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Syd Saylor was an American comedic actor and movie cowboy sidekick who appeared in 395 films and television series between 1926 and 1962.
Birth Name
Leo Sailor
Born
Sunday, 24 March 1895
Died
Friday, 21 December 1962
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch | Sidekick | 1976 |
| The Crawling Hand | Soda Shop Owner | 1963 |
| Period of Adjustment | Bald Man | 1962 |
| Cain's Hundred | Salesman | 1961 |
| Outlaws | Gravedigger | 1960 |
| Laramie | Barber | 1959 |
| The Deputy | Soapy Waters | 1959 |
| Escort West | Elwood Fenniman | 1959 |
| Rescue 8 | Dan | 1958 |
| The Californians | Prospector | 1957 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch | Sidekick | 1976 |
| The Crawling Hand | Soda Shop Owner | 1963 |
| Period of Adjustment | Bald Man | 1962 |
| Cain's Hundred | Salesman | 1961 |
| Outlaws | Gravedigger | 1960 |
| Laramie | Barber | 1959 |
| The Deputy | Soapy Waters | 1959 |
| Escort West | Elwood Fenniman | 1959 |
| Rescue 8 | Dan | 1958 |
| The Californians | Prospector | 1957 |
| Maverick | 1st Townsman / Clerk / Depot Master / Menzies | 1957 |
| Perry Mason | Charlie - Watchman | 1957 |
| Sugarfoot | Johnson / Drunk | 1957 |
| Richard Diamond, Private Detective | The Handyman | 1957 |
| Shoot-Out at Medicine Bend | Dutchy - Bartender | 1957 |
| Gun Duel in Durango | Man Killed by Dunsten | 1957 |
| The Spirit of St. Louis | Photographer | 1957 |
| Code 3 | Cap Halverson | 1957 |
| Tales of Wells Fargo | Howie Taylor | 1957 |
| Official Detective | Counterman Sam | 1957 |
| A Cry in the Night | Joe Kosti - a Pickpocket | 1956 |
| Crime in the Streets | Drunk | 1956 |
| Great Day in the Morning | Stagecoach Driver | 1956 |
| Glory | Feed Bill Creditor | 1956 |
| The Toughest Man Alive | Cafe Proprietor | 1955 |
| Fury | Lum | 1955 |
| Crossroads | Abby, the Clown / Harry | 1955 |
| Sergeant Preston of the Yukon | Zeke Gower | 1955 |
| The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp | Frog Face / Frogface Perkins | 1955 |
| The Magical World of Disney | Art | 1954 |
| The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin | Mr. Pritikin / Storekeeper | 1954 |
| Lassie | Painter | 1954 |
| Three Hours to Kill | Townsman | 1954 |
| Lucky Me | Restaurant Patron | 1954 |
| The Lone Wolf | Delmar Montague | 1954 |
| Jesse James vs. the Daltons | Wagon Driver | 1954 |
| Waterfront | Wally / Wally Burns | 1954 |
| Meet Corliss Archer | Mr. Sampson / Sampson | 1954 |
| The Joe Palooka Story | Sheriff Dan Emerson | 1954 |
| The Loretta Young Show | Waiter | 1953 |
| Gun Belt | Bartender | 1953 |
| Abbott and Costello Go to Mars | Man at Fountain | 1953 |
| The Tall Texan | Carney | 1953 |
| General Electric Theater | Frank | 1953 |
| The Redhead from Wyoming | Drunken Settler | 1953 |
| Abbott and Costello Meet Captain Kidd | Waiter at Pub Spitting Teeth | 1952 |
| Sky Full of Moon | Cowhand | 1952 |
| The Abbott and Costello Show | Chuck / Second Panhandler / Sneezing Man | 1952 |
| Wagon Team | Jailbreak Deputy | 1952 |
| Adventures of Superman | Marco | 1952 |
| High Noon | Old man in porch hotel | 1952 |
| Belles on Their Toes | Cab Driver | 1952 |
| The Las Vegas Story | Matty - Taxi Driver | 1952 |
| The Hawk of Wild River | Yank 'em out Kennedy | 1952 |
| The Old West | Whitey - Takes Bets | 1952 |
| The Greatest Show on Earth | Circus Barker | 1952 |
| Ma and Pa Kettle at the Fair | Postman | 1952 |
