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Alastair Sim

Oct 09, 1900 - Aug 19, 1976 (75 years old) in 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 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.

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Known For

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Play for Today
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Captain Boycott
Father McKeogh
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The Doctor's Dilemma
Cutler Walpole
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Alf's Button Afloat
The Genie of the Button
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The Riverside Murder
Police Sergeant 'Mac' McKay
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The Big Noise
Finny
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The Terror
'Soapy' Marx
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Keep Your Seats, Please
A. S. Drayton
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Royal Flash
Mr. Greig
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Let the People Sing
Professor Ernst Kronak

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