Acting
Alex McCrindle
Born 3 August 1911 in Glasgow, Scotland, UK · Died 20 April 1990
30 credits
Alex McCrindle (August 3, 1911 - April 20, 1990) 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.
Known for
Acting 30
- 1989LeavingFilmMan in Office
- 1988The Play on OneSeriesWilf
- 1988Normal ServiceFilmWilf
- 1987ComradesFilmGaolor
- 1984SakharovFilmSiberia Trainman
- 1984Samson and DelilahFilmMr. Trevorrow
- 1983Reilly: Ace of SpiesSeriesMacdougal
- 1983Flying Into the WindFilmThe Tramp
- 1983Tales Out of SchoolSeriesThe Tramp
- 1982The Man Who Saved the WorldFilmJan Dodonna (archive footage)
- 1982Cloud HoweSeriesOld Leslie
- 1981Eye of the NeedleFilmTom
- 1980Sounding BrassSeriesMr. Mackenzie
- 1979Dick TurpinSeriesDr Hector Andrews
- 1979Correction, Please: or, How We Got into the PicturesFilmHepworth
- 1979Degree of UncertaintyFilmFather
- 1978All Creatures Great and SmallSeriesEwan Ross
- 1978Donal and SallyFilmTam
- 1978You Are My Heart's DelightFilmDavid
- 1978The Peregrine HuntersFilm
- 1977Star WarsFilmGeneral Dodonna
- 1977The Sunday DramaSeriesDavid
- 1975ShadowsSeriesMr. Campbell
- 1970The Private Life of Sherlock HolmesFilmBaggageman
- 1966Mystery and ImaginationSeriesLapraik
- 1962The SaintSeriesFergus MacLish
- 1960Depth ChargeFilm
- 1954Trouble in the GlenFilmKeegan
- 1952I Believe in YouFilmMr. Haines
- 1937The Ghost TrainFilmJackson
Filmography from TMDB.