| Dragnet | Benson Dall | 1951 |
| Valley of Fire | Murdered Miner | 1951 |
| The Raging Tide | Proprietor | 1951 |
| The Amos 'n Andy Show | Uniformed Man / Photographer | 1951 |
| Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok | Engineer | 1951 |
| Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Invisible Man | Waiter | 1951 |
| Hurricane at Pilgrim Hill | Sheriff Luke Arundle | 1950 |
| Highway 301 | 'Woody' Lyman, Motorist | 1950 |
| Let's Dance | Herman | 1950 |
| Southside 1-1000 | Drunk | 1950 |
| Woman on the Run | Sullivan | 1950 |
| The Jackpot | Ernie, the Mailman | 1950 |
| The Stu Erwin Show | The Milkman | 1950 |
| Walk Softly, Stranger | Poker Player | 1950 |
| The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show | Mr. Miller / Mr. Cannon / Miller the Gardener | 1950 |
| The Magnavox Theater | Sheriff Luke Arundle | 1950 |
| The Fuller Brush Girl | Wardrobe Man | 1950 |
| Three Little Words | Barker at Clanahan's | 1950 |
| Cheaper by the Dozen | Plumber | 1950 |
| Mule Train | Deputy Skeeter | 1950 |
| Dancing in the Dark | Mac | 1949 |
| The Lone Ranger | Sarge | 1949 |
| The Stratton Story | Person in Theatre | 1949 |
| The Younger Brothers | Prisoner | 1949 |
| The Crooked Way | Vendor | 1949 |
| Big Jack | Pokey | 1949 |
| The Crime Doctor's Diary | Eddie | 1949 |
| Miss Mink of 1949 | Louie | 1949 |
| That Wonderful Urge | Truck Driver Union Leader | 1948 |
| The Paleface | Cowboy Advising 'Stand on Toes' | 1948 |
| Family Honeymoon | Station Master | 1948 |
| The Snake Pit | Inmate Wearing Visor at Dance | 1948 |
| The Untamed Breed | Bartender | 1948 |
| Isn't It Romantic | Bartender | 1948 |
| Triple Threat | Television Man | 1948 |
| The Babe Ruth Story | Piano Player | 1948 |
| The Arkansas Swing | Sheriff Dibble | 1948 |
| The Miracle of the Bells | Freddy Evans, the Pianist | 1948 |
| Adventures in Silverado | Townsman | 1948 |
| Sitting Pretty | Cab Driver | 1948 |
| Sleep, My Love | Milkman | 1948 |
| The Prince of Thieves | Will Scarlet | 1948 |
| Last Days of Boot Hill | Hank | 1947 |
| Two Blondes and a Redhead | Driver | 1947 |
| Unconquered | Spieler for Dr. Diablo | 1947 |
| The Hal Roach Comedy Carnival | Donald | 1947 |
| The Fabulous Joe | Donald | 1947 |
| Curley | Taxi Driver | 1947 |
| The Secret Life of Walter Mitty | Western Character | 1947 |
| Michigan Kid | Cavalryman | 1947 |
| Gas House Kids Go West | Motorcycle Cop | 1947 |
| Fun on a Weekend | Mr. Prigee / Mr. Prigee (Uncredited) | 1947 |
| Backlash | Joe - Railroad Worker / Joe, Railroad Worker | 1947 |
| Over the Santa Fe Trail | Shell Game Operator | 1947 |
| Easy Come, Easy Go | Milkman | 1947 |
| Dead Reckoning | Morgue Attendant | 1947 |
| Cross My Heart | Reporter | 1947 |
| Love Laughs at Andy Hardy | First Taxi Driver | 1946 |
| Susie Steps Out | Biegelman | 1946 |
| Boston Blackie and the Law | Syd, Police Turnkey | 1946 |
| Swell Guy | Minor Role | 1946 |
| The Bachelor's Daughters | Fred Stillwell - Real Estate Agent | 1946 |
| Avalanche | Bartender | 1946 |
| Deadline for Murder | Waiter | 1946 |
| The Virginian | Rancher | 1946 |
| Thunder Town | Utah McGirk | 1946 |
| House of Horrors | Jerry - Morgue Attendant / Jerry, morgue attendant | 1946 |
| Renegades | Bartender at Yellow Rock | 1946 |
| The Kid from Brooklyn | Taxi Driver | 1946 |
| Breakfast in Hollywood | Mechanic | 1946 |
| Ambush Trail | Sam Hawkins | 1946 |
