Sidney James
Acting Born May 8, 1913 Hillbrow, Johannesburg, Union of South Africa 24 credits
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."
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Full filmography
- The Ed Sullivan Show (1948) as Self
- The Buccaneers (1956) as Chantey Jack
- The World of Hammer (1994) as Self (archive footage)
- The Adventures of William Tell (1958) as Schaffner
- Hancock's Half Hour (1956)
- Look at Life (1959) as Narrator
- Carry On Laughing (1975) as Prince Rupert / Arnold Basket
- Carry On Laughing (1975) as Baron Hubert
- Carry On Laughing (1975) as Lovelace
- Carry On Laughing (1975) as Sir Francis Drake
- Citizen James (1960) as Sidney 'Sid' Balmoral James
- Bless This House (1971) as Sid Abbott
- George and the Dragon (1966)
- Carry On Cleo (1964) as Mark Antony
- Taxi! (1963) as Sid Stone
- Taxi! (1963) as Sid Stone
- Hell Drivers (1957) as Dusty, Truck Driver
- The Lavender Hill Mob (1951) as Lackery
- Armchair Theatre (1956) as Basher Bates
- A King in New York (1957) as Johnson - TV Advertiser
- Venetian Bird (1952) as Bernardo
- Carry On Girls (1973) as Councillor Sid Fiddler
- Carry On Camping (1969) as Sid Boggle
- Two in Clover (1969) as Sid Turner