Sid James
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Sid James (born Solomon Joel Cohen; 8 May 1913 – 26 April 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." Description above from the Wikipedia article Sid James, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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- Born:
- May 8, 1913 In Hillbrow, Johannesburg, Union of South Africa
- Movie/TV Credits:
- 128
- First Appeared:
- In the movie Black Memory 1947-07-01
- Latest Project:
- Movie Stop Messin' About!: The Very Best of Kenneth Williams 1996-04-13
Known For
Filmography
| Movie | Stop Messin' About!: The Very Best of Kenneth Williams | (Archive footage) | 1996-04-13 |
| Series | ITV Christmas Comedy | 1983-04-23 | |
| Movie | That's Carry On! | Various Characters | 1977-01-01 |
| Series | Carry On Laughing | 1975-01-04 | |
| Movie | Carry On Dick | Big Dick Turpin / Reverend Flasher | 1974-02-01 |
| Movie | Carry On Girls | Sidney Fiddler | 1973-11-09 |
| Movie | Carry on Christmas | Santa (Mr Belcher) / Seed Pod / Sir Henry / Sgt Ball / Robin Hood. | 1973-12-24 |
| Movie | Bless This House | Sid Abbott | 1972-09-08 |
| Movie | Carry On Matron | Sid Carter | 1972-05-05 |
| Movie | Carry On Abroad | Vic Flange | 1972-12-01 |
| Series | Bless This House | Sid Abbott | 1971-02-02 |
| Movie | Carry On Henry | King Henry VIII | 1971-06-03 |
| Movie | Carry On at Your Convenience | Sid Plummer | 1971-12-10 |
| Movie | Carry On Loving | Sidney Bliss | 1970-09-20 |
| Movie | Carry On Up the Jungle | Bill Boosey | 1970-03-20 |
| Movie | Carry on Again Christmas | Long John Sil | 1970-12-24 |
| Series | Two in Clover | 1969-02-18 | |
| Movie | Carry On Camping | Sid Boggle | 1969-05-29 |
| Movie | Carry On Again Doctor | Gladstone Screwer | 1969-12-05 |
| Movie | Carry on Christmas | Ebenezer Scrooge | 1969-12-24 |
| Movie | Carry On Up the Khyber | Sir Sidney Ruff-Diamond | 1968-02-12 |
| Movie | Carry On Doctor | Charlie Roper | 1967-12-02 |
| Movie | Where the Bullets Fly | Mortuary Attendant | 1966-09-06 |
| Series | George And The Dragon | 1966-11-19 | |
| Movie | Carry On Don't Lose Your Head | Sir Rodney Ffing | 1966-12-10 |
| Movie | Three Hats for Lisa | Sid Marks | 1965-01-01 |
| Movie | The Big Job | George Brain | 1965-01-01 |
| Movie | Carry On Cowboy | Johnny Finger, the Rumpo Kid | 1965-11-26 |
| Movie | Tokoloshe | Harry Parsons | 1965-05-12 |
| Movie | The Beauty Jungle | 'Butlins' Judge | 1964-08-25 |
| Movie | Carry On Cleo | Marc Antony | 1964-11-08 |
| Movie | We Joined the Navy | Dance Instructor | 1963-05-17 |
| Movie | Carry On Cabby | Charlie Hawkins | 1963-06-01 |
| Movie | Carry On Cruising | Captain Wellington Crowther | 1962-03-12 |
| Movie | The Green Helmet | Richie Launder | 1961-04-20 |
| Movie | A Weekend with Lulu | Café Patron | 1961-04-10 |
| Movie | Double Bunk | Sid Randall | 1961-05-06 |
| Movie | Carry On Regardless | Bert Handy | 1961-04-04 |
| Movie | Raising the Wind | Sid | 1961-09-06 |
| Movie | What a Whopper | Harry Sutton | 1961-10-17 |
| Movie | What a Carve Up! | Sid Butler | 1961-09-15 |
| Movie | Carry On Constable | Sergeant Frank Wilkins | 1960-02-22 |
| Movie | And the Same to You | Sammy Gatt | 1960-02-01 |
| Movie | Watch Your Stern | Chief Petty Officer Mundy | 1960-10-14 |
| Series | Citizen James | 1960-11-24 | |
| Movie | The Pure Hell of St. Trinian's | Alphonse O'Reilly | 1960-12-22 |
| Movie | Too Many Crooks | Sid | 1959-03-08 |
| Movie | Make Mine a Million | Sid Gibson | 1959-01-01 |
| Movie | Desert Mice | Bert Bennett | 1959-01-05 |
| Movie | Idol on Parade | Herbie | 1959-03-24 |
| Movie | The 39 Steps | Perce Baker | 1959-03-13 |
| Movie | Tommy the Toreador | Cadena | 1959-12-21 |
| Movie | Upstairs and Downstairs | P.C. Edwards | 1959-11-02 |
| Movie | Next to No Time | Albert, Cabin Steward | 1958-08-04 |
| Movie | The Silent Enemy | Chief Petty Officer Thorpe | 1958-03-04 |
| Movie | Another Time, Another Place | Jake Klein | 1958-05-02 |
| Movie | The Man Inside | Franklin | 1958-09-07 |
| Series | The Adventures of William Tell | Unknown | 1958-09-15 |
| Movie | The Sheriff of Fractured Jaw | The Drunk | 1958-10-28 |