| Six Gun Man | Rawhide McTavish | 1946 |
| Scarlet Street | Tom Crocker - Evening Globe | 1945 |
| Navajo Kid | Happy | 1945 |
| Slightly Terrific | Sammy - Bartender | 1945 |
| That Night with You | Taxi Driver | 1945 |
| Incendiary Blonde | Clown | 1945 |
| Hitchhike to Happiness | Man on Street | 1945 |
| On Stage Everybody | Clem - Horseshoe Player | 1945 |
| Bedside Manner | Elmer Jones | 1945 |
| Bells of Rosarita | Charlie | 1945 |
| Nob Hill | Sailor Tourist at Wax Museum | 1945 |
| Eve Knew Her Apples | Second Motorcycle Officer | 1945 |
| See My Lawyer | Man with Directions | 1945 |
| Frisco Sal | Tour Guide | 1945 |
| Brenda Starr, Reporter | Chuck Allen | 1945 |
| She Gets Her Man | Waiter / Tour Guide | 1945 |
| Murder, He Says | Townsman | 1945 |
| Meet Miss Bobby Socks | Harry Loomis | 1944 |
| National Barn Dance | Man Doing Breathing Exercises on Street | 1944 |
| The Merry Monahans | Drunk | 1944 |
| The Singing Sheriff | Court Clerk | 1944 |
| Three of a Kind | Customer | 1944 |
| Louisiana Hayride | Motel Boarder | 1944 |
| Once Upon a Time | Shipyard Worker | 1944 |
| Gaslight | Baggage Clerk | 1944 |
| Gambler's Choice | Husband at Police Court | 1944 |
| Hey, Rookie | Cpl. Trupp | 1944 |
| Buffalo Bill | Barker | 1944 |
| Swingtime Johnny | Sea Food Barker | 1944 |
| Tarzan's Desert Mystery | Bewildered Camel Herdsman | 1943 |
| Swing Out the Blues | Drunk | 1943 |
| Harvest Melody | Spot Potter | 1943 |
| Doughboys in Ireland | U.S. Army Sergeant | 1943 |
| Footlight Glamour | Taxi Driver #1 | 1943 |
| Dangerous Blondes | Attendant | 1943 |
| Swing Shift Maisie | Clerk / Clerk (Uncredited) | 1943 |
| So's Your Uncle | Meek Character | 1943 |
| Nobody's Darling | Newspaper Reporter | 1943 |
| A Lady Takes a Chance | Poker Player | 1943 |
| Action in the North Atlantic | Jim | 1943 |
| Jitterbugs | Carnival Barker for Fatima | 1943 |
| Henry Aldrich Gets Glamour | Bus Driver | 1943 |
| He Hired the Boss | Mailman | 1943 |
| Time to Kill | Mailman / The Mailman | 1943 |
| Fall In | Cigar Store Owner | 1942 |
| Mug Town | Drunk | 1942 |
| The Great Gildersleeve | Phil, the carpenter / Phil the Carpenter | 1942 |
| Tennessee Johnson | Rat-Faced Man | 1942 |
| Gentleman Jim | Hansom Cab Driver | 1942 |
| That Other Woman | Tramp / Man Trying to Sleep in Park | 1942 |
| The Man in the Trunk | Joe -Clown with Yvonne | 1942 |
| Lady in a Jam | Drunk | 1942 |
| Yankee Doodle Dandy | Star Boarder | 1942 |
| It Happened in Flatbush | Second Taxi Driver | 1942 |
| Pacific Rendezvous | Navy Recruiter | 1942 |
| Sunday Punch | Taxi Driver | 1942 |
| A Desperate Chance for Ellery Queen | Fingers Muldoon | 1942 |
| Sundown Jim | Townsman | 1942 |
| True to the Army | Dumb-Looking Private | 1942 |
| Lone Star Ranger | Hotel Clerk | 1942 |
| A Gentleman at Heart | Lighthouse | 1942 |
| Borrowed Hero | Pedestrian with Sore Throat | 1941 |
| H.M. Pulham, Esq. | Preacher | 1941 |
| Design for Scandal | Second Cabbie / Second Taxi Driver | 1941 |
| Miss Polly | Drug Store Owner | 1941 |
| Honky Tonk | Pallbearer | 1941 |
| Last of the Duanes | Townsman | 1941 |
| We Go Fast | Driver | 1941 |
| Nevada City | Railroad Spy Posing as a Drunk | 1941 |
| The Great American Broadcast | Brakeman | 1941 |
| Reaching for the Sun | First Man at Lunch Cart | 1941 |
| Sleepers West | Magazine Vender | 1941 |
| Ride, Kelly, Ride | Cowhand | 1941 |
| Wyoming Wildcat | Butch McCord | 1941 |
| Arizona | Timmins | 1940 |
