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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
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
(1939)
Speaker (uncredited)
Gaslight
(1944)
Turnkey (uncredited)
National Velvet
(1945)
Timothy 'Tim'
To Be or Not to Be
(1942)
Scottish Farmer Without Mustache (uncredited)
Suspicion
(1941)
Hogarth Club Desk Clerk (uncredited)
Jane Eyre
(1943)
Footman
Cat People
(1942)
Zookeeper (uncredited)
Lassie Come Home
(1943)
Buckles
The Sea Hawk
(1940)
Chartmaker
Mrs. Miniver
(1942)
Joe (uncredited)
Dangerous Passage
(1944)
Dawson - Steward
Mutiny on the Bounty
(1935)
McCoy
Coney Island
(1943)
Billy
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
(1945)
Werner (uncredited)
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
(1941)
Tripped Waiter (uncredited)
The Woman in the Window
(1944)
Garage Man (uncredited)
Full Filmography
Acting
The Little Minister
(1934)
Villager Saying 'Reverend Is Single'
Mutiny on the Bounty
(1935)
McCoy
Vanessa: Her Love Story
(1935)
Worker for George
The Old Homestead
(1935)
Townsman (uncredited)
Born to Gamble
(1935)
Prospector at Card Game (uncredited)
Sweepstake Annie
(1935)
2nd Sweepstakes Ticket Seller (uncredited)
Mary of Scotland
(1936)
Donal
Winterset
(1936)
Hobo
That Girl from Paris
(1936)
Justice of the Peace (uncredited)
Wise Girl
(1937)
Dermont O'Neil
China Passage
(1937)
Harvey Dinwiddle
The Woman I Love
(1937)
Doctor
Meet the Missus
(1937)
President of Barber College
The Man Who Found Himself
(1937)
Hobo
Border Cafe
(1937)
Whitney Driver (uncredited)
Hideaway
(1937)
Jerry Nolan
She's Got Everything
(1937)
Justice of the Peace
Super-Sleuth
(1937)
Eddie - Doorman
Condemned Women
(1938)
Counterman on Ship
Double Danger
(1938)
Bald Theron Servant
Crashing Hollywood
(1938)
Movie Studio Receptionist
Lord Jeff
(1938)
Gardener
If I Were King
(1938)
Spy
Vivacious Lady
(1938)
Joseph (uncredited)
The Lone Wolf Spy Hunt
(1939)
Marriage License Bureau Clerk (uncredited)
Let Us Live
(1939)
Bookkeeper Juror (uncredited)
They Made Her a Spy
(1939)
Canby
Confessions of a Nazi Spy
(1939)
McGregor - Scottish Postman (uncredited)
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
(1939)
Speaker (uncredited)
Charlie McCarthy, Detective
(1939)
Bounds
The Secret of Dr. Kildare
(1939)
Telephone Repair Man (uncredited)
Bachelor Mother
(1939)
Store Watchman (uncredited)
Rulers of the Sea
(1939)
Foreman
Stranger on the Third Floor
(1940)
Briggs' Defense Attorney
Abe Lincoln in Illinois
(1940)
Trum Cogdall
Tom Brown's School Days
(1940)
Old Thomas
The Earl of Chicago
(1940)
Fingal's Son (uncredited)
The Blue Bird
(1940)
Groom
The Sea Hawk
(1940)
Chartmaker
A Dispatch from Reuters
(1940)
Editor Grant of the Morning Advertiser (uncredited)
Phantom Raiders
(1940)
Andy MacMillan
And One Was Beautiful
(1940)
Michael
Golden Gloves
(1940)
MacDonald - Editor
Three Girls About Town
(1941)
Samuel, potential casket customer
Shining Victory
(1941)
Jeweler
Ride on Vaquero
(1941)
Waiter Limey
That Hamilton Woman
(1941)
Ship's Minister (uncredited)
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
(1941)
Tripped Waiter (uncredited)
Suspicion
(1941)
Hogarth Club Desk Clerk (uncredited)
Out of the Fog
(1941)
All That Money Can Buy
(1941)
Eli Higgins (uncredited)
Wildcat
(1942)
Joseph D. Campbell
The Night Before the Divorce
(1942)
Jitters Noonan
Orchestra Wives
(1942)
Henry Fink
Northwest Rangers
(1942)
Mac McKenzie - Ship's Mate
A Date with the Falcon
(1942)
Waldo Sampsom / Herman Sampson (uncredited)
Wrecking Crew
(1942)
Charlie
Cat People
(1942)
Zookeeper (uncredited)
Roxie Hart
(1942)
Bar Client #1 (uncredited)
The Undying Monster
(1942)
Will the Groundsman (uncredited)
This Above All
(1942)
Bus Conductor
Tennessee Johnson
(1942)
Sam Andrews
The Mad Martindales
(1942)
Coachman
To Be or Not to Be
(1942)
Scottish Farmer Without Mustache (uncredited)
Mrs. Miniver
(1942)
Joe (uncredited)
Life Begins at Eight-Thirty
(1942)
Santa Claus
Lassie Come Home
(1943)
Buckles
The Spider Woman
(1943)
Radlik
Calling Dr. Death
(1943)
Bill, the Watchman
Action in the North Atlantic
(1943)
McGonigle (uncredited)
Coney Island
(1943)
Billy
Jane Eyre
(1943)
Footman
The Ghost Ship
(1943)
Blind Beggar
Northern Pursuit
(1943)
Angus McBain
Appointment in Berlin
(1943)
Smitty - News Vendor (uncredited)
Gaslight
(1944)
Turnkey (uncredited)
The Woman in the Window
(1944)
Garage Man (uncredited)
Mystery of the Riverboat
(1944)
Chief Engineer [Chs. 1-4, 7]
The White Cliffs of Dover
(1944)
Billings (uncredited)
Dangerous Passage
(1944)
Dawson - Steward
Jungle Woman
(1944)
Caretaker
The House of Fear
(1945)
Angus (uncredited)
National Velvet
(1945)
Timothy 'Tim'
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
(1945)
Werner (uncredited)
The Brighton Strangler
(1945)
Vacuuming Bellboy (Uncredited)
Kitty
(1945)
McNab (uncredited)
Three Strangers
(1946)
Man on Park Bench