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Actor

Alex Mackenzie

Born January 1, 1885 in Glasgow, Scotland, UKDied December 12, 196510 films

Alex Mackenzie was a Scottish character actor, born in 1885 in Glasgow. He was a schoolteacher in Clydebank until he was 61, before taking up a new profession in the cinema. He appeared in a number of movies including: Kidnapped (1959), High and Dry (1954) and The Battle of the Sexes (1960). He died in December 1965 in Glasgow.

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Greyfriars Bobby posterFirst watchGreyfriars Bobby19616.9as Old JockA leading role in one of the best-rated films of their career.In Scotland 1865, An old shepherd and his little Skye terrier go to Edinburgh. But when the shepherd dies of pneumonia, the dog remains faithful to his master, refuses to be adopted by…View film

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Filmography

10 films as actor
  1. 2025Street TrashSoldier
  2. 1980That Sinking FeelingThe Tramp
  3. 1963The Three Lives of ThomasinaTammas
  4. 1961Greyfriars BobbyOld Jock
  5. 1960The Battle of the SexesRobertson
  6. 1960KidnappedThe Ferryman
  7. 1958Rockets GaloreJoseph Macleod
  8. 1957The Kid from CanadaMr. Macfarlane
  9. 1955GeordieMacrimmon
  10. 1954The 'Maggie'Captain McTaggart, the Skipper