
Alastair Sim
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.…
Filmography

To See Such Fun
1977 · 10.0

This Man in Paris
1939 · 10.0
Troubled Waters
1936 · 10.0
Strange Experiment
1937 · 9.0

Cold Comfort Farm
1968 · 8.0
The Big Noise
1936 · 8.0

Inspector Hornleigh on Holiday
1939 · 7.9

Sailing Along
1938 · 7.8

Alf's Button Afloat
1938 · 7.5

Inspector Hornleigh
1939 · 7.5

Scrooge
1951 · 7.4

Inspector Hornleigh Goes to It
1941 · 7.4

An Inspector Calls
1954 · 7.2

A Christmas Carol
1971 · 7.2

Captain Boycott
1947 · 7.2

Climbing High
1938 · 7.1
Misleading Cases
1967 · 7.0

London Belongs to Me
1948 · 7.0

Gangway
1937 · 7.0

The Man in the Mirror
1936 · 7.0

A Romance in Flanders
1937 · 7.0

The Private Secretary
1935 · 7.0

The Green Man
1956 · 7.0

School for Scoundrels
1960 · 6.9

The Littlest Horse Thieves
1976 · 6.9

Geordie
1955 · 6.9

Blue Murder at St. Trinian's
1957 · 6.8

Stage Fright
1950 · 6.8

Let the People Sing
1942 · 6.8

Green for Danger
1946 · 6.7

The Happiest Days of Your Life
1950 · 6.7

Folly to Be Wise
1952 · 6.7

Cottage to Let
1941 · 6.7

Play for Today
1970 · 6.6

Rogue Male
1976 · 6.5

The Doctor's Dilemma
1959 · 6.5

Laughter in Paradise
1951 · 6.5

Hue and Cry
1947 · 6.5

Keep Your Seats, Please
1936 · 6.5
The Terror
1938 · 6.5

The Ruling Class
1972 · 6.4

The Belles of St Trinian's
1954 · 6.4

A Fire Has Been Arranged
1935 · 6.4

The Squeaker
1937 · 6.3

Late Extra
1935 · 6.3

The Anatomist
1956 · 6.3

Law and Disorder
1940 · 6.3

Left Right and Centre
1959 · 6.1

Waterloo Road
1945 · 6.0

Lady Godiva Rides Again
1951 · 5.9

Royal Flash
1975 · 5.9

The Mysterious Mr. Davis
1939 · 5.8

Escapade
1955 · 5.6

The Riverside Murder
1935 · 5.5

The Millionairess
1960 · 5.3

This Man Is News
1938 · 5.3

Innocents in Paris
1953 · 5.2
The Prodigal Daughter
1975 · 4.5

The General's Day
1972 · 0.0
Festival in Edinburgh
1955 · 0.0