Seymour Hicks

1871–1949 · British actor

Sir Edward Seymour Hicks, better known as Seymour Hicks, was a British actor, music hall performer, playwright, actor-manager and producer. He became known, early in his career, for writing, starring in and producing Edwardian musical comedy, often together with his famous wife, Ellaline Terriss. His most famous acting role was that of Ebenezer Scrooge in Charles Dickens's A Christmas Carol.

Seymour Hicks, in order

1. 1913 Scrooge (short film): wrote · directed by Leedham Bantock
2. 1913 Seymour Hicks and Ellaline Terriss (short film): acted · directed by Leedham Bantock
3. 1923 Always Tell Your Wife (short film): directed, produced
4. 1925 The Sporting Life: wrote · directed by Maurice Tourneur
5. 1927 Blighty: acted · directed by Adrian Brunel
6. 1930 Sleeping Partners: directed
7. 1931 Glamour: directed
8. 1931 The Love Habit: acted · directed by Harry Lachman
9. 1934 The Secret of the Loch: acted · directed by Milton Rosmer
10. 1935 Scrooge: acted · directed by Henry Edwards
11. 1935 Vintage Wine: acted · directed by Henry Edwards
12. 1936 Eliza Comes to Stay: acted · directed by Henry Edwards
13. 1936 It's You I Want: acted · directed by Ralph Ince
14. 1937 Change for a Sovereign: wrote, acted · directed by Maurice Elvey
15. 1939 The Lambeth Walk: acted · directed by Albert de Courville
16. 1939 Young Man's Fancy: acted · directed by Robert Stevenson
17. 1940 Busman's Honeymoon: acted · directed by Arthur B. Woods