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

135 acting

0 crew

Popularity

1.0

movie

Known For

The Lavender Hill Mob

1951

as Lackery

A King in New York

1957

as Johnson - TV Advertiser

Quatermass 2

1957

as Jimmy Hall

Carry On Cleo

1964

as Mark Antony

Carry On Loving

1970 • as Sidney Bliss

★ 5.7

Trapeze

1956 • as Snake Charmer

★ 6.2

Hell Drivers

1957 • as Dusty, Truck Driver

★ 6.7

The Lavender Hill Mob

1951 • as Lackery

★ 7.2

Carry On Doctor

1967 • as Mr. Charlie Roper

★ 6.5

Carry On Regardless

1961 • as Mr. Bert Handy

★ 6.3

Carry On Cowboy

1965 • as Johnny Finger, the Rumpo Kid

★ 6.3

A King in New York

1957 • as Johnson - TV Advertiser

★ 6.7

Quatermass 2

1957 • as Jimmy Hall

★ 6.4

Carry On Camping

1969 • as Sid Boggle

★ 6.6

Carry On Cleo

1964 • as Mark Antony

★ 6.6

Last Holiday

1950 • as Joe Clarence

★ 7.1

Carry On Up the Khyber

1968 • as Sir Sidney Ruff-Diamond

★ 6.4

Carry On Abroad

1972 • as Vic Flange

★ 6.3

Carry On Matron

1972 • as Sid Carter

★ 6.1

The Small Back Room

1949 • as 'Knucksie' Moran

★ 6.7

Carry On Again Doctor

1969 • as Gladstone Screwer

★ 6.1

Don't Lose Your Head

1967 • as Sir Rodney Ffing, the Black Fingernail

★ 6.6

Carry On Henry

1971 • as King Henry VIII

★ 6.1

The Magic Box

1952 • as Army Sergeant

★ 6.4

The Belles of St Trinian's

1954 • as Benny

★ 6.3

The 39 Steps

1959 • as Perce Baker

★ 6.2

Another Time, Another Place

1958 • as Jake Klein

★ 5.8

Carry On Cruising

1962 • as Captain Wellington Crowther

★ 6.1

Carry On Constable

1960 • as Sergeant Frank Wilkins

★ 6.2

Double Bunk

1961 • as Sid Randall

★ 5.7

The Sheriff of Fractured Jaw

1958 • as The Drunk

★ 6.5

Campbell's Kingdom

1957 • as Tim, MacDonald's driver-rigger

★ 5.8

The Big Job

1965 • as George Brain

★ 6.7

Gift Horse

1952 • as Ned Hardy, Landlord Golden Bull

★ 6.6

That's Carry On!

1977 • as Various Characters (archive footage)

★ 5.7

Carry On Christmas

1969 • as Ebenezer Scrooge

★ 6.2

Carry On at Your Convenience

1971 • as Sid Plummer

★ 6.2

I Was Monty's Double

1958 • as Porter YMCA

★ 6.9

Too Many Crooks

1959 • as Sid

★ 7.4

The Pure Hell of St Trinian's

1960 • as Alphonse O'Reilly

★ 6.4

Interpol

1957 • as Joe - First Bartender

★ 6.4

What a Whopper

1961 • as Harry Sutton

★ 5.9

Three Hats for Lisa

1965 • as Sid Marks

★ 5.0

What a Carve Up!

1961 • as Sid Butler

★ 6.9

Lady Godiva Rides Again

1951 • as Lew Beeson

★ 5.8

The Titfield Thunderbolt

1953 • as Harry Hawkins

★ 6.9

What's a Carry On?

1998 • as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

★ 7.8

Cosh Boy

1953 • as Desk Sergeant

★ 5.3

The Deep Blue Sea

1955 • as Man outside bar

★ 4.7

The Silent Enemy

1958 • as Chief Petty Officer Thorpe

★ 5.7

Emergency Call

1952 • as Danny Marks

★ 6.5

Carry On Dick

1974 • as Big Dick Turpin

★ 5.8

Orders Are Orders

1954 • as Ed Waggermeyer

★ 6.4

The House Across the Lake

1954 • as Beverly Forrest (as Sidney James)

★ 5.4

Give Us This Day

1949 • as Murdin

★ 5.6

Father Brown

1954 • as Bert Parkinson

★ 6.4

Bless This House

1972 • as Sid Abbot

★ 6.3

Next to No Time

1958 • as Albert, Cabin Steward

★ 8.0

We Joined the Navy

1963 • as Dance Instructor

★ 5.6

The Glass Cage

1955 • as Tony Lewis

★ 5.5

The Iron Petticoat

1956 • as Paul

★ 5.7

I Believe in You

1952 • as Sergeant Body

★ 6.4

The Beauty Jungle

1964 • as 'Butlins' Judge

★ 4.8

No Orchids for Miss Blandish

1948 • as uncredited

★ 6.0

John and Julie

1955 • as Mr. Pritchett

★ 4.6

A Kid for Two Farthings

1955 • as Ice Berg

★ 6.6

Father's Doing Fine

1952 • as Taxi Driver

★ 6.3

Wicked as They Come

1956 • as Frank Allenborg

★ 4.9

Upstairs and Downstairs

1959 • as P.C. Edwards

★ 5.6

Seagulls Over Sorrento

1954 • as Charlie Badger

★ 5.4

Carry On Cabby

1963 • as Charlie Hawkins

★ 6.4

Carry On Girls

1973 • as Councillor Sid Fiddler

★ 5.7

The Crowded Day

1954 • as Joe, the Night Watchman

★ 5.4

The Extra Day

1956 • as Barney West

★ 6.6

The Man Inside

1958 • as Franklin

★ 5.8

Nightbeat

1947 • as Nixon (as Sidney James)

