Alec Craig
Alexander Younger Craig "Alec" 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.[1]
Alec Craig was born on 30 March 1884 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland, the son of James Chapman Craig and his wife Isabella.[2]
Craig died of tuberculosis on 25 June 1945 in Glendale, California, US.[2][3] He is buried there at Grand View Memorial Park Cemetery.[4]
Partial filmography
- Mutiny on the Bounty (1935)
- Mary of Scotland (1936)
- Winterset (1936)
- China Passage (1937)
- Wise Girl (1937)
- The Woman I Love (1937)
- That Girl from Paris (1937)
- Vivacious Lady (1938)
- The Secret of Dr. Kildare (1939)
- Rulers of the Sea (1939)
- Confessions of a Nazi Spy (1939)
- Golden Gloves (1940)
- The Sea Hawk (1940)
- Abe Lincoln in Illinois (1940)
- Tom Brown's School Days (1940)
- Stranger on the Third Floor (1940)
- Suspicion (1941) (uncredited)
- Barnacle Bill (1941)
- The Devil and Daniel Webster (1941)
- Shining Victory (1941)
- That Hamilton Woman (1941)
- Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1941)
- Wrecking Crew (1942)
- Life Begins at Eight-Thirty (1942)
- Tennessee Johnson (1942)
- A Date with the Falcon (1942)
- Lassie Come Home (1943)
- Northern Pursuit (1943)
- Appointment in Berlin (1943)
- Johnny Come Lately (1943)
- The Ghost Ship (1943)
- Action in the North Atlantic (1943) (uncredited)
- Forever and a Day (1944)
- National Velvet (1944)
- Gaslight (1944)
- Dangerous Passage (1944)
- Jungle Woman (1944)
- The Spider Woman (1944)
- Mystery of the River Boat (1944)
- Career Girl (1944)
- The Brighton Strangler (1945)
- Sherlock Holmes and the House of Fear (1945)
Personal life
He married his wife Margaret L. (born 8 July 1888 in Dunfermline) in Edinburgh on 24 September 1919. They arrived in the US on 2 November 1919. They had a son James C Craig (born 4 December 1922, Berkeley, California). He became a naturalized US citizen on 14 July 1939.[5]
References
- ^ "Alec Craig". New York Times. Retrieved 14 April 2014.
- ^ a b "Alec Craig". IMdB. Retrieved 14 April 2014.
- ^ "Cast Member : Alec Craig". Threestooges.net. Retrieved 14 April 2014.
- ^ "Alec Craig". Find A Grave. Retrieved 14 April 2014.
- ^ "Alexander Younger Craig " Petition for Naturalization (1939)". Ancestry.com. Retrieved 15 April 2014.