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Known For
Acting
Born
1913-05-08
Place of Birth
Hillbrow, Johannesburg, Union of South Africa
Sidney James
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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Known For
Acting History
2022
Sid James: Comedy Icon as Self (Archive Footage)
2015Carry On Forever
2001On Location: The Carry Ons as Various Characters (archive footage) (uncredited)
2000The Unforgettable Sid James as Self
1998What's a Carry On? as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
1996Stop Messin' About!: The Very Best of Kenneth Williams as (Archive footage)
1994The World of Hammer as Self (archive footage)
1993Seriously Seeking Sid as Self (archive footage)
1983ITV Christmas Comedy
1977That's Carry On! as Various Characters (archive footage)
1977To See Such Fun
1976The World of Budgerigars as Self
1975Carry On Laughing as Prince Rupert / Arnold Basket
1975Carry On Laughing as Baron Hubert
1975Carry On Laughing as Lovelace
1975Carry On Laughing as Sir Francis Drake
1974Carry On Dick as Big Dick Turpin
1973Carry on Christmas as Mr. Belcher / Seed Pod / Sir Henry / Sergeant Will Ball / Robin Hood
1973Carry On Girls as Councillor Sid Fiddler
1973What a Carry On!
1972Carry On Abroad as Vic Flange
1972Bless This House as Sid Abbot
1972Carry On Matron as Sid Carter
1971All This, and Christmas Too! as Sid Jones
1971Carry On at Your Convenience as Sid Plummer
1971Carry On Henry as King Henry VIII
1971Bless This House as Sid Abbott
1970Carry On Again Christmas as Long John Silver
1970Carry On Loving as Sidney Bliss
1970Carry On Up the Jungle as Mr. Bill Boosey
1969Carry On Christmas as Ebenezer Scrooge
1969Carry On Christmas Specials
1969Carry On Again Doctor as Gladstone Screwer
1969Carry On Camping as Sid Boggle
1969Two in Clover as Sid Turner
1968Vive Torbay as Self
1968Carry On Up the Khyber as Sir Sidney Ruff-Diamond
1967Carry On Doctor as Mr. Charlie Roper
1967Don't Lose Your Head as Sir Rodney Ffing, the Black Fingernail
1966George And The Dragon
1966Where the Bullets Fly as Mortuary Attendant
1966Don't Utter a Note as Basher Bates
1965Carry On Cowboy as Johnny Finger, the Rumpo Kid
1965The Big Job as George Brain
1965Tokoloshe as Harry Parsons
1965Three Hats for Lisa as Sid Marks
1964Carry On Cleo as Mark Antony
1964The Beauty Jungle as 'Butlins' Judge
1963Taxi! as Sid Stone
1963Taxi! as Sid Stone
1963Carry On Cabby as Charlie Hawkins
1963We Joined the Navy as Dance Instructor
1962Carry On Cruising as Captain Wellington Crowther
1962Look at Life: Getting a Move On as Self - Commentator
1961What a Whopper as Harry Sutton
1961What a Carve Up! as Sid Butler
1961Raising the Wind as Sid
1961Double Bunk as Sid Randall
1961The Green Helmet as Richie Launder
1961A Weekend with Lulu as Café Patron
1961Carry On Regardless as Mr. Bert Handy
1960The Pure Hell of St. Trinian's as Alphonse O'Reilly
1960Citizen James
1960Watch Your Stern as Chief Petty Officer Mundy
1960Carry On Constable as Sergeant Frank Wilkins
1960And the Same to You as Sammy Gatt
1959Tommy the Toreador as Cadena
1959Upstairs and Downstairs as P.C. Edwards
1959Idol on Parade as Herbie
1959The 39 Steps as Perce Baker
1959Too Many Crooks as Sid
1959Make Mine a Million as Sid Gibson
