Sidney James: movies and TV shows
Sidney James has 156 credits in the archive: 135 films and 21 TV series, from 1947 to 2022. Highest rated: Miss Robin Hood (8.1/10).
Career timeline
1947 – 2022 · busiest year: 1953 (11 credits)
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Full filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Type | Rating | Age then |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Sid James: Comedy Icon | Self (Archive Footage) | Film | 7.0 | 109 |
| 2015 | Carry On Forever | TV | — | 102 | |
| 2001 | On Location: The Carry Ons | Various Characters (archive footage) (uncredited) | Film | — | 88 |
| 2000 | The Unforgettable Sid James | Self | Film | — | 87 |
| 1998 | What's a Carry On? | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | Film | 7.7 | 85 |
| 1996 | Stop Messin' About!: The Very Best of Kenneth Williams | (Archive footage) | Film | — | 83 |
| 1994 | The World of Hammer | Self (archive footage) | TV | 6.8 | 81 |
| 1993 | Seriously Seeking Sid | Self (archive footage) | Film | — | 80 |
| 1983 | ITV Christmas Comedy | TV | — | 70 | |
| 1977 | That's Carry On! | Various Characters (archive footage) | Film | 5.8 | 64 |
| 1977 | To See Such Fun | Film | 10.0 | 64 | |
| 1976 | The World of Budgerigars | Self | Film | 8.5 | 63 |
| 1975 | Carry On Laughing | Prince Rupert / Arnold Basket | TV | 5.7 | 62 |
| 1975 | Carry On Laughing | Baron Hubert | TV | 5.7 | 62 |
| 1975 | Carry On Laughing | Lovelace | TV | 5.7 | 62 |
| 1975 | Carry On Laughing | Sir Francis Drake | TV | 5.7 | 62 |
| 1974 | Carry On Dick | Big Dick Turpin | Film | 5.8 | 61 |
| 1973 | Carry On Girls | Councillor Sid Fiddler | Film | 5.7 | 60 |
| 1973 | Carry on Christmas | Mr. Belcher / Seed Pod / Sir Henry / Sergeant Will Ball / Robin Hood | Film | 6.4 | 60 |
| 1973 | What a Carry On! | Film | 8.0 | 60 | |
| 1972 | Carry On Matron | Sid Carter | Film | 6.1 | 59 |
| 1972 | Carry On Abroad | Vic Flange | Film | 6.3 | 59 |
| 1972 | Bless This House | Sid Abbot | Film | 6.4 | 59 |
| 1971 | Bless This House | Sid Abbott | TV | 7.5 | 58 |
| 1971 | All This, and Christmas Too! | Sid Jones | Film | 8.0 | 58 |
| 1971 | Carry On Henry | King Henry VIII | Film | 6.1 | 58 |
| 1971 | Carry On at Your Convenience | Sid Plummer | Film | 6.2 | 58 |
| 1970 | Carry On Loving | Sidney Bliss | Film | 5.7 | 57 |
| 1970 | Carry On Up the Jungle | Mr. Bill Boosey | Film | 5.9 | 57 |
| 1970 | Carry On Again Christmas | Long John Silver | Film | 7.6 | 57 |
| 1969 | Two in Clover | Sid Turner | TV | 7.2 | 56 |
| 1969 | Carry On Camping | Sid Boggle | Film | 6.6 | 56 |
| 1969 | Carry On Again Doctor | Gladstone Screwer | Film | 6.1 | 56 |
| 1969 | Carry On Christmas Specials | TV | 5.8 | 56 | |
| 1969 | Carry On Christmas | Ebenezer Scrooge | Film | 6.3 | 56 |
| 1968 | Carry On Up the Khyber | Sir Sidney Ruff-Diamond | Film | 6.5 | 55 |
| 1968 | Vive Torbay | Self | Film | — | 55 |
| 1967 | Don't Lose Your Head | Sir Rodney Ffing, the Black Fingernail | Film | 6.7 | 54 |
| 1967 | Carry On Doctor | Mr. Charlie Roper | Film | 6.5 | 54 |
| 1966 | George and the Dragon | TV | 6.8 | 53 | |
| 1966 | Where the Bullets Fly | Mortuary Attendant | Film | 5.7 | 53 |
| 1966 | Don't Utter a Note | Basher Bates | Film | — | 53 |
| 1965 | Tokoloshe | Harry Parsons | Film | 7.0 | 52 |
| 1965 | Carry On Cowboy | Johnny Finger, the Rumpo Kid | Film | 6.3 | 52 |
| 1965 | The Big Job | George Brain | Film | 6.7 | 52 |
| 1965 | Three Hats for Lisa | Sid Marks | Film | 6.0 | 52 |
