Alex McCrindle
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.
Filmography
Leaving
1989
as Man in Office
Normal Service
1988
as Wilf
Comrades
1987
as Gaolor
Sakharov
1984
as Siberia Trainman
- No poster
Samson and Delilah
1984
as Mr. Trevorrow
Flying Into the Wind
1983
as The Tramp
The Man Who Saved the World
1982
as Jan Dodonna (archive footage)
Eye of the Needle
1981
as Tom
Degree of Uncertainty
1979
as Father
Correction, Please: or, How We Got into the Pictures
1979
as Hepworth
Donal and Sally
1978
as Tam
You Are My Heart's Delight
1978
as David
- No poster
The Peregrine Hunters
1978
Star Wars
1977
as General Dodonna
The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes
1970
as Baggageman
- No poster
Depth Charge
1960
Trouble in the Glen
1954
as Keegan
I Believe in You
1952
as Mr. Haines
- No poster
The Ghost Train
1937
as Jackson