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Alastair Sim
Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
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…
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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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Movies and shows, newest first
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1977
To See Such Fun
Movie
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1976
Rogue Male
Movie The Earl
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1976
The Littlest Horse Thieves
Movie Lord Harrogate
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1975
Royal Flash
Movie Mr. Greig
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1975
The Prodigal Daughter
Movie Father Perfect
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1972
The General's Day
Movie
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1972
The Ruling Class
Movie Bishop Lampton
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1971
A Christmas Carol
Movie Scrooge (voice)
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1971
Film '72
TV show Self
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1970
Play for Today
TV show
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1968
Cold Comfort Farm
TV show Amos Starkadder
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1967
Misleading Cases
TV show Mr Swallow
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1960
The Millionairess
Movie Sagamore
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1960
School for Scoundrels
Movie S. Potter
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1959
Left Right and Centre
Movie Lord Wilcot
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1959
The Doctor's Dilemma
Movie Cutler Walpole
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1957
Blue Murder at St. Trinian's
Movie Miss Amelia Fritton
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1956
The Green Man
Movie Hawkins
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1956
The Anatomist
Movie Dr. Knox
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1955
Geordie
Movie The Laird
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1955
Festival in Edinburgh
Movie Narrator
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1955
Escapade
Movie Dr. Skillingworth
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1954
The Belles of St Trinian's
Movie Millicent Fritton / Clarence Fritton
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1954
An Inspector Calls
Movie Inspector Poole
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1953
Innocents in Paris
Movie Sir Norman Barker
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1952
Folly to Be Wise
Movie Capt. William Paris
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1951
Scrooge
Movie Ebenezer Scrooge
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1951
Lady Godiva Rides Again
Movie Hawtrey Murington (Optimum Films) (uncredited)
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1951
Laughter in Paradise
Movie Deniston Russell
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1950
The Happiest Days of Your Life
Movie Wetherby Pond
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1950
Stage Fright
Movie Commodore Gill
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1948
London Belongs to Me
Movie Mr. Squales
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1947
Captain Boycott
Movie Father McKeogh
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1947
Hue and Cry
Movie Felix H. Wilkinson
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1946
Green for Danger
Movie Inspector Cockrill
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1945
Waterloo Road
Movie Dr. Montgomery
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1942
Let the People Sing
Movie Professor Ernst Kronak
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1941
Cottage to Let
Movie Charles Dimble
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1941
Inspector Hornleigh Goes to It
Movie Sergeant Bingham
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1940
Law and Disorder
Movie Samuel Blight
