Sidney James

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Biography

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."

Known For

The Lavender Hill Mob

Lackery

A King in New York

Johnson - TV Advertiser

Quatermass 2

Jimmy Hall

Carry On Cleo

Mark Antony

Carry On Camping

Sid Boggle

Trapeze

Snake Charmer

Carry On Cowboy

Johnny Finger, the Rumpo Kid

Carry On Abroad

Vic Flange

Full Filmography

Year	Title	Role
2022	Sid James: Comedy Icon MOVIE	Self (Archive Footage)
2015	Carry On Forever TV	Self
2001	On Location: The Carry Ons MOVIE	Various Characters (archive footage) (uncredited)
2000	The Unforgettable Sid James MOVIE	Self
1998	What's a Carry On? MOVIE	Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
1996	Stop Messin' About!: The Very Best of Kenneth Williams MOVIE	(Archive footage)
1994	The World of Hammer TV	Self (archive footage)
1993	Seriously Seeking Sid MOVIE	Self (archive footage)
1983	ITV Christmas Comedy TV	Self
1977	That's Carry On! MOVIE	Various Characters (archive footage)
1977	To See Such Fun MOVIE	Self
1976	The World of Budgerigars MOVIE	Self
1975	Carry On Laughing TV	Prince Rupert / Arnold Basket
1975	Carry On Laughing TV	Baron Hubert
1975	Carry On Laughing TV	Lovelace
1975	Carry On Laughing TV	Sir Francis Drake
1974	Carry On Dick MOVIE	Big Dick Turpin
1973	Carry on Christmas MOVIE	Mr. Belcher / Seed Pod / Sir Henry / Sergeant Will Ball / Robin Hood
1973	Carry On Girls MOVIE	Councillor Sid Fiddler
1973	What a Carry On! MOVIE	Self
1972	Carry On Abroad MOVIE	Vic Flange
1972	Bless This House MOVIE	Sid Abbot
1972	Carry On Matron MOVIE	Sid Carter
1971	All This, and Christmas Too! MOVIE	Sid Jones
1971	Carry On at Your Convenience MOVIE	Sid Plummer
1971	Carry On Henry MOVIE	King Henry VIII
1971	Bless This House TV	Sid Abbott
1970	Carry On Again Christmas MOVIE	Long John Silver
1970	Carry On Loving MOVIE	Sidney Bliss
1970	Carry On Up the Jungle MOVIE	Mr. Bill Boosey
1969	Carry On Christmas MOVIE	Ebenezer Scrooge
1969	Carry On Christmas Specials TV	Self
1969	Carry On Again Doctor MOVIE	Gladstone Screwer
1969	Carry On Camping MOVIE	Sid Boggle
1969	Two in Clover TV	Sid Turner
1968	Vive Torbay MOVIE	Self
1968	Carry On Up the Khyber MOVIE	Sir Sidney Ruff-Diamond
1967	Carry On Doctor MOVIE	Mr. Charlie Roper
1967	Don't Lose Your Head MOVIE	Sir Rodney Ffing, the Black Fingernail
1966	George and the Dragon TV	Self
1966	Where the Bullets Fly MOVIE	Mortuary Attendant
1966	Don't Utter a Note MOVIE	Basher Bates
1965	Carry On Cowboy MOVIE	Johnny Finger, the Rumpo Kid
1965	The Big Job MOVIE	George Brain
1965	Tokoloshe MOVIE	Harry Parsons
1965	Three Hats for Lisa MOVIE	Sid Marks
1964	Carry On Cleo MOVIE	Mark Antony
1964	The Beauty Jungle MOVIE	'Butlins' Judge
1963	Taxi! TV	Sid Stone
1963	Taxi! TV	Sid Stone
1963	Carry On Cabby MOVIE	Charlie Hawkins
1963	We Joined the Navy MOVIE	Dance Instructor
1962	Carry On Cruising MOVIE	Captain Wellington Crowther
1962	Look at Life: Getting a Move On MOVIE	Self - Commentator
1961	What a Whopper MOVIE	Harry Sutton
1961	What a Carve Up! MOVIE	Sid Butler
1961	Raising the Wind MOVIE	Sid
1961	Double Bunk MOVIE	Sid Randall
1961	The Green Helmet MOVIE	Richie Launder
1961	A Weekend with Lulu MOVIE	Café Patron
1961	Carry On Regardless MOVIE	Mr. Bert Handy
1960	The Pure Hell of St Trinian's MOVIE	Alphonse O'Reilly
1960	Citizen James TV	Self
1960	Watch Your Stern MOVIE	Chief Petty Officer Mundy
1960	Carry On Constable MOVIE	Sergeant Frank Wilkins
1960	And the Same to You MOVIE	Sammy Gatt
1959	Tommy the Toreador MOVIE	Cadena
1959	Upstairs and Downstairs MOVIE	P.C. Edwards
1959	Idol on Parade MOVIE	Herbie
1959	The 39 Steps MOVIE	Perce Baker
1959	Too Many Crooks MOVIE	Sid
1959	Make Mine a Million MOVIE	Sid Gibson
