Alec Craig

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Alexander Younger Craig Craig (30 March 1884 – 25 June 1945), was a Scottish character actor, particularly known for his roles in Mutiny on the Bounty (1935) and National Velvet (1944). He was particularly known for portraying stereotypically tight-fisted Scotsmen. Alec Craig was born on 30 March 1884 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland, the son of James Chapman Craig and his wife Isabella, Craig died of tuberculosis on 25 June 1945, aged 61, in Glendale, California, US. He is buried there at Grand View Memorial Park Cemetery.

Known For

Buckles

Lassie Come Home

Radlik

The Spider Woman

Angus (uncredited)

The House of Fear

Blind Beggar

The Ghost Ship

Scottish Farmer Without Mustache (uncredited)

To Be or Not to Be

Briggs' Defense Attorney

Stranger on the Third Floor

MacDonald - Editor

Golden Gloves

Trum Cogdall

Abe Lincoln in Illinois

Old Thomas

Tom Brown's School Days

Villager Saying 'Reverend Is Single'

The Little Minister

Bill, the Watchman

Calling Dr. Death

Samuel, potential casket customer

Three Girls About Town

Angus McBain

Northern Pursuit

Dermont O'Neil

Wise Girl

Joe (uncredited)

Mrs. Miniver

Harvey Dinwiddle

China Passage

Jeweler

Shining Victory

Joseph D. Campbell

Wildcat

President of Barber College

Meet the Missus

Doctor

The Woman I Love

Eli Higgins (uncredited)

All That Money Can Buy

Donal

Mary of Scotland

Hobo

The Man Who Found Himself

Counterman on Ship

Condemned Women

Marriage License Bureau Clerk (uncredited)

The Lone Wolf Spy Hunt

Bald Theron Servant

Double Danger

Santa Claus

Life Begins at Eight-Thirty

Whitney Driver (uncredited)

Border Cafe

Bookkeeper Juror (uncredited)

Let Us Live

Canby

They Made Her a Spy

McGregor - Scottish Postman (uncredited)

Confessions of a Nazi Spy

Store Watchman (uncredited)

Bachelor Mother

Speaker (uncredited)

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

Bounds

Charlie McCarthy, Detective

Telephone Repair Man (uncredited)

The Secret of Dr. Kildare

Jerry Nolan

Hideaway

Smitty - News Vendor (uncredited)

Appointment in Berlin

Movie Studio Receptionist

Crashing Hollywood

Justice of the Peace

She's Got Everything

Hobo

Winterset

Turnkey (uncredited)

Gaslight

Groom (uncredited)

The Blue Bird

Fingal's Son (uncredited)

The Earl of Chicago

Garage Man (uncredited)

The Woman in the Window

McCoy

Mutiny on the Bounty

Waiter Limey

Ride on Vaquero

Jitters Noonan

The Night Before the Divorce

Worker for George

Vanessa: Her Love Story

Chartmaker

The Sea Hawk

Editor Grant of the Morning Advertiser (uncredited)

A Dispatch from Reuters

Andy MacMillan

Phantom Raiders

Michael

And One Was Beautiful

Henry Fink

Orchestra Wives

Justice of the Peace (uncredited)

That Girl from Paris

Ship's Minister (uncredited)

That Hamilton Woman

Mac McKenzie - Ship's Mate

Northwest Rangers

Chief Engineer [Chs. 1-4, 7]

Mystery of the Riverboat

Foreman

Rulers of the Sea

Billings (uncredited)

The White Cliffs of Dover

Timothy 'Tim'

National Velvet

Waldo Sampsom / Herman Sampson (uncredited)

A Date with the Falcon

Tripped Waiter (uncredited)

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

Eddie - Doorman

Super-Sleuth

Charlie

Wrecking Crew

McGonigle (uncredited)

Action in the North Atlantic

Billy

Coney Island

Gardener

Lord Jeff

Zookeeper (uncredited)

Cat People

Footman

Jane Eyre

Man on Park Bench (uncredited)

Three Strangers

Spy (uncredited)

If I Were King

Bar Client #1 (uncredited)

Roxie Hart

Hogarth Club Desk Clerk (uncredited)

Suspicion

Will the Groundsman (uncredited)

The Undying Monster

Werner (uncredited)

A Tree Grows in Brooklyn

Bus Conductor

This Above All

Townsman (uncredited)

The Old Homestead

Prospector at Card Game (uncredited)

Born to Gamble

2nd Sweepstakes Ticket Seller (uncredited)

Sweepstake Annie

Dawson - Steward

Dangerous Passage

Joseph

Vivacious Lady

Vacuuming Bellboy (Uncredited)

The Brighton Strangler

McNab (uncredited)

Kitty

Caretaker

Jungle Woman

Sam Andrews

Tennessee Johnson

Out of the Fog

Coachman

The Mad Martindales

Middle-Aged Man

Parnell

Angus (uncredited)

Sons of Liberty

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

89

Gender

Male

Birthday

1884-03-30

Place of Birth

Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland, UK

Also Known As

Alexander Younger Craig