Portrait of Alex Mackenzie

Alex Mackenzie

Acting

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.

Born: January 1, 1885

Place of Birth: Glasgow, Scotland, UK

Filmography

2025
Street Trash

as Soldier

1980
1961
Greyfriars Bobby

as Old Jock

1960
1960
Kidnapped

as The Ferryman

1958
Rockets Galore

as Joseph Macleod

1955
Geordie

as Macrimmon

1954
The 'Maggie'

as Captain McTaggart, the Skipper