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Alec Craig

Alec Craig

Department: Acting

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Alexander Younger Craig Craig (30 March 1884 – 25 June 1945), was a Scottish character actor, particularly known for his roles in Mutiny on the Bounty (1935) and National Velvet (1944). He was particularly known for portraying stereotypically tight-fisted Scotsmen. Alec Craig was born on 30 March 1884 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland, the son of James Chapman Craig and his wife Isabella, Craig died of tuberculosis on 25 June 1945, aged 61, in Glendale, California, US. He is buried there at Grand View Memorial Park Cemetery.

Known For

Lassie Come Home

Lassie Come Home

1943

The Spider Woman

The Spider Woman

1943

The House of Fear

The House of Fear

1945

The Ghost Ship

The Ghost Ship

1943

To Be or Not to Be

To Be or Not to Be

1942

Stranger on the Third Floor

Stranger on the Third Floor

1940

Golden Gloves

Golden Gloves

1940

Abe Lincoln in Illinois

Abe Lincoln in Illinois

1940

Tom Brown's School Days

Tom Brown's School Days

1940

The Little Minister

The Little Minister

1934

Calling Dr. Death

Calling Dr. Death

1943

Three Girls About Town

Three Girls About Town

1941

Northern Pursuit

Northern Pursuit

1943

Wise Girl

Wise Girl

1937

Mrs. Miniver

Mrs. Miniver

1942

China Passage

China Passage

1937

Shining Victory

Shining Victory

1941

Wildcat

Wildcat

1942

Meet the Missus

Meet the Missus

1937

The Woman I Love

The Woman I Love

1937

All That Money Can Buy

All That Money Can Buy

1941

Mary of Scotland

Mary of Scotland

1936

The Man Who Found Himself

The Man Who Found Himself

1937

Condemned Women

Condemned Women

1938

The Lone Wolf Spy Hunt

The Lone Wolf Spy Hunt

1939

Double Danger

Double Danger

1938

Life Begins at Eight-Thirty

Life Begins at Eight-Thirty

1942

Border Cafe

Border Cafe

1937

Let Us Live

Let Us Live

1939

They Made Her a Spy

They Made Her a Spy

1939

Confessions of a Nazi Spy

Confessions of a Nazi Spy

1939

Bachelor Mother

Bachelor Mother

1939

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

1939

Charlie McCarthy, Detective

Charlie McCarthy, Detective

1939

The Secret of Dr. Kildare

The Secret of Dr. Kildare

1939

Hideaway

Hideaway

1937

Appointment in Berlin

Appointment in Berlin

1943

Crashing Hollywood

Crashing Hollywood

1938

She's Got Everything

She's Got Everything

1937

Winterset

Winterset

1936

Gaslight

Gaslight

1944

The Blue Bird

The Blue Bird

1940

The Earl of Chicago

The Earl of Chicago

1940

The Woman in the Window

The Woman in the Window

1944

Mutiny on the Bounty

Mutiny on the Bounty

1935

Ride on Vaquero

Ride on Vaquero

1941

The Night Before the Divorce

The Night Before the Divorce

1942

Vanessa: Her Love Story

Vanessa: Her Love Story

1935

The Sea Hawk

The Sea Hawk

1940

A Dispatch from Reuters

A Dispatch from Reuters

1940

Phantom Raiders

Phantom Raiders

1940

And One Was Beautiful

And One Was Beautiful

1940

Orchestra Wives

Orchestra Wives

1942

That Girl from Paris

That Girl from Paris

1936

That Hamilton Woman

That Hamilton Woman

1941

Northwest Rangers

Northwest Rangers

1942

Mystery of the Riverboat

Mystery of the Riverboat

1944

Rulers of the Sea

Rulers of the Sea

1939

The White Cliffs of Dover

The White Cliffs of Dover

1944

National Velvet

National Velvet

1945

A Date with the Falcon

A Date with the Falcon

1942

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

1941

Super-Sleuth

Super-Sleuth

1937

Wrecking Crew

Wrecking Crew

1942

Action in the North Atlantic

Action in the North Atlantic

1943

Coney Island

Coney Island

1943

Lord Jeff

Lord Jeff

1938

Cat People

Cat People

1942

Jane Eyre

Jane Eyre

1943

Three Strangers

Three Strangers

1946

If I Were King

If I Were King

1938

Roxie Hart

Roxie Hart

1942

Suspicion

Suspicion

1941

The Undying Monster

The Undying Monster

1942

A Tree Grows in Brooklyn

A Tree Grows in Brooklyn

1945

This Above All

This Above All

1942

Born to Gamble

Born to Gamble

1935

Sweepstake Annie

Sweepstake Annie

1935

The Old Homestead

The Old Homestead

1935

Dangerous Passage

Dangerous Passage

1944

Vivacious Lady

Vivacious Lady

1938

The Brighton Strangler

The Brighton Strangler

1945

Kitty

Kitty

1945

Jungle Woman

Jungle Woman

1944

Tennessee Johnson

Tennessee Johnson

1942

Out of the Fog

Out of the Fog

1941

The Mad Martindales

The Mad Martindales

1942

Parnell

Parnell

1937

Sons of Liberty

Sons of Liberty

1939