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
- Misleading Cases (1967) as Mr Swallow
- Cold Comfort Farm (1968) as Amos Starkadder
- Stage Fright (1950) as Commodore Gill
- The Belles of St Trinian's (1954) as Millicent Fritton / Clarence Fritton
- Royal Flash (1975) as Mr. Greig
- The Millionairess (1960) as Sagamore
- An Inspector Calls (1954) as Inspector Poole
- The Ruling Class (1972) as Bishop Lampton
- Laughter in Paradise (1951) as Deniston Russell
- Escapade (1955) as Dr. Skillingworth
- Blue Murder at St. Trinian's (1957) as Miss Amelia Fritton
- Green for Danger (1946) as Inspector Cockrill
- Rogue Male (1976) as The Earl
- Lady Godiva Rides Again (1951) as Hawtrey Murington (Optimum Films) (uncredited)
- School for Scoundrels (1960) as S. Potter
- Cottage to Let (1941) as Charles Dimble
- Inspector Hornleigh on Holiday (1939) as Sergeant Bingham
- The Happiest Days of Your Life (1950) as Wetherby Pond
- The Doctor's Dilemma (1959) as Cutler Walpole
- Hue and Cry (1947) as Felix H. Wilkinson
- The Green Man (1956) as Hawkins
- The Littlest Horse Thieves (1976) as Lord Harrogate
- The Riverside Murder (1935) as Police Sergeant 'Mac' McKay
- The Terror (1938) as 'Soapy' Marx
- A Christmas Carol (1971) as Scrooge (voice)
- Captain Boycott (1947) as Father McKeogh
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Most-watched Alastair Sim films currently: Scrooge (1951), Stage Fright (1950), The Belles of St Trinian's (1954), Royal Flash (1975), The Millionairess (1960).
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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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