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Sidney James

Sidney James

ActingBorn: May 8, 1913in Hillbrow, Johannesburg, Union of South AfricaDied: April 26, 1976

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."

Sid James: Comedy Icon

Sid James: Comedy Icon

2022Documentary

as Self (Archive Footage)

Carry On Forever

Carry On Forever

2015Documentary

as Unknown

On Location: The Carry Ons

On Location: The Carry Ons

as Various Characters (archive footage) (uncredited)

The Unforgettable Sid James

The Unforgettable Sid James

2000Documentary

as Self

What's a Carry On?

What's a Carry On?

1998Documentary

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

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

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

1996Documentary

as (Archive footage)

The World of Hammer

The World of Hammer

1994Documentary

as Self (archive footage)

Seriously Seeking Sid

Seriously Seeking Sid

1993Documentary

as Self (archive footage)

ITV Christmas Comedy

ITV Christmas Comedy

as Unknown

That's Carry On!

That's Carry On!

as Various Characters (archive footage)

To See Such Fun

To See Such Fun

as Unknown

The World of Budgerigars

The World of Budgerigars

1976Documentary

as Self

Carry On Laughing

Carry On Laughing

as Prince Rupert / Arnold Basket

Carry On Laughing

Carry On Laughing

as Baron Hubert

Carry On Laughing

Carry On Laughing

as Lovelace

Carry On Laughing

Carry On Laughing

as Sir Francis Drake

Carry On Dick

Carry On Dick

as Big Dick Turpin

Carry on Christmas

Carry on Christmas

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

Carry On Girls

Carry On Girls

as Councillor Sid Fiddler

What a Carry On!

What a Carry On!

as Unknown

Carry On Abroad

Carry On Abroad

as Vic Flange

Bless This House

Bless This House

as Sid Abbot

Carry On Matron

Carry On Matron

as Sid Carter

All This, and Christmas Too!

All This, and Christmas Too!

as Sid Jones

Carry On at Your Convenience

Carry On at Your Convenience

as Sid Plummer

Carry On Henry

Carry On Henry

as King Henry VIII

Bless This House

Bless This House

as Sid Abbott

Carry On Again Christmas

Carry On Again Christmas

as Long John Silver

Carry On Loving

Carry On Loving

as Sidney Bliss

Carry On Up the Jungle

Carry On Up the Jungle

as Mr. Bill Boosey

Carry On Christmas

Carry On Christmas

as Ebenezer Scrooge

Carry On Christmas Specials

Carry On Christmas Specials

as Unknown

Carry On Again Doctor

Carry On Again Doctor

as Gladstone Screwer

Carry On Camping

Amazon Prime Video with Ads

Carry On Camping

as Sid Boggle

Two in Clover

Two in Clover

as Sid Turner

Vive Torbay

1968Documentary

as Self

Carry On Up the Khyber

Carry On Up the Khyber

as Sir Sidney Ruff-Diamond

Carry On Doctor

Carry On Doctor

as Mr. Charlie Roper

Don't Lose Your Head

Don't Lose Your Head

as Sir Rodney Ffing, the Black Fingernail

George and the Dragon

George and the Dragon

as Unknown

Where the Bullets Fly

Where the Bullets Fly

as Mortuary Attendant

Don't Utter a Note

as Basher Bates

Carry On Cowboy

Carry On Cowboy

as Johnny Finger, the Rumpo Kid

The Big Job

The Big Job

as George Brain

Tokoloshe

Tokoloshe

as Harry Parsons

Three Hats for Lisa

Three Hats for Lisa

as Sid Marks

Carry On Cleo

Carry On Cleo

as Mark Antony

The Beauty Jungle

The Beauty Jungle

as 'Butlins' Judge

Taxi!

as Sid Stone

Taxi!

as Sid Stone

Carry On Cabby

Carry On Cabby

as Charlie Hawkins

We Joined the Navy

We Joined the Navy

as Dance Instructor

Carry On Cruising

Carry On Cruising

as Captain Wellington Crowther

Look at Life: Getting a Move On

1962Documentary

as Self - Commentator

What a Whopper

What a Whopper

as Harry Sutton

What a Carve Up!

What a Carve Up!

