- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- October 9, 1900
- Place of Birth
- Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
- Died
- August 19, 1976
Alastair Sim
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
movieTo See Such Fun
1977
movieRogue Male
1976 · The Earl
movieThe Littlest Horse Thieves
1976 · Lord Harrogate
movieRoyal Flash
1975 · Mr. Greig
The Prodigal Daughter
movieThe Prodigal Daughter
1975 · Father Perfect
movieThe General's Day
1972
movieThe Ruling Class
1972 · Bishop Lampton
movieA Christmas Carol
1971 · Scrooge (voice)
Film '72
tvFilm '72
1971 · Self
tvPlay for Today
1970
tvCold Comfort Farm
1968 · Amos Starkadder
Misleading Cases
tvMisleading Cases
1967 · Mr Swallow
movieThe Millionairess
1960 · Sagamore
movieSchool for Scoundrels
1960 · S. Potter
movieLeft Right and Centre
1959 · Lord Wilcot
movieThe Doctor's Dilemma
1959 · Cutler Walpole
movieBlue Murder at St. Trinian's
1957 · Miss Amelia Fritton
movieThe Green Man
1956 · Hawkins
movieThe Anatomist
1956 · Dr. Knox
movieGeordie
1955 · The Laird
Festival in Edinburgh
movieFestival in Edinburgh
1955 · Narrator
movieEscapade
1955 · Dr. Skillingworth
movieThe Belles of St Trinian's
1954 · Millicent Fritton / Clarence Fritton
movieAn Inspector Calls
1954 · Inspector Poole
movieInnocents in Paris
1953 · Sir Norman Barker
movieFolly to Be Wise
1952 · Capt. William Paris
movieScrooge
1951 · Ebenezer Scrooge
movieLady Godiva Rides Again
1951 · Hawtrey Murington (Optimum Films) (uncredited)
movieLaughter in Paradise
1951 · Deniston Russell
movieThe Happiest Days of Your Life
1950 · Wetherby Pond
movieStage Fright
1950 · Commodore Gill
movieLondon Belongs to Me
1948 · Mr. Squales
movieCaptain Boycott
1947 · Father McKeogh
movieHue and Cry
1947 · Felix H. Wilkinson
movieGreen for Danger
1946 · Inspector Cockrill
movieWaterloo Road
1945 · Dr. Montgomery
movieLet the People Sing
1942 · Professor Ernst Kronak
movieCottage to Let
1941 · Charles Dimble
movieInspector Hornleigh Goes to It
1941 · Sergeant Bingham
movieLaw and Disorder
1940 · Samuel Blight
movieInspector Hornleigh on Holiday
1939 · Sergeant Bingham
movieThe Mysterious Mr. Davis
1939 · Theodore F. Wilcox
movieThis Man in Paris
1939 · Macgregor
movieInspector Hornleigh
1939 · Sergeant Bingham
movieClimbing High
1938 · Max
movieThis Man Is News
1938 · MacGregor
movieAlf's Button Afloat
1938 · The Genie of the Button
The Terror
movieThe Terror
1938 · 'Soapy' Marx
movieSailing Along
1938 · Sylvester
movieThe Squeaker
1937 · Joshua Collie
movieGangway
1937 · Detective Taggett
Strange Experiment
movieStrange Experiment
1937 · 'Pop' Lawler
movieA Romance in Flanders
1937 · Colonel Wexton
movieThe Man in the Mirror
1936 · Interpreter
movieKeep Your Seats, Please
1936 · A. S. Drayton
Troubled Waters
movieTroubled Waters
1936 · Mac MacTavish
The Big Noise
movieThe Big Noise
1936 · Finny
movieLate Extra
1935 · MacPherson
movieThe Private Secretary
1935 · Mr. Nebulae
movieA Fire Has Been Arranged
1935 · Cutte
movieThe Riverside Murder
1935 · Police Sergeant 'Mac' McKay