Alec Craig
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.
Also recorded as Alexander Younger Craig Craig · Alexander Younger Craig
Alec Craig

Film screenshot (Producers Releasing Corporation) · Internet Archive · Public domain
- Name
- Alec Craig
- Birth Name
- Alexander Younger Craig
- Born
- 30 March 1884
- Birthplace
- Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland
- Died
- 25 June 1945
- Place of death
- Glendale, California, U.S.
- Occupation
- Actor
- Nationality
- United Kingdom
- Languages
- English
Reference Check
Propose documentary evidence for Alec Craig. A contribution is never written directly as fact: identity, source, rights and evidence gates still decide.
Sign in to contribute
World of VALÉORINE
Documentary connections
Only confirmed graph relationships appear here. Images are shown only when their identity and reuse rights both pass the documentary gate.
Documentary evidence
Documentary basis
Authority files
wikidata · Q3609408 · wikipedia · Alec Craig
In this article
Key facts
Key facts
• Name — Alec Craig • Birth Name — Alexander Younger Craig • Born — 30 March 1884 • Birthplace — Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland • Died — 25 June 1945 • Place of death — Glendale, California, U.S. • Resting Place — Grand View Memorial Park Cemetery • Occupation — Actor • Years Active — 1934–1945 • Children — 1
Early life
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
Personal life
He married 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
Death
Craig died of tuberculosis on 25 June 1945, aged 61, in Glendale, California. He is buried there at Grand View Memorial Park Cemetery.
Partial filmography
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 (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)
Life and career
Dated record
Life and career
The full dated record · 2 entries
1884
Alec Craig born at Dunfermline.
1945
Alec Craig died at Glendale.
Places
Named by the record
Places
Only places the record itself states, plotted where the house gazetteer settles their coordinates. Nothing is inferred from a name or a nationality.
Dunfermline.
Birth place
Glendale.
Death place
Text attribution
Licensing
Text attribution
Part of the biographical narrative on this page reuses licensed material. Its origin, revision and licence are recorded here.
The biographical narrative on this page is based on the Wikipedia article Alec Craig, revision 1274749764 (EN edition), by its contributors. VALÉORINE has edited that text and built its own documentary record around it. The reused material is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, and this page's reuse of it is offered under the same licence. Everything else on this page — the chronology, the holdings, the evidence, the plates and the connections — is VALÉORINE's own record. Sources and licences.
Notes from the source article
Cited by Wikipedia
Notes from the source article
These works are cited by the source article, in its own numbering. They are recorded as its citations, not as sources VALÉORINE has verified.
- 1.Hal Erickson. Alec Craig. The New York Times. 2014.
- 2.Alec Craig. IMdB.
- 3.Alexander Younger Craig " Petition for Naturalization (1939). Ancestry.com.
- 4.Cast Member : Alec Craig. Threestooges.net.
- 5.Wilson, Scott. Resting Places: The Burial Sites of More Than 14,000 Famous Persons. McFarland & Company. 163. 2016. 9780786479924.
References
Citations
References
Each reference names the institution holding it, so a reader may go to the document itself.
reference work
Secondary witnessreference work
Secondary witness
People, houses and institutions
Knowledge graph
People, houses and institutions
Teachers, collaborators, publishers and institutions recorded against this person, each on a stated basis.
Born at
1- DunfermlinePlace
Established from a fact already recorded on a verified source.
The Encyclopedia exists whether or not anything is for sale. Corrections are recorded rather than overwritten, and every version of this record is kept. Published 20 August 2026.
Elsewhere in Film memorabilia
38,713 published records in this field, each with its sources named.
- Aldo TontiPerson
- Aldo VerganoPerson
- Alec B. FrancisPerson
- Alec BergPerson
- Alec GuinnessPerson
- Alec McCowenPerson
- Alec NewmanPerson
- Alec SuPerson
Best supported in this field
For owners
Own a work by Alec Craig?
A specialist will read what you send and tell you what the house can establish, what it cannot, and whether the object is suited to sale. There is no charge and no obligation. The object stays with you throughout; nothing is shipped to us unless it is arranged in writing beforehand.