Sidney Easton

Personal Info

Know For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

1885-10-02 (86 years old)

Deathday

1971-12-24

Place of Birth

Savannah, Georgia, USA

Sidney Easton

Biography

Sidney Easton (October 2, 1885 – December 24, 1971) was an African-American actor, stage performer, playwright, composer, vocalist, and pianist. He worked as a performer in minstrel shows, carnivals, burlesque, and vaudeville. Starting in the 1930s he appeared in films.

Acting

1931

His Woman

as Mark

1946

Fight That Ghost

as Spooky Lightning

1935

Ouanga

as Jackson

1939

Paradise in Harlem

as Sneeze Ancrum (as Sydney Easton)

1948

Killer Diller

as Policeman (as Sid Easton)

1947

The Story of Mr. Hobbs

as Ben - Winston's Butler

1932

Wayward

as George

1931

Be Like Me

as George (uncredited)

1932

A Rhapsody in Black and Blue

as Husband (uncredited)

1948

Boarding House Blues

as Boo Boo (as Sid Easton)

1941

Murder on Lenox Avenue

as Speed Simmons

1934

Cab Calloway's Hi-De-Ho

as Sam, train porter

1940

Sunday Sinners

as Bootsie

1933

1932

The Musical Doctor

as Patient on gurney (uncredited)

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