Alastair Sim
Born in Edinburgh, Scotland, UK — Oct 09 1900• Died Aug 19 1976
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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 o…
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Scrooge
Ebenezer Scrooge
Misleading Cases
Mr Swallow
Cold Comfort Farm
Amos Starkadder
The Ruling Class
Bishop Lampton
Stage Fright
Commodore Gill
Rogue Male
The Earl
Royal Flash
Mr. Greig
The Happiest Days of Your Life
Wetherby Pond
The Doctor's Dilemma
Cutler Walpole
Lady Godiva Rides Again
Hawtrey Murington (Optimum Films) (uncredited)
Captain Boycott
Father McKeogh
Escapade
Dr. Skillingworth
Waterloo Road
Dr. Montgomery
The Millionairess
Sagamore
The Squeaker
Joshua Collie
Geordie
The Laird
The Green Man
Hawkins
The Belles of St Trinian's
Millicent Fritton / Clarence Fritton
Cottage to Let
Charles Dimble
Blue Murder at St Trinian's
Miss Amelia Fritton
Green for Danger
Inspector Cockrill
The Terror
'Soapy' Marx
Inspector Hornleigh Goes to It
Sergeant Bingham
An Inspector Calls
Inspector Poole
Hue and Cry
Felix H. Wilkinson
A Christmas Carol
Scrooge (voice)
The Prodigal Daughter
Father Perfect
School for Scoundrels
S. Potter
Left Right and Centre
Lord Wilcot
Late Extra
MacPherson
Inspector Hornleigh on Holiday
Sergeant Bingham
Folly to Be Wise
Capt. William Paris
This Man Is News
MacGregor
Let the People Sing
Professor Ernst Kronak
Sailing Along
Sylvester
The Anatomist
Dr. Knox
Innocents in Paris
Sir Norman Barker
The Man in the Mirror
Interpreter
The Littlest Horse Thieves
Lord Harrogate
London Belongs to Me
Mr. Squales
Laughter in Paradise
Deniston Russell
To See Such Fun
A Fire Has Been Arranged
Cutte
This Man in Paris
Macgregor
A Romance in Flanders
Colonel Wexton
The Private Secretary
Mr. Nebulae
Inspector Hornleigh
Sergeant Bingham
Climbing High
Max
Law and Disorder
Samuel Blight
Alf's Button Afloat
The Genie of the Button
The Riverside Murder
Police Sergeant 'Mac' McKay
Gangway
Detective Taggett
Troubled Waters
Mac MacTavish
Keep Your Seats, Please
A. S. Drayton
Strange Experiment
'Pop' Lawler
The Mysterious Mr. Davis
Theodore F. Wilcox
The General's Day
The Big Noise
Finny
Festival in Edinburgh
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