| Dr. Kildare's Crisis | Hospital Elevator Operator | 1940 |
| Life with Henry | Electrician | 1940 |
| Young People | Vaudevillian | 1940 |
| Screw Drivers of 1940 | Mr. Screwjay | 1940 |
| Lucky Cisco Kid | Hotel Clerk | 1940 |
| Irene | The Gardener | 1940 |
| Abe Lincoln in Illinois | John Johnston | 1940 |
| I Take This Woman | First Taxi Driver | 1940 |
| Remember? | First Taxi Driver | 1939 |
| Geronimo | Sergeant | 1939 |
| $1000 a Touchdown | Bangs | 1939 |
| Thunder Afloat | Wireless Operator Sending Coded Message | 1939 |
| Golden Boy | Ringsider Next to Pa Bonaparte | 1939 |
| Our Leading Citizen | Sam | 1939 |
| Chicken Wagon Family | Cab Driver | 1939 |
| Boy Friend | Motorcycle Cop | 1939 |
| Union Pacific | Barker | 1939 |
| The Kid from Texas | Texas Cowhand | 1939 |
| Winner Take All | Second | 1939 |
| Pardon Our Nerve | Mailman | 1939 |
| Let Freedom Ring | Surveyor | 1939 |
| Persons in Hiding | Gas Station Attendant | 1939 |
| Stand Up and Fight | Gambling Stooge | 1939 |
| Pirates of the Skies | Carnival Plane-Ride Barker | 1939 |
| The Law West of Tombstone | Second Reporter | 1938 |
| Strange Faces | Slim Bailey, Garage Owner | 1938 |
| The Cowboy and the Lady | Cowboy at Ranch | 1938 |
| Men with Wings | Jimmy | 1938 |
| Five of a Kind | Danny Hudson - Truck Driver | 1938 |
| There Goes My Heart | Robinson (as Sid Saylor) / Robinson | 1938 |
| Down on the Farm | Painter | 1938 |
| Little Miss Broadway | Member of Band / Band Member | 1938 |
| Passport Husband | Baggage Man | 1938 |
| One Wild Night | Mug in Bank | 1938 |
| Safety in Numbers | Guard | 1938 |
| Test Pilot | Boss Leader | 1938 |
| Mr. Moto's Gamble | Hotel Desk Clerk | 1938 |
| A Yank at Oxford | Second Printer | 1938 |
| The Black Doll | Deputy Red | 1938 |
| Happy Landing | Tuba Player | 1938 |
| Exiled to Shanghai | Maloney | 1937 |
| Wallaby Jim of the Islands | Jake, Kestrel Crew | 1937 |
| Born to the West | Dinkey Hooley | 1937 |
| Roll Along, Cowboy | Pinky | 1937 |
| The Wrong Road | Big Hobo | 1937 |
| All Over Town | Equipment Tester | 1937 |
| Sea Racketeers | Henchman Weasel | 1937 |
| The Lady Escapes | Carpenter | 1937 |
| Topper | Car Salesman | 1937 |
| Meet the Boy Friend | Buddy | 1937 |
| She Had to Eat | Shorty | 1937 |
| Forlorn River | 'Weary' Pierce | 1937 |
| Born Reckless | Driver | 1937 |
| Pick a Star | Street Sweeper | 1937 |
| Guns in the Dark | Oscar Roscoe / Oscar | 1937 |
| Time Out for Romance | Truck Driver | 1937 |
| Arizona Days | Grass Hopper / Claude Grass Hopper | 1937 |
| Secret Valley | Paddy | 1937 |
| Headin' for the Rio Grande | Chili / Chili (Tex's sidekick) | 1936 |
| Pennies from Heaven | Sign Painter | 1936 |
| Rose Bowl | Booster Club Band Member | 1936 |
| The House of Secrets | Ed | 1936 |
| Mister Cinderella | Mr. Fitch | 1936 |
| The Three Mesquiteers | Lullaby Joslin | 1936 |
| Sky Parade | Flash Lewis | 1936 |
| Crashing Through Danger | Tom | 1936 |
| His Brother's Wife | Mug | 1936 |
| Kelly of the Secret Service | Red | 1936 |
| Prison Shadows | Dave Moran | 1936 |
| Kelly the Second | Dan | 1936 |
| Rhythm on the Range | Gus | 1936 |
| The Ex-Mrs. Bradford | Detective | 1936 |
| Hitch Hike to Heaven | Spud | 1936 |
| Woman Trap | Expert | 1936 |
| The Walking Dead | Courtroom Reporter | 1936 |
| The Fighting Coward | Detective Hendricks | 1935 |
| Nevada | Cash Burridge | 1935 |
| Streamline Express | Smith - Steward | 1935 |
