Alastair Sim. Actor: A Christmas Carol. The son of Alexander Sim JP and Isabella McIntyre, Alastair Sim was educated in Edinburgh. Always interested in language (especially the spoken word) he became …

Brian Desmond Hurst directs a fine cast, headed by the incomparable Alastair Sim (a man who can play both malevolent and humorous) as the about-to-be-redeemed Ebenezer Scrooge.

Naturally gifted in comedy films, Alastair Sim also was a highly regarded actor of the theatre. Plus, he was a natural scene-stealer! Away from acting very little is known about this intensely private man.

TCM looks back at the history of Christmas movies from classics like "Scrooge," "It's a Wonderful Life," "Miracle on 34th Street," and "White Christmas" to contemporary films like "Home Alone."

Cast Edit (in credits order) verified as complete Alastair Sim Ebenezer Scrooge Kathleen Harrison Mrs. Dilber

An Inspector Calls: Directed by Guy Hamilton. With Alastair Sim, Arthur Young, Olga Lindo, Brian Worth. A wealthy family is visited by a police inspector who questions them about the suicide of a young …

Alastair Sim. Actor: A Christmas Carol. The son of Alexander Sim JP and Isabella McIntyre, Alastair Sim was educated in Edinburgh. Always interested in language (especially the spoken word) he became …

Alastair Sims carries this 1951 version of "A Christmas Carol" without a doubt. The inimitable Sims, with the perfect physical appearance of larger than life eyes, makes the most convincing, ebullient, overly …

The Belles of St. Trinian's: Directed by Frank Launder. With Alastair Sim, Joyce Grenfell, George Cole, Hermione Baddeley. The schoolgirls of St. Trinian's are more interested in racing forms than books; …

The hilarious Alastair Sim stars as Hawkins, a freelance assassin who merrily goes round the world blowing up pompous twits. He runs into trouble, however, when he writes some notes on his girl …