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)
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)
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
The Ghost Ship as Blind Beggar
Coney Island as Billy
Calling Dr. Death as Bill, the Watchman
Appointment in Berlin as Smitty - News Vendor (uncredited)

1942

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

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
Ride on Vaquero as Waiter Limey
Shining Victory as Jeweler

1940

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

1939

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

1938

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

1937

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

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

1934

The Little Minister as Villager Saying 'Reverend Is Single'