Portrait of Alastair Sim

Acting

Alastair Sim

Career

Active from 1935 to 1976, busiest in 1938 with 5 main titles.

Leading roles
37
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score65/100
Highest rated
Poster for School for Scoundrels
School for Scoundrels
GoodWatch score85/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 26 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.8 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.3 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 3.2 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Alastair Sim Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    1.9, average 5.4
  • Violence
    2.7, average 4.1
  • Tech & Humanity
    0.4, average 1.6
  • Uncanny
    1.4, average 2.5

Main genres

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Recurring tags

  • Social Commentary 6
  • Slapstick Humor 3
  • Moral Dilemma 3
  • British Cinema 3
  • Satirical 3
  • Dialogue-Driven 3
  • Quirky Characters 3
  • Situational Humor 3
  • Nostalgic Charm 3
  • Witty Dialogue 3
  • Character-Driven 3
  • Classic British Cinema 3

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

58
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1970s

7 titles ยท average score 68
Rogue Male
Rogue Male (1976)
GoodWatch score 60

as The Earl

The Littlest Horse Thieves
The Littlest Horse Thieves (1976)
GoodWatch score 65

as Lord Harrogate

The Prodigal Daughter
The Prodigal Daughter (1975)

as Father Perfect

Royal Flash
Royal Flash (1975)
GoodWatch score 55

as Mr. Greig

The Ruling Class
The Ruling Class (1972)
GoodWatch score 78

as Bishop Lampton

A Christmas Carol
A Christmas Carol (1971)
GoodWatch score 77

as Scrooge (voice)

Play for Today
Play for Today (1970)
GoodWatch score 72

TV show

1960s

4 titles ยท average score 59
Cold Comfort Farm
Cold Comfort Farm (1968)

TV show ยท as Amos Starkadder

Misleading Cases
Misleading Cases (1967)

TV show ยท as Mr Swallow

School for Scoundrels
School for Scoundrels (1960)
GoodWatch score 85

as S. Potter

The Millionairess
The Millionairess (1960)
GoodWatch score 34

as Sagamore

1950s

17 titles ยท average score 65
The Doctor's Dilemma
The Doctor's Dilemma (1959)
GoodWatch score 61

as Cutler Walpole

The Green Man
The Green Man (1956)
GoodWatch score 70

as Hawkins

Escapade
Escapade (1955)
GoodWatch score 59

as Dr. Skillingworth

Geordie
Geordie (1955)
GoodWatch score 58

as The Laird

The Belles of St Trinian's
The Belles of St Trinian's (1954)
GoodWatch score 65

as Millicent Fritton / Clarence Fritton

An Inspector Calls
An Inspector Calls (1954)
GoodWatch score 75

as Inspector Poole

Innocents in Paris
Innocents in Paris (1953)
GoodWatch score 41

as Sir Norman Barker

Folly to Be Wise
Folly to Be Wise (1952)
GoodWatch score 64

as Capt. William Paris

Scrooge
Scrooge (1951)
GoodWatch score 83

as Ebenezer Scrooge

Laughter in Paradise
Laughter in Paradise (1951)
GoodWatch score 66

as Deniston Russell

The Happiest Days of Your Life
The Happiest Days of Your Life (1950)
GoodWatch score 72

as Wetherby Pond

Stage Fright
Stage Fright (1950)
GoodWatch score 71

as Commodore Gill

1940s

9 titles ยท average score 65
London Belongs to Me
London Belongs to Me (1948)
GoodWatch score 52

as Mr. Squales

Hue and Cry
Hue and Cry (1947)
GoodWatch score 67

as Felix H. Wilkinson

Captain Boycott
Captain Boycott (1947)
GoodWatch score 68

as Father McKeogh

Green for Danger
Green for Danger (1946)
GoodWatch score 73

as Inspector Cockrill

Waterloo Road
Waterloo Road (1945)
GoodWatch score 56

as Dr. Montgomery

Let the People Sing
Let the People Sing (1942)

as Professor Ernst Kronak

Inspector Hornleigh Goes to It
Inspector Hornleigh Goes to It (1941)
GoodWatch score 70

as Sergeant Bingham

Cottage to Let
Cottage to Let (1941)
GoodWatch score 67

as Charles Dimble

Law and Disorder
Law and Disorder (1940)

as Samuel Blight

1930s

21 titles ยท average score 64
Inspector Hornleigh on Holiday
Inspector Hornleigh on Holiday (1939)
GoodWatch score 73

as Sergeant Bingham

Inspector Hornleigh
Inspector Hornleigh (1939)
GoodWatch score 70

as Sergeant Bingham

This Man in Paris
This Man in Paris (1939)

as Macgregor

This Man Is News
This Man Is News (1938)

as MacGregor

The Terror
The Terror (1938)
GoodWatch score 60

as 'Soapy' Marx

The Squeaker
The Squeaker (1937)
GoodWatch score 62

as Joshua Collie

Keep Your Seats, Please
Keep Your Seats, Please (1936)
GoodWatch score 63

as A. S. Drayton

Troubled Waters
Troubled Waters (1936)

as Mac MacTavish

The Big Noise
The Big Noise (1936)

as Finny

Late Extra
Late Extra (1935)

as MacPherson

The Riverside Murder
The Riverside Murder (1935)
GoodWatch score 56

as Police Sergeant 'Mac' McKay

A Fire Has Been Arranged
A Fire Has Been Arranged (1935)

as Cutte