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 ''

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'' (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 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.

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 ''Born to Gamble'' (1935) is an American film directed by Phil Rosen and released by Republic Pictures. Plot Four brothers feel cursed by their family's gambling bug. All four try to overcome the addiction: only one, the youngest, is successful ...

'' (1935) – Prospector at Card Game (uncredited) * '' The Old Homestead'' (1935) – Townsman (uncredited) * ''

Dressed to Thrill ''Dressed to Thrill'' is a 1935 American musical film directed by Harry Lachman and written by Samson Raphaelson. The film stars Tutta Rolf, Clive Brook, Robert Barrat, Nydia Westman and Dina Smirnova. The film was released on August 16, 1935, by ...

'' (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 ''That Girl from Paris'' is a 1936 American musical comedy film directed by Leigh Jason and starring Lily Pons, Jack Oakie, and Gene Raymond. The film made a profit of $101,000. John O. Aalberg was nominated for an Academy Award in the category ...

'' (1936) – Justice of the Peace (uncredited) * '' China Passage'' (1937) – Harvey Dinwiddle * ''

The Man Who Found Himself ''The Man Who Found Himself'', also known as ''Wings of Mercy'', is a 1937 American aviation film based on the unpublished story "Wings of Mercy" by Alice F. Curtis. The film marked the first starring role for 19-year-old Joan Fontaine, who was b ...

'' (1937) – Hobo (uncredited) * '' The Woman I Love'' (1937) – Doctor * ''

There Goes My Girl ''There Goes My Girl'' is a 1937 American comedy film directed by Ben Holmes, written by Harry Segall, and starring Gene Raymond, Ann Sothern, Gordon Jones, Richard Lane, Frank Jenks and Bradley Page. It was released on May 21, 1937, by RKO P ...

'' (1937) – 'Godfrey' – a Hobo * '' Parnell'' (1937) – Middle-Aged Man (uncredited) * '' Meet the Missus'' (1937) – College President * '' Border Cafe'' (1937) – Whitney Driver (uncredited) * ''

Super-Sleuth ''Super-Sleuth'' is a 1937 comedy film directed by Ben Stoloff. It was an early lead role for Jack Oakie. ''Super Sleuth'' was a remade in 1946 as ''Genius at Work'', with comedy team of Wally Brown and Alan Carney. Plot A film detective believ ...

'' (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 ''Condemned Women'' is a 1938 American drama film directed by Lew Landers and written by Lionel Houser. The film stars Sally Eilers, Louis Hayward, Anne Shirley, Esther Dale and Lee Patrick. The film was released on March 18, 1938. Plot Linda ...

'' (1938) – Counterman on Ship (uncredited) * ''

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'' (1938) – Judge Barrows (uncredited) * ''

Vivacious Lady ''Vivacious Lady'' is a 1938 American black-and-white romantic comedy film directed by George Stevens and starring Ginger Rogers and James Stewart. It was released by RKO Radio Pictures. The screenplay was written by P.J. Wolfson and Ernest Paga ...

'' (1938) – Joseph – Chauffeur * '' Lord Jeff'' (1938) – Gardener (uncredited) * ''

If I Were King ''If I Were King'' is a 1938 American biographical and historical film starring Ronald Colman as medieval poet François Villon, and featuring Basil Rathbone and Frances Dee. It is based on the 1901 play and novel, both of the same name, by Just ...

'' (1938) – Spy (uncredited) * ''

Crime Takes a Holiday ''Crime Takes a Holiday'' is a 1938 American crime film directed by Lewis D. Collins and written by Jefferson Parker, Henry Altimus and Charles Logue. The film stars Jack Holt, Marcia Ralston, Russell Hopton, Douglass Dumbrille, Arthur Hohl, ...

'' (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 ''They Made Her a Spy'' is a 1939 American spy drama film produced and distributed by RKO Radio Pictures. It was the first film directed by Jack Hively, who after toiling as an editor for RKO for the prior five years, was given the opportunity ...

'' (1939) – Canby * ''

Let Us Live ''Let Us Live'' is a 1939 American crime film directed by John Brahm starring Maureen O'Sullivan, Henry Fonda and Ralph Bellamy. The script of the film was adapted from the 1936 Harper's Magazine story "Murder in Massachusetts" by Joseph F. ...

'' (1939) – Bookkeeper Juror (uncredited) * ''

Confessions of a Nazi Spy ''Confessions of a Nazi Spy'' is a 1939 American spy political thriller film directed by Anatole Litvak for Warner Bros. It was the first explicitly anti-Nazi film to be produced by a major Hollywood studio, being released in May 1939, several ...

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

Bachelor Mother ''Bachelor Mother'' (1939) is an American romantic comedy film directed by Garson Kanin, and starring Ginger Rogers, David Niven, and Charles Coburn. The screenplay was written by Norman Krasna from an Academy Award-nominated story by Felix Jac ...

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

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'' (1939) – Jody (uncredited) * '' Night Work'' (1939) – Mr. Day (uncredited) * '' Mr. Smith Goes to Washington'' (1939) – Speaker (uncredited) * ''

Rulers of the Sea ''Rulers of the Sea'' is a 1939 American historical drama film directed by Frank Lloyd and starring Douglas Fairbanks Jr., Margaret Lockwood and Will Fyffe. The film's story is based on the voyage of the , the first steamship to cross the North ...

