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
- 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)
- Jungle Woman as Caretaker
- The White Cliffs of Dover as Billings (uncredited)
- Dangerous Passage as Dawson - Steward
- Mystery of the Riverboat as Chief Engineer [Chs. 1-4, 7]
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
- Calling Dr. Death as Bill, the Watchman
- Coney Island as Billy
- Appointment in Berlin as Smitty - News Vendor (uncredited)
1942
- To Be or Not to Be as Scottish Farmer Without Mustache (uncredited)
- Mrs. Miniver as Joe (uncredited)
- Cat People as Zookeeper (uncredited)
- Roxie Hart as Bar Client #1 (uncredited)
- Wildcat as Joseph D. Campbell
- Orchestra Wives as Henry Fink
- Tennessee Johnson as Sam Andrews
- This Above All as Bus Conductor
- Life Begins at Eight-Thirty as Santa Claus
- Northwest Rangers as Mac McKenzie - Ship's Mate
- A Date with the Falcon as Waldo Sampsom / Herman Sampson (uncredited)
- The Undying Monster as Will the Groundsman (uncredited)
- Wrecking Crew as Charlie
- The Mad Martindales as Coachman
- The Night Before the Divorce as Jitters Noonan
1941
- Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde as Tripped Waiter (uncredited)
- Suspicion as Hogarth Club Desk Clerk (uncredited)
- All That Money Can Buy as Eli Higgins (uncredited)
- That Hamilton Woman as Ship's Minister (uncredited)
- Ride on Vaquero as Waiter Limey
- Out of the Fog
- Shining Victory as Jeweler
- Three Girls About Town as Samuel, potential casket customer
1940
- The Sea Hawk as Chartmaker
- The Blue Bird as Groom (uncredited)
- Stranger on the Third Floor as Briggs' Defense Attorney
- Tom Brown's School Days as Old Thomas
- Abe Lincoln in Illinois as Trum Cogdall
- The Earl of Chicago as Fingal's Son (uncredited)
- Phantom Raiders as Andy MacMillan
- Golden Gloves as MacDonald - Editor
- And One Was Beautiful as Michael
- A Dispatch from Reuters as Editor Grant of the Morning Advertiser (uncredited)
1939
- Mr. Smith Goes to Washington as Speaker (uncredited)
- Bachelor Mother as Store Watchman (uncredited)
- The Lone Wolf Spy Hunt as Marriage License Bureau Clerk (uncredited)
- Let Us Live as Bookkeeper Juror (uncredited)
- Confessions of a Nazi Spy as McGregor - Scottish Postman (uncredited)
- The Secret of Dr. Kildare as Telephone Repair Man (uncredited)
- Sons of Liberty as Angus (uncredited)
- Rulers of the Sea as Foreman
- Charlie McCarthy, Detective as Bounds
- They Made Her a Spy as Canby
1938
- If I Were King as Spy (uncredited)
- Vivacious Lady as Joseph
- Lord Jeff as Gardener
- Double Danger as Bald Theron Servant
- Crashing Hollywood as Movie Studio Receptionist
- Condemned Women as Counterman on Ship
1937
- Border Cafe as Whitney Driver (uncredited)
- The Man Who Found Himself as Hobo
- The Woman I Love as Doctor
- Wise Girl as Dermont O'Neil
- She's Got Everything as Justice of the Peace
- Super-Sleuth as Eddie - Doorman
- Hideaway as Jerry Nolan
- China Passage as Harvey Dinwiddle
- Parnell as Middle-Aged Man
- Meet the Missus as President of Barber College
1936
- Winterset as Hobo
- Mary of Scotland as Donal
- That Girl from Paris as Justice of the Peace (uncredited)
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'