Alastair Sim
Known for Acting · 61 credits
- Born
- 1900-10-09
- Died
- 1976-08-19
- Place of birth
- Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
- Also known as
- Аластер Сим
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.
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Known For
TV Shows (4)
Movies (57)
Scrooge
1951
as Ebenezer Scrooge
Stage Fright
1950
as Commodore Gill
The Belles of St Trinian's
1954
as Millicent Fritton / Clarence Fritton
Royal Flash
1975
as Mr. Greig
Blue Murder at St. Trinian's
1957
as Miss Amelia Fritton
The Doctor's Dilemma
1959
as Cutler Walpole
The Green Man
1956
as Hawkins
The Ruling Class
1972
as Bishop Lampton
An Inspector Calls
1954
as Inspector Poole
The Littlest Horse Thieves
1976
as Lord Harrogate
Hue and Cry
1947
as Felix H. Wilkinson
The Millionairess
1960
as Sagamore
Laughter in Paradise
1951
as Deniston Russell
Rogue Male
1976
as The Earl
Left Right and Centre
1959
as Lord Wilcot
Lady Godiva Rides Again
1951
as Hawtrey Murington (Optimum Films) (uncredited)
Folly to Be Wise
1952
as Capt. William Paris
Innocents in Paris
1953
as Sir Norman Barker
Green for Danger
1946
as Inspector Cockrill
Captain Boycott
1947
as Father McKeogh
The Riverside Murder
1935
as Police Sergeant 'Mac' McKay
The Squeaker
1937
as Joshua Collie
A Christmas Carol
1971
as Scrooge (voice)
School for Scoundrels
1960
as S. Potter
Gangway
1937
as Detective Taggett
Escapade
1955
as Dr. Skillingworth
London Belongs to Me
1948
as Mr. Squales
Waterloo Road
1945
as Dr. Montgomery
Cottage to Let
1941
as Charles Dimble
Inspector Hornleigh on Holiday
1939
as Sergeant Bingham
Geordie
1955
as The Laird
The Happiest Days of Your Life
1950
as Wetherby Pond
Keep Your Seats, Please
1936
as A. S. Drayton
The Terror
1938
as 'Soapy' Marx
A Romance in Flanders
1937
as Colonel Wexton
Law and Disorder
1940
as Samuel Blight
The Anatomist
1956
as Dr. Knox
Inspector Hornleigh Goes to It
1941
as Sergeant Bingham
The Man in the Mirror
1936
as Interpreter
The General's Day
1972
Let the People Sing
1942
as Professor Ernst Kronak
Climbing High
1938
as Max
Sailing Along
1938
as Sylvester
The Private Secretary
1935
as Mr. Nebulae
Inspector Hornleigh
1939
as Sergeant Bingham
This Man in Paris
1939
as Macgregor
This Man Is News
1938
as MacGregor
To See Such Fun
1977
Alf's Button Afloat
1938
as The Genie of the Button
The Prodigal Daughter
1975
as Father Perfect
The Big Noise
1936
as Finny
A Fire Has Been Arranged
1935
as Cutte
Troubled Waters
1936
as Mac MacTavish
Late Extra
1935
as MacPherson
Strange Experiment
1937
as 'Pop' Lawler
The Mysterious Mr. Davis
1939
as Theodore F. Wilcox
Festival in Edinburgh
1955
as Narrator
About 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, f… With 61 credits spanning from 1935 to 1977, Alastair Sim has appeared in 57 films and 4 TV shows.
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- Scrooge (1951) — as Ebenezer Scrooge
- Stage Fright (1950) — as Commodore Gill
- The Belles of St Trinian's (1954) — as Millicent Fritton / Clarence Fritton
- Royal Flash (1975) — as Mr. Greig
- Blue Murder at St. Trinian's (1957) — as Miss Amelia Fritton
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