Sidney James
Known For: Acting
Birthday: 1913-05-08
Place of Birth: Hillbrow, Johannesburg, Union of South Africa
Popularity: 1.3
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."
Known For Filmography
The Ed Sullivan Show
1948
The Buccaneers
1956
Hancock's Half Hour
1956
The World of Hammer
1994
The Adventures of William Tell
1958
Look at Life
1959
Carry On Laughing
1975
Bless This House
1971
Armchair Theatre
1956
Citizen James
1960
George and the Dragon
1966
Hell Drivers
1957
Carry On Camping
1969
Carry On Cowboy
1965
Carry On Abroad
1972
Carry On Matron
1972
Two in Clover
1969
Carry On Cleo
1964
A King in New York
1957
ITV Christmas Comedy
1983
Carry On Girls
1973
The Belles of St Trinian's
1954
Trapeze
1956
I Was Monty's Double
1958
Gift Horse
1952
Carry On Henry
1971
Carry On Constable
1960
Don't Lose Your Head
1967
The Small Back Room
1949
Last Holiday
1950
A Kid for Two Farthings
1955
Carry On Doctor
1967
Father Brown
1954
Carry On Christmas Specials
1969
Carry On at Your Convenience
1971
Carry On Cruising
1962
Carry On Loving
1970
The Iron Petticoat
1956
Upstairs and Downstairs
1959
Carry On Up the Khyber
1968
The Lavender Hill Mob
1951
Interpol
1957
The Man in Black
1950
The 39 Steps
1959
Quatermass 2
1957
What a Carve Up!
1961
Carry On Again Doctor
1969
Lady Godiva Rides Again
1951
Out of the Clouds
1955No Photo
Taxi!
1963
The Yellow Balloon
1953
The Pure Hell of St Trinian's
1960
The Magic Box
1952No Photo
Taxi!
1963
The Big Job
1965
That's Carry On!
1977
Joe Macbeth
1955
Carry On Cabby
1963
Carry On Up the Jungle
1970
Carry On Regardless
1961
Venetian Bird
1952
Cosh Boy
1953
Carry On Dick
1974
Three Hats for Lisa
1965
Carry On Forever
2015
The House Across the Lake
1954
The Galloping Major
1951
The Flanagan Boy
1953
The Sheriff of Fractured Jaw
1958
The Story of Esther Costello
1957
John and Julie
1955
For Better, for Worse
1954
No Orchids for Miss Blandish
1948
Another Time, Another Place
1958
Tommy the Toreador
1959
We Joined the Navy
1963
The Rainbow Jacket
1954
The Shiralee
1957
Raising the Wind
1961
Double Bunk
1961
Bless This House
1972
A Yank in Ermine
1955
The Square Ring
1953
Give Us This Day
1949
The Smallest Show on Earth
1957
Orders Are Orders
1954
Once a Jolly Swagman
1949
The Titfield Thunderbolt
1953
What a Whopper
1961
Paper Orchid
1949
The Silent Enemy
1958
Next to No Time
1958
Miss Robin Hood
1952
Wicked as They Come
1956
Watch Your Stern
1960
I Believe in You
1952
The Deep Blue Sea
1955
Hancock's Half Hour: Volume 1
1957
And the Same to You
1960
The Crowded Day
1954
The Green Helmet
1961
The Weak and the Wicked
1954
The Beauty Jungle
1964
Aunt Clara
1954
Desert Mice
1959
Carry On Christmas
1969
The Man Inside
1958
A Weekend with Lulu
1961
Too Many Crooks
1959
Idol on Parade
1959
Emergency Call
1952
Seagulls Over Sorrento
1954
Will Any Gentleman...?
1953
The Extra Day
1956
What's a Carry On?
1998
Campbell's Kingdom
1957
Black Memory
1947
Tokoloshe
1965
Stop Messin' About!: The Very Best of Kenneth Williams
1996
Park Plaza 605
1953
To See Such Fun
1977
What a Carry On!
1973
Carry On Again Christmas
1970
Dry Rot
1956
Where the Bullets Fly
1966
Seriously Seeking Sid
1993
Father's Doing Fine
1952
Make Mine a Million
1959
Escape by Night
1953
Time, Gentlemen, Please!
1952
The Glass Cage
1955
Nightbeat
1947
It's a Great Day
1955
On Location: The Carry Ons
2001No Photo
Don't Utter a Note
1966
The Lady Craved Excitement
1950
Look at Life: Market Place
1959
The World of Budgerigars
1976
Ramsbottom Rides Again
1956
Carry on Christmas
1973
Tall Headlines
1952
Is Your Honeymoon Really Necessary?
1953
The Front Page
1948
All This, and Christmas Too!
1971
The Wedding of Lilli Marlene
1953No Photo
Vive Torbay
1968
Talk of a Million
1951
The Unforgettable Sid James
2000No Photo
Box for One
1953No Photo
Look at Life: Getting a Move On
1962
Sid James: Comedy Icon
2022No Photo