
Alex McCrindle
Acting
1911-08-03 · Glasgow, Scotland, UK
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.
movieLeaving
as Man in Office · 1989 · 0.0
movieNormal Service
as Wilf · 1988 · 10.0
tvThe Play on One
as Wilf · 1988 · 6.0
movieComrades
as Gaolor · 1987 · 6.9
movieSakharov
as Siberia Trainman · 1984 · 7.5
Samson and Delilah
as Mr. Trevorrow · 1984 · 0.0
tvReilly: Ace of Spies
as Macdougal · 1983 · 7.0
movieFlying Into the Wind
as The Tramp · 1983 · 8.0
tvTales Out of School
as The Tramp · 1983 · 10.0
movieThe Man Who Saved the World
as Jan Dodonna (archive footage) · 1982 · 4.8
tvCloud Howe
as Old Leslie · 1982 · 0.0
movieEye of the Needle
as Tom · 1981 · 6.7
Sounding Brass
as Mr. Mackenzie · 1980 · 0.0
movieDegree of Uncertainty
as Father · 1979 · 8.0
tvDick Turpin
as Dr Hector Andrews · 1979 · 7.4
movieCorrection, Please: or, How We Got into the Pictures
as Hepworth · 1979 · 5.0
movieDonal and Sally
as Tam · 1978 · 8.0
movieYou Are My Heart's Delight
as David · 1978 · 0.0
tvAll Creatures Great and Small
as Ewan Ross · 1978 · 7.8
The Peregrine Hunters
as · 1978 · 0.0
The Sunday Drama
as David · 1977 · 5.0
movieStar Wars
as General Dodonna · 1977 · 8.2
tvShadows
as Mr. Campbell · 1975 · 6.8
movieThe Private Life of Sherlock Holmes
as Baggageman · 1970 · 6.8