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Alec Craig

Actor · Died June 25, 1945, aged 61 · Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland, UK

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 Craig and his wife Isabella, Craig died of tuberculosis on 25 June 1945, aged 61, in Glendale, California, US. He is buried there at Grand View Memorial Park Cemetery.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
March 30, 1884
Died
June 25, 1945 (aged 61)
From
Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland, UK
Works as
Actor
Titles
54 on MovieCove · 90 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 38 days to Oct 27Down 19% in 30 days

What are Alec Craig's films like?

Across their 7 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Ideas.

Genres

Adventure3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 58th percentile
: browse their Adventure movies
Drama2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 70th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Morality
35%
Ideas
19%
Bonds
18%
Self
18%
Power
8%
Society
2%
Justice2 titles, browse their movies with this themeDuty2 titles, browse their movies with this themeTruth2 titles, browse their movies with this themeLoyalty2 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 7 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 3 · Stylized 4 · Heightened 0

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 1 · Charged 5 · Intense 1

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 2 · Shifting 4 · Whiplash 1

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 5 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 0

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 0 · Even-paced 7 · Relentless 0

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 3 · Engaged 4 · Full focus 0

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 4 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
6
Thrilling
3
Hopeful
3
Triumphant
2
Romantic
1
Other
3

How their films linger

Rousing4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteCathartic3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Happy4
  • Bittersweet3

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Alec Craig's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 15 of their 54 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (8).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Alec Craig's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

90 credits, 54 with a MovieCove page.

  • Three Strangers(1946)

    as Man on Park Bench (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • Girl on the Spot(1946)

    as Murgatroid (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Kitty (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1945)

    as McNab (uncredited)

  • The Brighton Strangler (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1945)

    as Vacuuming Bellboy (Uncredited)

  • The House of Fear(1945)

    as Angus (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • A Tree Grows in Brooklyn(1945)

    as Werner (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • National Velvet(1944)

    as Timothy 'Tim'

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • Dangerous Passage (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)

    as Dawson - Steward

  • The Woman in the Window(1944)

    as Garage Man (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • Mystery of the River Boat(1944)

    as Chief Engineer [Chs. 1-4, 7]

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Jungle Woman(1944)

    as Caretaker

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films

  • The White Cliffs of Dover(1944)

    as Billings (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • Gaslight(1944)

    as Turnkey (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Jane Eyre(1943)

    as Footman

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Calling Dr. Death (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

    as Bill, the Watchman

  • The Ghost Ship (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

    as Blind Beggar

  • The Spider Woman(1943)

    as Radlik

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • Lassie Come Home(1943)

    as Buckles

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Northern Pursuit(1943)

    as Angus McBain

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • Appointment in Berlin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

    as Smitty - News Vendor (uncredited)

  • Coney Island (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

    as Billy

  • Action in the North Atlantic(1943)

    as McGonigle (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • Life Begins at Eight-Thirty (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    as Santa Claus

  • Cat People(1942)

    as Zookeeper (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Tennessee Johnson (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    as Sam Andrews

  • The Undying Monster (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    as Will the Groundsman (uncredited)

  • Wrecking Crew (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    as Charlie

  • Northwest Rangers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    as Mac McKenzie - Ship's Mate

  • Orchestra Wives (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    as Henry Fink

  • Wildcat(1942)

    as Joseph D. Campbell

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • Mrs. Miniver(1942)

    as Joe (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • The Mad Martindales (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    as Coachman

  • This Above All(1942)

    as Bus Conductor

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • The Night Before the Divorce(1942)

    as Jitters Noonan

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • To Be or Not to Be(1942)

    as Scottish Farmer Without Mustache (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • Roxie Hart(1942)

    as Bar Client #1 (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • A Date with the Falcon(1942)

    as Waldo Sampsom / Herman Sampson (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Suspicion(1941)

    as Hogarth Club Desk Clerk (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Three Girls About Town(1941)

    as Samuel, potential casket customer

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • The Devil and Daniel Webster(1941)

    as Eli Higgins (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde(1941)

    as Tripped Waiter (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • Out of the Fog(1941)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Shining Victory (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    as Jeweler

  • Ride on Vaquero (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    as Waiter Limey

