Actor
Sid James
Biography

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 Wikip ...

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