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.[1]

Alec Craig
Criag in Career Girl (1944)
Born
Alexander Younger Craig

(1884-03-30)30 March 1884
Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland
Died25 June 1945(1945-06-25) (aged 61)
Glendale, California, U.S.
Resting placeGrand View Memorial Park Cemetery
OccupationActor
Years active1934–1945
Spouse
Margaret L. Craig
(m. 1919)
Children1

Early life

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Alec Craig was born on 30 March 1884 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland, the son of James Chapman Craig and his wife Isabella.[2]

Personal life

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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.[3]

Death

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Craig died of tuberculosis on 25 June 1945, aged 61, in Glendale, California.[2][4] He is buried there at Grand View Memorial Park Cemetery.[5]

Partial filmography

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References

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  1. ^ Hal Erickson (2014). "Alec Craig". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Archived from the original on 22 April 2014. Retrieved 14 April 2014.
  2. ^ a b "Alec Craig". IMdB. Retrieved 14 April 2014.
  3. ^ "Alexander Younger Craig " Petition for Naturalization (1939)". Ancestry.com. Retrieved 15 April 2014.
  4. ^ "Cast Member : Alec Craig". Threestooges.net. Retrieved 14 April 2014.
  5. ^ *Wilson, Scott; Mank, Gregory W. (2016). Resting Places: The Burial Sites of More Than 14,000 Famous Persons. Jefferson, N.C.: McFarland & Company. p. 163. ISBN 9780786479924.
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