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Alex McCrindle

Alex McCrindle

Birthday: 1911-08-03 | Place of Birth: Glasgow, Scotland, UK

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.

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Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

1989
Leaving

as    Man in Office

1983
Flying Into the Wind

as    The Tramp

1982
Cloud Howe

as    Old Leslie

1981
Eye of the Needle

as    Tom

1937
The Ghost Train

as    Jackson