| Movie | I Was Monty's Double | Porter YMCA | 1958-10-21 |
| Movie | The Shiralee | Luke | 1957-07-11 |
| Movie | Quatermass 2 | Jimmy Hall | 1957-05-24 |
| Movie | Interpol | Joe - First Bartender | 1957-04-02 |
| Movie | The Smallest Show on Earth | Mr. Hogg | 1957-04-09 |
| Movie | Campbell's Kingdom | Tim, MacDonald's driver-rigger | 1957-09-03 |
| Movie | Hell Drivers | Dusty, Truck Driver | 1957-07-23 |
| Movie | The Story of Esther Costello | Joe Ryan | 1957-11-06 |
| Movie | Hancock's Half Hour: Volume 1 | 1957-12-16 | |
| Movie | A King in New York | Johnson - TV Advertiser | 1957-09-12 |
| Movie | Wicked as They Come | Frank Allenborg | 1956-05-22 |
| Movie | Ramsbottom Rides Again | Black Jake | 1956-04-30 |
| Movie | The Extra Day | Barney West | 1956-01-01 |
| Movie | Trapeze | Snake Charmer | 1956-05-30 |
| Series | Hancock's Half Hour | 1956-07-06 | |
| Movie | Dry Rot | Flash Harry | 1956-10-31 |
| Series | The Buccaneers | Unknown | 1956-09-19 |
| Movie | The Iron Petticoat | Paul | 1956-09-01 |
| Movie | A Yank in Ermine | Nightclub manager | 1955-01-01 |
| Movie | It's a Great Day | Harry Mason | 1955-01-01 |
| Movie | The Glass Cage | Tony Lewis | 1955-04-15 |
| Movie | Out of the Clouds | Henry, the Gambler | 1955-02-15 |
| Movie | John and Julie | Mr. Pritchett | 1955-07-26 |
| Movie | A Kid for Two Farthings | Ice Berg | 1955-08-15 |
| Movie | Joe Macbeth | Banky | 1955-10-18 |
| Movie | The Deep Blue Sea | Man outside bar | 1955-11-01 |
| Movie | Father Brown | Bert Parkinson | 1954-06-08 |
| Movie | The Rainbow Jacket | Harry | 1954-05-27 |
| Movie | The House Across the Lake | Beverly Forrest (as Sidney James) | 1954-04-16 |
| Movie | The Weak and the Wicked | Syd Baden | 1954-02-02 |
| Movie | For Better, for Worse | The Foreman (as Sidney James) | 1954-06-20 |
| Movie | Seagulls Over Sorrento | Charlie Badger | 1954-07-13 |
| Movie | Orders Are Orders | Ed Waggermeyer | 1954-10-01 |
| Movie | Aunt Clara | Honest Sid | 1954-11-22 |
| Movie | The Crowded Day | Joe, the Night Watchman | 1954-10-01 |
| Movie | The Belles of St. Trinian's | Benny | 1954-09-28 |
| Movie | The Titfield Thunderbolt | Harry Hawkins | 1953-03-04 |
| Movie | The Flanagan Boy | Sharkey (as Sidney James) | 1953-04-10 |
| Movie | The Square Ring | Adams | 1953-07-13 |
| Movie | Cosh Boy | Desk Sergeant | 1953-02-01 |
| Movie | The Yellow Balloon | Charlie | 1953-02-10 |
| Movie | The Wedding of Lilli Marlene | Fennimore Hunt | 1953-11-30 |
| Movie | Will Any Gentleman...? | Mr. Hobson | 1953-08-25 |
| Movie | Is Your Honeymoon Really Necessary? | Hank Hanlon | 1953-09-22 |
| Movie | Escape by Night | Gino Rossini | 1953-12-01 |
| Movie | Park Plaza 605 | Supt. Williams (as Sidney James) | 1953-09-11 |
| Movie | Tall Headlines | Mr. Spencer, neighbor | 1952-04-15 |
| Movie | I Believe in You | Sergeant Body | 1952-03-05 |
| Movie | The Magic Box | Army Sergeant | 1952-01-01 |
| Movie | Emergency Call | Danny Marks | 1952-05-19 |
| Movie | Time, Gentlemen, Please! | Eric Hace | 1952-07-01 |
| Movie | Miss Robin Hood | Sidney (as Sidney James) | 1952-11-12 |
| Movie | Venetian Bird | Bernardo | 1952-10-01 |
| Movie | Father's Doing Fine | Taxi Driver | 1952-08-15 |
| Movie | Gift Horse | Ned Hardy, Landlord Golden Bull | 1952-06-01 |
| Movie | Talk of a Million | John C. Moody | 1951-03-12 |
| Movie | The Galloping Major | Bookmaker | 1951-05-07 |
| Movie | Lady Godiva Rides Again | Lew Beeson | 1951-10-25 |
| Movie | The Lavender Hill Mob | Lackery | 1951-06-28 |
| Movie | The Man in Black | Henry Clavering / Hodson | 1950-01-31 |
| Movie | Last Holiday | Joe Clarence | 1950-05-15 |
| Movie | The Lady Craved Excitement | Carlo | 1950-08-01 |
| Movie | Once a Jolly Swagman | Rowton | 1949-02-02 |
| Movie | The Small Back Room | 'Knucksie' Moran | 1949-02-21 |
| Movie | Paper Orchid | Freddy Evans (as Sidney James) | 1949-04-01 |
| Movie | Give Us This Day | Murdin | 1949-10-14 |
| Movie | No Orchids for Miss Blandish | uncredited | 1948-04-15 |
| Movie | Black Memory | Eddie Clinton | 1947-07-01 |
| Movie | Nightbeat | Nixon (as Sidney James) | 1947-12-22 |