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

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

1945

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

1944

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

1943

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

1942

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

1941

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

1940

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

1939

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

1938

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

1937

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

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)
The Old Homestead as Townsman (uncredited)
Vanessa: Her Love Story as Worker for George
Born to Gamble as Prospector at Card Game (uncredited)

1934

The Little Minister as Villager Saying 'Reverend Is Single'