Sidney Bracey
Sidney Bracey (18 December 1877 – 5 August 1942) was an Australian-born American actor. After a stage career in Australia, on Broadway and in Britain, he appeared in 321 films between 1909 and 1942.
Bracey was born in Melbourne, Victoria, with the name Sidney Bracy, later changing the spelling of his last name. He was the son of Welsh tenor Henry Bracy and English actress Clara T. Bracy. His aunt was actress and dancer Lydia Thompson.
He began his stage career in Australia in the 1890s, with
Back on Broadway, in 1912, he played as Sir Guy of Gisborne in a revival of Reginald de Koven's Robin Hood at the New Amsterdam Theatre, followed by Rob Roy at the Liberty Theatre in 1913. He then moved into film acting, making first silent films and then "talkies", until his death in 1942. Early in his film career, he wrote and directed a silent movie called Sid Nee's Finish, (Thanhouser Company (1914), in which he played the title character. In 1916, he changed the spelling of his last name to "Bracey". Silent film authority Diane MacIntyre gave this description of him: "Bracey, a stately looking character man, was in big demand for authority like roles; such as movie directors, bosses and, most of the time, the most respectable and poised butler in all of Hollywood. He was thin, dark haired and had an earnest, yet sober, face that could break into a look of wide-eyed exasperation."
Bracy died in Hollywood, California on 5 August 1942, aged 64.
Born
Dec 17, 1877
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Died
Aug 05, 1942
Known For
Acting
Movies
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Known For
Freaks
1932
as Hans' Butler (uncredited)
Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans
1927
as Dance Hall Manager (uncredited)
The Cameraman
1928
as Editor
A Star Is Born
1937
as Burke's Butler (uncredited)
Duck Soup
1933
as Mrs. Teasdale's Butler (uncredited)
Dark Victory
1939
as Bartender (uncredited)
Anna Karenina
1935
as Vronsky's Valet
The Little Princess
1939
as Pedestrian Discussing War (uncredited)
Shall We Dance
1937
as First Steward (uncredited)
The Crowd
1928
as John's Supervisor (uncredited)
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