Birthday:
May 08, 1913
Place of Birth: Hillbrow, Johannesburg, Union of South Africa
Place of Birth: Hillbrow, Johannesburg, Union of South Africa
Sid James
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." Description above from the Wikipedia article Sid James, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Filmography
| Movie | Cast | Year |
|---|---|---|
| The Pure Hell of St. Trinian's | Alphonse O'Reilly | 1960 |
| Carry On Doctor | Charlie Roper | 1967 |
| Carry On Don't Lose Your Head | Sir Rodney Ffing | 1966 |
| Carry On Cowboy | Johnny Finger, the Rumpo Kid | 1965 |
| Carry On Cleo | Marc Antony | 1964 |
| Carry On Constable | Sergeant Frank Wilkins | 1960 |
| The Flanagan Boy | Sharkey (as Sidney James) | 1953 |
| Carry On Up the Khyber | Sir Sidney Ruff-Diamond | 1968 |
| The Titfield Thunderbolt | Harry Hawkins | 1953 |
| Carry On Matron | Sid Carter | 1972 |
| Carry On Loving | Sidney Bliss | 1970 |
| Carry On Henry | King Henry VIII | 1971 |
| Carry On Regardless | Bert Handy | 1961 |
| The Silent Enemy | Chief Petty Officer Thorpe | 1958 |
| Quatermass 2 | Jimmy Hall | 1957 |
| Carry On Girls | Sidney Fiddler | 1973 |
| Carry On Dick | Big Dick Turpin / Reverend Flasher | 1974 |
| The Lavender Hill Mob | Lackery | 1951 |
| The House Across the Lake | Beverly Forrest (as Sidney James) | 1954 |
| Carry On Cruising | Captain Wellington Crowther | 1962 |
| Trapeze | Snake Charmer | 1956 |
| The Smallest Show on Earth | Mr. Hogg | 1957 |
| Another Time, Another Place | Jake Klein | 1958 |
| The Sheriff of Fractured Jaw | The Drunk | 1958 |
| For Better, for Worse | The Foreman (as Sidney James) | 1954 |
| The Iron Petticoat | Paul | 1956 |
| Hell Drivers | Dusty, Truck Driver | 1957 |
| The Big Job | George Brain | 1965 |
| Bless This House | Sid Abbott | 1972 |
| Raising the Wind | Sid | 1961 |
| Carry On Up the Jungle | Bill Boosey | 1970 |
| Box for One | 1953 | |
| That's Carry On! | Various Characters | 1977 |
| Carry On Abroad | Vic Flange | 1972 |
| Carry On Cabby | Charlie Hawkins | 1963 |
| Carry On Again Doctor | Gladstone Screwer | 1969 |
| Carry On at Your Convenience | Sid Plummer | 1971 |
| Carry On Camping | Sid Boggle | 1969 |
| Double Bunk | Sid Randall | 1961 |
| The Rainbow Jacket | Harry | 1954 |
| Time, Gentlemen, Please! | Eric Hace | 1952 |
| The Square Ring | Adams | 1953 |
| Venetian Bird | Bernardo | 1952 |
| Campbell's Kingdom | Tim, MacDonald's driver-rigger | 1957 |
| Nightbeat | Nixon (as Sidney James) | 1947 |
| Give Us This Day | Murdin | 1949 |
| Joe Macbeth | Banky | 1955 |
| Stop Messin' About!: The Very Best of Kenneth Williams | (Archive footage) | 1996 |
| I Was Monty's Double | Porter YMCA | 1958 |
| Watch Your Stern | Chief Petty Officer Mundy | 1960 |
| Once a Jolly Swagman | Rowton | 1949 |
| Orders Are Orders | Ed Waggermeyer | 1954 |
| Father Brown | Bert Parkinson | 1954 |
| Tommy the Toreador | Cadena | 1959 |
| Carry on Christmas | Ebenezer Scrooge | 1969 |
| Carry on Christmas | Santa (Mr Belcher) / Seed Pod / Sir Henry / Sgt Ball / Robin Hood. | 1973 |
| The Glass Cage | Tony Lewis | 1955 |
| Make Mine a Million | Sid Gibson | 1959 |
| A Weekend with Lulu | Café Patron | 1961 |
| The Galloping Major | Bookmaker | 1951 |
| Seagulls Over Sorrento | Charlie Badger | 1954 |
| Paper Orchid | Freddy Evans (as Sidney James) | 1949 |
| The Man in Black | Henry Clavering / Hodson | 1950 |
| The Belles of St. Trinian's | Benny | 1954 |
