Alec Craig


Alexander Younger Craig was a Scottish-born American character actor, particularly known for his roles in Mutiny on the Bounty and National Velvet. He was particularly known for portraying stereotypically tight-fisted Scotsmen.

Early life

Alec Craig was born on 30 March 1884 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland, the son of James Chapman Craig and his wife Isabella.

Personal life

He married Margaret L. in Edinburgh on 24 September 1919. They arrived in the United States on 2 November 1919. They had a son James C Craig. He became a naturalized American citizen on 14 July 1939.

Death

Craig died of tuberculosis on 25 June 1945, aged 61, in Glendale, California. He is buried there at Grand View Memorial Park Cemetery.

Partial filmography

The Little Minister – Villager Saying 'Reverend Is Single' Sweepstake Annie – 2nd Sweepstakes Ticket Seller Vanessa: Her Love Story – Worker for George Born to Gamble – Prospector at Card Game The Old Homestead – Townsman Dressed to Thrill – Scottish Soldier Mutiny on the Bounty – McCoyLittle Lord Fauntleroy – Townsman at Church Mary of Scotland – DonalWinterset – HoboThat Girl from Paris – Justice of the Peace China Passage – Harvey DinwiddleThe Man Who Found Himself – Hobo The Woman I Love – DoctorThere Goes My Girl – 'Godfrey' – a HoboParnell – Middle-Aged Man Meet the Missus – College PresidentBorder Cafe – Whitney Driver Super-Sleuth – Eddie – DoormanThe Big Shot – Druggist Hideaway – Jerry NolanWise Girl – Dermont O'NeilShe's Got Everything – Justice of the Peace Crashing Hollywood – Movie Studio ReceptionistDouble Danger – Theron's GardenerCondemned Women – Counterman on Ship This Marriage Business – Judge Barrows Vivacious Lady – Joseph – ChauffeurLord Jeff – Gardener If I Were King – Spy Crime Takes a Holiday – Cleaning Man The Arkansas Traveler – Drunken Printer The Lone Wolf Spy Hunt – Marriage License Bureau Clerk They Made Her a Spy – CanbyLet Us Live – Bookkeeper Juror Confessions of a Nazi Spy – McGregor – Scottish Postman Bachelor Mother – Store Watchman Career – Jody Night Work – Mr. Day Mr. Smith Goes to Washington – Speaker Rulers of the Sea – ForemanThe Secret of Dr. Kildare – Telephone Repair Man Charlie McCarthy, Detective – Bounds The Earl of Chicago – Fingal's Son The Blue Bird – Groom Abe Lincoln in Illinois – Trum CogdallZanzibar – Sailor Brown Three Cheers for the Irish – CallaghanAnd One Was Beautiful – Michael – Chauffeur Phantom Raiders – Andy MacMillanTom Brown's School Days – Old ThomasQueen of the Mob – Proprietor The Sea Hawk – ChartmakerGolden Gloves – Editor MacDonaldStranger on the Third Floor – Defense AttorneyI'm Still Alive – Mr. Briggs A Dispatch from Reuter's – Editor Grant of the Morning Advertiser Mr. & Mrs. Smith – Thomas – Beefeaters Club Clerk Meet the Chump – Justice Footlight Fever – Hattie Drake's Butler That Hamilton Woman – Ship's Minister Barnacle Bill – MacDonaldRide on Vaquero – Waiter Limey Shining Victory – JewelerOut of the Fog – Man Reporting Fire to Magruder Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde – Tripped Waiter The Devil and Daniel Webster – Eli Higgins Three Girls About Town – Samuel – Potential Casket CustomerSuspicion – Hogarth Club Desk Clerk The Lone Star Ranger A Date with the Falcon – Waldo Sampsom / Herman Sampson To Be or Not to Be – Scottish Farmer Without Mustache Roxie Hart – Idler The Night Before the Divorce – Jitters NoonanThis Above All – Bus Conductor The Mad Martindales – CoachmanMrs. Miniver – Joe The Old Homestead – McTavish The Loves of Edgar Allan Poe – Angus – Boston Printer Wildcat – Joseph D. CampbellOrchestra Wives – Henry FinkNorthwest Rangers – Mac McKenzie – Ship's Mate Wrecking Crew – CharlieThe Undying Monster – Will, the Groundsman Cat People – Zookeeper Life Begins at Eight-Thirty – Santa ClausRandom Harvest – Comedian Tennessee Johnson – Sam AndrewsForever and a Day – Ambrose Pomfret's ButlerAction in the North Atlantic – McGonigle It's a Great Life – Alf Coney Island – Billy Appointment in Berlin – Smitty – News Vendor Holy Matrimony – Aylmer Johnny Come Lately – Court Bailiff Lassie Come Home – BucklesNorthern Pursuit – Angus McBainThe Spider Woman – RadlikThe Ghost Ship – Blind Beggar Calling Dr. Death – Bill – the WatchmanJane Eyre – Footman Career Girl – Theodore 'Pop' Billings – the LandlordPassport to Destiny – Freighter's Cook Gaslight – Turnkey The White Cliffs of Dover – Billings Ghost Catchers – Diggs Jungle Woman – CaretakerMystery of the River Boat – Chief EngineerThe Woman in the Window – Garage Man And Now Tomorrow – Mr. Meade National Velvet – TimDangerous Passage – Dawson the StewardTonight and Every Night – Englishman The House of Fear – Angus Bring On the Girls – Stage Doorman A Tree Grows in Brooklyn – Werner The Brighton Strangler – Vacuuming Bellhop Love Letters – Dodd Kitty – McNab Girl on the Spot – Murgatroid Three Strangers – Man on Park Bench