A Christmas Carol - who did the best job of acting as Ebenezer Scrooge?

LTC Stephen F. — Wed, 02 Dec 2015 20:29:47 -0500

As Christmas approaches many different Christmas films are shown repeatedly every year. Some are one-hit-wonders or flops while others bring joy or other emotions every year to both first time viewers and others who see the film each year.
A Christmas Carol was written by Charles Dickens in 1843. There have been many different versions from the serious to the childish [McScrooge, Muppet Scrooge, etc.]
Which version of a Christmas Carol is your favorite?

Response by LTC Stephen F. made Dec 2 at 2015 8:31 PM

LTC Stephen F. — Wed, 02 Dec 2015 20:31:18 -0500

My favorite version of A Christmas Carol is George C. Scott in 1984 A Christmas Carol. Albert Finney is the second best as far as I am concerned

Response by LTC Stephen C. made Dec 2 at 2015 8:32 PM

LTC Stephen C. — Wed, 02 Dec 2015 20:32:47 -0500

Believe it or not, LTC Stephen F., one of our Christmas favorites is Scrooged, so I'm going with Bill Murray!

Response by CAPT Kevin B. made Dec 2 at 2015 8:58 PM

CAPT Kevin B. — Wed, 02 Dec 2015 20:58:52 -0500

Alastair Sim has been the standard for me. I did see Albert Finney at the Drive-In but frankly I was paying much more attention to .......

Response by SGT Private RallyPoint Member made Dec 2 at 2015 9:59 PM

SGT Private RallyPoint Member — Wed, 02 Dec 2015 21:59:05 -0500

I like the old black and white movie.

Response by SGT Francis Wright made Dec 2 at 2015 10:37 PM

SGT Francis Wright — Wed, 02 Dec 2015 22:37:22 -0500

They are all good, but I prefer Mr Magoo. Just enjoy cartoons.

Response by SrA Daniel Hunter made Dec 2 at 2015 10:55 PM

SrA Daniel Hunter — Wed, 02 Dec 2015 22:55:57 -0500

Patrick Stewart. In my opinion one of the top 5 actors of our time.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0216621/

A Christmas Carol (TV Movie 1999)

Directed by David Hugh Jones. With Patrick Stewart, Richard E. Grant, Joel Grey, Ian McNeice. An adaptation of the famous novel by Charles Dickens.

Response by SP5 Mark Kuzinski made Dec 2 at 2015 11:21 PM

SP5 Mark Kuzinski — Wed, 02 Dec 2015 23:21:24 -0500

Sim's was awesome.

Response by SGT Robert Hawks made Dec 3 at 2015 1:18 AM

SGT Robert Hawks — Thu, 03 Dec 2015 01:18:08 -0500

I like Michael Cane in A Muppets Christmas Carol

Response by Maj Kim Patterson made Dec 3 at 2015 3:06 AM

Maj Kim Patterson — Thu, 03 Dec 2015 03:06:26 -0500

I'm partial to Mr Magoo but Disney has a pretty good version. I'm pretty certain I've seen them all.

Response by SSG Michael Hathaway made Dec 3 at 2015 4:31 AM

SSG Michael Hathaway — Thu, 03 Dec 2015 04:31:43 -0500

Bill Murray, hands down.

Response by SPC Nathan Freeman made Dec 3 at 2015 5:40 PM

SPC Nathan Freeman — Thu, 03 Dec 2015 17:40:37 -0500

Patrick Stewart of Star Trek fame did a good job. I haven't seen some of the others besides the cartoon versions

Response by LTC Jeffrey Strickland made Dec 3 at 2015 7:31 PM

LTC Jeffrey Strickland — Thu, 03 Dec 2015 19:31:53 -0500

LTC Stephen F., You forgot Bill Murray in "Scrooged".

Response by PO3 Steven Sherrill made Dec 4 at 2015 12:25 PM

PO3 Steven Sherrill — Fri, 04 Dec 2015 12:25:44 -0500

Purists will hate me, but for me it is a toss up between Bill Murray in Scrooged and Scrooge McDuck in Mickey's Christmas Carol. Those also both happen to be my favorite tellings of the story. If pressed for one of the two, I would give the edge to Murray as his Scrooge ordered a rigger to staple antlers to a mouse's head.

Response by Alan K. made Jun 12 at 2016 7:32 AM

Alan K. — Sun, 12 Jun 2016 07:32:53 -0400

You just can't top the intensity of George C. Scott.....