Alec Craig

Alec Craig

Acting
Born Mar 30, 1884
From Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland, UK
Died Jun 25, 1945

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

Filmography — Acting

Gaslight
7.5
1944

Gaslight

Turnkey (uncredited)

To Be or Not to Be
7.8
1942

To Be or Not to Be

Scottish Farmer Without Mustache (uncredited)

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
7.8
1939

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

Speaker (uncredited)

Suspicion
7.1
1941

Suspicion

Hogarth Club Desk Clerk (uncredited)

Mrs. Miniver
7.1
1942

Mrs. Miniver

Joe (uncredited)

Jane Eyre
6.9
1943

Jane Eyre

Footman

Cat People
6.9
1942

Cat People

Zookeeper (uncredited)

Mutiny on the Bounty
7.4
1935

Mutiny on the Bounty

McCoy

The Sea Hawk
7.2
1940

The Sea Hawk

Chartmaker

Lassie Come Home
6.7
1943

Lassie Come Home

Buckles

National Velvet
7.2
1945

National Velvet

Timothy 'Tim'

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
6.5
1941

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

Tripped Waiter (uncredited)

Bachelor Mother
7.2
1939

Bachelor Mother

Store Watchman (uncredited)

The Woman in the Window
7.4
1944

The Woman in the Window

Garage Man (uncredited)

The Lone Wolf Spy Hunt
6.6
1939

The Lone Wolf Spy Hunt

Marriage License Bureau Clerk (uncredited)

That Hamilton Woman
7.1
1941

That Hamilton Woman

Ship's Minister (uncredited)

Three Girls About Town
5.3
1941

Three Girls About Town

Samuel, potential casket customer

A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
7.5
1945

A Tree Grows in Brooklyn

Werner (uncredited)

The White Cliffs of Dover
6.5
1944

The White Cliffs of Dover

Billings (uncredited)

A Dispatch from Reuters
6.1
1940

A Dispatch from Reuters

Editor Grant of the Morning Advertiser (uncredited)

If I Were King
6.9
1938

If I Were King

Spy (uncredited)

Northern Pursuit
6.0
1943

Northern Pursuit

Angus McBain

The Spider Woman
7.0
1943

The Spider Woman

Radlik

Vivacious Lady
7.0
1938

Vivacious Lady

Joseph

Let Us Live
6.8
1939

Let Us Live

Bookkeeper Juror (uncredited)

The Ghost Ship
6.3
1943

The Ghost Ship

Blind Beggar

Tennessee Johnson
6.1
1942

Tennessee Johnson

Sam Andrews

Out of the Fog
6.2
1941

Out of the Fog

Abe Lincoln in Illinois
6.8
1940

Abe Lincoln in Illinois

Trum Cogdall

Roxie Hart
6.9
1942

Roxie Hart

Bar Client #1 (uncredited)

Action in the North Atlantic
7.1
1943

Action in the North Atlantic

McGonigle (uncredited)

The House of Fear
6.9
1945

The House of Fear

Angus (uncredited)

The Brighton Strangler
5.9
1945

The Brighton Strangler

Vacuuming Bellboy (Uncredited)

Parnell
4.1
1937

Parnell

Middle-Aged Man

Jungle Woman
4.9
1944

Jungle Woman

Caretaker

Lord Jeff
6.9
1938

Lord Jeff

Gardener

Coney Island
6.1
1943

Coney Island

Billy

All That Money Can Buy
7.0
1941

All That Money Can Buy

Eli Higgins (uncredited)

Mary of Scotland
6.2
1936

Mary of Scotland

Donal

Confessions of a Nazi Spy
6.0
1939

Confessions of a Nazi Spy

McGregor - Scottish Postman (uncredited)

Stranger on the Third Floor
6.4
1940

Stranger on the Third Floor

Briggs' Defense Attorney

Three Strangers
6.4
1946

Three Strangers

Man on Park Bench (uncredited)

Kitty
5.5
1945

Kitty

McNab (uncredited)

