Acting

Alec Craig

Born March 30, 1884 · Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland, UK

Died June 25, 1945 · aged 61

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Alexander Younger Craig Craig (30 March 1884 – 25 June 1945), was a Scottish 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. Alec Craig was born on 30 March 1884 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland, the son of James Chapman …

Known For

Jane Eyre

Jane Eyre · 1943

MovieDramaRomance

After a bleak childhood, Jane Eyre goes out into the world to become a governess. As she lives happily in her new position at Thornfield Hall, she meets the dark, cold, and abrupt master of the house, Edward Rochester. Jane and her employer grow close in friendship and she soon finds herself falling in love with him. Happiness seems to have found Jane at last, but could Rochester's terrible secret be about to destroy it forever?

Gaslight

Gaslight · 1944

MovieThrillerDrama

A newlywed fears she's going mad when strange things start happening at the family mansion.

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington · 1939

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

MovieComedyDrama

After the death of a United States Senator, the idealistic Jefferson Smith is appointed as his replacement in Washington. The naive and earnest new senator soon finds himself battling political corruption.

Cat People

Cat People · 1942

MovieMysteryHorror

A Serbian émigré in Manhattan believes that, because of an ancient curse, any physical intimacy with the man she loves will turn her into a feline predator.

Suspicion

Suspicion · 1941

MovieMysteryRomance

A sheltered heiress falls for a charming playboy and elopes with him, but soon discovers his gambling vice and mounting debts. As his lies deepen and those around them meet mysterious ends, she begins to suspect that her husband’s affection may conceal a deadly motive—and that she could be his next victim.

Mutiny on the Bounty

Mutiny on the Bounty · 1935

Mutiny on the Bounty

MovieAdventureDrama

Fletcher Christian successfully leads a revolt against the ruthless Captain Bligh on the HMS Bounty. However, Bligh returns one year later, hell bent on revenge.

To Be or Not to Be

To Be or Not to Be · 1942

To Be or Not to Be

During the Nazi occupation of Poland, an acting troupe becomes embroiled in a Polish soldier's efforts to track down a German spy.

That Hamilton Woman

That Hamilton Woman · 1941

That Hamilton Woman

MovieDramaHistory

The story of courtesan and dance-hall girl Emma Hamilton, including her relationships with Sir William Hamilton and Admiral Horatio Nelson and her rise and fall, set during the Napoleonic Wars.

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Jane Eyre

Jane Eyre · 1943

MovieDramaRomance

After a bleak childhood, Jane Eyre goes out into the world to become a governess. As she lives happily in her new position at Thornfield Hall, she meets the dark, cold, and abrupt master of the house, Edward Rochester. Jane and her employer grow close in friendship and she soon finds herself falling in love with him. Happiness seems to have found Jane at last, but could Rochester's terrible secret be about to destroy it forever?

Footman

Gaslight

Gaslight · 1944

MovieThrillerDrama

A newlywed fears she's going mad when strange things start happening at the family mansion.

Turnkey (uncredited)

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington · 1939

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

MovieComedyDrama

After the death of a United States Senator, the idealistic Jefferson Smith is appointed as his replacement in Washington. The naive and earnest new senator soon finds himself battling political corruption.

Speaker (uncredited)

Cat People

Cat People · 1942

MovieMysteryHorror

A Serbian émigré in Manhattan believes that, because of an ancient curse, any physical intimacy with the man she loves will turn her into a feline predator.

Zookeeper (uncredited)

Suspicion

Suspicion · 1941

MovieMysteryRomance

A sheltered heiress falls for a charming playboy and elopes with him, but soon discovers his gambling vice and mounting debts. As his lies deepen and those around them meet mysterious ends, she begins to suspect that her husband’s affection may conceal a deadly motive—and that she could be his next victim.

Hogarth Club Desk Clerk (uncredited)

Mutiny on the Bounty

Mutiny on the Bounty · 1935

Mutiny on the Bounty

MovieAdventureDrama

Fletcher Christian successfully leads a revolt against the ruthless Captain Bligh on the HMS Bounty. However, Bligh returns one year later, hell bent on revenge.

McCoy

To Be or Not to Be

To Be or Not to Be · 1942

To Be or Not to Be

During the Nazi occupation of Poland, an acting troupe becomes embroiled in a Polish soldier's efforts to track down a German spy.

Scottish Farmer Without Mustache (uncredited)

That Hamilton Woman

That Hamilton Woman · 1941

That Hamilton Woman

MovieDramaHistory

The story of courtesan and dance-hall girl Emma Hamilton, including her relationships with Sir William Hamilton and Admiral Horatio Nelson and her rise and fall, set during the Napoleonic Wars.

Ship's Minister (uncredited)

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde · 1941

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

MovieDramaHorror

Dr. Jekyll believes good and evil exist in everyone and creates a potion that allows his evil side, Mr. Hyde, to come to the fore. He faces horrible consequences when he lets his dark side run amok.

Tripped Waiter (uncredited)

Mrs. Miniver

Mrs. Miniver · 1942

MovieDramaRomance

Middle-class housewife Kay Miniver deals with petty problems. She and her husband Clem watch her Oxford-educated son Vin court Carol Beldon, the charming granddaughter of the local nobility as represented by Lady Beldon. Then the war comes and Vin joins the RAF.

