Alastair Sim

1900-1976

Biography: life and films

Alastair Sim was a Scottish actor. He was born in Edinburgh, Scotland on 9th October 1900 and died in London, England on 19th August 1976, aged 75.

His best films as an actor include Alex Bryce's The Big Noise (1936), Sidney Gilliat's Waterloo Road (1945), Charles Crichton's comedy-thriller Hue and Cry (1947), Mario Zampi's comedy Laughter in Paradise (1951) and Frank Launder's The Belles of St. Trinian's (1954).

Alastair Sim appeared in 55 films.

He has most frequently worked with the following directors: Frank Launder (6 films), Sidney Gilliat (4), Maurice Elvey (4), Albert Parker (4), David MacDonald (3), Anthony Asquith (3), Walter Forde (2), Sonnie Hale (2), Alex Bryce (2) and Albert de Courville (2).

His most frequent genres include: comedy (28 films), drama (17), romance (5), Thriller (5), crime-thriller (4), comedy-thriller (4), comedy-romance (4), comedy-drama (4), War (3) and Fantasy (3).

Our average rating for Alastair Sim over all films is: 3.0

Filmography

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A Fire Has Been Arranged (1935) [a]

Late Extra (1935) [a]

The Case of Gabriel Perry (1935) [a]

The Private Secretary (1935) [a]

The Riverside Murder (1935) [a]

Keep Your Seats, Please (1936) [a]

Man in the Mirror (1936) [a]

The Big Noise (1936) [a]

The Man in the Mirror (1936) [a]

Troubled Waters (1936) [a]

Wedding Group (1936) [a]

A Romance in Flanders (1937) [a]

Clothes and the Woman (1937) [a]

Gangway (1937) [a]

Melody and Romance (1937) [a]

Strange Experiment (1937) [a]

The Squeaker (1937) [a]

Alf's Button Afloat (1938) [a]

Climbing High (1938) [a]

Sailing Along (1938) [a]

The Terror (1938) [a]

This Man Is News (1938) [a]

Inspector Hornleigh on Holiday (1939) [a]

Inspector Hornleigh (1939) [a]

The Mysterious Mr. Davis (1939) [a]

This Man in Paris (1939) [a]

Law and Disorder (1940) [a]

Cottage to Let (1941) [a]

Inspector Hornleigh Goes to It (1941) [a]

Let the People Sing (1942) [a]

Waterloo Road (1945) [a]

Green for Danger (1946) [a]

Captain Boycott (1947) [a]

Hue and Cry (1947) [a]

London Belongs to Me (1948) [a]

Stage Fright (1950) [a]

The Happiest Days of Your Life (1950) [a]

Laughter in Paradise (1951) [a]

Scrooge (1951) [a]

Folly to Be Wise (1953) [a]

Innocents in Paris (1953) [a]

An Inspector Calls (1954) [a]

The Belles of St. Trinian's (1954) [a]

Escapade (1955) [a]

Geordie (1955) [a]

The Green Man (1956) [a]

Blue Murder at St. Trinian's (1957) [a]

The Doctor's Dilemma (1958) [a]

Left Right and Centre (1959) [a]

School for Scoundrels (1960) [a]

The Millionairess (1960) [a]

The Anatomist (1961) [a]

The Ruling Class (1972) [a]

Royal Flash (1975) [a]

Escape from the Dark (1976) [a]



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