Alastair Sim

Acting

Born:October 9, 1900
Died:August 19, 1976(aged 75)
Birthplace:Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
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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.

Filmography (57 movies)

Scrooge movie poster
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Scrooge

1951

as Ebenezer Scrooge

Inspector Hornleigh on Holiday movie poster
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Inspector Hornleigh on Holiday

1939

as Sergeant Bingham

Inspector Hornleigh movie poster
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Inspector Hornleigh

1939

as Sergeant Bingham

Alf's Button Afloat movie poster
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Alf's Button Afloat

1938

as The Genie of the Button

A Christmas Carol movie poster
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A Christmas Carol

1971

as Scrooge (voice)

An Inspector Calls movie poster
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An Inspector Calls

1954

as Inspector Poole

London Belongs to Me movie poster
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London Belongs to Me

1948

as Mr. Squales

Gangway movie poster
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Gangway

1937

as Detective Taggett

Sailing Along movie poster
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Sailing Along

1938

as Sylvester

The Man in the Mirror movie poster
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The Man in the Mirror

1936

as Interpreter

Inspector Hornleigh Goes to It movie poster
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Inspector Hornleigh Goes to It

1941

as Sergeant Bingham

The Green Man movie poster
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The Green Man

1956

as Hawkins

School for Scoundrels movie poster
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School for Scoundrels

1960

as Mr S. Potter

Stage Fright movie poster
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Stage Fright

1950

as Commodore Gill

Geordie movie poster
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Geordie

1955

as The Laird

The Littlest Horse Thieves movie poster
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The Littlest Horse Thieves

1976

as Lord Harrogate

Folly to Be Wise movie poster
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Folly to Be Wise

1952

as Capt. William Paris

Captain Boycott movie poster
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Captain Boycott

1947

as Father McKeogh

Green for Danger movie poster
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Green for Danger

1946

as Inspector Cockrill

Blue Murder at St. Trinian's movie poster
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Blue Murder at St. Trinian's

1957

as Miss Amelia Fritton

Cottage to Let movie poster
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Cottage to Let

1941

as Charles Dimble

The Happiest Days of Your Life movie poster
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The Happiest Days of Your Life

1950

as Wetherby Pond

Rogue Male movie poster
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Rogue Male

1976

as The Earl

Keep Your Seats, Please movie poster
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Keep Your Seats, Please

1936

as A. S. Drayton

The Ruling Class movie poster
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The Ruling Class

1972

as Bishop Lampton

Hue and Cry movie poster
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Hue and Cry

1947

as Felix H. Wilkinson

Laughter in Paradise movie poster
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Laughter in Paradise

1951

as Deniston Russell

The Terror movie poster
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The Terror

1938

as 'Soapy' Marx

The Belles of St. Trinian's movie poster
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The Belles of St. Trinian's

1954

as Millicent Fritton / Clarence Fritton

Climbing High movie poster
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Climbing High

1938

as Max

Let the People Sing movie poster
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Let the People Sing

1942

as Professor Ernst Kronak

The Doctor's Dilemma movie poster
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The Doctor's Dilemma

1959

as Cutler Walpole

The Anatomist movie poster
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The Anatomist

1956

as Dr. Knox

Left Right and Centre movie poster
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Left Right and Centre

1959

as Lord Wilcot

Waterloo Road movie poster
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Waterloo Road

1945

as Dr. Montgomery

Royal Flash movie poster
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Royal Flash

1975

as Mr. Greig

Lady Godiva Rides Again movie poster
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Lady Godiva Rides Again

1951

as Hawtrey Murington (Optimum Films) (uncredited)

A Fire Has Been Arranged movie poster
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A Fire Has Been Arranged

1935

as Cutte

Late Extra movie poster
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Late Extra

1935

as MacPherson

Law and Disorder movie poster
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Law and Disorder

1940

as Samuel Blight

The Private Secretary movie poster
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The Private Secretary

1935

as Mr. Nebulae

The Millionairess movie poster
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The Millionairess

1960

as Sagamore

The Squeaker movie poster
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The Squeaker

1937

as Joshua Collie

Escapade movie poster
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Escapade

1955

as Dr. Skillingworth

The Riverside Murder movie poster
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The Riverside Murder

1935

as Police Sergeant 'Mac' McKay

The Mysterious Mr. Davis movie poster
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The Mysterious Mr. Davis

1939

as Theodore F. Wilcox

Innocents in Paris movie poster
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Innocents in Paris

1953

as Sir Norman Barker

This Man Is News movie poster
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This Man Is News

1938

as MacGregor

The Prodigal Daughter movie poster
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The Prodigal Daughter

1975

as Father Perfect

The Big Noise movie poster

The Big Noise

1936

as Finny

Festival in Edinburgh movie poster

Festival in Edinburgh

1955

as Narrator

To See Such Fun movie poster

To See Such Fun

1977

A Romance in Flanders movie poster

A Romance in Flanders

1937

as Colonel Wexton

Strange Experiment movie poster

Strange Experiment

1937

as 'Pop' Lawler

This Man in Paris movie poster

This Man in Paris

1939

as Macgregor

Troubled Waters movie poster

Troubled Waters

1936

as Mac MacTavish

The General's Day movie poster

The General's Day

1972

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