Sid James

Personal Info

Known For
Acting
Born
May 8, 1913 (62 years old)
Died
April 26, 1976
Place of Birth
Hillbrow, Johannesburg, Union of South Africa
Popular Genres
Comedy Drama Romance
Career Span
1947 – 2022

Sid James

1 win
6 nominations
1 Oscar
133 credits

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."

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Personal Info

Born
May 8, 1913
From
Hillbrow, Johannesburg, Union of South Africa
Known For
Acting
Career
1947 – 2022

Award Recognition

1
Win
6
Nominations
1
Oscar

Complete Filmography

2022

Sid James: Comedy Icon as Self (Archive Footage)

2000

The Unforgettable Sid James as Self

1996

Stop Messin' About!: The Very Best of Kenneth Williams as (Archive footage)

1993

Seriously Seeking Sid as Self (archive footage)

1977

That's Carry On! as Various Characters Award
To See Such Fun

1976

The World of Budgerigars as Self

1974

Carry On Dick as Big Dick Turpin / Reverend Flasher

1973

Carry On Girls as Sidney Fiddler
Carry on Christmas as Santa (Mr Belcher) / Seed Pod / Sir Henry / Sgt Ball / Robin Hood.
What a Carry On!

1972

Carry On Abroad as Vic Flange Award
Carry On Matron as Sid Carter Award
Bless This House as Sid Abbott

1971

Carry On at Your Convenience as Sid Plummer Award
Carry On Henry as King Henry VIII Award
All This, and Christmas Too! as Sid Jones

1970

Carry On Loving as Sidney Bliss Award
Carry On Up the Jungle as Bill Boosey
Carry on Again Christmas as Long John Sil

1969

Carry On Camping as Sid Boggle Award
Carry On Again Doctor as Gladstone Screwer
Carry on Christmas as Ebenezer Scrooge

1968

Carry On Up the Khyber as Sir Sidney Ruff-Diamond Award
Vive Torbay as Self

1967

Carry On Doctor as Charlie Roper Award

1966

Carry On Don't Lose Your Head as Sir Rodney Ffing
Don't Utter a Note as Basher Bates
Where the Bullets Fly as Mortuary Attendant

1965

Carry On Cowboy as Johnny Finger, the Rumpo Kid
Three Hats for Lisa as Sid Marks
The Big Job as George Brain
Tokoloshe as Harry Parsons

1964

Carry On Cleo as Marc Antony Award
The Beauty Jungle as 'Butlins' Judge

1963

Carry On Cabby as Charlie Hawkins Award
We Joined the Navy as Dance Instructor

1962

Carry On Cruising as Captain Wellington Crowther
Look at Life: Getting a Move On as Self - Commentator

1961

Carry On Regardless as Bert Handy
What a Whopper as Harry Sutton
Raising the Wind as Sid
The Green Helmet as Richie Launder
A Weekend with Lulu as Café Patron
Double Bunk as Sid Randall
What a Carve Up! as Sid Butler

1960

And the Same to You as Sammy Gatt Award
Carry On Constable as Sergeant Frank Wilkins
The Pure Hell of St. Trinian's as Alphonse O'Reilly
Watch Your Stern as Chief Petty Officer Mundy

1959

Upstairs and Downstairs as P.C. Edwards
The 39 Steps as Perce Baker
Too Many Crooks as Sid
Idol on Parade as Herbie
Make Mine a Million as Sid Gibson
Desert Mice as Bert Bennett
Tommy the Toreador as Cadena
Look at Life: Market Place as Self - Commentator
Look at Life: Dustmen's Day as Self - Commentator

1958

I Was Monty's Double as Porter YMCA
The Silent Enemy as Chief Petty Officer Thorpe
Another Time, Another Place as Jake Klein
The Sheriff of Fractured Jaw as The Drunk
Next to No Time as Albert, Cabin Steward
The Man Inside as Franklin

1957

Quatermass 2 as Jimmy Hall Award
A King in New York as Johnson - TV Advertiser Award
The Smallest Show on Earth as Mr. Hogg
Hell Drivers as Dusty, Truck Driver Award
Interpol as Joe - First Bartender
Campbell's Kingdom as Tim, MacDonald's driver-rigger
The Shiralee as Luke
The Story of Esther Costello as Joe Ryan
Hancock's Half Hour: Volume 1

1956

Trapeze as Snake Charmer
The Iron Petticoat as Paul
The Extra Day as Barney West
Wicked as They Come as Frank Allenborg
Ramsbottom Rides Again as Black Jake
Dry Rot as Flash Harry

1955

A Kid for Two Farthings as Ice Berg
The Glass Cage as Tony Lewis
The Deep Blue Sea as Man outside bar
It's a Great Day as Harry Mason
A Yank in Ermine as Nightclub manager
Out of the Clouds as Henry, the Gambler
Joe Macbeth as Banky
John and Julie as Mr. Pritchett

1954

The Rainbow Jacket as Harry
The House Across the Lake as Beverly Forrest (as Sidney James)
For Better, for Worse as The Foreman (as Sidney James)
Orders Are Orders as Ed Waggermeyer
Seagulls Over Sorrento as Charlie Badger
The Crowded Day as Joe, the Night Watchman
Father Brown as Bert Parkinson
The Belles of St. Trinian's as Benny
Aunt Clara as Honest Sid
The Weak and the Wicked as Syd Baden

1953

The Titfield Thunderbolt as Harry Hawkins
Park Plaza 605 as Supt. Williams (as Sidney James)
The Yellow Balloon as Charlie
The Flanagan Boy as Sharkey (as Sidney James)
The Square Ring as Adams
Will Any Gentleman...? as Mr. Hobson
Cosh Boy as Desk Sergeant
Escape by Night as Gino Rossini
The Wedding of Lilli Marlene as Fennimore Hunt
Is Your Honeymoon Really Necessary? as Hank Hanlon
Box for One

1952

The Magic Box as Army Sergeant
Emergency Call as Danny Marks
Gift Horse as Ned Hardy, Landlord Golden Bull
Miss Robin Hood as Sidney (as Sidney James)
Time, Gentlemen, Please! as Eric Hace
Venetian Bird as Bernardo
Father's Doing Fine as Taxi Driver
Tall Headlines as Mr. Spencer, neighbor
I Believe in You as Sergeant Body

1951

The Lavender Hill Mob as Lackery Award
Lady Godiva Rides Again as Lew Beeson
The Galloping Major as Bookmaker
Talk of a Million as John C. Moody

1950

Last Holiday as Joe Clarence
The Man in Black as Henry Clavering / Hodson
The Lady Craved Excitement as Carlo

1949

The Small Back Room as 'Knucksie' Moran
Give Us This Day as Murdin
Once a Jolly Swagman as Rowton
Paper Orchid as Freddy Evans (as Sidney James)

1948

No Orchids for Miss Blandish as uncredited
The Front Page as Hildy Johnson

1947

Nightbeat as Nixon (as Sidney James)
Black Memory as Eddie Clinton

Photos & Videos

Featured in Trailers

Quatermass 2
A King in New York
Carry On Cleo
The Small Back Room
Carry On Loving

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