Ebenezer Scrooge

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Ebenezer Scrooge is the main character in the Charles Dickens' tale, A Christmas Carol. He is a very cold-hearted, selfish man, who has no love for Christmas, children, or anything that even resembles happiness. The story of his transformation by the three Ghosts of Christmas (Past, Present, and Yet to Come) has become a defining tale of the Christmas holiday.

Bah, humbug!

[edit] Portrayals

Picture	Production	Year	Actor	Notes
Portrayals of Scrooge
	Scrooge; or Marley's Ghost	1901	unknown
	A Christmas Carol	1908	Thomas Ricketts
	A Christmas Carol	1910	Marc McDermott
	A Christmas Carol	1913	Sir Seymour Hicks
	A Christmas Carol	1914	Charles Rock
	The Right to be Happy	1916	Rupert Julian
	A Christmas Carol	1922	H. V. Esmond
	A Christmas Carol	1923	Russell Thorndike
	Old Scrooge	1926	unknown
	A Christmas Carol	1928	Bransby Williams
	Scrooge	1935	Sir Seymour Hicks
	A Christmas Carol	1938	Reginald Owen	Reginald Owen played Scr0oge in the 1938 film produced by MGM. The feature was originally intended to star Lionel Barrymore, who played the role of Scrooge annually on radio, but Barrymore was forced to drop out of the film because of his arthritis.
	A Christmas Carol	1943	William Podmore
	A Christmas Carol	1947	John Carradine
	A Christmas Carol	1948	Dennis King
	A Christmas Carol	1949	Taylor Holmes
	A Christmas Carol	1950	Bransby Williams
	Scrooge	1951	Alastair Sim	Alastair Sim's performance as Ebenezer Scrooge in the 1950 production "Scrooge" is generally regarded as the definitive portrayal of the role. The film expands on the original story by adding Scrooge's rise as a prominent businessman who was corrupted by a greedy new mentor that had lured him away from the benevolent Mr. Fezziwig. Sim reprised the role two decades later, lending his voice to Richard Williams' 1971 animated version of the tale.
	A Christmas Carol	1951	Ralph Richardson
	A Christmas Carol	1952	Malcolm Keen
	A Christmas Carol	1953	Noel Leslie
	A Christmas Carol	1954	Fredric March
	The Stingiest Man in Town	1956	Basil Rathbone	Basil Rathborn plays Scrooge in a musical adaptation of the tale, originally broadcast live on The Alcoa Theater. Rathbone would go on to play Scrooge again in 1958's film of "A Christmas Carol" as well.
	The Trail to Christmas	1957	John McIntire
	A Christmas Carol	1- 1958	Basil Rathbone	Rathborn reprises the role of Scrooge in this production. He had played Scrooge prevously in the 1956 production of The Stingiest Man in Town.
	Mister Magoo's Christmas Carol	1962	Quincy Magoo (voiced by Jim Backus)	Mr. Magoo takes on an acting role where he plays Scrooge in a Broadway theatre play. There are number of references to Scrooge's (more accurately Magoo's) myopic vision within the stage production presented in the special, a nod to the Magoo character. In the opening Mr. Magoo, out of character, is shown arriving at the theater, and at the end is shown taking a bow with the other actors.
	Mr. Scrooge	1964	Cyril Ritchard
	Carry on Christmas	1969	Sid James
	Famous Classic Tales: A Christmas Carol	1970	Ron Haddrick
	Scrooge	1970	Albert Finney	Albert Finney potrayal of Scrooge in this musical adaptation of A Christmas Carol which won him the a Golden Globe for The Best Motion Picture Actor in a Musical/Comedy in 1971.
	A Christmas Carol	1971	voiced by Alistair Sim	Alistar Sim, famously known for playing Scrooge in the 1950 production "Scrooge", reprises the role - this time voicing the character of Ebenezer for an animated adapation.
