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.
Known For
Acting History
1948
Boarding House Blues as Boo Boo (as Sid Easton)
1948Killer Diller as Policeman (as Sid Easton)
1947The Story of Mr. Hobbs as Ben - Winston's Butler
1946Fight That Ghost as Spooky Lightning
1941Murder on Lenox Avenue as Speed Simmons
1940Sunday Sinners as Bootsie
1939What Goes Up
1939Paradise in Harlem as Sneeze Ancrum (as Sydney Easton)
1935Ouanga as Jackson
1934Cab Calloway's Hi-De-Ho as Sam, train porter
1933I Know Everybody and Everybody's Racket as Doorman (uncredited)
1932The Musical Doctor as Patient on gurney (uncredited)
1932A Rhapsody in Black and Blue as Husband (uncredited)
1932Wayward as George
1931His Woman as Mark
1931Be Like Me as George (uncredited)
1926The Conjure Woman