Where to watch Alastair Sim in the UK
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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.
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- Play for Today (1970) Cast
- Film '72 (1971) as Self
- Scrooge (1951) as Ebenezer Scrooge
- Stage Fright (1950) as Commodore Gill
- Misleading Cases (1967) as Mr Swallow
- The Ruling Class (1972) as Bishop Lampton
- An Inspector Calls (1954) as Inspector Poole
- The Doctor's Dilemma (1959) as Cutler Walpole
- Green for Danger (1946) as Inspector Cockrill
- The Belles of St Trinian's (1954) as Millicent Fritton / Clarence Fritton
- Rogue Male (1976) as The Earl
- Escapade (1955) as Dr. Skillingworth
- The Happiest Days of Your Life (1950) as Wetherby Pond
- Cold Comfort Farm (1968) as Amos Starkadder
- The Millionairess (1960) as Sagamore
- Cottage to Let (1941) as Charles Dimble
- Royal Flash (1975) as Mr. Greig
- Innocents in Paris (1953) as Sir Norman Barker
- The Green Man (1956) as Hawkins
- Captain Boycott (1947) as Father McKeogh
- The Squeaker (1937) as Joshua Collie
- Hue and Cry (1947) as Felix H. Wilkinson
- Laughter in Paradise (1951) as Deniston Russell
- Blue Murder at St. Trinian's (1957) as Miss Amelia Fritton
- The Riverside Murder (1935) as Police Sergeant 'Mac' McKay
- Folly to Be Wise (1952) as Capt. William Paris
- The Prodigal Daughter (1975) as Father Perfect
- Lady Godiva Rides Again (1951) as Hawtrey Murington (Optimum Films) (uncredited)
- A Christmas Carol (1971) as Scrooge (voice)
- Let the People Sing (1942) as Professor Ernst Kronak
- Law and Disorder (1940) as Samuel Blight
- Inspector Hornleigh Goes to It (1941) as Sergeant Bingham
- London Belongs to Me (1948) as Mr. Squales
- School for Scoundrels (1960) as S. Potter
- The Terror (1938) as 'Soapy' Marx
- This Man in Paris (1939) as Macgregor
- A Romance in Flanders (1937) as Colonel Wexton
- Alf's Button Afloat (1938) as The Genie of the Button
- A Fire Has Been Arranged (1935) as Cutte
- Gangway (1937) as Detective Taggett
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Most-watched Alastair Sim films currently: Scrooge (1951), Stage Fright (1950), The Ruling Class (1972), An Inspector Calls (1954), The Doctor's Dilemma (1959).
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Selected TV credits: Play for Today (1970), Film '72 (1971), Misleading Cases (1967), Cold Comfort Farm (1968).
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