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Sidney James

Sidney James

Acting May 8, 1913 (62 years old) April 26, 1976 Hillbrow, Johannesburg, Union of South Africa

Biography

Sidney James (born Solomon Joel Cohen; May 8, 1913 – April 26, 1976) was a South African-born English-based actor and comedian. He made his name as Tony Hancock's co-star in Hancock's Half Hour and also starred in the popular Carry On films. He was known for his trademark "dirty laugh" and lascivious persona. Bruce Forsyth summed up his talent thus: "He was a natural at being natural."

Movies 137

A King in New York 6.7

A King in New York

as Johnson - TV Advertiser

1957
The Lavender Hill Mob 7.2

The Lavender Hill Mob

as Lackery Wood

1951
The Sheriff of Fractured Jaw 6.6

The Sheriff of Fractured Jaw

as The Drunk

1958
Carry On Dick 5.8

Carry On Dick

as Big Dick Turpin

1974
The Small Back Room 6.8

The Small Back Room

as 'Knucksie' Moran

1949
I Was Monty's Double 6.9

I Was Monty's Double

as Porter YMCA

1958
Quatermass 2 6.4

Quatermass 2

as Jimmy Hall

1957
Trapeze 6.3

Trapeze

as Snake Charmer

1956
Hell Drivers 6.7

Hell Drivers

as Dusty, Truck Driver

1957
Carry On Doctor 6.5

Carry On Doctor

as Mr. Charlie Roper

1967
Another Time, Another Place 5.8

Another Time, Another Place

as Jake Klein

1958
The Belles of St Trinian's 6.4

The Belles of St Trinian's

as Benny

1954
Carry On Up the Khyber 6.4

Carry On Up the Khyber

as Sir Sidney Ruff-Diamond

1968
Carry On Girls 5.7

Carry On Girls

as Councillor Sid Fiddler

1973
Carry On at Your Convenience 6.2

Carry On at Your Convenience

as Sid Plummer

1971
That's Carry On! 5.8

That's Carry On!

as Various Characters (archive footage)

1977
Don't Lose Your Head 6.7

Don't Lose Your Head

as Sir Rodney Ffing, the Black Fingernail

1967
The Magic Box 6.5

The Magic Box

as Army Sergeant

1952
The Silent Enemy 5.9

The Silent Enemy

as Chief Petty Officer Thorpe

1958
Carry On Camping 6.6

Carry On Camping

as Sid Boggle

1969
Carry On Cleo 6.7

Carry On Cleo

as Mark Antony

1964
Carry On Cowboy 6.3

Carry On Cowboy

as Johnny Finger, the Rumpo Kid

1965
The 39 Steps 6.3

The 39 Steps

as Perce Baker

1959
A Kid for Two Farthings 6.6

A Kid for Two Farthings

as Ice Berg

1955
Carry On Matron 6.1

Carry On Matron

as Sid Carter

1972
The Deep Blue Sea 4.9

The Deep Blue Sea

as Man outside bar

1955
The House Across the Lake 5.5

The House Across the Lake

as Beverly Forrest (as Sidney James)

1954
Venetian Bird 6.2

Venetian Bird

as Bernardo

1952
Carry On Regardless 6.2

Carry On Regardless

as Mr. Bert Handy

1961
Carry On Up the Jungle 5.9

Carry On Up the Jungle

as Mr. Bill Boosey

1970
The Weak and the Wicked 6.5

The Weak and the Wicked

as Syd Baden

1954
No Orchids for Miss Blandish 6.1

No Orchids for Miss Blandish

as uncredited

1948
I Believe in You 6.8

I Believe in You

as Sergeant Body

1952
Father's Doing Fine 7.2

Father's Doing Fine

as Taxi Driver

1952
We Joined the Navy 6.0

We Joined the Navy

as Dance Instructor

1963
What's a Carry On? 7.7

What's a Carry On?

