Actor. He was best known for playing the roles of butlers, majors, fathers, doctors, captains, padres, coroners, managers, grandpas, Swedish officials, grandfathers, old stewards, postmen, stage door keepers, night porters, waiters, old men, vicars, generals, and chess players, usually in crime films, mystery films, comedy films, and romance films, in the silent and sound era, but some were usually uncredited. He will be best remembered for playing the role of 'Marston - the Butler' in the classic mystery drama film, "Sherlock Holmes' Fatal Hour" (1931), alongside actor Arthur Wontner (1875-1960), who played the role of the great master British detective 'Sherlock Holmes' and alongside actor Ian Fleming (1888-1969), (not to be confused with the author of the same name who created British spy James Bond) in the role of his assistant and partner 'Dr. John Watson.' The film which was directed by and written for the screen by Leslie S. Hiscott, which was produced by Julius Hagen, and was based on the stories, "The Empty House," and "The Final Problem," by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, which was also written for the screen by H. Fowler Mear and Cyril Twyford, and which also starred Minnie Rayner, Leslie Perrins, Jane Welsh, Norman McKinnel, William Fazan, Sydney King, Philip Hewland, Louis Goodrich, Harry Terry, and Charles Paton, tells the story of a card cheat who is threatened with exposure into joining a criminal enterprise that the great British master detective Sherlock Holmes believes is controlled by his arch enemy Professor Robert Moriarty. He was born one of four children as Alexander Gordon Begg in Aberdeen, Scotland, to William Begg (1824-1899), and his wife Jane Mcpherson Alexander Begg (1836- ), on February 14, 1868. He was educated locally, and worked as a clerk, a woodcutter, and an industrial insurance agent, before turning to an acting career on the stage and in films in his native Scotland, in Hollywood, California, and in England. During that time he was also a member of the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve Service during World War I. He made his actual film debut playing a role in the short crime film drama, "The Wife Of A Thief" (1914). The film which was directed by and produced by Charles Weston, and which was also produced by Arthur Finn, tells the story of a thief who uses a corpse to fake his own drowning and saves his remarried wife from a gambler. Besides, playing a role in the short crime film drama, "The Wife Of A Thief" (1914), and playing the role of 'Marston - the Butler' in the classic mystery drama film, "Sherlock Holmes' Fatal Hour" (1931), his many other film credits include, "The Master Spy" (1914), "The Bishop's Silence" (1914), "For King And Country" (1914), "On The Russian Frontier" (1914), "Your Name Brown?" (1914), "What A Kiss Will Do" (1914), "Our Baby" (1914), "Vice And Virtue" (1915), "The Woman Without A Soul" (1915), "The Underworld Of London" (1915), "The Port Of Missing Women" (1915), "The Life Of An Actress" (1915), "The Cost Of A Kiss" (1917), "Carrots" (1917), "Midnight Gambols" (1919), "Married Life" (1921), "The Harbour Lights" (1923), "The Bandolero" (1924), "His Buddy's Wife" (1925), "Clothes Make The Woman" (1928), "Piccadilly" (1929), "The Celestial City" (1929), "Elstree Calling" (1930, He played the role of playwright 'William Shakespeare' in the film), "The Officers' Mess" (1931), "Out Of The Blue" (1931), "Strictly Business" (1931), "The Shadow" (1933), "The Week Of Grace" (1933), "Alexandra" (1934), "Dangerous Ground" (1934), "The Murder Party" (1934), "Open All Night" (1934), "Stormy Weather" (1935), "The Prisoner Of Corbal" (1936), "Where There's A Will" (1936), "Spy Of Napoleon" (1936), "Dark Journey" (1937), "Sword of Honour" (1939), "Sons Of The Sea" (1939), "The Frightened Lady" (1940), "Courageous Mr. Penn" (1942), "The Avengers" (1942), "Salute John Citizen" (1942), "The Lamp Still Burns" (1943), "Welcome, Mr. Washington" (1944), "Her Man Gilbey" (1944), "Medal For The General" (1944), "Strawberry Roan" (1944), "My Ain Folk" (1945), "What Do We Do Now?" (1945), "They Knew Mr. Knight" (1946), "Great Expectations" (1946), "Bad Company" (1946), "While The Sun Shines" (1947), and "The Queen Of Spades" (1949). Besides, acting in films he also appeared in the stage production of the play, "Daddy Long Legs" (1916-1917), at the Prince's Theatre in Bristol, England. His last film role was playing a 'Chess Player' in the comedy romance film, "Man With A Million" (1954). The film which was directed by Ronald Neame, which was based on a story by Mark Twain, which was written for the screen by Jill Craigie, and which also starred Gregory Peck, Jane Griffiths, Ronald Squire, Joyce Grenfell, A.E. Matthes, Maurice Denham, Reginald Beckwith, and Brian Oulton, tells the story of as part of a bet, two aristocrats offer a penniless American a loan, without telling him that the amount is £1,000,000 in the form of a single banknote. The film was released to the general public the same year as his death. During his acting career, he also used the name, A Gordon Begg. He passed away in a road accident involving a lorry in Battersea, England, on February 4, 1954, just ten days away from what would have been his 87th birthday. Following his death, his funeral service was held at Haslett & Sons in London England, and at St. Philip's Church in London, England, and after the funeral service he was buried in West Norwood Cemetery and Crematorium in West Norwood, England. On an interesting note, he left the amount of £28,624 in his will which he bequeathed to the Salvation Army and the Church Army, the Actors' Church Union, the Charity Organisation Society, Dr. Barnardo's Homes, Missions to Seaman, the Industrial Christian Fellowship, and the Royal Free Hospital in London, England, among many other charities and organizations. He was married to Adéle Locke Lancaster Begg (1876- ), in St. Mary, Acton, England, on April 3, 1902. He had two children, a daughter named Agnes Begg who was born in Aberdeen, Scotland, in 1900, and a son named James Begg who was born in Aberdeen, Scotland, on May 10, 1914, and who passed away in Stonehaven, Scotland, on May 20, 1993, at the age of 79.