Alastair Sim

Known for ActingBorn 1900-10-09Died 1976-08-19Edinburgh, Scotland, UK

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.Read more

Movies & web series

To See Such Fun

This Man in Paris

Troubled Waters

Strange Experiment

Cold Comfort Farm

The Big Noise

Inspector Hornleigh on Holiday

Sailing Along

Scrooge

A Christmas Carol

Inspector Hornleigh

Alf's Button Afloat

Inspector Hornleigh Goes to It

An Inspector Calls

Captain Boycott

Misleading Cases

The Littlest Horse Thieves

The Green Man

School for Scoundrels

Climbing High

Geordie

London Belongs to Me

A Romance in Flanders

Gangway

The Man in the Mirror

The Private Secretary

Blue Murder at St. Trinian's

Stage Fright

Play for Today

Rogue Male

The Happiest Days of Your Life

Let the People Sing

Folly to Be Wise

Green for Danger

The Ruling Class

Cottage to Let

The Doctor's Dilemma

Laughter in Paradise

Hue and Cry

The Belles of St Trinian's

The Anatomist

The Terror

Keep Your Seats, Please

A Fire Has Been Arranged

Law and Disorder

Late Extra

Left Right and Centre

The Squeaker