| 1964 | Carry On Cleo | Mark Antony | Film | 6.7 | 51 |
| 1964 | The Beauty Jungle | 'Butlins' Judge | Film | 5.4 | 51 |
| 1963 | Taxi! | Sid Stone | TV | — | 50 |
| 1963 | Taxi! | Sid Stone | TV | 9.0 | 50 |
| 1963 | We Joined the Navy | Dance Instructor | Film | 6.0 | 50 |
| 1963 | Carry On Cabby | Charlie Hawkins | Film | 6.4 | 50 |
| 1962 | Carry On Cruising | Captain Wellington Crowther | Film | 6.1 | 49 |
| 1962 | Look at Life: Getting a Move On | Self - Commentator | Film | — | 49 |
| 1961 | Carry On Regardless | Mr. Bert Handy | Film | 6.3 | 48 |
| 1961 | What a Carve Up! | Sid Butler | Film | 7.0 | 48 |
| 1961 | A Weekend with Lulu | Café Patron | Film | 5.5 | 48 |
| 1961 | Raising the Wind | Sid | Film | 6.3 | 48 |
| 1961 | Double Bunk | Sid Randall | Film | 6.1 | 48 |
| 1961 | What a Whopper | Harry Sutton | Film | 6.2 | 48 |
| 1961 | The Green Helmet | Richie Launder | Film | 9.0 | 48 |
| 1960 | Citizen James | Sidney 'Sid' Balmoral James | TV | 7.7 | 47 |
| 1960 | Citizen James | TV | 7.7 | 47 | |
| 1960 | Carry On Constable | Sergeant Frank Wilkins | Film | 6.3 | 47 |
| 1960 | And the Same to You | Sammy Gatt | Film | 5.9 | 47 |
| 1960 | Watch Your Stern | Chief Petty Officer Mundy | Film | 5.9 | 47 |
| 1960 | The Pure Hell of St Trinian's | Alphonse O'Reilly | Film | 6.5 | 47 |
| 1959 | Look at Life | Narrator | TV | 8.0 | 46 |
| 1959 | Idol on Parade | Herbie | Film | 7.0 | 46 |
| 1959 | Upstairs and Downstairs | P.C. Edwards | Film | 5.8 | 46 |
| 1959 | The 39 Steps | Perce Baker | Film | 6.3 | 46 |
| 1959 | Too Many Crooks | Sid | Film | 7.4 | 46 |
| 1959 | Look at Life: Dustmen's Day | Self - Commentator | Film | — | 46 |
| 1959 | Tommy the Toreador | Cadena | Film | 5.3 | 46 |
| 1959 | Make Mine a Million | Sid Gibson | Film | 7.7 | 46 |
| 1959 | Desert Mice | Bert Bennett | Film | 6.2 | 46 |
| 1959 | Look at Life: Market Place | Self - Commentator | Film | — | 46 |
| 1958 | I Was Monty's Double | Porter YMCA | Film | 6.9 | 45 |
| 1958 | The Adventures of William Tell | Schaffner | TV | 6.8 | 45 |
| 1958 | The Sheriff of Fractured Jaw | The Drunk | Film | 6.5 | 45 |
| 1958 | The Silent Enemy | Chief Petty Officer Thorpe | Film | 5.9 | 45 |
| 1958 | Another Time, Another Place | Jake Klein | Film | 5.8 | 45 |
| 1958 | The Man Inside | Franklin | Film | 6.1 | 45 |
| 1958 | Next to No Time | Albert, Cabin Steward | Film | 7.7 | 45 |
| 1957 | A King in New York | Johnson - TV Advertiser | Film | 6.7 | 44 |
| 1957 | Hell Drivers | Dusty, Truck Driver | Film | 6.7 | 44 |
| 1957 | Quatermass 2 | Jimmy Hall | Film | 6.4 | 44 |
| 1957 | Campbell's Kingdom | Tim, MacDonald's driver-rigger | Film | 6.0 | 44 |
| 1957 | The Shiralee | Luke | Film | 5.1 | 44 |
| 1957 | Hancock's Half Hour: Volume 1 | Sidney Balmoral James | Film | — | 44 |
| 1957 | The Smallest Show on Earth | Mr. Hogg | Film | 6.7 | 44 |
| 1957 | Interpol | Joe - First Bartender | Film | 6.4 | 44 |
| 1957 | The Story of Esther Costello | Joe Ryan | Film | 7.0 | 44 |
| 1956 | The Buccaneers | Chantey Jack | TV | 6.4 | 43 |
| 1956 | Hancock's Half Hour | TV | 7.4 | 43 | |
| 1956 | Armchair Theatre | Basher Bates | TV | 6.0 | 43 |
| 1956 | Trapeze | Snake Charmer | Film | 6.2 | 43 |
| 1956 | The Extra Day | Barney West | Film | 7.1 | 43 |
| 1956 | The Iron Petticoat | Paul | Film | 5.8 | 43 |
| 1956 | Dry Rot | Flash Harry | Film | 7.7 | 43 |
| 1956 | Ramsbottom Rides Again | Black Jake | Film | 9.0 | 43 |
