Alan Cranston was born on June 19, 1914 in Palo Alto, California, USA as Alan MacGregor Cranston. He was an actor, known for The Candidate (1972) and Samantha Smith Goes to Washington: Campaign '84 (1984). He was married to Norma Weintraub and Geneva McMath. He died on December 31, 2000 in Los Altos, California.