Acting
Alex McCrindle
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.
Filmography
Leaving
Film · 1989
Normal Service
Film · 1988
The Play on One
Series · 1988
Comrades
Film · 1987
Sakharov
Film · 1984
Samson and Delilah
Film · 1984
Flying Into the Wind
Film · 1983
Reilly: Ace of Spies
Series · 1983
Tales Out of School
Series · 1983
The Man Who Saved the World
Film · 1982
Cloud Howe
Series · 1982
Eye of the Needle
Film · 1981
Sounding Brass
Series · 1980
Correction, Please: or, How We Got into the Pictures
Film · 1979
Degree of Uncertainty
Film · 1979
Dick Turpin
Series · 1979
You Are My Heart's Delight
Film · 1978
The Peregrine Hunters
Film · 1978
Donal and Sally
Film · 1978
All Creatures Great and Small
Series · 1978
Star Wars
Film · 1977
The Sunday Drama
Series · 1977
Shadows
Series · 1975
The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes
Film · 1970
Mystery and Imagination
Series · 1966
The Saint
Series · 1962
Depth Charge
Film · 1960
Trouble in the Glen
Film · 1954
I Believe in You
Film · 1952
The Ghost Train
Film · 1937