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Sid James

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

08/05/1913

Day of Death

26/04/1976
(63) years old

Place of Birth

Hillbrow, Johannesburg, Union of South Africa

Sid James

Biography

Sid James (born Solomon Joel Cohen) 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 u... Read More

Known For

Sid James: Comedy Icon

The Unforgettable Sid James

What's a Carry On?

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

Seriously Seeking Sid

That's Carry On!

To See Such Fun

The World of Budgerigars

Carry On Dick

Carry on Christmas

Filmography

Cast

2022

Sid James: Comedy Icon

as Self (Archive Footage)

2000

The Unforgettable Sid James

as Self

1998

What's a Carry On?

as Self /Various Characters (archive footag...

1996

Stop Messin' About!: The Very Best of Ke...

as (Archive footage)

1993

Seriously Seeking Sid

as Self (archive footage)

1977

That's Carry On!

as Various Characters

1977

To See Such Fun

1976

The World of Budgerigars

as Self

1974

Carry On Dick

as Big Dick Turpin / Reverend Flasher

1973

Carry on Christmas

as Santa (Mr Belcher) / Seed Pod / Sir Henr...

1973

Carry On Girls

as Sidney Fiddler

1973

What a Carry On!

1972

Carry On Abroad

as Vic Flange

1972

Bless This House

as Sid Abbot

1972

Carry On Matron

as Sid Carter

1971

All This, and Christmas Too!

as Sid Jones

1971

Carry On at Your Convenience

as Sid Plummer

1971

Carry On Henry

as King Henry VIII

1970

Carry On Again Christmas

as Long John Sil

1970

Carry On Loving

as Sidney Bliss

1970

Carry On Up the Jungle

as Bill Boosey

1969

Carry On Christmas

as Ebenezer Scrooge

1969

Carry On Again Doctor

as Gladstone Screwer

1969

Carry On Camping

as Sid Boggle

1968

Vive Torbay

as Self

1968

Carry On Up the Khyber

as Sir Sidney Ruff-Diamond

1967

Carry On Doctor

as Charlie Roper

1966

Carry On Don't Lose Your Head

as Sir Rodney Ffing

1966

Where the Bullets Fly

as Mortuary Attendant

1966

Don't Utter a Note

as Basher Bates

1965

Carry On Cowboy

as Johnny Finger, the Rumpo Kid

1965

Tokoloshe

as Harry Parsons

1965

The Big Job

as George Brain

1965

Three Hats for Lisa

as Sid Marks

1964

Carry On Cleo

as Marc Antony

1964

The Beauty Jungle

as 'Butlins' Judge

1963

Carry On Cabby

as Charlie Hawkins

1963

We Joined the Navy

as Dance Instructor

1962

Carry On Cruising

as Captain Wellington Crowther

1962

Look at Life: Getting a Move On

as Self - Commentator

1961

What a Whopper

as Harry Sutton

1961

What a Carve Up!

