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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Alastair Sim, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Also Known As
Movie Appearances
Stage Fright
as Commodore Gill
1950
The Millionairess
as Sagamore
1960
The Belles of St Trinian's
as Millicent Fritton / Clarence Fritton
1954
The Ruling Class
as Bishop Lampton
1972
Scrooge
as Ebenezer Scrooge
1951
A Romance in Flanders
as Colonel Wexton
1937
Green for Danger
as Inspector Cockrill
1946
Geordie
as The Laird
1955
School for Scoundrels
as S. Potter
1960
Hue and Cry
as Felix H. Wilkinson
1947
Blue Murder at St Trinian's
as Miss Amelia Fritton
1957
Waterloo Road
as Dr. Montgomery
1945
An Inspector Calls
as Inspector Poole
1954
Laughter in Paradise
as Deniston Russell
1951
Cottage to Let
as Charles Dimble
1941
The Happiest Days of Your Life
as Wetherby Pond
1950
The Green Man
as Hawkins
1956
Rogue Male
as The Earl
1976
The Prodigal Daughter
as Father Perfect
1975
Left Right and Centre
as Lord Wilcot
1959
