Alex McCrindle

Alex McCrindle
Born	(1911-08-03)August 3, 1911 Glasgow, Scotland, UK
Died	April 20, 1990(1990-04-20) (aged 78) Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
Occupation	Actor
Spouse	Honor Arundel
Children	3

Alex McCrindle (August 3, 1911 – April 20, 1990) was a British actor. He is best known for his role as General Jan Dodonna in Star Wars.

Biography

McCrindle was born in Glasgow, Scotland. He 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 U.S. called 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 once again went back to minor roles on TV, including the role of the eccentric veterinarian Ewan Ross on All Creatures Great and Small. He did two last films and a TV appearance: Samson and Delilah (1985), Comrades (1987), Taggart (1988).

He was married to children's novelist Honor Arundel.

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1951	I'll Never Forget You	James Boswell	Uncredited
1952	I Believe in You	Tom Haines
1953	The Kidnappers	The Minister	Uncredited
	Gilbert Harding Speaking of Murder	Music Critic
1954	Trouble in the Glen	Keegan
1955	Geordie	Guard	Uncredited
1960	Depth Charge	Skipper
1970	The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes	Baggageman
1977	Star Wars	General Dodonna
1978	The Peregrine Hunters	Hawkeye Brown
1979	Correction, Please	Hepworth
1981	Eye of the Needle	Tom
1986	Comrades	Jailor

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1937	The Ghost Train	Jackson	TV Short
1938	On the Spot	Patrolman Ryan	TV Movie
	Juno and the Paycock	A Sewing Machine Man	TV Movie
	The Knight of the Burning Pestle	George Greengoose	TV Movie
1952	Wednesday Theatre	Philibent	1 episode
1953	BBC Sunday-Night Theatre	Scotsman	1 episode
	Wednesday Theatre	Mr. Poprad	1 episode
1954	Rheingold Theatre	Kelly	1 episode
1956	Adventure Theatre	Music Critic
1962	The Dark Island	Mr Stewart	3 episodes
	The Master of Ballantrae	Captain Teach	2 episodes
1963	Kidnapped	1st Crofter
1964	Witch Wood	Rev. Proudfoot	TV Movie
1965	The Saint	Fergus MacLish	1 episode
	Undermind	Professor Emmett	1 episode
1966 - 1967	This Man Craig	Willie Sinclair	52 episodes
1968	The Flight of the Heron	Keppoch	2 episodes
	Mystery and Imagination	Lapraik	1 episode
1971	The View from Daniel Pike	Capt. McPhee	1 episode
1973	The View from Daniel Pike	Shakespeare	1 episode
	Adam Smith	Jimmy Black	1 episode
	Sutherland's Law	James Keenan	1 episode
1974	Sutherland's Law	MacGillivray	1 episode
1975	The Hill of the Red Fox	Deckhand	1 episode
1976	Shadows	Mr. Campbell	1 episode
1978	Play for Today	Tam	1 episode
	All Creatures Great and Small	Ewan Ross	1 episode
1979	Dick Turpin	Dr. Hector Andrews	1 episode
	Play for Today	Father	1 episode
1980	Sounding Brass	Mr Mackenzie	5 episodes
	Mackenzie	Bill Campbell	2 episodes
1982	Cloud Howe	Old Leslie	4 episodes
	The Gentle Touch	Old Man	1 episode
1983	Flying Into the Wind	The Tramp	TV Movie
	Reilly: Ace of Spies	MacDougal	1 episode
1984	The Country Diary of an Edwardian Lady	Macbeth Bain	1 episode
	Sakharov	Siberia Trainman	TV Movie
1988	The Play on One	Wilf	1 episode
	Taggart	Tramp	1 episode
1989	Screen Two	Man in Office	Season 5: Leaving
1988 - 1990	High Road	Bert	3 episodes

External links

• Alex McCrindle at IMDb