Birthday:
Aug 03, 1911
Place of Birth: Glasgow, Scotland, UK
Place of Birth: Glasgow, Scotland, UK
Alex McCrindle
McCrindle 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
| Movie | Cast | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Star Wars | General Dodonna | 1977 |
| Sakharov | Siberia Trainman | 1984 |
| Normal Service | Wilf | 1988 |
| You Are My Heart's Delight | David | 1978 |
| The Ghost Train | Jackson | 1937 |
| Flying Into the Wind | The Tramp | 1983 |
| The Peregrine Hunters | 1978 | |
| Depth Charge | 1960 | |
| The Man Who Saved the World | Jan Dodonna (archive footage) | 1982 |
| Correction, Please: or, How We Got into the Pictures | Hepworth | 1979 |
| The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes | Baggageman | 1970 |
| Comrades | Gaolor | 1987 |
| Degree of Uncertainty | Father | 1979 |
| Donal and Sally | Tam | 1978 |
| Eye of the Needle | Tom | 1981 |
| I Believe in You | Mr. Haines | 1952 |
| Leaving | Man in Office | 1989 |
| Series | Cast | Year |
| The Saint | Fergus MacLish | 1962 |
| All Creatures Great and Small | Ewan Ross | 1978 |
| The Play on One | Wilf | 1988 |
| Reilly: Ace of Spies | Macdougal | 1983 |
