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Alastair Sim

Born 1900-10-09

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.

Known for

A Christmas Carol 1951 · 8.1 Stage Fright 1950 · 7.0 The Ruling Class 1972 · 7.2 Green for Danger 1946 · 7.4 An Inspector Calls 1954 · 7.5 School for Scoundrels 1960 · 7.3 Royal Flash 1975 · 6.3 The Happiest Days of Your Life 1950 · 7.2 Hue and Cry 1947 · 6.7 Blue Murder at St. Trinian's 1957 · 6.4 Bombsight Stolen 1941 · 6.7 Innocents in Paris 1953 · 5.8 The Littlest Horse Thieves 1976 · 6.9 Left Right and Centre 1959 · 6.2