Alastair Sim
Known For
Acting
Born
1900-10-09 in Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
Died
1976-08-19
Biography
Alastair George Bell Sim, CBE (9 October 1900 – 19 August 1976) was a Scottish character actor who appeared in a string of classic British films. He is best remembered in the role of Ebenezer Scrooge in the 1951 film Scrooge, and for his portrayal of Miss Fritton, the headmistress in two St. Trinian's films. He was famously described by comedian Ronnie Corbett as a "sad-faced actor, with the voice of a fastidious ghoul", in Corbett's autobiography High Hopes. Description above from the Wikipedia article Alastair Sim, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Scrooge
as Ebenezer Scrooge
Escapade
as Dr. Skillingworth
Stage Fright
as Commodore Gill
Misleading Cases
as Mr Swallow
The Ruling Class
as Bishop Lampton
A Christmas Carol
as Scrooge (voice)
An Inspector Calls
as Inspector Poole
Cottage to Let
as Charles Dimble
Rogue Male
as The Earl
School for Scoundrels
as S. Potter
Blue Murder at St. Trinian's
as Miss Amelia Fritton
Laughter in Paradise
as Deniston Russell
Royal Flash
as Mr. Greig
The Millionairess
as Sagamore
Lady Godiva Rides Again
as Hawtrey Murington (Optimum Films) (uncredited)
Innocents in Paris
as Sir Norman Barker
Cold Comfort Farm
as Amos Starkadder
Waterloo Road
as Dr. Montgomery
The Doctor's Dilemma
as Cutler Walpole