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

1998
The Man Inside 6.1

The Man Inside

as Franklin

1958
Carry On Again Christmas 7.1

Carry On Again Christmas

as Long John Silver

1970
Last Holiday 7.1

Last Holiday

as Joe Clarence

1950
Lady Godiva Rides Again 5.9

Lady Godiva Rides Again

as Lew Beeson

1951
The Smallest Show on Earth 6.7

The Smallest Show on Earth

as Mr. Hogg

1957
The Titfield Thunderbolt 7.0

The Titfield Thunderbolt

as Harry Hawkins

1953
For Better, for Worse 5.8

For Better, for Worse

as Foreman

1954
Carry On Again Doctor 6.1

Carry On Again Doctor

as Gladstone Screwer

1969
Out of the Clouds 6.1

Out of the Clouds

as Henry, the Gambler

1955
Carry On Loving 5.7

Carry On Loving

as Sidney Bliss

1970
The Iron Petticoat 5.7

The Iron Petticoat

as Paul

1956
Upstairs and Downstairs 5.8

Upstairs and Downstairs

as P.C. Edwards

1959
Carry On Constable 6.3

Carry On Constable

as Sergeant Frank Wilkins

1960
Father Brown 6.5

Father Brown

as Bert Parkinson

1954
Campbell's Kingdom 6.0

Campbell's Kingdom

as Tim, MacDonald's driver-rigger

1957
The Pure Hell of St Trinian's 6.5

The Pure Hell of St Trinian's

as Alphonse O'Reilly

1960
Aunt Clara 5.0

Aunt Clara

as Honest Sid

1954
Carry On Abroad 6.3

Carry On Abroad

as Vic Flange

1972
Carry On Henry 6.1

Carry On Henry

as King Henry VIII

1971
Wicked as They Come 5.0

Wicked as They Come

as Frank Allenborg

1956
It's Hard to be Good 5.8

It's Hard to be Good

as Platform guard (uncredited)

1948
The Extra Day 7.1

The Extra Day

as Barney West

1956
Vive Torbay

Vive Torbay

as Self

1968
The Story of Esther Costello 7.0

The Story of Esther Costello

as Joe Ryan

1957
Gift Horse 6.6

Gift Horse

as Ned Hardy, Landlord Golden Bull

1952
The Glass Cage 5.6

The Glass Cage

as Tony Lewis

1955
Next to No Time 7.7

Next to No Time

as Albert, Cabin Steward

1958
Hancock's Half Hour: Volume 1

Hancock's Half Hour: Volume 1

as Sidney Balmoral James

1957
What a Carve Up! 7.0

What a Carve Up!

as Sid Butler

1961
Once a Jolly Swagman 5.8

Once a Jolly Swagman

as Rowton

1949
The Man in Black 6.0

The Man in Black

as Henry Clavering / Hodson

1950
Give Us This Day 5.7

Give Us This Day

as Murdin

1949
Where the Bullets Fly 5.7

Where the Bullets Fly

as Mortuary Attendant

1966
The World of Budgerigars 8.5

The World of Budgerigars

as Self

1976
Carry On Cabby 6.4

Carry On Cabby

as Charlie Hawkins

1963
A Weekend with Lulu 5.5

A Weekend with Lulu

as Café Patron

1961
The Big Job 6.7

The Big Job

as George Brain

1965
John and Julie 4.9

John and Julie

as Mr. Pritchett

1955
Make Mine a Million 7.7

Make Mine a Million

as Sid Gibson

1959
Paper Orchid 5.0

Paper Orchid

as Freddy Evans (as Sidney James)

1949
Time, Gentlemen, Please! 8.0

Time, Gentlemen, Please!

as Eric Hace

1952
And the Same to You 5.9

And the Same to You

as Sammy Gatt

1960
The Rainbow Jacket 7.0

The Rainbow Jacket

as Harry

1954
Park Plaza 605 4.7

Park Plaza 605

as Supt. Williams (as Sidney James)

1953
Carry On Cruising 6.1

Carry On Cruising

as Captain Wellington Crowther

1962
What a Whopper 6.2

What a Whopper

as Harry Sutton

1961
On Location: The Carry Ons

On Location: The Carry Ons

as Various Characters (archive footage) (uncredited)

2001
All This, and Christmas Too! 8.0

All This, and Christmas Too!

as Sid Jones

1971
What a Carry On! 8.0

What a Carry On!

