Alastair Sim

Born: 1900-10-09, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK

Died: 1976-08-19

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

• Scrooge (1951)
• The Doctor's Dilemma (1959)
• The Ruling Class (1972)
• Cold Comfort Farm (1968)
• Rogue Male (1976)
• Royal Flash (1975)
• Green for Danger (1946)
• The Green Man (1956)
• The Happiest Days of Your Life (1950)
• Laughter in Paradise (1951)
• The Belles of St Trinian's (1954)
• Blue Murder at St. Trinian's (1957)
• Captain Boycott (1947)
• Geordie (1955)
• Hue and Cry (1947)
• The Riverside Murder (1935)
• London Belongs to Me (1948)
• Cottage to Let (1941)
• Late Extra (1935)
• Inspector Hornleigh Goes to It (1941)
• Let the People Sing (1942)
• Inspector Hornleigh (1939)
• Innocents in Paris (1953)
• Lady Godiva Rides Again (1951)
• Folly to Be Wise (1952)
• This Man in Paris (1939)
• Sailing Along (1938)
• Left Right and Centre (1959)
• The Littlest Horse Thieves (1976)
• Climbing High (1938)