Introduction
Alexander Younger Craig "Alec" 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 Craig and his wife Isabella.
Craig died of tuberculosis on 25 June 1945 in Glendale, California, US. He is buried there at Grand View Memorial Park Cemetery.
Partial filmography
- Mutiny on the Bounty (1935)
- Mary of Scotland (1936)
- Winterset (1936)
- China Passage (1937)
- Wise Girl (1937)
- The Woman I Love (1937)
- That Girl from Paris (1937)
- Vivacious Lady (1938)
- The Secret of Dr. Kildare (1939)
- Rulers of the Sea (1939)
- Confessions of a Nazi Spy (1939)
- Golden Gloves (1940)
- The Sea Hawk (1940)
- Abe Lincoln in Illinois (1940)
- Tom Brown's School Days (1940)
- Stranger on the Third Floor (1940)
- Suspicion (1941) (uncredited)
- Barnacle Bill (1941)
- The Devil and Daniel Webster (1941)
- Shining Victory (1941)
- That Hamilton Woman (1941)
- Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1941)
- Wrecking Crew (1942)
- Life Begins at Eight-Thirty (1942)
- Tennessee Johnson (1942)
- A Date with the Falcon (1942) - Waldo Sampsom / Herman Sampson (uncredited)
- Lassie Come Home (1943)
- Northern Pursuit (1943)
- Appointment in Berlin (1943)
- Johnny Come Lately (1943)
- The Ghost Ship (1943)
- Action in the North Atlantic (1943) (uncredited)
- Forever and a Day (1944)
- National Velvet (1944)
- Gaslight (1944)
- Dangerous Passage (1944)
- Jungle Woman (1944)
- The Spider Woman (1944)
- Mystery of the River Boat (1944)
- Career Girl (1944)
- The Brighton Strangler (1945)
- Sherlock Holmes and the House of Fear (1945)
Personal life
He married his wife Margaret L. (born 8 July 1888 in Dunfermline) in Edinburgh on 24 September 1919. They arrived in the US on 2 November 1919. They had a son James C Craig (born 4 December 1922, Berkeley, California). He became a naturalized US citizen on 14 July 1939.