Sidney James

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."

Born

May 08, 1913

Hillbrow, Johannesburg, Union of South Africa

Died

Apr 26, 1976

Known For

Acting

Movies

135 acting

0 crew

Popularity

0.9

movie

Known For

A King in New York

1957

as Johnson - TV Advertiser

The Lavender Hill Mob

1951

as Lackery

Carry On Cleo

1964

as Mark Antony

Quatermass 2

1957

as Jimmy Hall

A King in New York

1957 • as Johnson - TV Advertiser

★ 6.7

Trapeze

1956 • as Snake Charmer

★ 6.2

Hell Drivers

1957 • as Dusty, Truck Driver

★ 6.7

Carry On Regardless

1961 • as Mr. Bert Handy

★ 6.3

Carry On Cowboy

1965 • as Johnny Finger, the Rumpo Kid

★ 6.3

The Lavender Hill Mob

1951 • as Lackery

★ 7.2

Carry On Doctor

1967 • as Mr. Charlie Roper

★ 6.5

Carry On Cleo

1964 • as Mark Antony

★ 6.6

Quatermass 2

1957 • as Jimmy Hall

★ 6.4

Carry On Camping

1969 • as Sid Boggle

★ 6.6

Last Holiday

1950 • as Joe Clarence

★ 7.1

The Small Back Room

1949 • as 'Knucksie' Moran

★ 6.7

Carry On Up the Khyber

1968 • as Sir Sidney Ruff-Diamond

★ 6.4

Carry On Matron

1972 • as Sid Carter

★ 6.1

Carry On Loving

1970 • as Sidney Bliss

★ 5.7

Carry On Abroad

1972 • as Vic Flange

★ 6.3

Don't Lose Your Head

1967 • as Sir Rodney Ffing, the Black Fingernail

★ 6.6

Carry On Again Doctor

1969 • as Gladstone Screwer

★ 6.1

Carry On Henry

1971 • as King Henry VIII

★ 6.1

Carry On Constable

1960 • as Sergeant Frank Wilkins

★ 6.2

Carry On Cruising

1962 • as Captain Wellington Crowther

★ 6.1

Campbell's Kingdom

1957 • as Tim, MacDonald's driver-rigger

★ 5.8

Another Time, Another Place

1958 • as Jake Klein

★ 5.8

Interpol

1957 • as Joe - First Bartender

★ 6.4

The Magic Box

1952 • as Army Sergeant

★ 6.4

Carry On at Your Convenience

1971 • as Sid Plummer

★ 6.2

The Big Job

1965 • as George Brain

★ 6.7

The Belles of St Trinian's

1954 • as Benny

★ 6.3

Emergency Call

1952 • as Danny Marks

★ 6.5

The Sheriff of Fractured Jaw

1958 • as The Drunk

★ 6.4

The 39 Steps

1959 • as Perce Baker

★ 6.2

I Was Monty's Double

1958 • as Porter YMCA

★ 6.9

A Yank in Ermine

1955 • as Nightclub manager

★ 4.0

Carry On Dick

1974 • as Big Dick Turpin

★ 5.8

Carry On Christmas

1969 • as Ebenezer Scrooge

★ 6.2

Three Hats for Lisa

1965 • as Sid Marks

★ 5.0

The Silent Enemy

1958 • as Chief Petty Officer Thorpe

★ 5.7

Father Brown

1954 • as Bert Parkinson

★ 6.4

The Titfield Thunderbolt

1953 • as Harry Hawkins

★ 6.9

That's Carry On!

1977 • as Various Characters (archive footage)

★ 5.7

Carry On Girls

1973 • as Councillor Sid Fiddler

★ 5.7

A Kid for Two Farthings

1955 • as Ice Berg

★ 6.6

Carry On Up the Jungle

1970 • as Mr. Bill Boosey

★ 5.8

The Smallest Show on Earth

1957 • as Mr. Hogg

★ 6.6

Gift Horse

1952 • as Ned Hardy, Landlord Golden Bull

★ 6.6

What's a Carry On?

1998 • as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

★ 7.8

Lady Godiva Rides Again

1951 • as Lew Beeson

★ 5.8

The Man Inside

1958 • as Franklin

★ 5.8

On Location: The Carry Ons

2001 • as Various Characters (archive footage) (uncredited)

The Pure Hell of St Trinian's

1960 • as Alphonse O'Reilly

★ 6.4

Carry On Cabby

1963 • as Charlie Hawkins

★ 6.4

The Extra Day

1956 • as Barney West

★ 6.6

Double Bunk

1961 • as Sid Randall

★ 5.7

Will Any Gentleman...?

1953 • as Mr. Hobson

★ 5.6

Once a Jolly Swagman

1949 • as Rowton

★ 5.6

The Square Ring

1953 • as Adams

★ 7.1

Bless This House

1972 • as Sid Abbot

★ 6.3

Upstairs and Downstairs

1959 • as P.C. Edwards

★ 5.6

The Iron Petticoat

1956 • as Paul

★ 5.7

Too Many Crooks

1959 • as Sid

★ 7.4

Cosh Boy

1953 • as Desk Sergeant

★ 5.3

Wicked as They Come

1956 • as Frank Allenborg

★ 4.9

No Orchids for Miss Blandish

1948 • as uncredited

★ 6.0

We Joined the Navy

1963 • as Dance Instructor

★ 5.6

Watch Your Stern

1960 • as Chief Petty Officer Mundy

★ 5.6

What a Whopper

1961 • as Harry Sutton

★ 5.9

The Shiralee

1957 • as Luke

★ 5.0

The Crowded Day

1954 • as Joe, the Night Watchman

★ 5.4

What a Carve Up!

