Bob Cratchit / Marley / Tiny Tim — A Christmas Carol Character Profile

About Bob Cratchit / Marley / Tiny Tim

Key supporting figures. Bob Cratchit is Scrooge's underpaid employee whose family remains content despite poverty. Jacob Marley is Scrooge's deceased business partner who appears as a chained ghost to warn him of his grim fate. Tiny Tim is Cratchit's ill son who overcomes his ailments and thrives after Scrooge's redemption.

Bob Cratchit / Marley / Tiny Tim — Character Profile

Character Facts

Played by

Gary Oldman

Appears in

A Christmas Carol (2009)

Role

Protagonist

Relationships (2)

• Bob Cratchit / Marley / Tiny Tim — Family Uncle — Scrooge / Ghosts of Christmas (Jim Carrey)

  Scrooge is Tiny Tim's uncle

• Bob Cratchit / Marley / Tiny Tim — Family Father — Apprentice / Caroler / Beggar / Peter Cratchit (Daryl Sabara)

  Bob is Peter's father

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• Scrooge / Ghosts of Christmas (Jim Carrey)
• Fred (Colin Firth)
• Fan / Belle (Robin Wright)
• Caroler / Beggar / Cratchit Boy / Ignorance / Boy (voice) (Ryan Ochoa)
• Portly Gentleman / Dick Wilkins / Fiddler / Business Man (Cary Elwes)
• Fat Cook / Portly Gentleman #2 / Business Man #3 (voice) (Julian Holloway)
• Beggar Boy / Young Cratchit Girl / Want Girl (voice) (Sammi Hanratty)
• Tattered Caroler / Well Dressed Caroler (voice) (Bobbi Page)
• Mrs. Cratchit (voice) (Lesley Manville)
• Martha Cratchit / Guest #1 / Caroline (voice) (Fay Masterson)
• Tattered Caroler (Sage Ryan)
• Funerary Undertaker / Topper (Steve Valentine)