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Alex McCrindle

Alex McCrindle

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.

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Leaving (1989)

A moving, comic tale of three boys about to leave a grim Catholic School in Greenock, Scotland, who find they must each choose a different path in life as they face the future. ...

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Normal Service (1988)

It's General Election day 1964, and the resources of Forth and Clyde Television are under stress. Too many shows want too many things done too quickly. Some of the design and graphics staff are intent on not getting involved. Others won't survive the strai ...

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Comrades (1987)

The story of "The Tolpuddle Martyrs". A group of 19th century English farm labourers who formed one of the first trade unions and started a campaign to receive fair wages. ...

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Sakharov (1984)

Biography of Russian physicist & dissident Andrei Sakharov focuses on his first acts in his civil rights. ...

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Flying Into the Wind (1983)

The Wyatts wish to educate their children at home, but the education authorities have other ideas. Moving between 1969 and 1980, we see how this affects the various individuals and attitudes. ...

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The Man Who Saved the World (1982)

Two space cadets crash-land on a desert planet, where an evil wizard seeks the ultimate power to take over the world. Although the movie borrows some background footage from Star Wars, the plot is mostly unrelated. ...

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Eye of the Needle (1981)

Great Britain, 1944, during World War II. Relentlessly pursued by several MI5 agents, Henry Faber the Needle, a ruthless German spy in possession of vital information about D-Day, takes refuge on Storm Island, an inhospitable, sparsely inhabited island off ...

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Degree of Uncertainty (1979)

Mature student, divorcee and mother of three Josie finds the social pressures in and out of university more demanding than her academic studies. ...

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Correction, Please: or, How We Got into the Pictures (1979)

Experimental essay in film history, associating very early archive material (circa 1909) and studio shot footage in an attempt to provide insights into the way in which "film language" developed during the silent era, with emphasis on the process by which ...

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Donal and Sally (1978)

Adolescent love can be difficult at the best of times, but Donal and Sally have special problems – problems which alarm their families and the instructors at Strathvale Centre. ...

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You Are My Heart's Delight (1978)

Two contrasting stories: one couple dream of leaving the city; another have left the countryside. ...

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The Peregrine Hunters (1978)

A group of kids try to stop the illegal capture of birds of prey. ...

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Star Wars (1977)

Princess Leia is captured and held hostage by the evil Imperial forces in their effort to take over the galactic Empire. Venturesome Luke Skywalker and dashing captain Han Solo team together with the loveable robot duo R2-D2 and C-3PO to rescue the beautif ...

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The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes (1970)

When a bored Sherlock eagerly takes the case of Gabrielle Valladon following an attempt on her life, the search for her missing husband leads to Loch Ness and the legendary monster. ...

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Depth Charge (1960)

A Scottish fishing trawler hauls in an unexploded depth charge and a bomb disposal veteran teams up with an inexperienced volunteer to try to defuse is before it destroys the ship. ...

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Trouble in the Glen (1954)

Major Jim "Lance" Lansing, an American ex-pilot of the U.S. Air Corps, returns to Scotland after the war and finds much trouble in the glen where he settles because of the high-handed activities of the local laird, Sandy Mengues, a wealthy South American w ...

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I Believe in You (1952)

A drama about parole officers to follow the successful Ealing police story of "The Blue Lamp"(1950) . Various sub-plots follow the parole officers and their charges. ...

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The Ghost Train (1937)

A group of travellers stranded at a remote railway station are menaced by what appears to be a phantom train. ...

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