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Alex McCrindle

Actor | * 08/03/1911 († 78, 04/20/1990) | Glasgow, Scotland (United Kingdom (UK))
Alex McCrindle (3 August 1911 – 20 April 1990) was a Scottish actor. He was best known for his role as General Jan Dodonna in Star Wars. ()

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 Creatures Great and Small.

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Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | History | TV Movies

Known for these Movies & Shows

Princess Leia is captured and held hostage by the evil Imperial forces in their effort to take over the galactic Empire. Venturesome Luke Skywalker and dashing captain Han Solo team together with the ...

Star Wars

Certification unknown

1977 | 4.1/5 | 2h 1min
Adventure, Action, Science Fiction
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Great Britain, 1944, during World War II. Relentlessly pursued by several MI5 agents, Henry Faber the Needle, a ruthless German spy in possession of vital information about D-Day, takes refuge on Stor ...

Eye of the Needle

R

1981 | 3.3/5 | 1h 52min
Drama, Thriller
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The Dark Island is a six-part British television miniseries, produced by Gerard Glaister for the BBC. It premièred on 8 July 1962. It was later adapted for radio, which was transmitted in 1969. It wa ...

The Dark Island

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1962 | 2.0/5 | 30min per episode
 
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Movies with Alex McCrindle as Actor(13)

as Wilf1988 Normal Service
as Gaolor1987 Comrades
as Siberia Trainman1984 Sakharov
as The Tramp1983 Flying Into the Wind
as Tom1981 Eye of the Needle
as Hepworth1979 Correction, Please: or, How We Got into the Pictures
as Father1979 Degree of Uncertainty
as Tam1978 Donal and Sally
1978 The Peregrine Hunters
as General Dodonna1977 Star Wars
as Baggageman1970 The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes
1960 Depth Charge
as Mr. Haines1952 I Believe in You

TV Shows/Series with Alex McCrindle as Actor(2)

as Macdougal1983 Reilly: Ace of Spies
as Ewan Ross1978 All Creatures Great and Small

Full Name: Alex McCrindle
Citizenship: United Kingdom (UK)
Born: Thursday, 08/03 1911 (August) in Glasgow, Scotland (United Kingdom (UK))
Died: Friday, 04/20 1990 (April) in Edinburgh (aged: 78)
Zodiac sign: Leo (Chinese zodiac sign: Pig)
Languages: English (EN)
Alex McCrindle frequently works together with these people:
George Lucas (3x, Crew)
Billy Wilder (3x, Crew)
Tom Harrison (3x, Actor)
Preston Lockwood (3x, Cast)
Terence Dudley (3x, Crew)
Michael Relph (3x, Crew)
John Sharp (3x, Actor)
Basil Dearden (3x, Crew)
Ashley Barker (3x, Actor)
John Rapley (3x, Actor)
George Malpas (3x, Actor)
Peter Martin (3x, Actor)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:1056060, Added: 12/03/2018, Last updated: 04/13/2024