| Here Comes Cookie | Allen's Cabbie | 1935 |
| Call of the Wild | Piccolo Player | 1935 |
| Men of Action | Speedy | 1935 |
| Branded a Coward | Oscar | 1935 |
| Ladies Crave Excitement | Flynn | 1935 |
| Code of the Mounted | RCMP Rogers / Mountie Rogers | 1935 |
| Murder in the Fleet | Chief Petty Officer / Chief Petty Officer (Uncredited) | 1935 |
| The Headline Woman | Murphy | 1935 |
| Goin' to Town | Cowboy | 1935 |
| Star of Midnight | Foley, Record Delivery Man | 1935 |
| West Point of the Air | (scenes deleted) | 1935 |
| Two Hearts in Wax Time | Mannequin Dresser | 1935 |
| Wilderness Mail | Mora - Henchman | 1935 |
| Mystery Mountain | Breezy Baker | 1934 |
| When a Man Sees Red | Ben | 1934 |
| The Marines Are Coming | Marine Releasing Bill from Guardhouse | 1934 |
| Transatlantic Merry-Go-Round | Campbell's Taxi Driver | 1934 |
| A Girl of the Limberlost | Pete Carson | 1934 |
| The Dude Ranger | Nebraska Kemp / 'Nebraska' Kemp (as Sid Saylor) | 1934 |
| Young and Beautiful | Hansen | 1934 |
| Contented Calves | No Run Hosiery Representative | 1934 |
| The Lost Jungle | Larry Henderson | 1934 |
| Many Happy Returns | Construction Worker | 1934 |
| Marrying Widows | 1934 | |
| Lost Jungle, The | Larry Henderson | 1934 |
| Fugitive Lovers | 3rd Bus Driver | 1934 |
| The Sin of Nora Moran | Miller - Jake's Friend - 2nd Drunk | 1933 |
| The Chief | Scared Man Against Lamppost | 1933 |
| After Tonight | Baggage Man | 1933 |
| Curtain at Eight | MacIntosh - Stagehand / Mac MacIntosh, the prop man | 1933 |
| A Man of Sentiment | Swede - Orderly | 1933 |
| Gambling Ship | Sailor | 1933 |
| The Nuisance | Fred | 1933 |
| Hell Below | Chief Engineer Hendrickson | 1933 |
| Justice Takes a Holiday | 'Scoop' Jones | 1933 |
| The World Gone Mad | Collins - Janitor | 1933 |
| Murders in the Zoo | Brad - Banquet Photographer / Brad (Uncredited) | 1933 |
| King Kong | Reporter | 1933 |
| Silent Men | Coyote Carter (as Sid Saylor) / Coyote Carter | 1933 |
| He Learned About Women | Panhandler | 1933 |
| Frisco Jenny | Drunk Getting Socked | 1933 |
| The Bride's Bereavement; or, the Snake in the Grass | Alarmist | 1932 |
| If I Had a Million | Driver | 1932 |
| Tangled Destinies | Buchanan, the Prizefighter | 1932 |
| The Crusader | Harry Smaltz | 1932 |
| Horse Feathers | Speakeasy Patron at Slot Machine | 1932 |
| Lady and Gent | Joe | 1932 |
| Million Dollar Legs | Olympics Weight Lifting Offical | 1932 |
| Sky Bride | Elmer, Air Show Spectator | 1932 |
| The Law of the Sea | Sailor | 1932 |
| Sidewalks of New York | Mulvaney | 1931 |
| Caught | Sgt. Weems | 1931 |
| I Take This Woman | Shorty | 1931 |
| The Lawyer's Secret | Red | 1931 |
| The Vice Squad | Masher's Freind | 1931 |
| Unfaithful | Buck | 1931 |
| Finn and Hattie | J. Russell Abercrombie, The Brakeman / The Brakeman | 1931 |
| Fighting Caravans | Charlie | 1931 |
| Scandal Sheet | Nichols, Photographer | 1931 |
| No Limit | Reporter | 1931 |
| Playthings of Hollywood | 1930 | |
| Men Without Law | Hank | 1930 |
| For the Defense | Evening Sun Reporter | 1930 |
| The Border Legion | Shrimp | 1930 |
| Shanghai Rose | Xavier Doolittle | 1930 |
| Show Girl in Hollywood | Tour Guide | 1930 |
| The Light of Western Stars | Square Toe Boots | 1930 |
| Sid's Long Count | 1st Weight Reducing Machine Salesman | 1930 |
| Cat, Dog & Co. | Pedestrian | 1929 |
| The Runaway Express | The Tramp | 1926 |
| The Riding Rascal | (as Leo Sailor) | 1926 |