1959Desert Mice as Bert Bennett
1959Look at Life as Narrator
1959Look at Life: Market Place as Self - Commentator
1959Look at Life: Dustmen's Day as Self - Commentator
1958The Sheriff of Fractured Jaw as The Drunk
1958I Was Monty's Double as Porter YMCA
1958The Adventures of William Tell as Schaffner
1958The Man Inside as Franklin
1958Next to No Time as Albert, Cabin Steward
1958Another Time, Another Place as Jake Klein
1958The Silent Enemy as Chief Petty Officer Thorpe
1957Hancock's Half Hour: Volume 1 as Sidney Balmoral James
1957The Story of Esther Costello as Joe Ryan
1957A King in New York as Johnson - TV Advertiser
1957Campbell's Kingdom as Tim, MacDonald's driver-rigger
1957Hell Drivers as Dusty, Truck Driver
1957The Shiralee as Luke
1957Quatermass 2 as Jimmy Hall
1957The Smallest Show on Earth as Mr. Hogg
1957Interpol as Joe - First Bartender
1956Dry Rot as Flash Harry
1956The Buccaneers as Chantey Jack
1956The Iron Petticoat as Paul
1956Hancock's Half Hour
1956Trapeze as Snake Charmer
1956Wicked as They Come as Frank Allenborg
1956Ramsbottom Rides Again as Black Jake
1956The Extra Day as Barney West
1955The Deep Blue Sea as Man outside bar
1955Joe Macbeth as Banky
1955A Kid for Two Farthings as Ice Berg
1955John and Julie as Mr. Pritchett
1955The Glass Cage as Tony Lewis
1955Out of the Clouds as Henry, the Gambler
1955A Yank in Ermine as Nightclub manager
1955It's a Great Day as Harry Mason
1954Aunt Clara as Honest Sid
1954Orders Are Orders as Ed Waggermeyer
1954The Crowded Day as Joe, the Night Watchman
1954The Belles of St. Trinian's as Benny
1954Seagulls Over Sorrento as Charlie Badger
1954For Better, for Worse as The Foreman (as Sidney James)
1954Father Brown as Bert Parkinson
1954The Rainbow Jacket as Harry
1954The House Across the Lake as Beverly Forrest (as Sidney James)
1954The Weak and the Wicked as Syd Baden
1953Escape by Night as Gino Rossini
1953The Wedding of Lilli Marlene as Fennimore Hunt
1953Is Your Honeymoon Really Necessary? as Hank Hanlon
1953Park Plaza 605 as Supt. Williams (as Sidney James)
1953Will Any Gentleman...? as Mr. Hobson
1953The Square Ring as Adams
1953The Flanagan Boy as Sharkey (as Sidney James)
1953The Titfield Thunderbolt as Harry Hawkins
1953The Yellow Balloon as Charlie
1953Cosh Boy as Desk Sergeant
1953Box for One
1952Miss Robin Hood as Sidney (as Sidney James)
1952Venetian Bird as Bernardo
1952Father's Doing Fine as Taxi Driver
1952Time, Gentlemen, Please! as Eric Hace
1952Gift Horse as Ned Hardy, Landlord Golden Bull
1952Emergency Call as Danny Marks
1952Tall Headlines as Mr. Spencer, neighbor
1952I Believe in You as Sergeant Body
1952The Magic Box as Army Sergeant
1951Lady Godiva Rides Again as Lew Beeson
1951The Lavender Hill Mob as Lackery
1951The Galloping Major as Bookmaker
1951Talk of a Million as John C. Moody
1950The Lady Craved Excitement as Carlo
1950Last Holiday as Joe Clarence
1950The Man in Black as Henry Clavering / Hodson
1949Give Us This Day as Murdin
1949Paper Orchid as Freddy Evans (as Sidney James)
1949The Small Back Room as 'Knucksie' Moran
1949Once a Jolly Swagman as Rowton
1948The Front Page as Hildy Johnson
1948The Ed Sullivan Show as Self
1948No Orchids for Miss Blandish as uncredited
1947Nightbeat as Nixon (as Sidney James)
1947Black Memory as Eddie Clinton