Person
Alec Craig
Acting · 1884–1945 · Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland, UK
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
Jane Eyre
Footman
Gaslight
Turnkey (uncredited)
Suspicion
Hogarth Club Desk Clerk (uncredited)
Cat People
Zookeeper (uncredited)
Vivacious Lady
Joseph
To Be or Not to Be
Scottish Farmer Without Mustache (uncredited)
Roxie Hart
Bar Client #1 (uncredited)
Mutiny on the Bounty
McCoy
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
Speaker (uncredited)
Mrs. Miniver
Joe (uncredited)
Filmography
- 1946Three StrangersMan on Park Bench (uncredited)
- 1946Girl on the SpotMurgatroid (uncredited)
- 1945KittyMcNab (uncredited)
- 1945The Brighton StranglerVacuuming Bellboy (Uncredited)
- 1945The House of FearAngus (uncredited)
- 1945A Tree Grows in BrooklynWerner (uncredited)
- 1945National VelvetTimothy 'Tim'
- 1944Dangerous PassageDawson - Steward
- 1944The Woman in the WindowGarage Man (uncredited)
- 1944Mystery of the RiverboatChief Engineer [Chs. 1-4, 7]
- 1944Jungle WomanCaretaker
- 1944The White Cliffs of DoverBillings (uncredited)
- 1944GaslightTurnkey (uncredited)
- 1943Jane EyreFootman
- 1943Calling Dr. DeathBill, the Watchman
- 1943The Ghost ShipBlind Beggar
- 1943The Spider WomanRadlik
- 1943Lassie Come HomeBuckles
- 1943Northern PursuitAngus McBain
- 1943Appointment in BerlinSmitty - News Vendor (uncredited)
- 1943Coney IslandBilly
- 1943Action in the North AtlanticMcGonigle (uncredited)
- 1942Life Begins at Eight-ThirtySanta Claus
- 1942Cat PeopleZookeeper (uncredited)
- 1942Tennessee JohnsonSam Andrews
- 1942The Undying MonsterWill the Groundsman (uncredited)
- 1942Wrecking CrewCharlie
- 1942Northwest RangersMac McKenzie - Ship's Mate
- 1942Orchestra WivesHenry Fink
- 1942WildcatJoseph D. Campbell
- 1942Mrs. MiniverJoe (uncredited)
- 1942The Mad MartindalesCoachman
- 1942This Above AllBus Conductor
- 1942To Be or Not to BeScottish Farmer Without Mustache (uncredited)
- 1942The Night Before the DivorceJitters Noonan
- 1942Roxie HartBar Client #1 (uncredited)
- 1942A Date with the FalconWaldo Sampsom / Herman Sampson (uncredited)
- 1941SuspicionHogarth Club Desk Clerk (uncredited)
- 1941Three Girls About TownSamuel, potential casket customer
- 1941All That Money Can BuyEli Higgins (uncredited)
- 1941Dr. Jekyll and Mr. HydeTripped Waiter (uncredited)
- 1941Out of the Fog
- 1941Shining VictoryJeweler
- 1941Ride on VaqueroWaiter Limey
- 1941That Hamilton WomanShip's Minister (uncredited)
- 1940A Dispatch from ReutersEditor Grant of the Morning Advertiser (uncredited)
- 1940Stranger on the Third FloorBriggs' Defense Attorney
- 1940The Sea HawkChartmaker
- 1940Golden GlovesMacDonald - Editor
- 1940Tom Brown's School DaysOld Thomas
- 1940Phantom RaidersAndy MacMillan
- 1940And One Was BeautifulMichael
- 1940Abe Lincoln in IllinoisTrum Cogdall
- 1940The Blue BirdGroom (uncredited)
- 1940The Earl of ChicagoFingal's Son (uncredited)
- 1939Charlie McCarthy, DetectiveBounds
- 1939The Secret of Dr. KildareTelephone Repair Man (uncredited)
- 1939Rulers of the SeaForeman
- 1939Mr. Smith Goes to WashingtonSpeaker (uncredited)
- 1939Bachelor MotherStore Watchman (uncredited)
- 1939Sons of LibertyAngus (uncredited)
- 1939Confessions of a Nazi SpyMcGregor - Scottish Postman (uncredited)
- 1939They Made Her a SpyCanby
- 1939Let Us LiveBookkeeper Juror (uncredited)
- 1939The Lone Wolf Spy HuntMarriage License Bureau Clerk (uncredited)
- 1938If I Were KingSpy (uncredited)
- 1938Lord JeffGardener
- 1938Vivacious LadyJoseph
- 1938Condemned WomenCounterman on Ship
- 1938Double DangerBald Theron Servant
- 1938Crashing HollywoodMovie Studio Receptionist
- 1937Wise GirlDermont O'Neil
- 1937She's Got EverythingJustice of the Peace
- 1937HideawayJerry Nolan
- 1937Super-SleuthEddie - Doorman
- 1937Meet the MissusBarber College'S President
- 1937Border CafeWhitney Driver (uncredited)
- 1937ParnellMiddle-Aged Man
- 1937The Woman I LoveDoctor
- 1937The Man Who Found HimselfHobo
- 1937China PassageHarvey Dinwiddle
- 1936That Girl from ParisJustice of the Peace (uncredited)
- 1936WintersetHobo
- 1936Mary of ScotlandDonal
- 1935Mutiny on the BountyMcCoy
- 1935The Old HomesteadTownsman (uncredited)
- 1935Born to GambleProspector at Card Game (uncredited)
- 1935Vanessa: Her Love StoryWorker for George
- 1935Sweepstake Annie2nd Sweepstakes Ticket Seller (uncredited)
- 1934The Little MinisterVillager Saying 'Reverend Is Single'
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