★ 5.2

The Flanagan Boy

1953 • as Sharkey (as Sidney James)

★ 5.8

Venetian Bird

1952 • as Bernardo

★ 5.9

Talk of a Million

1951 • as John C. Moody

Will Any Gentleman...?

1953 • as Mr. Hobson

★ 5.6

The Yellow Balloon

1953 • as Charlie

★ 5.8

The Smallest Show on Earth

1957 • as Mr. Hogg

★ 6.6

Park Plaza 605

1953 • as Supt. Williams (as Sidney James)

★ 4.3

Miss Robin Hood

1952 • as Sidney (as Sidney James)

★ 7.9

Watch Your Stern

1960 • as Chief Petty Officer Mundy

★ 5.6

Carry On Up the Jungle

1970 • as Mr. Bill Boosey

★ 5.8

And the Same to You

1960 • as Sammy Gatt

★ 5.6

Tall Headlines

1952 • as Mr. Spencer, neighbor

★ 5.8

On Location: The Carry Ons

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

Carry On Again Christmas

1970 • as Long John Silver

★ 7.3

Raising the Wind

1961 • as Sid

★ 6.2

Tommy the Toreador

1959 • as Cadena

★ 3.5

A Yank in Ermine

1955 • as Nightclub manager

★ 4.0

The Story of Esther Costello

1957 • as Joe Ryan

★ 7.0

Idol on Parade

1959 • as Herbie

★ 7.0

The Weak and the Wicked

1954 • as Syd Baden

★ 6.4

The Lady Craved Excitement

1950 • as Carlo

★ 5.2

Out of the Clouds

1955 • as Henry, the Gambler

★ 5.8

For Better, for Worse

1954 • as Foreman

★ 5.6

The Rainbow Jacket

1954 • as Harry

★ 6.9

The Square Ring

1953 • as Adams

★ 7.1

The Man in Black

1950 • as Henry Clavering / Hodson

★ 5.6

Is Your Honeymoon Really Necessary?

1953 • as Hank Hanlon

★ 5.0

A Weekend with Lulu

1961 • as Café Patron

★ 5.4

Once a Jolly Swagman

1949 • as Rowton

★ 5.6

The Shiralee

1957 • as Luke

★ 5.0

To See Such Fun

1977

Seriously Seeking Sid

1993 • as Self (archive footage)

Make Mine a Million

1959 • as Sid Gibson

★ 7.2

Time, Gentlemen, Please!

1952 • as Eric Hace

★ 8.0

Joe Macbeth

1955 • as Banky

★ 7.6

Desert Mice

1959 • as Bert Bennett

★ 6.0

It's a Great Day

1955 • as Harry Mason

★ 5.7

Hancock's Half Hour: Volume 1

1957 • as Sidney Balmoral James

Carry on Christmas

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

★ 6.0

Black Memory

1947 • as Eddie Clinton

★ 4.5

Look at Life: Market Place

1959 • as Self - Commentator

Aunt Clara

1954 • as Honest Sid

★ 4.5

The Green Helmet

1961 • as Richie Launder

Escape by Night

1953 • as Gino Rossini

★ 6.0

The Wedding of Lilli Marlene

1953 • as Fennimore Hunt

★ 6.0

Dry Rot

1956 • as Flash Harry

★ 7.4

The Front Page

1948 • as Hildy Johnson

What a Carry On!

1973

Ramsbottom Rides Again

1956 • as Black Jake

All This, and Christmas Too!

1971 • as Sid Jones

The Galloping Major

1951 • as Bookmaker

★ 6.0

The Unforgettable Sid James

2000 • as Self

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Don't Utter a Note

1966 • as Basher Bates

Where the Bullets Fly

1966 • as Mortuary Attendant

★ 4.5

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

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

1996 • as (Archive footage)

Paper Orchid

1949 • as Freddy Evans (as Sidney James)

★ 4.0

The World of Budgerigars

1976 • as Self

★ 8.5

Sid James: Comedy Icon

2022 • as Self (Archive Footage)

★ 7.0

Tokoloshe

1965 • as Harry Parsons

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Vive Torbay

1968 • as Self

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Look at Life: Getting a Move On

1962 • as Self - Commentator

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Look at Life: Dustmen's Day

1959 • as Self - Commentator

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Box for One

1953