Orchestra Wives
6.3
1942

Orchestra Wives

Henry Fink

A Date with the Falcon
6.5
1942

A Date with the Falcon

Waldo Sampsom / Herman Sampson (uncredited)

The Man Who Found Himself
7.0
1937

The Man Who Found Himself

Hobo

Wildcat
3.5
1942

Wildcat

Joseph D. Campbell

Calling Dr. Death
6.3
1943

Calling Dr. Death

Bill, the Watchman

The Blue Bird
5.7
1940

The Blue Bird

Groom (uncredited)

Sons of Liberty
6.2
1939

Sons of Liberty

Angus (uncredited)

Winterset
5.7
1936

Winterset

Hobo

Tom Brown's School Days
7.2
1940

Tom Brown's School Days

Old Thomas

Phantom Raiders
6.1
1940

Phantom Raiders

Andy MacMillan

The Night Before the Divorce
4.5
1942

The Night Before the Divorce

Jitters Noonan

Dangerous Passage
4.5
1944

Dangerous Passage

Dawson - Steward

Life Begins at Eight-Thirty
6.5
1942

Life Begins at Eight-Thirty

Santa Claus

This Above All
6.7
1942

This Above All

Bus Conductor

That Girl from Paris
6.5
1936

That Girl from Paris

Justice of the Peace (uncredited)

Wise Girl
7.0
1937

Wise Girl

Dermont O'Neil

Border Cafe
6.3
1937

Border Cafe

Whitney Driver (uncredited)

Vanessa: Her Love Story
6.0
1935

Vanessa: Her Love Story

Worker for George

The Earl of Chicago
6.2
1940

The Earl of Chicago

Fingal's Son (uncredited)

She's Got Everything
5.3
1937

She's Got Everything

Justice of the Peace

The Little Minister
5.5
1934

The Little Minister

Villager Saying 'Reverend Is Single'

They Made Her a Spy
5.7
1939

They Made Her a Spy

Canby

Charlie McCarthy, Detective
6.0
1939

Charlie McCarthy, Detective

Bounds

Northwest Rangers
6.0
1942

Northwest Rangers

Mac McKenzie - Ship's Mate

The Undying Monster
5.7
1942

The Undying Monster

Will the Groundsman (uncredited)

Rulers of the Sea
6.5
1939

Rulers of the Sea

Foreman

And One Was Beautiful
6.2
1940

And One Was Beautiful

Michael

Golden Gloves
5.0
1940

Golden Gloves

MacDonald - Editor

The Woman I Love
1937

The Woman I Love

Doctor

Super-Sleuth
5.0
1937

Super-Sleuth

Eddie - Doorman

Appointment in Berlin
6.7
1943

Appointment in Berlin

Smitty - News Vendor (uncredited)

Double Danger
6.5
1938

Double Danger

Bald Theron Servant

Hideaway
4.0
1937

Hideaway

Jerry Nolan

The Mad Martindales
5.0
1942

The Mad Martindales

Coachman

Crashing Hollywood
5.8
1938

Crashing Hollywood

Movie Studio Receptionist

Wrecking Crew
6.0
1942

Wrecking Crew

Charlie

Girl on the Spot
1946

Girl on the Spot

Murgatroid (uncredited)

The Secret of Dr. Kildare
5.6
1939

The Secret of Dr. Kildare

Telephone Repair Man (uncredited)

Shining Victory
5.9
1941

Shining Victory

Jeweler

4.0
1935

Sweepstake Annie

2nd Sweepstakes Ticket Seller (uncredited)

China Passage
5.5
1937

China Passage

Harvey Dinwiddle

Ride on Vaquero
4.2
1941

Ride on Vaquero

Waiter Limey

Condemned Women
6.3
1938

Condemned Women

Counterman on Ship

Mystery of the Riverboat
6.0
1944

Mystery of the Riverboat

Chief Engineer [Chs. 1-4, 7]

The Old Homestead
1935

The Old Homestead

Townsman (uncredited)

Born to Gamble
4.8
1935

Born to Gamble

Prospector at Card Game (uncredited)

Meet the Missus
4.0
1937

Meet the Missus

President of Barber College