Sidney James
Acting
- Born:
- 1913-05-08
- Died:
- 1976-04-26
- Place of birth:
- Hillbrow, Johannesburg, Union of South Africa
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."
Known For
Filmography
Sid James: Comedy Icon
Carry On Forever
On Location: The Carry Ons
The Unforgettable Sid James
What's a Carry On?
Stop Messin' About!: The Very Best of Kenneth Williams
The World of Hammer
Seriously Seeking Sid
ITV Christmas Comedy
That's Carry On!
To See Such Fun
The World of Budgerigars
Carry On Laughing
Carry On Dick
Carry on Christmas
Carry On Girls
What a Carry On!
Carry On Abroad
Bless This House
Carry On Matron
All This, and Christmas Too!
Carry On at Your Convenience
Carry On Henry
Bless This House
Carry On Again Christmas
Carry On Loving
Carry On Up the Jungle
Carry On Christmas
Carry On Christmas Specials
Carry On Again Doctor
Carry On Camping
Two in Clover
Vive Torbay
Carry On Up the Khyber
Carry On Doctor
Don't Lose Your Head
George and the Dragon
Where the Bullets Fly
Don't Utter a Note
Carry On Cowboy
The Big Job
Tokoloshe
Three Hats for Lisa
Carry On Cleo
The Beauty Jungle
Taxi!
Carry On Cabby
We Joined the Navy
Carry On Cruising
Look at Life: Getting a Move On
What a Whopper
What a Carve Up!
Raising the Wind
Double Bunk
The Green Helmet
A Weekend with Lulu
Carry On Regardless
Look at Life: Up To Scratch
The Pure Hell of St Trinian's
Citizen James
Watch Your Stern
Carry On Constable
And the Same to You
Tommy the Toreador
Upstairs and Downstairs
Idol on Parade
The 39 Steps
Too Many Crooks
Make Mine a Million
Desert Mice
Look at Life: Market Place
Look at Life: Dustmen's Day
Look at Life
The Sheriff of Fractured Jaw
I Was Monty's Double
The Adventures of William Tell
The Man Inside
Next to No Time
Another Time, Another Place
The Silent Enemy
Hancock's Half Hour: Volume 1
The Story of Esther Costello
A King in New York
Campbell's Kingdom
Hell Drivers
The Shiralee
Quatermass 2
The Smallest Show on Earth
Interpol
Dry Rot
The Buccaneers
The Iron Petticoat
Armchair Theatre
Hancock's Half Hour
Trapeze
Wicked as They Come
Ramsbottom Rides Again
The Extra Day
The Deep Blue Sea
Joe Macbeth
A Kid for Two Farthings
John and Julie
The Glass Cage
Out of the Clouds
It's a Great Day
A Yank in Ermine
Aunt Clara
Orders Are Orders
The Crowded Day
The Belles of St Trinian's
Seagulls Over Sorrento
For Better, for Worse
Father Brown
The Rainbow Jacket
The House Across the Lake
The Weak and the Wicked
Escape by Night
The Wedding of Lilli Marlene
Is Your Honeymoon Really Necessary?
Park Plaza 605
Will Any Gentleman...?
The Square Ring
The Flanagan Boy
The Titfield Thunderbolt
The Yellow Balloon
Cosh Boy
Box for One
Miss Robin Hood
Venetian Bird
Father's Doing Fine
Time, Gentlemen, Please!
Gift Horse
Emergency Call
Tall Headlines
I Believe in You
The Magic Box
Lady Godiva Rides Again
The Lavender Hill Mob
The Galloping Major
Talk of a Million
The Lady Craved Excitement
Last Holiday
The Man in Black
Give Us This Day
Paper Orchid
The Small Back Room
Once a Jolly Swagman
It's Hard to be Good
The Front Page
The Ed Sullivan Show
No Orchids for Miss Blandish
Nightbeat
Black Memory