Alastair Sim

Alastair Sim

Scottish actor (1900–1976)

Alastair George Bell Sim was a Scottish actor. He began his theatrical career at the age of thirty and quickly became established as a popular West End performer, remaining so until his death in 1976. Starting in 1935, he also appeared in more than fifty British films, including an iconic adaptation of Charles Dickens' novella A Christmas Carol, released in 1951 as Scrooge in Great Britain and as A Christmas Carol in the United States. Though an accomplished dramatic actor, he is often remembered for his comically sinister performances.

Filmography in the catalog

Credited on 19 films (1936–1976) — matched by name in the Creator or Credits field. Also mentioned in 9 other records (descriptions, transcriptions, copyright notes).

Year ▼ Title CreatorLengthFormatColorSound
1976 Escape From The Dark Walt Disney Productions 104 min Color sound
1972 The Ruling Class Keep Films 153 min Color sound
1960 School For Scoundrels Sterling Educational Films 94 min 16mm B&W sound
1960 THE MILLIONAIRESS. Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corp 90 min 35mm Color sound
1959 The Doctor's Dilemma Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. 99 min 16mm Color sound
1958 The doctor's dilemma Indiana University Audio-Visual Center: Distributor | Teaching Film Custodians: Distributor 0:22:00 16mm Color sound
1958 The Doctor’s Dilemma. Comet Film Productions Ltd. 99 min. 35mm Color sound
1956 The Green Man Sidney Gilliat
1955 Escapade Philip Leacock
1955 Geordie Frank Launder
1954 An Inspector Calls Guy Hamilton
1953 Innocents in Paris Gordon Parry
1951 Laughter in paradise. Stratford Pictures Corp. 99 min. 35mm B&W sound
1948 London Belongs to Me Sidney Gilliat
1947 Hue and Cry Charles Crichton
1941 Inspector Hornleigh Goes To It Walter Forde
1939 THIS MAN IS NEWS. Paramount Pictures Inc. 8 reels B&W
1938 Inspector Hornleigh Eugene Forde
1936 THE BIG NOISE. Vitaphone Corp. 7 reels B&W