Sidney James
Acting

Sidney James

Born 8 May 1913 · Hillbrow, Johannesburg, Union of South Africa · Died 26 April 1976

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
A King in New York
Quatermass 2
Carry On Camping
Carry On Cleo
Trapeze
Carry On Up the Khyber
Carry On Abroad
Carry On Cowboy
Carry On Doctor
Carry On Matron
The Small Back Room
Carry On Dick
Carry On Girls
Carry On Christmas
What a Carry On!
Carry On Matron
Bless This House
Carry On Abroad
Carry On Henry
Carry On at Your Convenience
All This, and Christmas Too!
Carry On Loving
Carry On Up the Jungle
Carry On Again Christmas
Carry On Again Doctor
Carry On Camping
Carry On Christmas
Carry On Up the Khyber
Carry On Doctor
Don't Lose Your Head
Where the Bullets Fly
Carry On Cowboy
The Big Job
Three Hats for Lisa
Tokoloshe
Carry On Cleo
The Beauty Jungle
Carry On Cabby
We Joined the Navy
Carry On Cruising
Carry On Regardless
Raising the Wind
Double Bunk
A Weekend with Lulu
What a Whopper
What a Carve Up!
The Green Helmet
Look at Life: Up To Scratch
The Pure Hell of St Trinian's
Carry On Constable
Watch Your Stern
And the Same to You
Tommy the Toreador
Make Mine a Million
Too Many Crooks
Idol on Parade
Desert Mice
The 39 Steps
Upstairs and Downstairs
The Silent Enemy
Another Time, Another Place
The Sheriff of Fractured Jaw
I Was Monty's Double
Next to No Time
The Man Inside
Quatermass 2
The Smallest Show on Earth
Hell Drivers
Campbell's Kingdom
A King in New York
Hancock's Half Hour: Volume 1
The Shiralee
The Story of Esther Costello
Interpol
Trapeze
The Iron Petticoat
The Extra Day
Ramsbottom Rides Again
Wicked as They Come
Dry Rot
Joe Macbeth
The Glass Cage
John and Julie
Out of the Clouds
A Kid for Two Farthings
It's a Great Day
A Yank in Ermine
The Deep Blue Sea
The House Across the Lake
For Better, for Worse
The Rainbow Jacket
Orders Are Orders
Father Brown
Seagulls Over Sorrento
The Belles of St Trinian's
Aunt Clara
The Weak and the Wicked
The Crowded Day
The Flanagan Boy
The Titfield Thunderbolt
The Square Ring
Park Plaza 605
Will Any Gentleman...?
The Yellow Balloon
Escape by Night
Is Your Honeymoon Really Necessary?
The Wedding of Lilli Marlene
Cosh Boy
Time, Gentlemen, Please!
Venetian Bird
Miss Robin Hood
Emergency Call
Gift Horse
Tall Headlines
The Magic Box
Father's Doing Fine
I Believe in You
The Lavender Hill Mob
The Galloping Major
Lady Godiva Rides Again
Talk of a Million
The Man in Black
The Lady Craved Excitement
Last Holiday
Give Us This Day
Once a Jolly Swagman
Paper Orchid
The Small Back Room
The Front Page
Nightbeat
Black Memory
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