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Notable Actors Who Portrayed Bob Cratchit

The role of Bob Cratchit has been performed (live action, voiced or animated) by, among others:

  • Donald Calthrop in the 1935 film Scrooge. Calthrop bore a remarkable resemblance to Cratchit as illustrated in the original published edition of A Christmas Carol.
  • Gene Lockhart in the 1938 film A Christmas Carol
  • Mervyn Johns in the 1951 film Scrooge
  • Jack Cassidy in the 1962 animated television movie Mr. Magoo's Christmas Carol
  • David Collings in the 1970 film Scrooge
  • Wayne Allwine (as Mickey Mouse) in the 1983 animated film Mickey's Christmas Carol
  • David Warner in the 1984 television movie A Christmas Carol
  • Alfre Woodard (as Grace Cooley) in the 1988 film Scrooged
  • Steve Whitmire (as Kermit the Frog) in the 1992 film The Muppet Christmas Carol
  • Frank Welker (as Barney Rubble) in A Flintstones Christmas Carol, 1994
  • Richard E. Grant in the 1999 television movie A Christmas Carol
  • Brian McNamara in the 2000 television movie A Diva's Christmas Carol. Here Bob's character is merged with Scrooge's fiancĂ©e Belle.
  • Rhys Ifans in the 2001 animated version Christmas Carol: The Movie
  • Bob Bergen (as Porky Pig in a similar but not identical role) in the 2006 video Bah, Humduck! A Looney Tunes Christmas
  • Gary Oldman in the 2009 animated version A Christmas Carol

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