Alex McCrindle

Personal Info

Know For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

1911-08-03 (79 years old)

Deathday

1990-04-20

Place of Birth

Glasgow, Scotland, UK

Alex McCrindle

Biography

McCrindle 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...

Acting

1977

Star Wars

as General Dodonna

1984

Sakharov

as Siberia Trainman

1988

1937

The Ghost Train

as Jackson

1983

1982

The Man Who Saved the World

as Jan Dodonna (archive footage)

1987

Comrades

as Gaolor

1978

1952

I Believe in You

as Mr. Haines

1989

Leaving

as Man in Office

© All Rights Reserved 2025