Alec Craig

Alexander Younger Craig (30 March 1884 – 25 June 1945) was a Scottish-born American character actor, particularly known for his roles in Mutiny on the Bounty 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, 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 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 (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) Mutiny on the Bounty (1935) – McCoy Little Lord Fauntleroy (1936) – Townsman at Church (uncredited) Mary of Scotland (1936) – Donal Winterset (1936) – Hobo That Girl from Paris (1936) – Justice of the Peace (uncredited) China Passage (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) If I Were King (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) Confessions of a Nazi Spy (1939) – McGregor – Scottish Postman (uncredited) Bachelor Mother (1939) – Store Watchman (uncredited) Career (1939) – Jody (uncredited) Night Work (1939) – Mr. Day (uncredited) Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (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 (1940) – Fingal's Son (uncredited) The Blue Bird (1940) – Groom (uncredited) Abe Lincoln in Illinois (1940) – Trum Cogdall Zanzibar (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 (1940) – Old Thomas Queen of the Mob (1940) – Proprietor (uncredited) The Sea Hawk (1940) – Chartmaker Golden Gloves (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 (1941) – Tripped Waiter (uncredited) The Devil and Daniel Webster (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 (1942) – Waldo Sampsom / Herman Sampson (uncredited) To Be or Not to Be (1942) – Scottish Farmer Without Mustache (uncredited) Roxie Hart (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 (1942) – Joe (uncredited) The Old Homestead (1942) – McTavish (uncredited) The Loves of Edgar Allan Poe (1942) – Angus – Boston Printer (uncredited) Wildcat (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 (1942) – Comedian (uncredited) Tennessee Johnson (1942) – Sam Andrews Forever and a Day (1943) – Ambrose Pomfret's Butler Action in the North Atlantic (1943) – McGonigle (uncredited) It's a Great Life (1943) – Alf (uncredited) Coney Island (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 (1943) – Buckles Northern Pursuit (1943) – Angus McBain The Spider Woman (1943) – Radlik The Ghost Ship (1943) – Blind Beggar (uncredited) Calling Dr. Death (1943) – Bill – the Watchman Jane Eyre (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 Tonight and Every Night (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 (1945) – Vacuuming Bellhop (uncredited) Love Letters (1945) – Dodd (uncredited) Kitty (1945) – McNab (uncredited) Girl on the Spot (1946) – Murgatroid (uncredited) Three Strangers (1946) – Man on Park Bench (uncredited) (final film role)