Alex McCrindle
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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.
Known for
Credits
Star Wars (1977)
as General Dodonna
Eye of the Needle (1981)
as Tom
The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes (1970)
as Baggageman
I Believe in You (1952)
as Mr. Haines
Comrades (1987)
as Gaolor
The Man Who Saved the World (1982)
as Jan Dodonna (archive footage)
Flying Into the Wind (1983)
as The Tramp
Depth Charge (1960)
Actor
Trouble in the Glen (1954)
as Keegan
Correction, Please: or, How We Got into the Pictures (1979)
as Hepworth
Sakharov (1984)
as Siberia Trainman
Samson and Delilah (1984)
as Mr. Trevorrow
You Are My Heart's Delight (1978)
as David
Leaving (1989)
as Man in Office
Donal and Sally (1978)
as Tam
The Peregrine Hunters (1978)
Actor
Degree of Uncertainty (1979)
as Father
Normal Service (1988)
as Wilf
The Ghost Train (1937)
as Jackson