as Sid Butler

Raising the Wind

Raising the Wind

as Sid

Double Bunk

Double Bunk

as Sid Randall

The Green Helmet

The Green Helmet

as Richie Launder

A Weekend with Lulu

A Weekend with Lulu

as Café Patron

Carry On Regardless

Carry On Regardless

as Mr. Bert Handy

The Pure Hell of St Trinian's

The Pure Hell of St Trinian's

as Alphonse O'Reilly

Citizen James

Citizen James

as Sidney 'Sid' Balmoral James

Watch Your Stern

Watch Your Stern

as Chief Petty Officer Mundy

Carry On Constable

Carry On Constable

as Sergeant Frank Wilkins

And the Same to You

And the Same to You

as Sammy Gatt

Tommy the Toreador

Tommy the Toreador

as Cadena

Upstairs and Downstairs

Upstairs and Downstairs

as P.C. Edwards

Idol on Parade

Idol on Parade

as Herbie

The 39 Steps

Amazon Prime Video with Ads

The 39 Steps

as Perce Baker

Too Many Crooks

Too Many Crooks

as Sid

Make Mine a Million

Make Mine a Million

as Sid Gibson

Desert Mice

Desert Mice

as Bert Bennett

Look at Life: Market Place

Look at Life: Market Place

1959Documentary

as Self - Commentator

Look at Life: Dustmen's Day

1959Documentary

as Self - Commentator

Look at Life

Look at Life

1959Documentary

as Narrator

The Sheriff of Fractured Jaw

The Sheriff of Fractured Jaw

as The Drunk

I Was Monty's Double

I Was Monty's Double

as Porter YMCA

The Adventures of William Tell

The Adventures of William Tell

as Schaffner

The Man Inside

The Man Inside

as Franklin

Next to No Time

Next to No Time

as Albert, Cabin Steward

Another Time, Another Place

Another Time, Another Place

as Jake Klein

The Silent Enemy

The Silent Enemy

as Chief Petty Officer Thorpe

Hancock's Half Hour: Volume 1

Hancock's Half Hour: Volume 1

as Sidney Balmoral James

The Story of Esther Costello

The Story of Esther Costello

as Joe Ryan

A King in New York

A King in New York

as Johnson - TV Advertiser

Campbell's Kingdom

Campbell's Kingdom

as Tim, MacDonald's driver-rigger

Hell Drivers

MGM+ Amazon Channel

Hell Drivers

as Dusty, Truck Driver

The Shiralee

The Shiralee

as Luke

Quatermass 2

Quatermass 2

1957Science Fiction

as Jimmy Hall

The Smallest Show on Earth

The Smallest Show on Earth

as Mr. Hogg

Interpol

Interpol

as Joe - First Bartender

Dry Rot

Dry Rot

as Flash Harry

The Buccaneers

The Buccaneers

as Chantey Jack

The Iron Petticoat

The Iron Petticoat

as Paul

Armchair Theatre

Armchair Theatre

as Basher Bates

Hancock's Half Hour

Hancock's Half Hour

as Unknown

Trapeze

Fandango At Home

Trapeze

as Snake Charmer

Wicked as They Come

Wicked as They Come

as Frank Allenborg

Ramsbottom Rides Again

Ramsbottom Rides Again

as Black Jake

The Extra Day

The Extra Day

as Barney West

The Deep Blue Sea

The Deep Blue Sea

as Man outside bar

Joe Macbeth

Joe Macbeth

as Banky

A Kid for Two Farthings

A Kid for Two Farthings

as Ice Berg

John and Julie

John and Julie

as Mr. Pritchett

The Glass Cage

The Glass Cage

as Tony Lewis

Out of the Clouds

Out of the Clouds

as Henry, the Gambler

It's a Great Day

It's a Great Day

as Harry Mason

A Yank in Ermine

A Yank in Ermine

as Nightclub manager

Aunt Clara

Aunt Clara

as Honest Sid

Orders Are Orders

Orders Are Orders

as Ed Waggermeyer

The Crowded Day

The Crowded Day

as Joe, the Night Watchman

The Belles of St Trinian's

The Belles of St Trinian's

as Benny

Seagulls Over Sorrento

Seagulls Over Sorrento

as Charlie Badger

For Better, for Worse

For Better, for Worse

as Foreman

Father Brown

Father Brown

as Bert Parkinson

The Rainbow Jacket

The Rainbow Jacket

as Harry

The House Across the Lake

The House Across the Lake

as Beverly Forrest (as Sidney James)

The Weak and the Wicked

The Weak and the Wicked

as Syd Baden

Escape by Night

Escape by Night

as Gino Rossini

The Wedding of Lilli Marlene

The Wedding of Lilli Marlene

as Fennimore Hunt

Is Your Honeymoon Really Necessary?

Is Your Honeymoon Really Necessary?

as Hank Hanlon

Park Plaza 605

Park Plaza 605

as Supt. Williams (as Sidney James)

Will Any Gentleman...?

Will Any Gentleman...?

as Mr. Hobson

The Square Ring

The Square Ring

as Adams

The Flanagan Boy

The Flanagan Boy

as Sharkey (as Sidney James)

The Titfield Thunderbolt

The Titfield Thunderbolt

as Harry Hawkins

The Yellow Balloon

The Yellow Balloon

as Charlie

Cosh Boy

Cosh Boy

as Desk Sergeant

Box for One

as Unknown

Miss Robin Hood

Miss Robin Hood

as Sidney (as Sidney James)

Venetian Bird

ScreenPix Apple TV Channel

Venetian Bird

as Bernardo

Father's Doing Fine

Father's Doing Fine

as Taxi Driver

Time, Gentlemen, Please!

Time, Gentlemen, Please!

as Eric Hace

Gift Horse

Gift Horse

as Ned Hardy, Landlord Golden Bull

Emergency Call

Emergency Call

as Danny Marks

Tall Headlines

Tall Headlines

as Mr. Spencer, neighbor

I Believe in You

I Believe in You

as Sergeant Body

The Magic Box

The Magic Box

as Army Sergeant

Lady Godiva Rides Again

Lady Godiva Rides Again

as Lew Beeson

The Lavender Hill Mob

The Lavender Hill Mob

as Lackery

The Galloping Major

The Galloping Major

as Bookmaker

Talk of a Million

Talk of a Million

as John C. Moody

The Lady Craved Excitement

The Lady Craved Excitement

as Carlo

Last Holiday

Last Holiday

as Joe Clarence

The Man in Black

The Man in Black

as Henry Clavering / Hodson

Give Us This Day

Give Us This Day

as Murdin

Paper Orchid

Paper Orchid

as Freddy Evans (as Sidney James)

The Small Back Room

Fandango At Home

Criterion Channel

The Small Back Room

as 'Knucksie' Moran

Once a Jolly Swagman

Once a Jolly Swagman

as Rowton

The Front Page

The Front Page

as Hildy Johnson

The Ed Sullivan Show

The Ed Sullivan Show

as Self

No Orchids for Miss Blandish

No Orchids for Miss Blandish

as uncredited

Nightbeat

Nightbeat

as Nixon (as Sidney James)

Black Memory

Black Memory

as Eddie Clinton