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Sidney "Sid" James was a British character and comic actor born into a middle-class Jewish family in South Africa.
Birth Name
Solomon Joel Cohen
Born
Thursday, 08 May 1913
Died
Monday, 26 April 1976
Actor Filmography
Title | Character | Year |
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The Many Faces of... | Various / Self | 2009 |
Piers Morgan's Life Stories | Reverend Flasher | 2009 |
The Comedy Map of Britain | Various | 2007 |
All the Best from Denis Norden | Sid Abbott | 2007 |
Tory! Tory! Tory! | Sidney James | 2006 |
What's a Carry On? | Self / Various Characters | 1998 |
The Golden Gong | (archive footage) (as Sid James) | 1985 |
Years of Lightning | Sidney Balmoral James | 1981 |
The South Bank Show | Lackery (clip from The Lavender Hill Mob (1951)) | 1978 |
To See Such Fun | Self | 1977 |
Actor Filmography
Title | Character | Year |
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The Many Faces of... | Various / Self | 2009 |
Piers Morgan's Life Stories | Reverend Flasher | 2009 |
The Comedy Map of Britain | Various | 2007 |
All the Best from Denis Norden | Sid Abbott | 2007 |
Tory! Tory! Tory! | Sidney James | 2006 |
What's a Carry On? | Self / Various Characters | 1998 |
The Golden Gong | (archive footage) (as Sid James) | 1985 |
Years of Lightning | Sidney Balmoral James | 1981 |
The South Bank Show | Lackery (clip from The Lavender Hill Mob (1951)) | 1978 |
To See Such Fun | Self | 1977 |
That's Carry On! | Various Characters | 1977 |
Arena | (archive footage) (as Sid James) | 1975 |
Carry on Dick | Big Dick Turpin / Reverend Flasher | 1974 |
Carry on Girls | Sidney Fiddler | 1973 |
Carry on Abroad | Vic Flange | 1972 |
Bless This House | Sid Abbott / Sid Abbot | 1972 |
Carry on Matron | Sid Carter | 1972 |
All This, and Christmas Too! | Sid Jones | 1971 |
Carry on at Your Convenience | Sid Plummer | 1971 |
Carry on Henry VIII | King Henry VIII | 1971 |
Bless This House | Sid Abbott / Alf Carter | 1971 |
Carry on Loving | Sidney Bliss | 1970 |
Carry on Up the Jungle | Bill Boosey | 1970 |
Carry on Christmas | Ebenezer Scrooge | 1969 |
Carry on Again Doctor | Gladstone Screwer | 1969 |
Jokers Wild | Self | 1969 |
Carry on Camping | Sid Boggle | 1969 |
Two in Clover | Sid Turner | 1969 |
Carry on Up the Khyber | Sir Sidney Ruff-Diamond | 1968 |
Carry on Doctor | Charlie Roper | 1967 |
Carry on Don't Lose Your Head | The Black Fingernail / Sir Rodney Ffing | 1966 |
Where the Bullets Fly | Mortuary Attendant | 1966 |
Carry on Cowboy | Johnny Finger, the Rumpo Kid / The Rumpo Kid | 1965 |
The New London Palladium Show | Self | 1965 |
Three Hats for Lisa | Sid Marks | 1965 |
Tokoloshe | Harry Parsons | 1965 |
The Big Job | George Brain | 1965 |
Carry on Cleo | Mark Antony / Marc Anton | 1964 |
Contest Girl | Butlin Judge / 'Butlins' Judge | 1964 |
Carry on Cabby | Charlie Hawkins | 1963 |
We Joined the Navy | Dance Instructor | 1962 |
Carry on Cruising | Captain Wellington Crowther | 1962 |
What a Whopper | Harry / Harry Sutton | 1961 |
No Place Like Homicide! | Syd Butler / Sid Butler | 1961 |
Roommates | Sid | 1961 |
Double Bunk | Sid / Sid Randall | 1961 |
The Green Helmet | Richie Launder | 1961 |
A Weekend with Lulu | Café Patron / Café Patron | 1961 |
Carry on Regardless | Bert Handy | 1961 |
The Pure Hell of St. Trinian's | Alphonse O'Reilly | 1960 |
Citizen James | Sidney Balmoral James | 1960 |
Carry on Constable | Sgt. Frank Wilkins / Sergeant Frank Wilkins | 1960 |
And the Same to You | Sammy Gatt | 1960 |
Watch Your Stern | Chief Petty Officer Mundy | 1960 |
Tommy the Toreador | Cadena | 1959 |
Upstairs and Downstairs | P.C. Edwards | 1959 |
Idol on Parade | Herbie | 1959 |
The 39 Steps | Perce / Perce Baker | 1959 |
Too Many Crooks | Sid | 1959 |
