Background
He was born Alexander MacAlpine, in Cleland, Scotland. Known locally as Alec, he was the youngest child and only son of his father, Alexander McAlpine (known as Sandy) and his mother Euphemia Ritchie.
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Another sister, Jessie, died in childhood. Sandy McAlpine was a stonemason, but worked down the mines when there was no masonry work available, making Simon Lack"s later role in Proud Valley particularly poignant to those who knew him from his youth. Alec"s earliest ventures into acting were in local theatres.
He seems to have chosen the pseudonym Simon Lack when he embarked upon the London stage.
He lost five years during World World War II (as did so many British actors). He served in the European theatre, and was present at Monte Cassino.
After the war he returned to acting, getting back into stage work. His television roles included two Doctor Who serials.
The Mind of Evil (1971) and The Androids of Tara (1978).
He also guest-starred in episodes of The Saint, Jason King, and Doomwatch. He had co-starring roles in Telford"s Change, Enemy at the Door and The Borgias.
Membership
He was also a member of the British Broadcasting Corporation Radio company during the late 1950s/early 1960s, and notably guest-starred in all but two of the Paul Temple serials (mysteries) that starred Peter Coke and Marjorie Westbury.