'' (1939) – Foreman * ''

The Secret of Dr. Kildare ''The Secret of Dr. Kildare'' is a 1939 American film directed by Harold S. Bucquet and produced by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. This was the fourth of a total of ten Dr. Kildare pictures, Lew Ayres starred all but the first. Plot summary Dr. Leonard ...

'' (1939) – Telephone Repair Man (uncredited) * ''

Charlie McCarthy, Detective ''Charlie McCarthy, Detective'' is a 1939 American comedy film starring Edgar Bergen, Charlie McCarthy (ventriloquist), Charlie McCarthy and Robert Cummings. Plot Scotty Hamilton is a reporter who works for a crooked editor. Bill Banning is ano ...

'' (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 * ''

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'' (1940) – Sailor Brown (uncredited) * '' Three Cheers for the Irish'' (1940) – Callaghan * ''

And One Was Beautiful ''And One Was Beautiful'' is a 1940 romantic drama film directed by Robert B. Sinclair and starring Robert Cummings, Laraine Day, and Jean Muir. It is based on the story of the same name by Alice Duer Miller. Two sisters are attracted to a rich p ...

'' (1940) – Michael – Chauffeur (uncredited) * '' Phantom Raiders'' (1940) – Andy MacMillan * ''

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'' (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 ''Meet the Chump'' is a 1941 American film starring Hugh Herbert. Plot A man desperately attempts to avoid giving up the ten million dollar trust that he's been administering so well that there's barely any money left. Cast * Hugh Herbert as H ...

'' (1941) – Justice (uncredited) * '' Footlight Fever'' (1941) – Hattie Drake's Butler (uncredited) * ''

That Hamilton Woman ''That Hamilton Woman'', also known as ''Lady Hamilton'', is a 1941 black-and-white historical film drama produced and directed by Alexander Korda for his British company during his exile in the United States. Set during the Napoleonic Wars, th ...

'' (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 ''Three Girls About Town'' is a 1941 American comedy film directed by Leigh Jason and starring Joan Blondell, Binnie Barnes and Janet Blair (in her film debut). It was produced and distributed by Columbia Pictures. The story was written by Rich ...

'' (1941) – Samuel – Potential Casket Customer * ''

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'' (1941) – Hogarth Club Desk Clerk (uncredited) * '' The Lone Star Ranger'' (1942) * '' A Date with the Falcon'' (1942) – Waldo Sampsom / Herman Sampson (uncredited) * ''

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'' (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'' (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 ''Orchestra Wives'' is a 1942 American musical film by 20th Century Fox starring Ann Rutherford, George Montgomery, and Glenn Miller. The film was the second (and last) film to feature The Glenn Miller Orchestra, and is notable among the many sw ...

'' (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 ''Life Begins at Eight-Thirty'' is a 1942 comedy-drama romance film starring Monty Woolley as a washed-up, alcoholic actor, Ida Lupino as his daughter, and Cornel Wilde as her boyfriend. It is based on the West End play ''The Light of Heart'' by ...

'' (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 * ''

Action in the North Atlantic ''Action in the North Atlantic'', also known as ''Heroes Without Uniforms'', is a 1943 American black-and-white war film from Warner Bros. Pictures, produced by Jerry Wald, directed by Lloyd Bacon, that stars Humphrey Bogart and Raymond Massey as ...

'' (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 ''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 dire ...

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

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'' (1943) – Radlik * '' The Ghost Ship'' (1943) – Blind Beggar (uncredited) * ''

Calling Dr. Death ''Calling Dr. Death'' is a 1943 Inner Sanctum mystery film. The "Inner Sanctum" franchise originated with a popular radio series and all of the films star Lon Chaney, Jr. The movie stars Chaney, Jr. and Patricia Morison, and was directed by Reg ...

'' (1943) – Bill – the Watchman * ''

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'' (1943) – Footman (uncredited) * '' Career Girl'' (1944) – Theodore 'Pop' Billings – the Landlord * '' Passport to Destiny'' (1944) – Freighter's Cook (uncredited) * ''

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'' (1944) – Turnkey (uncredited) * '' The White Cliffs of Dover'' (1944) – Billings (uncredited) * '' Ghost Catchers'' (1944) – Diggs (uncredited) * ''

Jungle Woman ''Jungle Woman'' is a 1944 American horror film directed by Reginald LeBorg. The film stars Evelyn Ankers, J. Carrol Naish, Samuel S. Hinds, Lois Collier, Milburn Stone, and Douglass Dumbrille. The film involves Dr. Carl Fletcher who is in ...

'' (1944) – Caretaker * ''

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'' (1944) – Chief Engineer * '' The Woman in the Window'' (1944) – Garage Man (uncredited) * ''

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'' (1944) – Mr. Meade (uncredited) * ''

'' (1944) – Tim * ''

Dangerous Passage ''Dangerous Passage'' is a 1944 American film noir drama film directed by William Berke, starring Robert Lowery and Phyllis Brooks. Plot summary Oil company employee Joe Beck ( Robert Lowery) is stationed in the jungle in Honduras. When his g ...

'' (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) * ''

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'' (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, written by John Huston and Howard Koch, starring Sydney Greenstreet, Geraldine Fitzgerald, and Peter Lorre, and featuring Joan Lorring and Alan Napier. Pl ...

'' (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 People 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