	A Christmas Carol	1977	Michael Hordern
	A Christmas Carol	1978	Warren Graves
	The Stingiest Man in Town	1978	vioced by Walter Matthau
	Rich Little's Christmas Carol	1978	Rich Little (as W. C. Fields)
	Bugs Bunny's Christmas Carol	1979	Yosemite Sam (voiced by Mel Blanc)
	A Christmas Carol	1981	William Paterson
	A Christmas Carol	1982	Richard Hilger
	The Gospel According to Scrooge	1983	Robert Buchanan
	Mickey's Christmas Carol	1983	Scrooge McDuck (voiced by Alan Young)	The character was created by Disney comic book writer/artist Carl Barks in 1947 for a Donald Duck comic book story titled "Christmas on Bear Mountain". Originally intended as a one-shot character, Scrooge proved to be so popular that he made many reappearances since then, and eventually he replaced Donald as the starring character in Barks' stories. He was named after the Ebenezer Scrooge characteer, so it was quite fitting that he would portray that character in Mickey's Christmas Carol. Scrooge was voiced by Alan Young, who created the 1977 record album on which the movie was based upon, and reprise the role for the series DuckTales (which, ironically, never had a Christmas episode) as well as the direct-to-video films Mickey's Once and Twice Upon a Christmas.
	Scrooge's Rock 'N' Roll Christmas	1984	Jack Elam
	A Christmas Carol	1984	George C. Scott	Scott was nominated for an Emmy for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series or a Special for his portrayal in this version of A Christmas Carol. Scrooge notably wears dress-slacks, a dress-shirt, a vest and a smoking jacket on his journey through Christmases past, present and future rather then the traditional nightgown, slippers and cap. Sources have stated that Scott openly reeled at the thought of portraying Scrooge under such conditions, especially in mid-winter England.
	A Christmas Carol	1984	Michel Bouquet
	Christmas Carol II the Sequel	1985	James Whitmore
	The Muppet Christmas Carol	1992	Michael Caine	The british character actor is very believable as Scrooge in Brian Henson's directorial debut.
	A Flintstones' Christmas Carol	1993	Fred Flintstone (voiced by Henry Corden)	Fred wins the role of Scrooge in the play of A Christmas Carol at the Bedrock Community Theatre, he becomes so obsessed with the part that he begins living it, and through playing Scrooge, he ends up learning a valuable lesson about his own selfishness.
	A Christmas Carol	1994	unknown
	A Christmas Carol	1997	Tim Curry	The consumate British actor, best known for his crossdressing role as Dr. Frank N. Furter in The Rocky Horror Picture Show plays it straight here.
	Ebenezer	1997	Jack Palance	Set in the wild west, Palance portrays Scrooge as the "most greedy, corrupt and mean-spirited crook in the old West".
	A Christmas Carol	1999	Patrick Stewart	The British actor best known as Capt. Jean-Luc Picard from the TV and movie versions of Star Trek: The Next Generation also perfomed a one-man version of Dickens' play in the 1990s in London and New York.
	A Christmas Carol	2000	Ross Kemp (as Eddie Scrooge)	Eddie Scrooge, played by Ross Kemp, is an unscrupulous loan shark living on a poor estate, his business partner Jacob Marley is killed while out on business, though Eddie knows why he was killed he does no disclose this information to the police, or Marley's family. In this modern adaptation, Eddie is taught the true meaning of Christmas by the three ghosts of Christmas, past, present and future.
	Christmas Carol: The Movie	2001	Simon Callow
	Scrooge and Marley	2001	Dean Jones
	A Christmas Carol: The Musical	2004	Kelsey Grammer
	The Northern Ballet Theatre presents A Christmas Carol	2005	Jeremy Kerridge
	A Christmas Carol: Scrooge's Ghostly Tale	2006	unknown
	The Carol Project	2006	Bill Bourne
	The Nutcracker: A Christmas Story	2007	Marc Wenke
	A Christmas Carol	2009	Voiced by Jim Carrey	The film, directed by Robert Zemeckis, uses the motion capture techniques previously featured on The Polar Express. Zemeckis wrote the screenplay with Jim Carrey in mind, and - like Tom Hanks in The Polar Express - Carrey plays multiple roles in the film, including Ebenezer Scrooge as a young, middle-aged, and old man, along with the three ghosts who haunt him.
