Alex McCrindle

Alex McCrindle

Deceased · Born: Aug 3, 1911 · Died: Apr 20, 1990

Personal Details

Born Aug 3, 1911 Glasgow, Scotland, UK
Spouse
  • Honor Arundel

    ( Dec 31, 1969 to Jun 8, 1973 )
  • Sandy

Biography

McCrindle 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.

Career

1983
Flying Into the Wind
Flying Into the Wind as The Tramp
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Reilly: Ace of Spies
Reilly: Ace of Spies as Macdougal
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1981
Eye of the Needle
Eye of the Needle as Tom
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1979
Correction, Please or How We Got Into Pictures
1978
Let the Falcons Go
Play for Today
Play for Today as Tam
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All Creatures Great and Small
All Creatures Great and Small as Ewan Ross
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1964
The Saint
The Saint as Fergus MacLish
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1954
Das Lied der Ströme
Das Lied der Ströme as Narrator (English version)
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