Alexander Younger Craig (30 March 1884 – 25 June 1945) was a Scottish-born American character actor, particularly known for his roles in ''

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'' (1935) and '' National Velvet'' (1944). He was particularly known for portraying stereotypically tight-fisted Scotsmen.

Early life

Alec Craig was born on 30 March 1884 in

Dunfermline Dunfermline (; , ) is a city, parish, and former royal burgh in Fife, Scotland, from the northern shore of the Firth of Forth. Dunfermline was the de facto capital of the Kingdom of Scotland between the 11th and 15th centuries. The earliest ...

, Fife, Scotland, the son of James Chapman Craig and his wife Isabella.

Personal life

He married Margaret L. (born 8 July 1888 in Dunfermline) in Edinburgh on 24 September 1919. They arrived in the United States on 2 November 1919. They had a son James C Craig (born 4 December 1922, Berkeley, California). He became a naturalized American citizen on 14 July 1939.

Death

Craig died of

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

Partial filmography

* '' The Little Minister'' (1934) – Villager Saying 'Reverend Is Single' (uncredited) * '' Sweepstake Annie'' (1935) – 2nd Sweepstakes Ticket Seller (uncredited) * '' Vanessa: Her Love Story'' (1935) – Worker for George (uncredited) * '' Born to Gamble'' (1935) – Prospector at Card Game (uncredited) * '' The Old Homestead'' (1935) – Townsman (uncredited) * '' Dressed to Thrill'' (1935) – Scottish Soldier (uncredited) * ''

'' (1935) – McCoy * ''

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'' (1936) – Townsman at Church (uncredited) * '' Mary of Scotland'' (1936) – Donal * '' Winterset'' (1936) – Hobo * '' That Girl from Paris'' (1936) – Justice of the Peace (uncredited) * ''

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'' (1937) – Harvey Dinwiddle * '' The Man Who Found Himself'' (1937) – Hobo (uncredited) * '' The Woman I Love'' (1937) – Doctor * '' There Goes My Girl'' (1937) – 'Godfrey' – a Hobo * '' Parnell'' (1937) – Middle-Aged Man (uncredited) * '' Meet the Missus'' (1937) – College President * '' Border Cafe'' (1937) – Whitney Driver (uncredited) * '' Super-Sleuth'' (1937) – Eddie – Doorman * '' The Big Shot'' (1937) – Druggist (uncredited) * '' Hideaway'' (1937) – Jerry Nolan * '' Wise Girl'' (1937) – Dermont O'Neil * '' She's Got Everything'' (1937) – Justice of the Peace (uncredited) * '' Crashing Hollywood'' (1938) – Movie Studio Receptionist * '' Double Danger'' (1938) – Theron's Gardener * '' Condemned Women'' (1938) – Counterman on Ship (uncredited) * '' This Marriage Business'' (1938) – Judge Barrows (uncredited) * '' Vivacious Lady'' (1938) – Joseph – Chauffeur * '' Lord Jeff'' (1938) – Gardener (uncredited) * ''

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'' (1938) – Spy (uncredited) * '' Crime Takes a Holiday'' (1938) – Cleaning Man (uncredited) * '' The Arkansas Traveler'' (1938) – Drunken Printer (uncredited) * '' The Lone Wolf Spy Hunt'' (1939) – Marriage License Bureau Clerk (uncredited) * '' They Made Her a Spy'' (1939) – Canby * '' Let Us Live'' (1939) – Bookkeeper Juror (uncredited) * ''

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'' (1939) – McGregor – Scottish Postman (uncredited) * ''

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'' (1939) – Store Watchman (uncredited) * ''

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'' (1939) – Jody (uncredited) * '' Night Work'' (1939) – Mr. Day (uncredited) * ''

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington ''Mr. Smith Goes to Washington'' is a 1939 American political comedy-drama film directed by Frank Capra, starring Jean Arthur and James Stewart, and featuring Claude Rains and Edward Arnold. The film is about a naive, newly appointed United ...

'' (1939) – Speaker (uncredited) * '' Rulers of the Sea'' (1939) – Foreman * '' The Secret of Dr. Kildare'' (1939) – Telephone Repair Man (uncredited) * '' Charlie McCarthy, Detective'' (1939) – Bounds (uncredited) * ''

The Earl of Chicago ''The Earl of Chicago'' is a 1940 American drama film directed by Richard Thorpe and starring Robert Montgomery, Edward Arnold, Reginald Owen and Edmund Gwenn. Made during 1939 and released in January 1940, it was the first MGM film of the 1940 ...

