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

Carry On Cleo

1964

as Mark Antony

A King in New York

1957

as Johnson - TV Advertiser

Carry On Camping

1969

as Sid Boggle

Quatermass 2

1957

as Jimmy Hall

The Lavender Hill Mob

1951

as Lackery

Trapeze

1956 • as Snake Charmer

★ 6.2

Carry On Girls

1973 • as Councillor Sid Fiddler

★ 5.7

Hell Drivers

1957 • as Dusty, Truck Driver

★ 6.7

Carry On Cleo

1964 • as Mark Antony

★ 6.6

Last Holiday

1950 • as Joe Clarence

★ 7.2

A King in New York

1957 • as Johnson - TV Advertiser

★ 6.7

Carry On Cowboy

1965 • as Johnny Finger, the Rumpo Kid

★ 6.3

Carry On Abroad

1972 • as Vic Flange

★ 6.3

Carry On Camping

1969 • as Sid Boggle

★ 6.6

The 39 Steps

1959 • as Perce Baker

★ 6.3

Carry On Doctor

1967 • as Mr. Charlie Roper

★ 6.5

Quatermass 2

1957 • as Jimmy Hall

★ 6.4

Don't Lose Your Head

1967 • as Sir Rodney Ffing, the Black Fingernail

★ 6.7

Carry On Henry

1971 • as King Henry VIII

★ 6.1

Carry On Up the Khyber

1968 • as Sir Sidney Ruff-Diamond

★ 6.5

I Was Monty's Double

1958 • as Porter YMCA

★ 6.9

Paper Orchid

1949 • as Freddy Evans (as Sidney James)

★ 5.0

Carry On Loving

1970 • as Sidney Bliss

★ 5.7

The Belles of St Trinian's

1954 • as Benny

★ 6.4

Carry On Constable

1960 • as Sergeant Frank Wilkins

★ 6.3

Carry On at Your Convenience

1971 • as Sid Plummer

★ 6.2

What a Carve Up!

1961 • as Sid Butler

★ 7.0

Carry On Cabby

1963 • as Charlie Hawkins

★ 6.5

Carry On Regardless

1961 • as Mr. Bert Handy

★ 6.3

Hancock's Half Hour: Volume 1

1957 • as Sidney Balmoral James

The Lavender Hill Mob

1951 • as Lackery

★ 7.2

The Small Back Room

1949 • as 'Knucksie' Moran

★ 6.8

Carry On Matron

1972 • as Sid Carter

★ 6.1

Carry On Again Doctor

1969 • as Gladstone Screwer

★ 6.1

The Titfield Thunderbolt

1953 • as Harry Hawkins

★ 7.0

That's Carry On!

1977 • as Various Characters (archive footage)

★ 5.8

The Iron Petticoat

1956 • as Paul

★ 5.8

The Sheriff of Fractured Jaw

1958 • as The Drunk

★ 6.5

Carry On Cruising

1962 • as Captain Wellington Crowther

★ 6.1

Carry On Dick

1974 • as Big Dick Turpin

★ 5.8

Bless This House

1972 • as Sid Abbot

★ 6.4

The Magic Box

1952 • as Army Sergeant

★ 6.5

Father Brown

1954 • as Bert Parkinson

★ 6.5

Gift Horse

1952 • as Ned Hardy, Landlord Golden Bull

★ 6.6

The Big Job

1965 • as George Brain

★ 6.7

Interpol

1957 • as Joe - First Bartender

★ 6.5

We Joined the Navy

1963 • as Dance Instructor

★ 6.0

Another Time, Another Place

1958 • as Jake Klein

★ 5.8

Tall Headlines

1952 • as Mr. Spencer, neighbor

★ 6.8

The Silent Enemy

1958 • as Chief Petty Officer Thorpe

★ 5.9

A Kid for Two Farthings

1955 • as Ice Berg

★ 6.7

The Man Inside

1958 • as Franklin

★ 6.1

The Man in Black

1950 • as Henry Clavering / Hodson

★ 6.0

A Yank in Ermine

1955 • as Nightclub manager

★ 6.0

For Better, for Worse

1954 • as Foreman

★ 5.8

Campbell's Kingdom

1957 • as Tim, MacDonald's driver-rigger

★ 6.0

Carry On Up the Jungle

1970 • as Mr. Bill Boosey

★ 5.9

The Green Helmet

1961 • as Richie Launder

★ 9.0

Venetian Bird

1952 • as Bernardo

★ 6.2

Emergency Call

1952 • as Danny Marks

★ 6.7

Raising the Wind

1961 • as Sid

★ 6.3

Three Hats for Lisa

1965 • as Sid Marks

★ 6.0

I Believe in You

1952 • as Sergeant Body

★ 6.8

Upstairs and Downstairs

1959 • as P.C. Edwards

★ 5.8

Park Plaza 605

1953 • as Supt. Williams (as Sidney James)

★ 4.7

The Galloping Major

1951 • as Bookmaker

★ 6.1

Cosh Boy

1953 • as Desk Sergeant

★ 5.5

Give Us This Day

1949 • as Murdin

★ 5.7

The Square Ring

1953 • as Adams

★ 7.1

Desert Mice

1959 • as Bert Bennett

★ 6.2

The Smallest Show on Earth

1957 • as Mr. Hogg

★ 6.7

Time, Gentlemen, Please!

