Acting
Alex McCrindle
Birth Date
August 3, 1911
Death Date
April 20, 1990
(passed away at 78)
Place of Birth
Glasgow, Scotland, UK
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Biography
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.
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Star Wars
General Dodonna
1977
The Saint
Fergus MacLish
1962 • 1 episode
All Creatures Great and Small
Ewan Ross
1978 • 1 episode
The Play on One
Wilf
1988 • 1 episode
Reilly: Ace of Spies
Macdougal
1983 • 1 episode
The Sunday Drama
David
1977 • 1 episode
Dick Turpin
Dr Hector Andrews
1979 • 1 episode
Eye of the Needle
Tom
1981
Shadows
Mr. Campbell
1975 • 1 episode
Mystery and Imagination
Lapraik
1966 • 1 episode
Sounding Brass
Mr. Mackenzie
1980 • 6 episodes
The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes
Baggageman
1970
Tales Out of School
The Tramp
1983 • 1 episode
The Man Who Saved the World
Jan Dodonna (archive footage)
1982
Depth Charge
1960
Cloud Howe
Old Leslie
1982 • 4 episodes
I Believe in You
Mr. Haines
1952
Comrades
Gaolor
1987
Samson and Delilah
Mr. Trevorrow
1984
Sakharov
Siberia Trainman
1984