'' (1940) – Fingal's Son (uncredited) * '' The Blue Bird'' (1940) – Groom (uncredited) * '' Abe Lincoln in Illinois'' (1940) – Trum Cogdall * ''

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'' (1940) – Sailor Brown (uncredited) * '' Three Cheers for the Irish'' (1940) – Callaghan * '' And One Was Beautiful'' (1940) – Michael – Chauffeur (uncredited) * '' Phantom Raiders'' (1940) – Andy MacMillan * ''

Tom Brown's School Days ''Tom Brown's School Days'' (sometimes written ''Tom Brown's Schooldays'', also published under the titles ''Tom Brown at Rugby'', ''School Days at Rugby'', and ''Tom Brown's School Days at Rugby'') is a novel by Thomas Hughes, published in 1 ...

'' (1940) – Old Thomas * '' Queen of the Mob'' (1940) – Proprietor (uncredited) * '' The Sea Hawk'' (1940) – Chartmaker * ''

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'' (1940) – Editor MacDonald * '' Stranger on the Third Floor'' (1940) – Defense Attorney * '' I'm Still Alive'' (1940) – Mr. Briggs (scenes deleted) * '' A Dispatch from Reuter's'' (1940) – Editor Grant of the Morning Advertiser (uncredited) * '' Mr. & Mrs. Smith'' (1941) – Thomas – Beefeaters Club Clerk (uncredited) * '' Meet the Chump'' (1941) – Justice (uncredited) * '' Footlight Fever'' (1941) – Hattie Drake's Butler (uncredited) * '' That Hamilton Woman'' (1941) – Ship's Minister (uncredited) * '' Barnacle Bill'' (1941) – MacDonald * '' Ride on Vaquero'' (1941) – Waiter Limey (uncredited) * '' Shining Victory'' (1941) – Jeweler * '' Out of the Fog'' (1941) – Man Reporting Fire to Magruder (uncredited) * ''

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde ''Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde'' is an 1886 Gothic fiction, Gothic horror fiction, horror novella by Scottish author Robert Louis Stevenson. It follows Gabriel John Utterson, a London-based legal practitioner who investigates a series ...

'' (1941) – Tripped Waiter (uncredited) * ''

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'' (1941) – Eli Higgins (uncredited) * '' Three Girls About Town'' (1941) – Samuel – Potential Casket Customer * '' Suspicion'' (1941) – Hogarth Club Desk Clerk (uncredited) * '' The Lone Star Ranger'' (1942) * ''

A Date with the Falcon ''A Date with the Falcon'' ( ''The Gay Falcon Steps In'' and ''A Date With Murder'') is the second in a series of 16 films about the suave detective nicknamed The Falcon. The 1942 sequel features many of the same characters as the first film, ''T ...

'' (1942) – Waldo Sampsom / Herman Sampson (uncredited) * '' To Be or Not to Be'' (1942) – Scottish Farmer Without Mustache (uncredited) * ''

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'' (1942) – Idler (uncredited) * '' The Night Before the Divorce'' (1942) – Jitters Noonan * '' This Above All'' (1942) – Bus Conductor (uncredited) * '' The Mad Martindales'' (1942) – Coachman * ''

Mrs. Miniver ''Mrs. Miniver'' is a 1942 American romantic war drama film directed by William Wyler, and starring Greer Garson and Walter Pidgeon. Inspired by the 1940 novel '' Mrs. Miniver'' by Jan Struther, it shows how the life of an unassuming Britis ...

'' (1942) – Joe (uncredited) * '' The Old Homestead'' (1942) – McTavish (uncredited) * '' The Loves of Edgar Allan Poe'' (1942) – Angus – Boston Printer (uncredited) * ''

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'' (1942) – Joseph D. Campbell * '' Orchestra Wives'' (1942) – Henry Fink * '' Northwest Rangers'' (1942) – Mac McKenzie – Ship's Mate (uncredited) * '' Wrecking Crew'' (1942) – Charlie * '' The Undying Monster'' (1942) – Will, the Groundsman (uncredited) * '' Cat People'' (1942) – Zookeeper (uncredited) * '' Life Begins at Eight-Thirty'' (1942) – Santa Claus * ''

Random Harvest ''Random Harvest'' is a novel written by James Hilton, first published in 1941. Like previous Hilton works, including '' Lost Horizon'' and '' Goodbye, Mr. Chips'', the novel was immensely popular, placing second on ''Publishers Weekly'' li ...