| 1956 | Wicked as They Come | Frank Allenborg | Film | 5.0 | 43 |
| 1955 | The Glass Cage | Tony Lewis | Film | 5.6 | 42 |
| 1955 | Out of the Clouds | Henry, the Gambler | Film | 6.1 | 42 |
| 1955 | The Deep Blue Sea | Man outside bar | Film | 4.9 | 42 |
| 1955 | A Yank in Ermine | Nightclub manager | Film | 6.0 | 42 |
| 1955 | John and Julie | Mr. Pritchett | Film | 4.9 | 42 |
| 1955 | A Kid for Two Farthings | Ice Berg | Film | 6.7 | 42 |
| 1955 | Joe Macbeth | Banky | Film | 7.6 | 42 |
| 1955 | It's a Great Day | Harry Mason | Film | 6.4 | 42 |
| 1954 | Aunt Clara | Honest Sid | Film | 5.0 | 41 |
| 1954 | For Better, for Worse | Foreman | Film | 5.8 | 41 |
| 1954 | The Crowded Day | Joe, the Night Watchman | Film | 5.8 | 41 |
| 1954 | The Weak and the Wicked | Syd Baden | Film | 6.5 | 41 |
| 1954 | The Rainbow Jacket | Harry | Film | 7.0 | 41 |
| 1954 | Orders Are Orders | Ed Waggermeyer | Film | 6.6 | 41 |
| 1954 | Father Brown | Bert Parkinson | Film | 6.5 | 41 |
| 1954 | The House Across the Lake | Beverly Forrest (as Sidney James) | Film | 5.5 | 41 |
| 1954 | The Belles of St Trinian's | Benny | Film | 6.4 | 41 |
| 1954 | Seagulls Over Sorrento | Charlie Badger | Film | 6.1 | 41 |
| 1953 | Cosh Boy | Desk Sergeant | Film | 5.5 | 40 |
| 1953 | The Titfield Thunderbolt | Harry Hawkins | Film | 7.0 | 40 |
| 1953 | Park Plaza 605 | Supt. Williams (as Sidney James) | Film | 4.7 | 40 |
| 1953 | The Square Ring | Adams | Film | 7.1 | 40 |
| 1953 | Will Any Gentleman...? | Mr. Hobson | Film | 6.3 | 40 |
| 1953 | The Wedding of Lilli Marlene | Fennimore Hunt | Film | 7.0 | 40 |
| 1953 | Escape by Night | Gino Rossini | Film | 6.7 | 40 |
| 1953 | Box for One | Film | — | 40 | |
| 1953 | The Flanagan Boy | Sharkey (as Sidney James) | Film | 6.0 | 40 |
| 1953 | Is Your Honeymoon Really Necessary? | Hank Hanlon | Film | 5.6 | 40 |
| 1953 | The Yellow Balloon | Charlie | Film | 6.0 | 40 |
| 1952 | Venetian Bird | Bernardo | Film | 6.2 | 39 |
| 1952 | Miss Robin Hood | Sidney (as Sidney James) | Film | 8.1 | 39 |
| 1952 | Time, Gentlemen, Please! | Eric Hace | Film | 8.0 | 39 |
| 1952 | The Magic Box | Army Sergeant | Film | 6.5 | 39 |
| 1952 | Gift Horse | Ned Hardy, Landlord Golden Bull | Film | 6.6 | 39 |
| 1952 | Emergency Call | Danny Marks | Film | 6.7 | 39 |
| 1952 | Father's Doing Fine | Taxi Driver | Film | 7.3 | 39 |
| 1952 | Tall Headlines | Mr. Spencer, neighbor | Film | 6.8 | 39 |
| 1952 | I Believe in You | Sergeant Body | Film | 6.8 | 39 |
| 1951 | The Lavender Hill Mob | Lackery | Film | 7.2 | 38 |
| 1951 | Lady Godiva Rides Again | Lew Beeson | Film | 5.9 | 38 |
| 1951 | The Galloping Major | Bookmaker | Film | 6.1 | 38 |
| 1951 | Talk of a Million | John C. Moody | Film | 9.0 | 38 |
| 1950 | Last Holiday | Joe Clarence | Film | 7.2 | 37 |
| 1950 | The Lady Craved Excitement | Carlo | Film | 5.8 | 37 |
| 1950 | The Man in Black | Henry Clavering / Hodson | Film | 6.0 | 37 |
| 1949 | Paper Orchid | Freddy Evans (as Sidney James) | Film | 5.0 | 36 |
| 1949 | The Small Back Room | 'Knucksie' Moran | Film | 6.7 | 36 |
| 1949 | Once a Jolly Swagman | Rowton | Film | 5.8 | 36 |
| 1949 | Give Us This Day | Murdin | Film | 5.7 | 36 |
| 1948 | The Ed Sullivan Show | Self | TV | 6.8 | 35 |
| 1948 | The Front Page | Hildy Johnson | Film | — | 35 |
| 1948 | No Orchids for Miss Blandish | uncredited | Film | 6.1 | 35 |
| 1947 | Nightbeat | Nixon (as Sidney James) | Film | 5.7 | 34 |
| 1947 | Black Memory | Eddie Clinton | Film | 5.3 | 34 |