Desert Mice | Bert / Bert Bennett | 1959 |
Make Mine a Million | Sid Gibson | 1959 |
The Sheriff of Fractured Jaw | The Drunk | 1958 |
Hell, Heaven or Hoboken | Porter Y.M.C.A. / Porter YMCA | 1958 |
William Tell | Schaffner | 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 | 1958 |
A King in New York | Johnson - TV Advertiser | 1957 |
Campbell's Kingdom | Tim | 1957 |
The Story of Esther Costello | Ryan / Joe Ryan | 1957 |
Hell Drivers | Dusty / Dusty, Truck Driver | 1957 |
The Shiralee | Luke | 1957 |
Shadow Squad | Spinner Burke | 1957 |
Quatermass 2 | Jimmy Hall | 1957 |
Big Time Operators | Mr. Hogg | 1957 |
Pickup Alley | Joe - First Bartender | 1957 |
Dry Rot | Flash Harry | 1956 |
The Buccaneers | Chantey Jack | 1956 |
The Iron Petticoat | Paul | 1956 |
Armchair Theatre | Basher Bates | 1956 |
Hancock's Half Hour | Sidney Balmoral James / General Sidski | 1956 |
The Extra Day | Barney West | 1956 |
Trapeze | Snake Charmer | 1956 |
Wicked as They Come | Frank Allenborg | 1956 |
Ramsbottom Rides Again | Black Jake | 1956 |
Joe MacBeth | Banky | 1955 |
ITV Play of the Week | Wally Burton | 1955 |
The Adventures of Robin Hood | Master Henry | 1955 |
The Deep Blue Sea | Man outside bar | 1955 |
This Is Your Life | Self / Self - Guest | 1955 |
A Kid for Two Farthings | Ice Berg | 1955 |
John and Julie | Mr. Pritchett | 1955 |
Orders Are Orders | Ed Waggermeyer | 1955 |
The Glass Tomb | Tony Lewis | 1955 |
Out of the Clouds | The Gambler | 1955 |
A Yank in Ermine | Nightclub Manager | 1955 |
It's a Great Day! | Harry Mason | 1955 |
Shop Spoiled | Nightwatchman / Joe, the Night Watchman | 1954 |
The Belles of St. Trinian's | Benny | 1954 |
Crest of the Wave | Able Seaman Charlie 'Badge' Badger / Charlie Badger | 1954 |
Cocktails in the Kitchen | The Foreman / The Foreman (as Sidney James) | 1954 |
The Detective | Bert Parkinson / Parkinson | 1954 |
The Rainbow Jacket | Harry | 1954 |
Heat Wave | Beverly Forrest (as Sidney James) / Beverly Forrest | 1954 |
Young and Willing | Syd Baden | 1954 |
The Wedding of Lilli Marlene | Fennimore Hunt | 1953 |
Is Your Honeymoon Really Necessary | Hank Hanlon | 1953 |
Norman Conquest | Supt. Williams (as Sidney James) / Supt. Williams | 1953 |
Will Any Gentleman...? | Mr. Hobson | 1953 |
The Square Ring | Adams | 1953 |
Bad Blonde | Sharkey / Sharkey (as Sidney James) | 1953 |
The Titfield Thunderbolt | Hawkins / Harry Hawkins | 1953 |
The Yellow Balloon | Barrow Boy / Charlie | 1953 |
The Slasher | Desk Sergeant / Police Sergeant | 1953 |
Miss Robin Hood | Sidney / Sidney (as Sidney James) | 1952 |
The Assassin | Bernardo | 1952 |
Father's Doing Fine | Taxi Driver | 1952 |
Time, Gentlemen, Please! | Eric Hace | 1952 |
Glory at Sea | Ned Hardy, Landlord Golden Bull / Ned Hardy | 1952 |
The Hundred Hour Hunt | Danny Marks | 1952 |
The Frightened Bride | Mr. Spencer / Mr. Spencer, neighbor | 1952 |
I Believe in You | Sergeant Body | 1952 |
The Magic Box | Sergeant in Storeroom / Army Sergeant | 1952 |
Bikini Baby | Lew Beeson | 1951 |
The Galloping Major | Bookmaker / Bottomley - Bookmaker | 1951 |
The Lavender Hill Mob | Lackery | 1951 |
Talk of a Million | John C. Moody | 1951 |
Last Holiday | Joe Clarence | 1950 |
The Man in Black | Hodson / Henry Clavering | 1950 |
The Lady Craved Excitement | Carlo | 1950 |
Give Us This Day | Murdin | 1949 |
Paper Orchid | Freddy Evans / Freddy Evans (as Sidney James) | 1949 |
Hour of Glory | 'Knucksie' Moran - Barkeeper | 1949 |
Maniacs on Wheels | Rowton | 1949 |
It's Hard to Be Good | Platform guard | 1948 |
The Ed Sullivan Show | Self / Self - Award Presenter | 1948 |
No Orchids for Miss Blandish | Ted | 1948 |
Nightbeat | Nixon / Nixon (as Sidney James) | 1947 |
The October Man | Man Crossing Railway Bridge | 1947 |
Black Memory | Eddie Clinton | 1947 |