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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 Gre…
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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.
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Alex McCrindle's Filmography
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Leaving
as Man in Office
Normal Service
as Wilf
Comrades
as Gaolor
Sakharov
as Siberia Trainman
No Poster
Samson and Delilah
as Mr. Trevorrow
Flying Into the Wind
as The Tramp
The Man Who Saved the World
as Jan Dodonna (archive footage)
Eye of the Needle
as Tom
Degree of Uncertainty
as Father
Correction, Please: or, How We Got into the Pictures
as Hepworth
Donal and Sally
as Tam
You Are My Heart's Delight
as David
No Poster
The Peregrine Hunters
Star Wars
as General Dodonna
The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes
as Baggageman
No Poster
Depth Charge
Trouble in the Glen
as Keegan
I Believe in You
as Mr. Haines
No Poster
The Ghost Train
as Jackson