Alec Craig Explained

Alec Craig
Birth Name:	Alexander Younger Craig
Birth Date:	30 March 1884
Birth Place:	Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland
Death Place:	Glendale, California, U.S.
Resting Place:	Grand View Memorial Park Cemetery
Occupation:	Actor
Years Active:	1934–1945
Children:	1

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 (1935) and National Velvet (1944). He was particularly known for portraying stereotypically tight-fisted Scotsmen.^[1]

Early life

Alec Craig was born on 30 March 1884 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland, the son of James Chapman Craig and his wife Isabella.^[2]

Personal life

He married his wife 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.^[3]

Death

Craig died of tuberculosis on 25 June 1945, aged 61, in Glendale, California.^[4] He is buried there at Grand View Memorial Park Cemetery.^[5]

Partial filmography

• The Little Minister (1934) – Villager Saying 'Reverend Is Single' (uncredited)
• Sweepstake Annie (1935) – 2nd Sweepstakes Ticket Seller (uncredited)
• (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)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Alec Craig. https://web.archive.org/web/20140422134229/http://www.nytimes.com/movies/person/15539/Alec-Craig/biography. dead. 22 April 2014. Movies & TV Dept.. The New York Times. Hal Erickson. Hal Erickson (author). 2014. 14 April 2014.
2. Web site: Alec Craig. IMdB. 14 April 2014.
3. Web site: Alexander Younger Craig " Petition for Naturalization (1939). Ancestry.com. 15 April 2014.
4. Web site: Cast Member : Alec Craig. Threestooges.net. 14 April 2014.
5. • Book: Wilson. Scott. Mank. Gregory W.. Resting Places: The Burial Sites of More Than 14,000 Famous Persons. Jefferson, N.C.. McFarland & Company. 2016. 9780786479924. 163.