Alex McCrindle
ActingBiography
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.
Movies
(19 total)
Star Wars
as General Dodonna
The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes
as Baggageman
Eye of the Needle
as Tom
The Man Who Saved the World
as Jan Dodonna (archive footage)
Comrades
as Gaolor
I Believe in You
as Mr. Haines
Trouble in the Glen
as Keegan
Flying Into the Wind
as The Tramp
Sakharov
as Siberia Trainman
Normal Service
as Wilf
You Are My Heart's Delight
as David
Degree of Uncertainty
as Father
Donal and Sally
as Tam
Leaving
as Man in Office
TV Shows
(9 total)
The Saint
as Fergus MacLish
All Creatures Great and Small
as Ewan Ross
Reilly: Ace of Spies
as Macdougal
Dick Turpin
as Dr Hector Andrews
Mystery and Imagination
as Lapraik
The Play on One
as Wilf
Shadows
as Mr. Campbell
Tales Out of School
as The Tramp
Cloud Howe
as Old Leslie