as Sid Butler

1961

Raising the Wind

as Sid

1961

Double Bunk

as Sid Randall

1961

The Green Helmet

as Richie Launder

1961

A Weekend with Lulu

as Café Patron

1961

Carry On Regardless

as Bert Handy

1960

The Pure Hell of St. Trinian's

as Alphonse O'Reilly

1960

Watch Your Stern

as Chief Petty Officer Mundy

1960

Carry On Constable

as Sergeant Frank Wilkins

1960

And the Same to You

as Sammy Gatt

1959

Tommy the Toreador

as Cadena

1959

Upstairs and Downstairs

as P.C. Edwards

1959

Idol on Parade

as Herbie

1959

The 39 Steps

as Perce Baker

1959

Too Many Crooks

as Sid

1959

Desert Mice

as Bert Bennett

1959

Make Mine a Million

as Sid Gibson

1959

Look at Life: Market Place

as Self - Commentator

1959

Look at Life: Dustmen's Day

as Self - Commentator

1958

The Sheriff of Fractured Jaw

as The Drunk

1958

I Was Monty's Double

as Porter YMCA

1958

The Man Inside

as Franklin

1958

Next to No Time

as Albert, Cabin Steward

1958

Another Time, Another Place

as Jake Klein

1958

The Silent Enemy

as Chief Petty Officer Thorpe

1957

Hancock's Half Hour: Volume 1

1957

The Story of Esther Costello

as Joe Ryan

1957

A King in New York

as Johnson - TV Advertiser

1957

Campbell's Kingdom

as Tim, MacDonald's driver-rigger

1957

Hell Drivers

as Dusty, Truck Driver

1957

The Shiralee

as Luke

1957

Quatermass 2

as Jimmy Hall

1957

The Smallest Show on Earth

as Mr. Hogg

1957

Interpol

as Joe - First Bartender

1956

Dry Rot

as Flash Harry

1956

The Iron Petticoat

as Paul

1956

Trapeze

as Snake Charmer

1956

Wicked as They Come

as Frank Allenborg

1956

Ramsbottom Rides Again

as Black Jake

1956

The Extra Day

as Barney West

1955

The Deep Blue Sea

as Man outside bar

1955

Joe Macbeth

as Banky

1955

A Kid for Two Farthings

as Ice Berg

1955

John and Julie

as Mr. Pritchett

1955

The Glass Cage

as Tony Lewis

1955

Out of the Clouds

as Henry, the Gambler

1955

It's a Great Day

as Harry Mason

1955

A Yank in Ermine

as Nightclub manager

1954

Aunt Clara

as Honest Sid

1954

Orders Are Orders

as Ed Waggermeyer

1954

The Crowded Day

as Joe, the Night Watchman

1954

The Belles of St. Trinian's

as Benny

1954

Seagulls Over Sorrento

as Charlie Badger

1954

For Better, for Worse

as The Foreman (as Sidney James)

1954

Father Brown

as Bert Parkinson

1954

The Rainbow Jacket

as Harry

1954

The House Across the Lake

as Beverly Forrest (as Sidney James)

1954

The Weak and the Wicked

as Syd Baden

1953

Escape by Night

as Gino Rossini

1953

The Wedding of Lilli Marlene

as Fennimore Hunt

1953

Is Your Honeymoon Really Necessary?

as Hank Hanlon

1953

Park Plaza 605

as Supt. Williams (as Sidney James)

1953

Will Any Gentleman...?

as Mr. Hobson

1953

The Square Ring

as Adams

1953

The Flanagan Boy

as Sharkey (as Sidney James)

1953

The Titfield Thunderbolt

as Harry Hawkins

1953

The Yellow Balloon

as Charlie

1953

Cosh Boy

as Desk Sergeant

1953

Box for One

1952

Miss Robin Hood

as Sidney (as Sidney James)

1952

Venetian Bird

as Bernardo

1952

Father's Doing Fine

as Taxi Driver

1952

Time, Gentlemen, Please!

as Eric Hace

1952

Gift Horse

as Ned Hardy, Landlord Golden Bull

1952

Emergency Call

as Danny Marks

1952

Tall Headlines

as Mr. Spencer, neighbor

1952

I Believe in You

as Sergeant Body

1952

The Magic Box

as Army Sergeant

1951

Lady Godiva Rides Again

as Lew Beeson

1951

The Lavender Hill Mob

as Lackery

1951

The Galloping Major

as Bookmaker

1951

Talk of a Million

as John C. Moody

1950

The Lady Craved Excitement

as Carlo

1950

Last Holiday

as Joe Clarence

1950

The Man in Black

as Henry Clavering / Hodson

1949

Give Us This Day

as Murdin

1949

Paper Orchid

as Freddy Evans (as Sidney James)

1949

The Small Back Room

as 'Knucksie' Moran

1949

Once a Jolly Swagman

as Rowton

1948

The Front Page

as Hildy Johnson

1948

No Orchids for Miss Blandish

as uncredited

1947

Nightbeat

as Nixon (as Sidney James)

1947

Black Memory

as Eddie Clinton