'' (1942) – Comedian (uncredited) * '' Tennessee Johnson'' (1942) – Sam Andrews * '' Forever and a Day'' (1943) – Ambrose Pomfret's Butler * ''

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'' (1943) – McGonigle (uncredited) * '' It's a Great Life'' (1943) – Alf (uncredited) * ''

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'' (1943) – Billy (uncredited) * '' Appointment in Berlin'' (1943) – Smitty – News Vendor (uncredited) * '' Holy Matrimony'' (1943) – Aylmer (uncredited) * '' Johnny Come Lately'' (1943) – Court Bailiff (uncredited) * ''

Lassie Come Home ''Lassie Come Home'' is a 1943 Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Technicolor feature film starring Roddy McDowall and canine actor Pal, in a story about the profound bond between Yorkshire boy Joe Carraclough and his rough collie, Lassie. The film was d ...

'' (1943) – Buckles * '' Northern Pursuit'' (1943) – Angus McBain * ''

The Spider Woman ''The Spider Woman'' (alternatively titled ''Sherlock Holmes and the Spider Woman'' and ''Spider Woman'') is a 1943 mystery film starring Basil Rathbone as Sherlock Holmes and Nigel Bruce as Dr. Watson, the seventh of fourteen such films the ...

'' (1943) – Radlik * '' The Ghost Ship'' (1943) – Blind Beggar (uncredited) * '' Calling Dr. Death'' (1943) – Bill – the Watchman * ''

Jane Eyre ''Jane Eyre'' ( ; originally published as ''Jane Eyre: An Autobiography'') is a novel by the English writer Charlotte Brontë. It was published under her pen name "Currer Bell" on 19 October 1847 by Smith, Elder & Co. of London. The firs ...

'' (1943) – Footman (uncredited) * '' Career Girl'' (1944) – Theodore 'Pop' Billings – the Landlord * '' Passport to Destiny'' (1944) – Freighter's Cook (uncredited) * '' Gaslight'' (1944) – Turnkey (uncredited) * '' The White Cliffs of Dover'' (1944) – Billings (uncredited) * '' Ghost Catchers'' (1944) – Diggs (uncredited) * '' Jungle Woman'' (1944) – Caretaker * '' Mystery of the River Boat'' (1944) – Chief Engineer * '' The Woman in the Window'' (1944) – Garage Man (uncredited) * '' And Now Tomorrow'' (1944) – Mr. Meade (uncredited) * '' National Velvet'' (1944) – Tim * '' Dangerous Passage'' (1944) – Dawson the Steward * ''

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'' (1945) – Englishman (uncredited) * '' The House of Fear'' (1945) – Angus (uncredited) * '' Bring On the Girls'' (1945) – Stage Doorman (uncredited) * '' A Tree Grows in Brooklyn'' (1945) – Werner (uncredited) * ''

The Brighton Strangler ''The Brighton Strangler'' is a 1945 American crime film directed by Max Nosseck and starring John Loder (actor), John Loder, June Duprez and Michael St. Angel. Plot During The Blitz in World War II, wartime London, an actor suffers concussion an ...

'' (1945) – Vacuuming Bellhop (uncredited) * '' Love Letters'' (1945) – Dodd (uncredited) * '' Kitty'' (1945) – McNab (uncredited) * '' Girl on the Spot'' (1946) – Murgatroid (uncredited) * ''

Three Strangers ''Three Strangers'' is a 1946 American film noir crime drama directed by Jean Negulesco and starring Sydney Greenstreet, Geraldine Fitzgerald, and Peter Lorre, and featuring Joan Lorring and Alan Napier. The screenplay was written by John Hu ...

'' (1946) – Man on Park Bench (uncredited) (final film role)

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Craig, Alec 1884 births 1945 deaths Scottish male film actors 20th-century Scottish male actors Actors from Dunfermline Naturalized citizens of the United States Burials at Grand View Memorial Park Cemetery 20th-century deaths from tuberculosis Tuberculosis deaths in California Scottish emigrants to the United States Male actors from Fife