Joe (uncredited)

The Woman in the Window

The Woman in the Window · 1944

The Woman in the Window

MovieCrimeDrama

A seductive woman gets an innocent professor mixed up in murder.

Garage Man (uncredited)

Lassie Come Home

Lassie Come Home · 1943

Lassie Come Home

MovieFamilyAdventure

Hard times come for the Carraclough family and they are forced to sell their dog, Lassie, to the rich Duke of Rudling. Lassie, however, is unwilling to remain apart from young Carraclough son Joe and sets out on a long and dangerous journey to rejoin him.

Buckles

The Sea Hawk

The Sea Hawk · 1940

MovieAdventureHistory

Dashing pirate Geoffrey Thorpe plunders Spanish ships for Queen Elizabeth I and falls in love with Dona Maria, a beautiful Spanish royal he captures.

Chartmaker

All That Money Can Buy

All That Money Can Buy · 1941

All That Money Can Buy

MovieDramaFantasy

Farmer Jabez Stone, about to lose his land, agrees to sell his soul to the devil, known as Mr. Scratch, who gives Jabez seven years to enjoy the fruits of his sale before he collects. Over that time, Jabez pays off his debts and helps many neighboring farmers, then becomes an advocate for the upstanding Sen. Daniel Webster. When Jabez's contract with Mr. Scratch concludes, he desperately turns to Webster to represent him in a trial for his soul.

Eli Higgins (uncredited)

Bachelor Mother

Bachelor Mother · 1939

Bachelor Mother

MovieComedyRomance

Polly Parrish, a clerk at Merlin's Department Store, is mistakenly presumed to be the mother of a foundling. Outraged at Polly's unmotherly conduct, David Merlin becomes determined to keep the single woman and "her" baby together.

Store Watchman (uncredited)

Vivacious Lady

Vivacious Lady · 1938

MovieComedyRomance

College town life gets turned upside down after a button-down botany professor secretly weds a sizzling night-club singer.

Joseph

Action in the North Atlantic

Action in the North Atlantic · 1943

Action in the North Atlantic

Merchant Marine sailors Joe Rossi (Humphrey Bogart) and Steve Jarvis (Raymond Massey) are charged with getting a supply vessel to Russian allies as part of a sea convoy. When the group of ships comes under attack from a German U-boat, Rossi and Jarvis navigate through dangerous waters to evade Nazi naval forces. Though their mission across the Atlantic is extremely treacherous, they are motivated by the opportunity to strike back at the Germans, who sank one of their earlier ships.

McGonigle (uncredited)

Mary of Scotland

Mary of Scotland · 1936

Mary of Scotland

MovieDramaHistory

The recently widowed Mary Stuart returns to Scotland to reclaim her throne but is opposed by her half-brother and her own Scottish lords.

Donal

A Tree Grows in Brooklyn

A Tree Grows in Brooklyn · 1945

A Tree Grows in Brooklyn

In Brooklyn circa 1900, the Nolans manage to enjoy life on pennies despite great poverty and Papa's alcoholism. We come to know these people well through big and little troubles: Aunt Sissy's scandalous succession of "husbands"; the removal of the one tree visible from their tenement; and young Francie's desire to transfer to a better school...if irresponsible Papa can get his act together.

Werner (uncredited)

National Velvet

National Velvet · 1945

National Velvet

MovieDramaFamily

Mi Taylor is a young wanderer and opportunist who finds himself in the quiet English countryside home of the Brown family. The youngest daughter, Velvet, has a passion for horses and when she wins the spirited steed Pie in a town lottery, Mi is encouraged to train the horse.

Timothy 'Tim'

The House of Fear

The House of Fear · 1945

The House of Fear

MovieMysteryCrime

The Good Comrades are a collection of varied gentlemen who crave one thing - solitude. They reside at Drearcliff House, ancestral home of their eldest member. All seems serene and convivial until one by one the members begin to perish in the most grisly of manners. Foul play is suspected by the Good Comrades' insurance agent, who turns to Sherlock Holmes and Dr. John Watson for guidance.

Angus (uncredited)

Three Strangers

Three Strangers · 1946

Three Strangers

MovieCrimeDrama

On the eve of the Chinese New Year, three strangers, Crystal Shackleford, married to a wealthy philanderer; Jerome Artbutny, an outwardly respectable judge; and Johnny West, a seedy sneak thief, make a pact before a small statue of the Chinese goddess of Destiny. The threesome agree to purchase a sweepstakes ticket and share whatever winnings might accrue.

Man on Park Bench (uncredited)

The Blue Bird

The Blue Bird · 1940

MovieFamilyFantasy

Peasant children Mytyl and Tyltyl are led on a magical quest for the fabulous Blue Bird of Happiness by the fairy Berylune. On their journey, they're accompanied by the anthropomorphized presences of a Dog, a Cat, Light, Fire, and Bread, among other entities.

Groom (uncredited)

Super-Sleuth

Super-Sleuth · 1937

MovieMysteryComedy

A movie actor playing a detective gets carried away with his role and starts trying to solve real-life crimes.

Eddie - Doorman