  • That Hamilton Woman(1941)

    as Ship's Minister (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • A Dispatch from Reuters(1940)

    as Editor Grant of the Morning Advertiser (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • Stranger on the Third Floor(1940)

    as Defense Attorney

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • The Sea Hawk(1940)

    as Chartmaker

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • Golden Gloves (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    as MacDonald - Editor

  • Tom Brown's School Days(1940)

    as Old Thomas

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Phantom Raiders (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    as Andy MacMillan

  • And One Was Beautiful(1940)

    as Michael

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Abe Lincoln in Illinois(1940)

    as Trum Cogdall

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • The Blue Bird(1940)

    as Groom (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • The Earl of Chicago(1940)

    as Fingal's Son (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Charlie McCarthy, Detective (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    as Bounds

  • The Secret of Dr. Kildare(1939)

    as Telephone Repair Man (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Rulers of the Sea(1939)

    as Foreman

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Mr. Smith Goes to Washington(1939)

    as Speaker (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Bachelor Mother(1939)

    as Store Watchman (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • Sons of Liberty (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    as Angus (uncredited)

  • Confessions of a Nazi Spy(1939)

    as McGregor - Scottish Postman (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • They Made Her a Spy(1939)

    as Canby

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • Let Us Live (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    as Bookkeeper Juror (uncredited)

  • The Lone Wolf Spy Hunt(1939)

    as Marriage License Bureau Clerk (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • If I Were King(1938)

    as Spy (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • Lord Jeff (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    as Gardener

  • Vivacious Lady(1938)

    as Joseph

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Condemned Women (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    as Counterman on Ship

  • Double Danger (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    as Bald Theron Servant

  • Crashing Hollywood (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    as Movie Studio Receptionist

  • She's Got Everything(1937)

    as Justice of the Peace

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Wise Girl (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    as Dermont O'Neil

  • Hideaway (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    as Jerry Nolan

  • Super-Sleuth (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    as Eddie - Doorman

  • Border Cafe (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    as Whitney Driver (uncredited)

  • Meet the Missus (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    as Barber College'S President

  • Parnell(1937)

    as Middle-Aged Man

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • The Woman I Love(1937)

    as Doctor

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • The Man Who Found Himself(1937)

    as Hobo

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films

  • China Passage (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    as Harvey Dinwiddle

  • That Girl from Paris (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    as Justice of the Peace (uncredited)

  • Winterset(1936)

    as Hobo

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Mary of Scotland(1936)

    as Donal

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Mutiny on the Bounty(1935)

    as McCoy

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • The Old Homestead (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    as Townsman (uncredited)

  • Born to Gamble (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    as Prospector at Card Game (uncredited)

  • Vanessa, Her Love Story(1935)

    as Worker for George

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • Sweepstake Annie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    as 2nd Sweepstakes Ticket Seller (uncredited)

  • The Little Minister (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    as Villager Saying 'Reverend Is Single'

Career shape

Star power in the 95th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 90 titles from 1934 to 1946.

Highest rated

The Spider Woman (1943)

Midcredits 82nd

Most popular right now

Stranger on the Third Floor (1940)

Film career

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting90 of 90: 90 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score72nd

By decade

1930s35 · acting1940s55 · acting

Billing

usually 18th · top billed in 0% of 28 roles

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30.

How do Alec Craig's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 72nd percentile, the median of all 54; across their 7 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 69th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

69thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 7

Approval · how many liked their films

65thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 7

Reach · how many have seen their films

28thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 7

Midcredits score across 54 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up26
  • 50th to 74th18
  • 25th to 49th6
  • Below 25th4

Shape of the crowd

28 of their 54 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved12
  • Crowd Pleaser28
  • Broadly Agreed7
  • Mixed7

Most divisive · actor

The Woman I Love (1937)

70th percentile spread · 13% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

To Be or Not to Be (1942)

Midcredits 98th · 86% liked

Reviewers score the acting 71/100 in their films, across 7 reviewed titles; fans 77, detractors 55. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Who does Alec Craig work with?

People who share at least 2 of Alec Craig's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Frank Cavett shares the most, 2.

Writers

Actors

Cinematographers