1961 • as Sid Butler

★ 6.9

Desert Mice

1959 • as Bert Bennett

★ 6.0

The Deep Blue Sea

1955 • as Man outside bar

★ 4.7

The Yellow Balloon

1953 • as Charlie

★ 5.8

Venetian Bird

1952 • as Bernardo

★ 5.9

Black Memory

1947 • as Eddie Clinton

★ 4.5

Where the Bullets Fly

1966 • as Mortuary Attendant

★ 4.5

Orders Are Orders

1954 • as Ed Waggermeyer

★ 6.4

Make Mine a Million

1959 • as Sid Gibson

★ 7.2

The House Across the Lake

1954 • as Beverly Forrest (as Sidney James)

★ 5.4

Seriously Seeking Sid

1993 • as Self (archive footage)

For Better, for Worse

1954 • as Foreman

★ 5.6

Raising the Wind

1961 • as Sid

★ 6.2

Seagulls Over Sorrento

1954 • as Charlie Badger

★ 5.4

The Glass Cage

1955 • as Tony Lewis

★ 5.5

Miss Robin Hood

1952 • as Sidney (as Sidney James)

★ 7.9

Tommy the Toreador

1959 • as Cadena

★ 3.5

I Believe in You

1952 • as Sergeant Body

★ 6.4

Time, Gentlemen, Please!

1952 • as Eric Hace

★ 8.0

And the Same to You

1960 • as Sammy Gatt

★ 5.6

John and Julie

1955 • as Mr. Pritchett

★ 4.6

Next to No Time

1958 • as Albert, Cabin Steward

★ 8.0

Give Us This Day

1949 • as Murdin

★ 5.6

The Galloping Major

1951 • as Bookmaker

★ 6.0

The Weak and the Wicked

1954 • as Syd Baden

★ 6.4

Father's Doing Fine

1952 • as Taxi Driver

★ 6.3

Joe Macbeth

1955 • as Banky

★ 7.6

The Man in Black

1950 • as Henry Clavering / Hodson

★ 5.6

The Rainbow Jacket

1954 • as Harry

★ 6.9

Dry Rot

1956 • as Flash Harry

★ 7.4

Hancock's Half Hour: Volume 1

1957 • as Sidney Balmoral James

The Beauty Jungle

1964 • as 'Butlins' Judge

★ 4.8

Out of the Clouds

1955 • as Henry, the Gambler

★ 5.8

The Flanagan Boy

1953 • as Sharkey (as Sidney James)

★ 5.8

The Lady Craved Excitement

1950 • as Carlo

★ 5.2

Park Plaza 605

1953 • as Supt. Williams (as Sidney James)

★ 4.3

A Weekend with Lulu

1961 • as Café Patron

★ 5.4

Nightbeat

1947 • as Nixon (as Sidney James)

★ 5.2

Escape by Night

1953 • as Gino Rossini

★ 6.0

Tall Headlines

1952 • as Mr. Spencer, neighbor

★ 5.8

The Story of Esther Costello

1957 • as Joe Ryan

★ 7.0

To See Such Fun

1977

Is Your Honeymoon Really Necessary?

1953 • as Hank Hanlon

★ 5.0

The Front Page

1948 • as Hildy Johnson

It's a Great Day

1955 • as Harry Mason

★ 5.7

Talk of a Million

1951 • as John C. Moody

Carry On Again Christmas

1970 • as Long John Silver

★ 7.3

Idol on Parade

1959 • as Herbie

★ 7.0

The Wedding of Lilli Marlene

1953 • as Fennimore Hunt

★ 6.0

Aunt Clara

1954 • as Honest Sid

★ 4.5

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Don't Utter a Note

1966 • as Basher Bates

Ramsbottom Rides Again

1956 • as Black Jake

Look at Life: Market Place

1959 • as Self - Commentator

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Box for One

1953

Tokoloshe

1965 • as Harry Parsons

Sid James: Comedy Icon

2022 • as Self (Archive Footage)

★ 7.0

Carry on Christmas

1973 • as Mr. Belcher / Seed Pod / Sir Henry / Sergeant Will Ball / Robin Hood

★ 6.0

The Green Helmet

1961 • as Richie Launder

Paper Orchid

1949 • as Freddy Evans (as Sidney James)

★ 4.0

The World of Budgerigars

1976 • as Self

★ 8.5

What a Carry On!

1973

Stop Messin' About!: The Very Best of Kenneth Williams

Stop Messin' About!: The Very Best of Kenneth Williams

1996 • as (Archive footage)

All This, and Christmas Too!

1971 • as Sid Jones

The Unforgettable Sid James

2000 • as Self

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Vive Torbay

1968 • as Self

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Look at Life: Getting a Move On

1962 • as Self - Commentator

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Look at Life: Dustmen's Day

1959 • as Self - Commentator