Female Scrooges
Picture	Production	Year	Actress	Notes
	Scrooge: A Christmas Sarah	1990	Sarah Greene (as Sarah Scrooge)
	Ebbie	1995	Susan Lucci (as Elizabeth "Ebbie" Scrooge)	Best known as Erica Kane on All My children, Lucci portrays a department store manager.
	Ms. Scrooge	1997	Cicely Tyson (as Ebenita Scrooge)
	A Diva's Christmas Carol	2000	Vanessa Williams (as Ebony Scrooge)
Other Characters in the Scrooge Role
Picture	Production	Year	Character	Notes
	Carol for Another Christmas	1964	Daniel Grudge
	A Special Sesame Street Christmas	1978	Oscar the Grouch (played by Carroll Spinney)
	Skinflint: A Country Christmas Carol	1979	Cyrus Flint
	An American Christmas Carol	1982	Benedict Slade	Henry Winkler plays Benedict Slade, a depression-era American version of Ebenezer Scrooge, who is visted by the three Christmas ghosts to see the error of his ways.
	A Jetson Christmas Carol	1985	Cosmo S. Spacely (voiced by Mel Blanc)
	Scrooged	1988	Francis "Frank" Xavier Cross	Bill Murray plays Frank Cross, the selfish, cynical television programming executive whose concentration on his lucrative, fast climbing career cost him his true love, alienated him from his family and obliterated any chance of having a happy and fulfilling life. When he is given the task of heading up a live broadcast of A Christmas Carol, his life inexplicably begins to mirror the story he's producing.
	Blackadder's Christmas Carol	1988	Ebenezer Blackadder	In a reversal of roles, Victorian moustache shop owner Ebenezer Blackadder (played by Rowan Atkinson) is the nicest man in England - until the Spirit of Christmas shows him what life in the past, present and future would be like if he was a little bit more mean spirited.
	Christmas	1988	John Grin
	Alvin and the Chipmunks: Alvin's Christmas Carol	1992	Alvin the Chipmunk (voiced by Ross Badgasarian, Jr.)
	Animaniacs: "A Christmas Plotz"	1993	Thaddeus Plotz
	Beavis and Butt-head: "Huh-Huh-Humbug"	1994	Beavis (voiced by Mike Judge)
	Xena: Warrior Princess: "A Solstice Carol"	1996	King Silvas
	101 Dalmatians: "A Christmas Cruella"	1997	Cruella De Vil (voiced by April Winchell)
	An All Dogs Christmas Carol	1998	Carface Malone
	Maxine's Christmas Carol	2000	Maxine
	Brer Rabbit's Christmas Carol	2002	Brer Rabbit
	A Carol Christmas	2003	Carol Cartman	Tori Spelling plays a selfish talk show host.
	VeggieTales: "An Easter Carol"	2004	Ebenezer Nezzer
	Chasing Christmas	2005	Jack Cameron
	Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends: "A Lost Claus"	2005	Mr. Herriman (Voiced by TomKane)	Because he was only going to give one gift to each resident, Bloo decided to scare this seven-foot-tall imaginary rabbit out of his wits on Christmas Eve.
	A Sesame Street Christmas Carol	2006	Oscar the Grouch (played by Carroll Spinney)
	Bah, Humduck! A Looney Tunes Christmas	2006	Daffy Duck (voiced by Joe Alaskey)	Daffy is the owner of the Lucky Duck Mall, and he treats his employees very shabbily. After Daffy states he hates the holidays, Bugs Bunny warns him about the Ghosts of Christmas, which Daffy simply scoffs at. However the duck changes his tune after a vist from the series of Christmas spirits arrive and show him the err of his ways.
	The Replacements: "Dick Daring's All-Star Holiday Stunt Spectacular V"	2008	Todd Daring (voiced by Nancy Cartwright)
	Dora the Explorer: Dora's Christmas Carol Adventure	2009	Swpier the Fox (voiced by Marc Weiner)	After getting on Santa's naughty list, Swiper must learn to be good.