| Miss Robin Hood | Sidney (as Sidney James) | 1952 |
| And the Same to You | Sammy Gatt | 1960 |
| Emergency Call | Danny Marks | 1952 |
| Where the Bullets Fly | Mortuary Attendant | 1966 |
| Park Plaza 605 | Supt. Williams (as Sidney James) | 1953 |
| Will Any Gentleman...? | Mr. Hobson | 1953 |
| The Extra Day | Barney West | 1956 |
| John and Julie | Mr. Pritchett | 1955 |
| Three Hats for Lisa | Sid Marks | 1965 |
| Black Memory | Eddie Clinton | 1947 |
| What a Whopper | Harry Sutton | 1961 |
| The Lady Craved Excitement | Carlo | 1950 |
| What a Carve Up! | Sid Butler | 1961 |
| The Beauty Jungle | 'Butlins' Judge | 1964 |
| Out of the Clouds | Henry, the Gambler | 1955 |
| Too Many Crooks | Sid | 1959 |
| Idol on Parade | Herbie | 1959 |
| Ramsbottom Rides Again | Black Jake | 1956 |
| Wicked as They Come | Frank Allenborg | 1956 |
| A Kid for Two Farthings | Ice Berg | 1955 |
| The Green Helmet | Richie Launder | 1961 |
| The Unforgettable Sid James | Self | 2000 |
| Sid James: Comedy Icon | Self (Archive Footage) | 2022 |
| Carry on Again Christmas | Long John Sil | 1970 |
| A King in New York | Johnson - TV Advertiser | 1957 |
| Aunt Clara | Honest Sid | 1954 |
| Seriously Seeking Sid | Self (archive footage) | 1993 |
| The Yellow Balloon | Charlie | 1953 |
| It's a Great Day | Harry Mason | 1955 |
| All This, and Christmas Too! | Sid Jones | 1971 |
| Desert Mice | Bert Bennett | 1959 |
| Lady Godiva Rides Again | Lew Beeson | 1951 |
| No Orchids for Miss Blandish | uncredited | 1948 |
| Don't Utter a Note | Basher Bates | 1966 |
| Escape by Night | Gino Rossini | 1953 |
| Look at Life: Market Place | Self - Commentator | 1959 |
| Talk of a Million | John C. Moody | 1951 |
| Next to No Time | Albert, Cabin Steward | 1958 |
| The 39 Steps | Perce Baker | 1959 |
| Last Holiday | Joe Clarence | 1950 |
| Vive Torbay | Self | 1968 |
| Gift Horse | Ned Hardy, Landlord Golden Bull | 1952 |
| A Yank in Ermine | Nightclub manager | 1955 |
| We Joined the Navy | Dance Instructor | 1963 |
| Tall Headlines | Mr. Spencer, neighbor | 1952 |
| Is Your Honeymoon Really Necessary? | Hank Hanlon | 1953 |
| The Weak and the Wicked | Syd Baden | 1954 |
| The Wedding of Lilli Marlene | Fennimore Hunt | 1953 |
| The Magic Box | Army Sergeant | 1952 |
| Dry Rot | Flash Harry | 1956 |
| Cosh Boy | Desk Sergeant | 1953 |
| Hancock's Half Hour: Volume 1 | 1957 | |
| The Deep Blue Sea | Man outside bar | 1955 |
| The Shiralee | Luke | 1957 |
| The Man Inside | Franklin | 1958 |
| The Story of Esther Costello | Joe Ryan | 1957 |
| Father's Doing Fine | Taxi Driver | 1952 |
| Interpol | Joe - First Bartender | 1957 |
| The Crowded Day | Joe, the Night Watchman | 1954 |
| The Small Back Room | 'Knucksie' Moran | 1949 |
| Upstairs and Downstairs | P.C. Edwards | 1959 |
| To See Such Fun | 1977 | |
| The Front Page | Hildy Johnson | 1948 |
| Tokoloshe | Harry Parsons | 1965 |
| I Believe in You | Sergeant Body | 1952 |
| The World of Budgerigars | Self | 1976 | Series | Cast | Year |
| Bless This House | Sid Abbott | 1971 |
| Carry On Christmas Specials | 1969 | |
| Two in Clover | 1969 | |
| Carry On Laughing | 1975 | |
| Hancock's Half Hour | 1956 | |
| The Buccaneers | Chantey Jack | 1956 |
| Citizen James | 1960 | |
| The Adventures of William Tell | Schaffner | 1958 |
| George And The Dragon | 1966 | |
| Carry On Forever | 2015 | |
| Look at Life | Narrator | 1959 |
| ITV Christmas Comedy | 1983 | |
| The Ed Sullivan Show | Self | 1948 |
