
Alex McCrindle
Known for department: Acting
Birthday: 1911-08-03 – 1990-04-20
Place of birth: Glasgow, Scotland, UK
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.
Known for

Star Wars
1977General Dodonna
Sakharov
1984Siberia Trainman
Normal Service
1988Wilf
You Are My Heart's Delight
1978DavidThe Ghost Train
1937Jackson
Flying Into the Wind
1983The TrampThe Peregrine Hunters
1978Depth Charge
1960
The Man Who Saved the World
1982Jan Dodonna (archive footage)
Correction, Please: or, How We Got into the Pictures
1979Hepworth
The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes
1970Baggageman
Comrades
1987Gaolor
Degree of Uncertainty
1979Father
Donal and Sally
1978Tam
Eye of the Needle
1981Tom
I Believe in You
1952Mr. Haines
Leaving
1989Man in OfficeSamson and Delilah
1984Mr. Trevorrow