Sidney James

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."

Born

May 08, 1913

Hillbrow, Johannesburg, Union of South Africa

Died

Apr 26, 1976

Known For

Acting

Movies

137 acting

0 crew

Popularity

1.8

movie

Known For

Carry On Cleo

1964

as Mark Antony

Trapeze

1956

as Snake Charmer

Quatermass 2

1957

as Jimmy Hall

Carry On Camping

1969

as Sid Boggle

A King in New York

1957

as Johnson - TV Advertiser

The Lavender Hill Mob

1951

as Lackery Wood

Carry On Cleo

1964 • as Mark Antony

★ 6.7

Carry On Cowboy

1965 • as Johnny Finger, the Rumpo Kid

★ 6.3

Trapeze

1956 • as Snake Charmer

★ 6.3

Carry On Doctor

1967 • as Mr. Charlie Roper

★ 6.5

Interpol

1957 • as Joe - First Bartender

★ 6.4

Carry On Henry

1971 • as King Henry VIII

★ 6.1

Seriously Seeking Sid

1993 • as Self (archive footage)

Nightbeat

1947 • as Nixon (as Sidney James)

★ 5.7

The Sheriff of Fractured Jaw

1958 • as The Drunk

★ 6.5

Carry On at Your Convenience

1971 • as Sid Plummer

★ 6.2

Quatermass 2

1957 • as Jimmy Hall

★ 6.4

Hell Drivers

1957 • as Dusty, Truck Driver

★ 6.7

Carry On Camping

1969 • as Sid Boggle

★ 6.6

A King in New York

1957 • as Johnson - TV Advertiser

★ 6.7

The Small Back Room

1949 • as 'Knucksie' Moran

★ 6.7

The Lavender Hill Mob

1951 • as Lackery Wood

★ 7.2

That's Carry On!

1977 • as Various Characters (archive footage)

★ 5.8

Carry On Loving

1970 • as Sidney Bliss

★ 5.7

The Flanagan Boy

1953 • as Sharkey (as Sidney James)

★ 6.1

Carry On Dick

1974 • as Big Dick Turpin

★ 5.8

Venetian Bird

1952 • as Bernardo

★ 6.2

Carry On Again Doctor

1969 • as Gladstone Screwer

★ 6.1

The 39 Steps

1959 • as Perce Baker

★ 6.3

Carry On Abroad

1972 • as Vic Flange

★ 6.3

Aunt Clara

1954 • as Honest Sid

★ 5.0

The Silent Enemy

1958 • as Chief Petty Officer Thorpe

★ 5.9

A Kid for Two Farthings

1955 • as Ice Berg

★ 6.7

Escape by Night

1953 • as Gino Rossini

★ 6.7

The Iron Petticoat

1956 • as Paul

★ 5.8

Carry On Constable

1960 • as Sergeant Frank Wilkins

★ 6.3

The Big Job

1965 • as George Brain

★ 6.7

Dry Rot

1956 • as Flash Harry

★ 7.7

I Was Monty's Double

1958 • as Porter YMCA

★ 6.9

Carry On Regardless

1961 • as Mr. Bert Handy

★ 6.2

Last Holiday

1950 • as Joe Clarence

★ 7.1

The Titfield Thunderbolt

1953 • as Harry Hawkins

★ 7.0

Desert Mice

1959 • as Bert Bennett

★ 6.2

The Shiralee

1957 • as Luke

★ 5.1

Tokoloshe

1965 • as Harry Parsons

★ 7.0

Carry On Matron

1972 • as Sid Carter

★ 6.1

Campbell's Kingdom

1957 • as Tim, MacDonald's driver-rigger

★ 6.0

The Smallest Show on Earth

1957 • as Mr. Hogg

★ 6.7

On Location: The Carry Ons

2001 • as Various Characters (archive footage) (uncredited)

Carry On Up the Jungle

1970 • as Mr. Bill Boosey

★ 5.9

The Pure Hell of St Trinian's

1960 • as Alphonse O'Reilly

★ 6.5

We Joined the Navy

1963 • as Dance Instructor

★ 6.0

Carry On Girls

1973 • as Councillor Sid Fiddler

★ 5.7

Don't Lose Your Head

1967 • as Sir Rodney Ffing, the Black Fingernail

★ 6.7

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Vive Torbay

1968 • as Self

The Magic Box

1952 • as Army Sergeant

★ 6.5

Carry On Cruising

1962 • as Captain Wellington Crowther

★ 6.1

A Weekend with Lulu

1961 • as Café Patron

★ 5.5

Father's Doing Fine

1952 • as Taxi Driver

★ 7.3

Father Brown

1954 • as Bert Parkinson

★ 6.5

Gift Horse

1952 • as Ned Hardy, Landlord Golden Bull

★ 6.6

Upstairs and Downstairs

1959 • as P.C. Edwards

★ 5.8

Miss Robin Hood

1952 • as Sidney (as Sidney James)

★ 8.1

Cosh Boy

1953 • as Desk Sergeant

★ 5.5

The Belles of St Trinian's

1954 • as Benny

★ 6.4

Carry On Up the Khyber

1968 • as Sir Sidney Ruff-Diamond

★ 6.5

Carry On Christmas

1969 • as Ebenezer Scrooge

★ 6.3

Another Time, Another Place

1958 • as Jake Klein

★ 5.8

The Deep Blue Sea

1955 • as Man outside bar

★ 4.9

Carry On Cabby

1963 • as Charlie Hawkins

★ 6.4

Paper Orchid

1949 • as Freddy Evans (as Sidney James)

★ 5.0

The Crowded Day

1954 • as Joe, the Night Watchman

★ 5.8

Out of the Clouds

1955 • as Henry, the Gambler

★ 6.1

The Man Inside

1958 • as Franklin

★ 6.1

Tommy the Toreador

1959 • as Cadena

★ 5.3

Orders Are Orders

1954 • as Ed Waggermeyer

★ 6.6

What a Carve Up!

