From Wikipedia the free encyclopedia 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 Trinians films He was famously described by comedian Ronnie Corbett as a sadfaced actor with the voice of a fastidious ghoul in Corbetts autobiography High Hopes Description above from the Wikipedia article Alastair Sim licensed under CCBYSA full list of contributors on Wikipedia