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    Alex McCrindle

    1911-08-03 (113 years old) in Glasgow, Scotland, UK

    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.

    Movies

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    Leaving
    0 %|Feb 5, 1989
    Comedy, Drama, TV Movie
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    Normal Service
    0 %|Feb 2, 1988
    Drama
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    Comrades
    69.17 %|Aug 23, 1987
    Drama, History
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    Sakharov
    70 %|Jun 20, 1984
    Drama, TV Movie
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    Flying Into the Wind
    70 %|Jun 26, 1983
    TV Movie, Drama
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    The Man Who Saved the World
    47.76 %|Nov 4, 1982
    Science Fiction, Action, Adventure, Fantasy
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    Eye of the Needle
    66 %|Jul 24, 1981
    Drama, Thriller
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    Degree of Uncertainty
    0 %|Mar 6, 1979
    Drama, TV Movie
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    Donal and Sally
    0 %|Nov 14, 1978
    Romance, Drama, TV Movie
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    You Are My Heart's Delight
    0 %|Aug 27, 1978
    Drama, TV Movie
    actor
    The Peregrine Hunters
    0 %|Jan 1, 1978
    Family
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    Star Wars
    82.04 %|May 25, 1977
    Adventure, Action, Science Fiction
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    The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes
    68 %|Oct 29, 1970
    Mystery, Comedy, Crime, Adventure, History
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    Depth Charge
    0 %|Jan 1, 1960
    Drama
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    I Believe in You
    61 %|Mar 5, 1952
    Drama
    actor
    The Ghost Train
    0 %|Dec 20, 1937
    TV Movie, Comedy, Horror, Thriller

    Series

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    The Play on One
    55 %|Jan 19, 1988
    Drama
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    Reilly: Ace of Spies
    71 %|Sep 5, 1983
    Crime, Drama
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    All Creatures Great and Small
    76 %|Jan 8, 1978
    Comedy, Drama
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    The Saint
    72.96000000000001 %|Oct 4, 1962
    Action & Adventure, Crime, Drama, Mystery