1952 • as Eric Hace

★ 8.0

John and Julie

1955 • as Mr. Pritchett

★ 4.9

The Rainbow Jacket

1954 • as Harry

★ 7.0

Make Mine a Million

1959 • as Sid Gibson

★ 7.7

Orders Are Orders

1954 • as Ed Waggermeyer

★ 6.6

Where the Bullets Fly

1966 • as Mortuary Attendant

★ 5.7

The Beauty Jungle

1964 • as 'Butlins' Judge

★ 5.4

What a Whopper

1961 • as Harry Sutton

★ 6.2

Out of the Clouds

1955 • as Henry, the Gambler

★ 6.1

The Lady Craved Excitement

1950 • as Carlo

★ 5.8

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Don't Utter a Note

1966 • as Basher Bates

The Shiralee

1957 • as Luke

★ 5.1

Joe Macbeth

1955 • as Banky

★ 7.6

Will Any Gentleman...?

1953 • as Mr. Hobson

★ 6.3

The Weak and the Wicked

1954 • as Syd Baden

★ 6.5

Carry On Christmas

1969 • as Ebenezer Scrooge

★ 6.3

The Pure Hell of St Trinian's

1960 • as Alphonse O'Reilly

★ 6.5

The Deep Blue Sea

1955 • as Man outside bar

★ 4.9

Tommy the Toreador

1959 • as Cadena

★ 5.3

Father's Doing Fine

1952 • as Taxi Driver

★ 7.3

Idol on Parade

1959 • as Herbie

★ 7.0

The House Across the Lake

1954 • as Beverly Forrest (as Sidney James)

★ 5.5

Watch Your Stern

1960 • as Chief Petty Officer Mundy

★ 5.9

Next to No Time

1958 • as Albert, Cabin Steward

★ 7.7

What's a Carry On?

1998 • as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

★ 7.7

Double Bunk

1961 • as Sid Randall

★ 6.1

Miss Robin Hood

1952 • as Sidney (as Sidney James)

★ 8.1

No Orchids for Miss Blandish

1948 • as uncredited

★ 6.0

Wicked as They Come

1956 • as Frank Allenborg

★ 5.0

Aunt Clara

1954 • as Honest Sid

★ 5.0

Lady Godiva Rides Again

1951 • as Lew Beeson

★ 5.9

On Location: The Carry Ons

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

Dry Rot

1956 • as Flash Harry

★ 7.7

Once a Jolly Swagman

1949 • as Rowton

★ 5.8

Too Many Crooks

1959 • as Sid

★ 7.4

Is Your Honeymoon Really Necessary?

1953 • as Hank Hanlon

★ 5.6

The Crowded Day

1954 • as Joe, the Night Watchman

★ 5.8

The Glass Cage

1955 • as Tony Lewis

★ 5.6

The Flanagan Boy

1953 • as Sharkey (as Sidney James)

★ 6.1

What a Carry On!

1973

★ 8.0

Carry On Again Christmas

1970 • as Long John Silver

★ 7.6

Black Memory

1947 • as Eddie Clinton

★ 5.3

It's a Great Day

1955 • as Harry Mason

★ 6.4

Tokoloshe

1965 • as Harry Parsons

★ 7.0

And the Same to You

1960 • as Sammy Gatt

★ 5.9

The Unforgettable Sid James

2000 • as Self

To See Such Fun

1977

★ 10.0

Talk of a Million

1951 • as John C. Moody

★ 9.0

Nightbeat

1947 • as Nixon (as Sidney James)

★ 5.7

The Story of Esther Costello

1957 • as Joe Ryan

★ 7.0

The Extra Day

1956 • as Barney West

★ 7.1

Escape by Night

1953 • as Gino Rossini

★ 6.7

The Front Page

1948 • as Hildy Johnson

The Yellow Balloon

1953 • as Charlie

★ 6.0

Seagulls Over Sorrento

1954 • as Charlie Badger

★ 6.1

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

★ 8.0

The Wedding of Lilli Marlene

1953 • as Fennimore Hunt

★ 7.0

Ramsbottom Rides Again

1956 • as Black Jake

★ 9.0

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

★ 6.4

A Weekend with Lulu

1961 • as Café Patron

★ 5.5

The World of Budgerigars

1976 • as Self

★ 8.5

Seriously Seeking Sid

1993 • as Self (archive footage)

Look at Life: Market Place

1959 • as Self - Commentator

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Vive Torbay

1968 • as Self

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Box for One

1953

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Look at Life: Dustmen's Day

1959 • as Self - Commentator

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Look at Life: Getting a Move On

1962 • as Self - Commentator