited)
National Velvet as Timothy 'Tim'
The House of Fear as Angus (uncredited)
Kitty as McNab (uncredited)
The Brighton Strangler as Vacuuming Bellboy (Uncredited)

1944

Gaslight as Turnkey (uncredited)
The Woman in the Window as Garage Man (uncredited)
The White Cliffs of Dover as Billings (uncredited)
Mystery of the Riverboat as Chief Engineer [Chs. 1-4, 7]
Dangerous Passage as Dawson - Steward
Jungle Woman as Caretaker

1943

Jane Eyre as Footman
Lassie Come Home as Buckles
The Spider Woman as Radlik
Action in the North Atlantic as McGonigle (uncredited)
Northern Pursuit as Angus McBain
The Ghost Ship as Blind Beggar
Calling Dr. Death as Bill, the Watchman
Coney Island as Billy
Appointment in Berlin as Smitty - News Vendor (uncredited)

1942

Cat People as Zookeeper (uncredited)
Roxie Hart as Bar Client #1 (uncredited)
To Be or Not to Be as Scottish Farmer Without Mustache (uncredited)
Mrs. Miniver as Joe (uncredited)
This Above All as Bus Conductor
Tennessee Johnson as Sam Andrews
The Undying Monster as Will the Groundsman (uncredited)
Northwest Rangers as Mac McKenzie - Ship's Mate
The Mad Martindales as Coachman
Orchestra Wives as Henry Fink
Life Begins at Eight-Thirty as Santa Claus
Wildcat as Joseph D. Campbell
The Night Before the Divorce as Jitters Noonan
A Date with the Falcon as Waldo Sampsom / Herman Sampson (uncredited)
Wrecking Crew as Charlie

1941

Suspicion as Hogarth Club Desk Clerk (uncredited)
That Hamilton Woman as Ship's Minister (uncredited)
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde as Tripped Waiter (uncredited)
All That Money Can Buy as Eli Higgins (uncredited)
Out of the Fog
Shining Victory as Jeweler
Ride on Vaquero as Waiter Limey
Three Girls About Town as Samuel, potential casket customer

1940

The Sea Hawk as Chartmaker
A Dispatch from Reuters as Editor Grant of the Morning Advertiser (uncredited)
Stranger on the Third Floor as Briggs' Defense Attorney
The Blue Bird as Groom (uncredited)
Phantom Raiders as Andy MacMillan
And One Was Beautiful as Michael
The Earl of Chicago as Fingal's Son (uncredited)
Abe Lincoln in Illinois as Trum Cogdall
Tom Brown's School Days as Old Thomas
Golden Gloves as MacDonald - Editor

1939

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington as Speaker (uncredited)
Let Us Live as Bookkeeper Juror (uncredited)
Bachelor Mother as Store Watchman (uncredited)
They Made Her a Spy as Canby
Confessions of a Nazi Spy as McGregor - Scottish Postman (uncredited)
Rulers of the Sea as Foreman
The Secret of Dr. Kildare as Telephone Repair Man (uncredited)
The Lone Wolf Spy Hunt as Marriage License Bureau Clerk (uncredited)
Sons of Liberty as Angus (uncredited)
Charlie McCarthy, Detective as Bounds

1938

Vivacious Lady as Joseph
If I Were King as Spy (uncredited)
Lord Jeff as Gardener
Crashing Hollywood as Movie Studio Receptionist
Condemned Women as Counterman on Ship
Double Danger as Bald Theron Servant

1937

Parnell as Middle-Aged Man
Wise Girl as Dermont O'Neil
Super-Sleuth as Eddie - Doorman
She's Got Everything as Justice of the Peace
Meet the Missus as Barber College'S President
The Woman I Love as Doctor
Border Cafe as Whitney Driver (uncredited)
China Passage as Harvey Dinwiddle
Hideaway as Jerry Nolan
The Man Who Found Himself as Hobo

1936

Mary of Scotland as Donal
That Girl from Paris as Justice of the Peace (uncredited)
Winterset as Hobo

1935

Mutiny on the Bounty as McCoy
Sweepstake Annie as 2nd Sweepstakes Ticket Seller (uncredited)
Born to Gamble as Prospector at Card Game (uncredited)
The Old Homestead as Townsman (uncredited)
Vanessa: Her Love Story as Worker for George

1934

The Little Minister as Villager Saying 'Reverend Is Single'