Ivan Craig | |
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File:Ivan Craig.jpg 1936 Spotlight photo | |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
Walter Ivan Sackville Craig 22 February 1912 Edinburgh, Scotland |
| Died |
7 March 1995 (aged 83) Surrey, England |
| Spouse | Lilian May Davies (m. 1940–45) |
| Occupation | Actor |
Walter Ivan Sackville Craig (22 February 1912 – 7 March 1995) was a British (Scottish) actor,[2] the son of Dr. Eric S. Craig and Dorothy Gertrude Meldrum.[3][4][5]
Ivan Craig was born in Edinburgh.[3] In 1940 he married Lilian May Davies, a fashion model, who later became Princess Lilian of Sweden.[6] Soon afterwards they were separated by the war, when Craig was drafted into the army and posted to North Africa.[6] They divorced amicably on 7 November 1947.[1][7]
Filmography[]
- Just William's Luck (1948) - The Boss' Gang
- Panic at Madame Tussaud's (1948) - Anthony Carter
- William Comes to Town (1948) - 1st Carter
- Murder at the Windmill (1949) - Policeman #2
- Skimpy in the Navy (1949) - (uncredited)
- Miss Pilgrim's Progress (1949) - Town Planner (uncredited)
- You Can't Fool an Irishman (1949) - (uncredited)
- High Jinks in Society (1949) - Watkins' Accomplice (uncredited)
- A Matter of Murder (1949) - Tony
- The Body Said No! (1950) - Derek
- Dangerous Assignment (1950) - Frank Mayer
- A Tale of Five Cities (1951)
- The Six Men (1951) - Wainwright
- The Story of Robin Hood and His Merrie Men (1952) - Merry man.[8]
- Girdle of Gold (1952) - Hotel Detective
- Stryker of the Yard (1953)
- Hell Below Zero (1954) - Larsen
- Profile (1954) - Jerry Haymer
- The Devil's Jest (1954) - Maj. Seton
- A Prize of Gold (1955) - British Major
- The Flying Eye (1955) - Mayer
- Man of the Moment (1955) - Miguel (uncredited)
- Robbery with Violence (1958) - Peter Frayne
- Jackpot (1960) - Dinty
Television[]
- The Gay Cavalier (1957) - Major Mould.
- Ivanhoe (1958) - Lord Blackheath.
Stage[]
- Lady Precious Stream (1934/5) - Reader (Little Theatre transferring to the Savoy)[9]
- The Rose Without a Thorn (1933/4) - Paris (Duke of York's transferring to Vaudeville)[10]
- Murder Happens by Arnold Ridley (1950) (Gateway Theatre, London)[11]
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "HRH Princess Lilian of Sweden". 10 March 2013. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/royalty-obituaries/9921161/HRH-Princess-Lilian-of-Sweden.html.
- ↑ "Ivan Craig". http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0185877/.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Ivan Craig". https://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2ba3783a37.
- ↑ "Ivan Craig | Theatricalia". https://theatricalia.com/person/pj3/ivan-craig.
- ↑ https://www.myheritage.com/research/record-10182-1937166/ivan-craig-in-biographical-summaries-of-notable-people [bare URL]
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 "Princess Lilian of Sweden: Model who waited 30 years to marry the love". 14 March 2013. http://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/princess-lilian-of-sweden-model-who-waited-30-years-to-marry-the-love-of-her-life-8535212.html.
- ↑ "Princess Lilian | Welsh-born Swedish royal". https://www.britannica.com/biography/Princess-Lilian.
- ↑ "Walt Disney's Story Of Robin Hood: Ivan Craig, Ewen Solon and Geoffrey Lumsden". https://disneysrobin.blogspot.com/2010/08/ivan-craig-ewen-solon-and-geoffrey.html.
- ↑ Wearing, J. P. (15 May 2014). The London Stage 1930-1939: A Calendar of Productions, Performers, and Personnel. Rowman & Littlefield. ISBN 9780810893047. https://books.google.com/books?id=Z2mYAwAAQBAJ&q=ivan+craig+london+stage+1930-1939&pg=PA400.
- ↑ Wearing, J. P. (15 May 2014). The London Stage 1930-1939: A Calendar of Productions, Performers, and Personnel. Rowman & Littlefield. ISBN 9780810893047. https://books.google.com/books?id=Z2mYAwAAQBAJ&q=the+rose+without+a+thorn+london+stage+1930-1939&pg=PA317.
- ↑ "Production of Murder Happens | Theatricalia". https://theatricalia.com/play/3n1/murder-happens/production/8ba.
External links[]
- Ivan Craig at the Internet Movie Database
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