People
Alex McCrindle
- Name: Alex McCrindle
- Birthday: 1911-08-03
- Place of birth: Glasgow, Scotland, UK
- Popularity: 3.631
Biography:
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.
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Movies:
| Title | Release date |
|---|---|
| Leaving as Man in Office | 1989-02-05 |
| Normal Service as Wilf | 1988-02-02 |
| Comrades as Gaolor | 1987-08-23 |
| Sakharov as Siberia Trainman | 1984-06-20 |
| Flying Into the Wind as The Tramp | 1983-06-26 |
| The Man Who Saved the World as Jan Dodonna (archive footage) (uncredited) | 1982-11-04 |
| Eye of the Needle as Tom | 1981-07-24 |
| Degree of Uncertainty as Father | 1979-03-06 |
| Correction, Please: or, How We Got into the Pictures as Hepworth | 1979-01-01 |
| Donal and Sally as Tam | 1978-11-14 |
| You Are My Heart's Delight as David | 1978-08-27 |
| The Peregrine Hunters | 1978-01-01 |
| Star Wars as General Dodonna | 1977-05-25 |
| The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes as Baggageman | 1970-10-29 |
| Depth Charge | 1960-01-01 |
| I Believe in You as Mr. Haines | 1952-03-05 |
| The Ghost Train as Jackson | 1937-12-20 |
