Sid James

Personal Info

Know For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

1913-05-08 (63 years old)

Deathday

1976-04-26

Place of Birth

Hillbrow, Johannesburg, Union of South Africa

Sid James

Biography

Sid James (born Solomon Joel Cohen; 8 May 1913 – 26 April 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." Description above from the Wikipedia article Sid James, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Acting

1960

The Pure Hell of St. Trinian's

as Alphonse O'Reilly

1967

Carry On Doctor

as Charlie Roper

1966

1965

Carry On Cowboy

as Johnny Finger, the Rumpo Kid

1964

Carry On Cleo

as Marc Antony

1960

Carry On Constable

as Sergeant Frank Wilkins

1953

The Flanagan Boy

as Sharkey (as Sidney James)

1968

Carry On Up the Khyber

as Sir Sidney Ruff-Diamond

1953

The Titfield Thunderbolt

as Harry Hawkins

1972

Carry On Matron

as Sid Carter

1970

Carry On Loving

as Sidney Bliss

1971

Carry On Henry

as King Henry VIII

1961

Carry On Regardless

as Bert Handy

1958

The Silent Enemy

as Chief Petty Officer Thorpe

1957

Quatermass 2

as Jimmy Hall

1973

Carry On Girls

as Sidney Fiddler

1974

Carry On Dick

as Big Dick Turpin / Reverend Flasher

1951

1954

The House Across the Lake

as Beverly Forrest (as Sidney James)

1962

Carry On Cruising

as Captain Wellington Crowther

1956

Trapeze

as Snake Charmer

1954

For Better, for Worse

as The Foreman (as Sidney James)

1957

Hell Drivers

as Dusty, Truck Driver

1965

The Big Job

as George Brain

1972

Bless This House

as Sid Abbot

1970

1977

That's Carry On!

as Various Characters

1972

Carry On Abroad

as Vic Flange

1963

Carry On Cabby

as Charlie Hawkins

1969

Carry On Again Doctor

as Gladstone Screwer

1969

Carry On Camping

as Sid Boggle

1961

Double Bunk

as Sid Randall

1954

1952

1953

1952

Venetian Bird

as Bernardo

1957

Campbell's Kingdom

as Tim, MacDonald's driver-rigger

1947

Nightbeat

as Nixon (as Sidney James)

1949

1955

Joe Macbeth

as Banky

1958

I Was Monty's Double

as Porter YMCA

1960

Watch Your Stern

as Chief Petty Officer Mundy

1954

Orders Are Orders

as Ed Waggermeyer

1954

Father Brown

as Bert Parkinson

1959

1969

Carry On Christmas

as Ebenezer Scrooge

1973

Carry on Christmas

as Santa (Mr Belcher) / Seed Pod / Sir Henry / Sgt Ball / Robin Hood.

1955

The Glass Cage

as Tony Lewis

1959

Make Mine a Million

as Sid Gibson

1961

A Weekend with Lulu

as Café Patron

1951

1954

Seagulls Over Sorrento

as Charlie Badger

1949

Paper Orchid

as Freddy Evans (as Sidney James)

1950

The Man in Black

as Henry Clavering / Hodson

1952

Miss Robin Hood

as Sidney (as Sidney James)

1960

And the Same to You

as Sammy Gatt

1952

Emergency Call

as Danny Marks

1966

Where the Bullets Fly

as Mortuary Attendant

1953

Park Plaza 605

as Supt. Williams (as Sidney James)

1953

1956

The Extra Day

as Barney West

1955

John and Julie

as Mr. Pritchett

1965

1947

Black Memory

as Eddie Clinton

1961

What a Whopper

as Harry Sutton

1961

What a Carve Up!

as Sid Butler

1964

The Beauty Jungle

as 'Butlins' Judge

1955

Out of the Clouds

as Henry, the Gambler

1959

1959

1956

1956

Wicked as They Come

as Frank Allenborg

1961

The Green Helmet

as Richie Launder

2022

Sid James: Comedy Icon

as Self (Archive Footage)

1970

Carry On Again Christmas

as Long John Sil

1957

A King in New York

as Johnson - TV Advertiser

1954

Aunt Clara

as Honest Sid

1993

Seriously Seeking Sid

as Self (archive footage)

1953

1955

It's a Great Day

as Harry Mason

1959

Desert Mice

as Bert Bennett

1951

1966

Don't Utter a Note

as Basher Bates

1953

Escape by Night

as Gino Rossini

1959

Look at Life: Market Place

as Self - Commentator

1951

Talk of a Million

as John C. Moody

1958

Next to No Time

as Albert, Cabin Steward

1959

The 39 Steps

as Perce Baker

1950

Last Holiday

as Joe Clarence

1968

1952

Gift Horse

as Ned Hardy, Landlord Golden Bull

1955

A Yank in Ermine

as Nightclub manager

1963

We Joined the Navy

as Dance Instructor

1952

Tall Headlines

as Mr. Spencer, neighbor

1954

1953

1952

The Magic Box

as Army Sergeant

1956

Dry Rot

as Flash Harry

1953

Cosh Boy

as Desk Sergeant

1955

The Deep Blue Sea

as Man outside bar

1957

1958

The Man Inside

as Franklin

1952

Father's Doing Fine

as Taxi Driver

1957

Interpol

as Joe - First Bartender

1954

The Crowded Day

as Joe, the Night Watchman

1949

The Small Back Room

as 'Knucksie' Moran

1959

1948

The Front Page

as Hildy Johnson

1965

Tokoloshe

as Harry Parsons

1952

I Believe in You

as Sergeant Body

1959

Look at Life: Dustmen's Day

as Self - Commentator

1962

Look at Life: Getting a Move On

as Self - Commentator

1998

What's a Carry On?

as Self /Various Characters (archive footage)

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