1973
The Yellow Balloon 6.0

The Yellow Balloon

as Charlie

1953
Interpol 6.4

Interpol

as Joe - First Bartender

1957
Miss Robin Hood 8.1

Miss Robin Hood

as Sidney (as Sidney James)

1952
The Galloping Major 6.1

The Galloping Major

as Bookmaker

1951
Watch Your Stern 5.9

Watch Your Stern

as Chief Petty Officer Mundy

1960
The Beauty Jungle 5.3

The Beauty Jungle

as 'Butlins' Judge

1964
The Flanagan Boy 6.0

The Flanagan Boy

as Sharkey (as Sidney James)

1953
The Shiralee 5.1

The Shiralee

as Luke

1957
Tall Headlines 6.8

Tall Headlines

as Mr. Spencer, neighbor

1952
Idol on Parade 7.0

Idol on Parade

as Herbie

1959
Raising the Wind 6.3

Raising the Wind

as Sid

1961
Tokoloshe 7.0

Tokoloshe

as Harry Parsons

1965
Will Any Gentleman...? 6.3

Will Any Gentleman...?

as Mr. Hobson

1953
Nightbeat 5.7

Nightbeat

as Nixon (as Sidney James)

1947
Stop Messin' About!: The Very Best of Kenneth Williams

Stop Messin' About!: The Very Best of Kenneth Williams

as (Archive footage)

1996
The Crowded Day 5.8

The Crowded Day

as Joe, the Night Watchman

1954
Carry On Christmas 6.3

Carry On Christmas

as Ebenezer Scrooge

1969
Bless This House 6.4

Bless This House

as Sid Abbot

1972
A Yank in Ermine 6.0

A Yank in Ermine

as Nightclub manager

1955
The Wedding of Lilli Marlene 7.0

The Wedding of Lilli Marlene

as Fennimore Hunt

1953
Desert Mice 6.2

Desert Mice

as Bert Bennett

1959
Escape by Night 6.7

Escape by Night

as Gino Rossini

1953
The Square Ring 7.1

The Square Ring

as Adams

1953
Cosh Boy 5.5

Cosh Boy

as Desk Sergeant

1953
Black Memory 5.3

Black Memory

as Eddie Clinton

1947
Ramsbottom Rides Again 9.0

Ramsbottom Rides Again

as Black Jake

1956
Three Hats for Lisa 6.0

Three Hats for Lisa

as Sid Marks

1965
Seagulls Over Sorrento 6.0

Seagulls Over Sorrento

as Charlie Badger

1954
To See Such Fun 10.0

To See Such Fun

1977
Dry Rot 7.7

Dry Rot

as Flash Harry

1956
Emergency Call 6.7

Emergency Call

as Danny Marks

1952
The Green Helmet 9.0

The Green Helmet

as Richie Launder

1961
Talk of a Million 9.0

Talk of a Million

as John C. Moody

1951
Orders Are Orders 6.6

Orders Are Orders

as Ed Waggermeyer

1954
Too Many Crooks 7.4

Too Many Crooks

as Sid

1959
The Unforgettable Sid James

The Unforgettable Sid James

as Self

2000
Is Your Honeymoon Really Necessary? 5.6

Is Your Honeymoon Really Necessary?

as Hank Hanlon

1953
It's a Great Day 6.4

It's a Great Day

as Harry Mason

1955
Double Bunk 6.1

Double Bunk

as Sid Randall

1961
Sid James: Comedy Icon 7.0

Sid James: Comedy Icon

as Self (Archive Footage)

2022
Don't Utter a Note

Don't Utter a Note

as Basher Bates

1966
Look at Life: Market Place

Look at Life: Market Place

as Self - Commentator

1959
The Lady Craved Excitement 5.8

The Lady Craved Excitement

as Carlo

1950
Joe Macbeth 7.6

Joe Macbeth

as Banky

1955
Box for One

Box for One

1953
Tommy the Toreador 5.3

Tommy the Toreador

as Cadena

1959
Look at Life: Up To Scratch

Look at Life: Up To Scratch

1961
Carry On Christmas 6.4

Carry On Christmas

as Mr. Belcher / Seed Pod / Sir Henry / Sergeant Will Ball / Robin Hood

1973
Look at Life: Getting a Move On

Look at Life: Getting a Move On

as Self - Commentator

1962
Seriously Seeking Sid

Seriously Seeking Sid

as Self (archive footage)

1993
Look at Life: Dustmen's Day

Look at Life: Dustmen's Day

as Self - Commentator

1959
The Front Page

The Front Page

as Hildy Johnson

1948

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