Sid James

Personal Info

Birthday

May 8, 1913

Day of Death

1976-04-26

(62 years old)

Place of Birth

Hillbrow, Johannesburg, Union of South Africa

Also Known As

Sidney James

Сидни Джеймс

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Sid James

Biography

Sid James (born Solomon Joel Cohen) 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

Bless This House

The Adventures of William Tell

The Buccaneers

Look at Life

The Smallest Show on Earth

The Small Back Room

Carry On Laughing

Trapeze

Filmography

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