Personal Info
Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
May 8, 1913
Place of Birth:
Hillbrow, Johannesburg, Union of South Africa
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Sid James
Biography
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."
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Known For
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Sid James: Comedy Icon | Self (Archive Footage) |
| 2000 | The Unforgettable Sid James | Self |
| 1998 | What's a Carry On? | Self /Various Characters (archive footage) |
| 1996 | Stop Messin' About!: The Very Best of Kenneth Williams | (Archive footage) |
| 1993 | Seriously Seeking Sid | Self (archive footage) |
| 1977 | That's Carry On! | Various Characters |
| 1977 | To See Such Fun | |
| 1976 | The World of Budgerigars | Self |
| 1974 | Carry On Dick | Big Dick Turpin / Reverend Flasher |
| 1973 | Carry On Girls | Sidney Fiddler |
| 1973 | Carry on Christmas | Santa (Mr Belcher) / Seed Pod / Sir Henry / Sgt Ball / Robin Hood. |
| 1973 | What a Carry On! | |
| 1972 | Carry On Matron | Sid Carter |
| 1972 | Bless This House | Sid Abbott |
| 1972 | Carry On Abroad | Vic Flange |
| 1971 | Carry On Henry | King Henry VIII |
| 1971 | Carry On at Your Convenience | Sid Plummer |
| 1971 | All This, and Christmas Too! | Sid Jones |
| 1970 | Carry On Loving | Sidney Bliss |
| 1970 | Carry On Up the Jungle | Bill Boosey |
| 1970 | Carry On Again Christmas | Long John Sil |
| 1969 | Carry On Again Doctor | Gladstone Screwer |
| 1969 | Carry On Camping | Sid Boggle |
| 1969 | Carry On Christmas | Ebenezer Scrooge |
| 1968 | Carry On Up the Khyber | Sir Sidney Ruff-Diamond |
| 1968 | Vive Torbay | Self |
| 1967 | Carry On Doctor | Charlie Roper |
| 1966 | Carry On Don't Lose Your Head | Sir Rodney Ffing |
| 1966 | Where the Bullets Fly | Mortuary Attendant |
| 1966 | Don't Utter a Note | Basher Bates |
| 1965 | Carry On Cowboy | Johnny Finger, the Rumpo Kid |
| 1965 | The Big Job | George Brain |
| 1965 | Three Hats for Lisa | Sid Marks |
| 1965 | Tokoloshe | Harry Parsons |
| 1964 | Carry On Cleo | Marc Antony |
| 1964 | The Beauty Jungle | 'Butlins' Judge |
| 1963 | Carry On Cabby | Charlie Hawkins |
| 1963 | We Joined the Navy | Dance Instructor |
| 1962 | Carry On Cruising | Captain Wellington Crowther |
| 1962 | Look at Life: Getting a Move On | Self - Commentator |
| 1961 | Carry On Regardless | Bert Handy |
| 1961 | Raising the Wind | Sid |
| 1961 | Double Bunk | Sid Randall |
| 1961 | A Weekend with Lulu | Café Patron |
| 1961 | What a Whopper | Harry Sutton |
| 1961 | What a Carve Up! | Sid Butler |
| 1961 | The Green Helmet | Richie Launder |
| 1960 | The Pure Hell of St. Trinian's | Alphonse O'Reilly |
| 1960 | Carry On Constable | Sergeant Frank Wilkins |
| 1960 | Watch Your Stern | Chief Petty Officer Mundy |
| 1960 | And the Same to You | Sammy Gatt |
| 1959 | Tommy the Toreador | Cadena |
| 1959 | Make Mine a Million | Sid Gibson |
| 1959 | Too Many Crooks | Sid |
| 1959 | Idol on Parade | Herbie |
| 1959 | Desert Mice | Bert Bennett |
| 1959 | Look at Life: Market Place | Self - Commentator |
| 1959 | The 39 Steps | Perce Baker |
| 1959 | Upstairs and Downstairs | P.C. Edwards |
| 1959 | Look at Life: Dustmen's Day | Self - Commentator |
| 1958 | The Silent Enemy | Chief Petty Officer Thorpe |
| 1958 | Another Time, Another Place | Jake Klein |
| 1958 | The Sheriff of Fractured Jaw | The Drunk |
| 1958 | I Was Monty's Double | Porter YMCA |
| 1958 | Next to No Time | Albert, Cabin Steward |
| 1958 | The Man Inside | Franklin |
| 1957 | Quatermass 2 | Jimmy Hall |
