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Alastair Sim

Scottish actor (1900–1976)
Person Human Q968586
Alastair Sim

Facts

21 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[16]
Date of birth
October 9, 1900
Date of death
August 19, 1976
Place of birth
Edinburgh
Place of death
London
Country of citizenship
United Kingdom[10]
Occupation
stage actor, film actor, television actor, actor
Employer
University of Edinburgh[12]
Position held
Rector of the University of Edinburgh[11]
Educated at
James Gillespie's High School, George Heriot's School[13][14]
Award received
Commander of the Order of the British Empire[15]
Spouse
Naomi Sim[9]
Official website
www.alastairsim.net[22]
Cause of death
lung cancer[17]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English
Family name
Sim[18]
Given name
Alastair, George, Bell[19][20][21]
Manner of death
natural causes[23]
Number of children
+1
Start of work period
1930
🏷️ Also known as
en Alastair George Bell Sim en Alastair Sim ar أليستر سيم el Αλαστέαρ Σιμ es Alistair Sim fa الستر سیم he אלסטייר סים hi एलिस्टेयर सिम ja アラステア・シム ja アリステア・シム ko 앨러스터 심 ko 앨러스터 조지 벨 심 ru Аластер Сим ru Сим, Аластер sv Sim zh 阿拉斯泰尔·西姆 zh 阿拉斯泰爾·西姆
🔖 Identifiers · 64
ISNI
0000000063099491
VIAF cluster ID
42041602
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n82090859
GND ID
118860887
AdoroCinema person ID
10276
AllMovie person ID
p65716
American Film Institute person ID
9013
BBC Things ID
e562f8b5-989b-4076-af49-bd2341a5d69f
Behind The Voice Actors person ID
Alastair-Sim
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
14043894n
British Comedy Guide person ID
alastair_sim
CINE21 person ID
44136
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CINEFOX person ID
43595
CineMagia person ID
31834
Cinémathèque québécoise person ID
32022
Danish National Filmography person ID
110379
Discogs artist ID
1619646
Disney A to Z ID
sim-alastair
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
biography/Alastair-Sim
FAST ID
95080
FID performing arts ID
agent/gnd_118860887
Fandango person ID
623111
Fandom article ID
disney:Alastair_Sim
Film.ru person ID
alister-sim
FilmPolski ID
105660
Find a Grave memorial ID
6522817
Freebase ID
/m/012wgv
Gazetteer for Scotland person ID
267
Geni profile ID
6000000014710856363
HAND ID
0734-CA53-A1B5-C717-9206
IMDb ID
nm0799237
IdRef ID
18843092X
Internet Broadway Database person ID
60092
J9U entity ID
987007424199805171
Kinobox person ID
25044
LdiF person ID
75429, 114669
Libraries Australia ID
35364442
Listal ID
alastair-sim
MYmovies person ID
5347
NLA Trove people ID
926550
NNDB people ID
873/000098579
National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID
XX1546443
National Portrait Gallery (London) person ID
mp12170
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
308263669
OFDb person ID
78667
Open Media Database person ID
20394
Open Plaques subject ID
49
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography ID
31686
Oxford Reference overview ID
20110803100506514
PORT person ID
107901
Plex person key
5d77682a7e9a3c0020c6b409
Prabook ID
1094487
RedBA Granada authority ID
65243
SBN author ID
RAVV089353
SNAC ARK ID
w6933mf2
Sinemalar person ID
70971
Swedish Film Database person ID
120777
TCM Movie Database person ID (archived)
177734|9013
TMDB person ID
20394
UK National Archives ID
F43083
WikiTree person ID
Sim-480
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJgH7xFqmmPcBxDJ3XgBT3
Yale LUX ID
person/e9d0bc2a-5e11-4ee6-a948-009d556fcedd
ČSFD person ID
70914

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Occupation 3
film actor, stage actor, television actor
Award received 1
Commander of the Order of the British Empire
Cause of death 1
lung cancer
Country of citizenship 1
United Kingdom
Educated at 1
George Heriot's School
Employer 1
University of Edinburgh
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Manner of death 1
natural causes
Place of birth 1
Edinburgh
Place of death 1
London
Sex or gender 1
male
← Voice actor 1
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Summary

Alastair Sim's place of birth was Edinburgh[1]. He was born on October 9, 1900[2]. He passed away in London[3]. He died on August 19, 1976[4]. He worked as a stage actor[5], film actor[6], television actor[7], and actor[8].

Body

Education

Educated at James Gillespie's High School[13], a secondary school[24], in United Kingdom[25], founded in 1803[26], headquartered in Bruntisfield House[27] and George Heriot's School[14], an independent school[28], in United Kingdom[29], founded in 1628[30].

FAQs

Where was Alastair Sim born?

Alastair Sim's place of birth was Edinburgh[1].

Where did Alastair Sim die?

Alastair Sim passed away in London[3].

Who was Alastair Sim married to?

Alastair Sim's spouses include Naomi Sim[9].

What did Alastair Sim do for work?

Alastair Sim worked as stage actor[5], film actor[6], television actor[7], and actor[8].

Where did Alastair Sim go to school?

Alastair Sim was educated at James Gillespie's High School[13] and George Heriot's School[14].

What awards did Alastair Sim receive?

Honors received include Commander of the Order of the British Empire[15].

Related Entities

London Stage Fright United Kingdom

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  3. [26] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 6w ago · StorchPDF · 2026-09-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    PORT person ID → 107901
    "Created claim: PORT person ID: 107901, batch #275236"
  2. 9w ago · MsMorale · 2026-09-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    HAND ID → 0734-CA53-A1B5-C717-9206
    Given name → Alastair, George, Bell
    CINE21 person ID → 44136
    Sinemalar person ID → 70971
    "Created claim: Sinemalar person ID: 70971, batch #270606"
  3. 19w ago · YoureAGhostBaby · 2026-06-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Given name → Alastair, George, Bell
    "Changed claim: Given name: Alastair"
  4. 24w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → stage actor, film actor, television actor +1
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #32157: import P21 and P106 from GND (38)"
  5. 25w ago · ならちゃん · 2026-05-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Given name → Alastair, George, Bell
    Employer → University of Edinburgh
    Place of birth → Edinburgh
    Languages spoken, written or signed → English
    + 16 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #31940"
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