1961 • as Sid Butler

★ 7.0

Raising the Wind

1961 • as Sid

★ 6.3

Park Plaza 605

1953 • as Supt. Williams (as Sidney James)

★ 4.7

Lady Godiva Rides Again

1951 • as Lew Beeson

★ 5.9

Wicked as They Come

1956 • as Frank Allenborg

★ 5.0

Carry On Again Christmas

1970 • as Long John Silver

★ 7.6

John and Julie

1955 • as Mr. Pritchett

★ 4.9

The Green Helmet

1961 • as Richie Launder

★ 9.0

The Lady Craved Excitement

1950 • as Carlo

★ 5.8

Time, Gentlemen, Please!

1952 • as Eric Hace

★ 8.0

Watch Your Stern

1960 • as Chief Petty Officer Mundy

★ 5.9

The Square Ring

1953 • as Adams

★ 7.1

To See Such Fun

1977

★ 10.0

The Man in Black

1950 • as Henry Clavering / Hodson

★ 6.0

Tall Headlines

1952 • as Mr. Spencer, neighbor

★ 6.8

Once a Jolly Swagman

1949 • as Rowton

★ 5.8

No Orchids for Miss Blandish

1948 • as uncredited

★ 6.1

Bless This House

1972 • as Sid Abbot

★ 6.4

The World of Budgerigars

1976 • as Self

★ 8.5

The Extra Day

1956 • as Barney West

★ 7.1

All This, and Christmas Too!

1971 • as Sid Jones

★ 8.0

What a Whopper

1961 • as Harry Sutton

★ 6.2

A Yank in Ermine

1955 • as Nightclub manager

★ 6.0

Idol on Parade

1959 • as Herbie

★ 7.0

Give Us This Day

1949 • as Murdin

★ 5.7

The Glass Cage

1955 • as Tony Lewis

★ 5.6

It's Hard to be Good

1948 • as Platform guard (uncredited)

★ 5.8

The Galloping Major

1951 • as Bookmaker

★ 6.1

Too Many Crooks

1959 • as Sid

★ 7.4

The Weak and the Wicked

1954 • as Syd Baden

★ 6.5

For Better, for Worse

1954 • as Foreman

★ 5.8

The Beauty Jungle

1964 • as 'Butlins' Judge

★ 5.4

Next to No Time

1958 • as Albert, Cabin Steward

★ 7.7

Black Memory

1947 • as Eddie Clinton

★ 5.3

What's a Carry On?

1998 • as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

★ 7.7

Double Bunk

1961 • as Sid Randall

★ 6.1

The Rainbow Jacket

1954 • as Harry

★ 7.0

I Believe in You

1952 • as Sergeant Body

★ 6.8

Emergency Call

1952 • as Danny Marks

★ 6.7

The Yellow Balloon

1953 • as Charlie

★ 6.0

The Front Page

1948 • as Hildy Johnson

Look at Life: Market Place

1959 • as Self - Commentator

The House Across the Lake

1954 • as Beverly Forrest (as Sidney James)

★ 5.5

The Story of Esther Costello

1957 • as Joe Ryan

★ 7.0

Make Mine a Million

1959 • as Sid Gibson

★ 7.7

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Box for One

1953

Joe Macbeth

1955 • as Banky

★ 7.6

And the Same to You

1960 • as Sammy Gatt

★ 5.9

Is Your Honeymoon Really Necessary?

1953 • as Hank Hanlon

★ 5.6

It's a Great Day

1955 • as Harry Mason

★ 6.4

Carry on Christmas

1973 • as Mr. Belcher / Seed Pod / Sir Henry / Sergeant Will Ball / Robin Hood

★ 6.4

Hancock's Half Hour: Volume 1

1957 • as Sidney Balmoral James

Ramsbottom Rides Again

1956 • as Black Jake

★ 9.0

Seagulls Over Sorrento

1954 • as Charlie Badger

★ 6.1

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

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

1996 • as (Archive footage)

Three Hats for Lisa

1965 • as Sid Marks

★ 6.0

Where the Bullets Fly

1966 • as Mortuary Attendant

★ 5.7

What a Carry On!

1973

★ 8.0

Will Any Gentleman...?

1953 • as Mr. Hobson

★ 6.3

The Unforgettable Sid James

2000 • as Self

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Don't Utter a Note

1966 • as Basher Bates

Sid James: Comedy Icon

2022 • as Self (Archive Footage)

★ 7.0

The Wedding of Lilli Marlene

1953 • as Fennimore Hunt

★ 7.0

Talk of a Million

1951 • as John C. Moody

★ 9.0

Look at Life: Up To Scratch

1961

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Look at Life: Dustmen's Day

1959 • as Self - Commentator

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Look at Life: Getting a Move On

1962 • as Self - Commentator