Sidney Easton

Personal Info

Birthday

October 2, 1885

Day of Death

1971-12-24

(86 years old)

Place of Birth

Savannah, Georgia, USA

Also Known As

Sid Easton

Sydney Easton

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

His Woman

Murder on Lenox Avenue

Cab Calloway's Hi-De-Ho

Boarding House Blues

I Know Everybody and Everybody's Racket

Ouanga

Killer Diller

Paradise in Harlem

Filmography

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