1959	Desert Mice MOVIE	Bert Bennett
1959	Look at Life: Market Place MOVIE	Self - Commentator
1959	Look at Life: Dustmen's Day MOVIE	Self - Commentator
1959	Look at Life TV	Narrator
1958	The Sheriff of Fractured Jaw MOVIE	The Drunk
1958	I Was Monty's Double MOVIE	Porter YMCA
1958	The Adventures of William Tell TV	Schaffner
1958	The Man Inside MOVIE	Franklin
1958	Next to No Time MOVIE	Albert, Cabin Steward
1958	Another Time, Another Place MOVIE	Jake Klein
1958	The Silent Enemy MOVIE	Chief Petty Officer Thorpe
1957	Hancock's Half Hour: Volume 1 MOVIE	Sidney Balmoral James
1957	The Story of Esther Costello MOVIE	Joe Ryan
1957	A King in New York MOVIE	Johnson - TV Advertiser
1957	Campbell's Kingdom MOVIE	Tim, MacDonald's driver-rigger
1957	Hell Drivers MOVIE	Dusty, Truck Driver
1957	The Shiralee MOVIE	Luke
1957	Quatermass 2 MOVIE	Jimmy Hall
1957	The Smallest Show on Earth MOVIE	Mr. Hogg
1957	Interpol MOVIE	Joe - First Bartender
1956	Dry Rot MOVIE	Flash Harry
1956	The Buccaneers TV	Chantey Jack
1956	The Iron Petticoat MOVIE	Paul
1956	Armchair Theatre TV	Basher Bates
1956	Hancock's Half Hour TV	Self
1956	Trapeze MOVIE	Snake Charmer
1956	Wicked as They Come MOVIE	Frank Allenborg
1956	Ramsbottom Rides Again MOVIE	Black Jake
1956	The Extra Day MOVIE	Barney West
1955	The Deep Blue Sea MOVIE	Man outside bar
1955	Joe Macbeth MOVIE	Banky
1955	A Kid for Two Farthings MOVIE	Ice Berg
1955	John and Julie MOVIE	Mr. Pritchett
1955	The Glass Cage MOVIE	Tony Lewis
1955	Out of the Clouds MOVIE	Henry, the Gambler
1955	It's a Great Day MOVIE	Harry Mason
1955	A Yank in Ermine MOVIE	Nightclub manager
1954	Aunt Clara MOVIE	Honest Sid
1954	Orders Are Orders MOVIE	Ed Waggermeyer
1954	The Crowded Day MOVIE	Joe, the Night Watchman
1954	The Belles of St Trinian's MOVIE	Benny
1954	Seagulls Over Sorrento MOVIE	Charlie Badger
1954	For Better, for Worse MOVIE	Foreman
1954	Father Brown MOVIE	Bert Parkinson
1954	The Rainbow Jacket MOVIE	Harry
1954	The House Across the Lake MOVIE	Beverly Forrest (as Sidney James)
1954	The Weak and the Wicked MOVIE	Syd Baden
1953	Escape by Night MOVIE	Gino Rossini
1953	The Wedding of Lilli Marlene MOVIE	Fennimore Hunt
1953	Is Your Honeymoon Really Necessary? MOVIE	Hank Hanlon
1953	Park Plaza 605 MOVIE	Supt. Williams (as Sidney James)
1953	Will Any Gentleman...? MOVIE	Mr. Hobson
1953	The Square Ring MOVIE	Adams
1953	The Flanagan Boy MOVIE	Sharkey (as Sidney James)
1953	The Titfield Thunderbolt MOVIE	Harry Hawkins
1953	The Yellow Balloon MOVIE	Charlie
1953	Cosh Boy MOVIE	Desk Sergeant
1953	Box for One MOVIE	Self
1952	Miss Robin Hood MOVIE	Sidney (as Sidney James)
1952	Venetian Bird MOVIE	Bernardo
1952	Father's Doing Fine MOVIE	Taxi Driver
1952	Time, Gentlemen, Please! MOVIE	Eric Hace
1952	Gift Horse MOVIE	Ned Hardy, Landlord Golden Bull
1952	Emergency Call MOVIE	Danny Marks
1952	Tall Headlines MOVIE	Mr. Spencer, neighbor
1952	I Believe in You MOVIE	Sergeant Body
1952	The Magic Box MOVIE	Army Sergeant
1951	Lady Godiva Rides Again MOVIE	Lew Beeson
1951	The Lavender Hill Mob MOVIE	Lackery
1951	The Galloping Major MOVIE	Bookmaker
1951	Talk of a Million MOVIE	John C. Moody
1950	The Lady Craved Excitement MOVIE	Carlo
1950	Last Holiday MOVIE	Joe Clarence
1950	The Man in Black MOVIE	Henry Clavering / Hodson
1949	Give Us This Day MOVIE	Murdin
1949	Paper Orchid MOVIE	Freddy Evans (as Sidney James)
1949	The Small Back Room MOVIE	'Knucksie' Moran
1949	Once a Jolly Swagman MOVIE	Rowton
1948	The Front Page MOVIE	Hildy Johnson
1948	The Ed Sullivan Show TV	Self
1948	No Orchids for Miss Blandish MOVIE	uncredited
1947	Nightbeat MOVIE	Nixon (as Sidney James)
1947	Black Memory MOVIE	Eddie Clinton

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