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Alex Mackenzie

Acting Born Jan 1, 1885 Glasgow, Scotland, UK 10 credits

Biography

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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Known for

Film

Kidnapped

as The Ferryman
Film

The Battle of the Sexes

as Robertson
Film

Greyfriars Bobby

as Old Jock

Full filmography

  • Street Trash (2025) as Soldier
  • Kidnapped (1960) as The Ferryman
  • The Battle of the Sexes (1960) as Robertson
  • Greyfriars Bobby (1961) as Old Jock
  • The Three Lives of Thomasina (1963) as Tammas
  • Rockets Galore (1958) as Joseph Macleod
  • The 'Maggie' (1954) as Captain McTaggart, the Skipper
  • Geordie (1955) as Macrimmon
  • That Sinking Feeling (1980) as The Tramp
  • The Kid from Canada (1957) as Mr. Macfarlane