Gerald Grant Sim (4 June 1925 – 11 December 2014) was an English television and film actor who is perhaps best known for having played the Rector in To the Manor Born. Career Sim was born in Liverpool, Lancashire and made over a hundred film and television appearances, beginning with an uncredited role in the film Fame Is the Spur (1947). Film and TV roles include The L-Shaped Room (1962), Séance on a Wet Afternoon (1964), King Rat (1965), The Avengers (1966), Oh! What a Lovely War (1969), Ryan's Daughter (1970), Dr. Jekyll and Sister Hyde (1971), Frenzy (1972), Young Winston (1972), The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin (episode 7, as the Vicar - 1976), A Bridge Too Far (1977), The New Avengers (1977), Edward & Mrs. Simpson (1978), Gandhi (1982), as Dr George Bagster Phillips in Jack the Ripper (1988), Chaplin (1992) and Patriot Games (1992). Coincidentally playing a vicar, he appeared in one episode of Keeping Up Appearances before Jeremy Gittins took on the role of the vicar on a more permanent basis. By then retired, he appeared in the 2007 25th Anniversary special episode of To the Manor Born. Personal life Sim was the younger brother of the actress Sheila Sim and brother-in-law of the actor/director Richard Attenborough. He was married to the British actress Deidre Benner, from 1967 until her death in 1999. In his later years, Sim lived in Denville Hall, the same north London care home for entertainers as his sister and brother-in-law, who occupied the rooms on either side of him. Sim died on 11 December 2014. Filmography Fame Is the Spur (1947) – Reporter (uncredited) Josephine and Men (1955) – Detective Sgt. Allen The Angry Silence (1960) – Masters Cone of Silence (1960) – Operations Room Worker (uncredited) Whistle Down the Wind (1961) – Detective Wilcox Flat Two (1962) Only Two Can Play (1962) – Cigarette Thief at Party (uncredited) The Painted Smile (1962) – Plain Clothes Policeman The Amorous Prawn (1962) – 1st Telephone Operator The L-Shaped Room (1962) – Doctor in Hospital The Wrong Arm of the Law (1963) – Airfield Official (uncredited) I Could Go On Singing (1963) – Assistant Mgr. at the Palladium Heavens Above! (1963) – Self-Service Store Manager The Pumpkin Eater (1964) – Man at party Séance on a Wet Afternoon (1964) – Beedle King Rat (1965) – Jones The Murder Game (1965) – Larry