| 1957 | The Smallest Show on Earth | Mr. Hogg |
| 1957 | Hell Drivers | Dusty, Truck Driver |
| 1957 | Campbell's Kingdom | Tim, MacDonald's driver-rigger |
| 1957 | A King in New York | Johnson - TV Advertiser |
| 1957 | Hancock's Half Hour: Volume 1 | |
| 1957 | The Shiralee | Luke |
| 1957 | The Story of Esther Costello | Joe Ryan |
| 1957 | Interpol | Joe - First Bartender |
| 1956 | Trapeze | Snake Charmer |
| 1956 | The Iron Petticoat | Paul |
| 1956 | The Extra Day | Barney West |
| 1956 | Ramsbottom Rides Again | Black Jake |
| 1956 | Wicked as They Come | Frank Allenborg |
| 1956 | Dry Rot | Flash Harry |
| 1955 | Joe Macbeth | Banky |
| 1955 | The Glass Cage | Tony Lewis |
| 1955 | John and Julie | Mr. Pritchett |
| 1955 | Out of the Clouds | Henry, the Gambler |
| 1955 | A Kid for Two Farthings | Ice Berg |
| 1955 | It's a Great Day | Harry Mason |
| 1955 | A Yank in Ermine | Nightclub manager |
| 1955 | The Deep Blue Sea | Man outside bar |
| 1954 | The House Across the Lake | Beverly Forrest (as Sidney James) |
| 1954 | For Better, for Worse | The Foreman (as Sidney James) |
| 1954 | The Rainbow Jacket | Harry |
| 1954 | Orders Are Orders | Ed Waggermeyer |
| 1954 | Father Brown | Bert Parkinson |
| 1954 | Seagulls Over Sorrento | Charlie Badger |
| 1954 | The Belles of St. Trinian's | Benny |
| 1954 | Aunt Clara | Honest Sid |
| 1954 | The Weak and the Wicked | Syd Baden |
| 1954 | The Crowded Day | Joe, the Night Watchman |
| 1953 | The Flanagan Boy | Sharkey (as Sidney James) |
| 1953 | The Titfield Thunderbolt | Harry Hawkins |
| 1953 | Box for One | |
| 1953 | The Square Ring | Adams |
| 1953 | Park Plaza 605 | Supt. Williams (as Sidney James) |
| 1953 | Will Any Gentleman...? | Mr. Hobson |
| 1953 | The Yellow Balloon | Charlie |
| 1953 | Escape by Night | Gino Rossini |
| 1953 | Is Your Honeymoon Really Necessary? | Hank Hanlon |
| 1953 | The Wedding of Lilli Marlene | Fennimore Hunt |
| 1953 | Cosh Boy | Desk Sergeant |
| 1952 | Time, Gentlemen, Please! | Eric Hace |
| 1952 | Venetian Bird | Bernardo |
| 1952 | Miss Robin Hood | Sidney (as Sidney James) |
| 1952 | Emergency Call | Danny Marks |
| 1952 | Gift Horse | Ned Hardy, Landlord Golden Bull |
| 1952 | Tall Headlines | Mr. Spencer, neighbor |
| 1952 | The Magic Box | Army Sergeant |
| 1952 | Father's Doing Fine | Taxi Driver |
| 1952 | I Believe in You | Sergeant Body |
| 1951 | The Lavender Hill Mob | Lackery |
| 1951 | The Galloping Major | Bookmaker |
| 1951 | Lady Godiva Rides Again | Lew Beeson |
| 1951 | Talk of a Million | John C. Moody |
| 1950 | The Man in Black | Henry Clavering / Hodson |
| 1950 | The Lady Craved Excitement | Carlo |
| 1950 | Last Holiday | Joe Clarence |
| 1949 | Give Us This Day | Murdin |
| 1949 | Once a Jolly Swagman | Rowton |
| 1949 | Paper Orchid | Freddy Evans (as Sidney James) |
| 1949 | The Small Back Room | 'Knucksie' Moran |
| 1948 | No Orchids for Miss Blandish | uncredited |
| 1948 | The Front Page | Hildy Johnson |
| 1947 | Nightbeat | Nixon (as Sidney James) |
| 1947 | Black Memory | Eddie Clinton |
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Carry On Forever | |
| 1983 | ITV Christmas Comedy | |
| 1975 | Carry On Laughing | |
| 1971 | Bless This House | Sid Abbott |
| 1969 | Carry On Christmas Specials | |
| 1969 | Two in Clover | |
| 1966 | George And The Dragon | |
| 1960 | Citizen James | |
| 1959 | Look at Life | Narrator |
| 1958 | The Adventures of William Tell | Schaffner |
| 1956 | Hancock's Half Hour | |
| 1956 | The Buccaneers | Chantey Jack |
| 1948 | The Ed Sullivan Show | Self |