Sidney James
Known for
Acting
Life
1913 – 1976 (aged 62)
Born in
Hillbrow, Johannesburg, Union of South Africa
Credits
View on IMDb142 acting credits
Biography
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
28 Jun 1951
A King in New York
12 Sep 1957
Quatermass 2
17 Jun 1957
Carry On Cleo
08 Nov 1964
Carry On Camping
29 May 1969
Trapeze
30 May 1956
Carry On Abroad
01 Dec 1972
Carry On Cowboy
26 Nov 1965
Filmography
2015
- Carry On Forever3 episodes
2001
- On Location: The Carry Onsas Various Characters (archive footage) (uncredited)
1996
- Stop Messin' About!: The Very Best of Kenneth Williamsas (Archive footage)
1983
- ITV Christmas Comedy15 episodes
1977
- That's Carry On!as Various Characters (archive footage)
- To See Such Fun
1975
- Carry On Laughingas Sir Francis Drake1 episode
1974
- Carry On Dickas Big Dick Turpin
1973
- Carry on Christmasas Mr. Belcher
- Carry On Girlsas Councillor Sid Fiddler
- What a Carry On!
1972
- Carry On Abroadas Vic Flange
- Bless This Houseas Sid Abbot
- Carry On Matronas Sid Carter
1971
- All This, and Christmas Too!as Sid Jones
- Carry On at Your Convenienceas Sid Plummer
- Carry On Henryas King Henry VIII
- Bless This Houseas Sid Abbott66 episodes
1970
- Carry On Again Christmasas Long John Silver
- Carry On Lovingas Sidney Bliss
- Carry On Up the Jungleas Mr. Bill Boosey
1969
- Carry On Christmasas Ebenezer Scrooge
- Carry On Christmas Specials4 episodes
- Carry On Again Doctoras Gladstone Screwer
- Carry On Campingas Sid Boggle
- Two in Cloveras Sid Turner13 episodes
1968
- Carry On Up the Khyberas Sir Sidney Ruff-Diamond
1967
- Carry On Doctoras Mr. Charlie Roper
- Don't Lose Your Headas Sir Rodney Ffing, the Black Fingernail
1966
- George and the Dragon26 episodes
- Where the Bullets Flyas Mortuary Attendant
- Don't Utter a Noteas Basher Bates
1965
- Carry On Cowboyas Johnny Finger, the Rumpo Kid
- The Big Jobas George Brain
- Tokolosheas Harry Parsons
- Three Hats for Lisaas Sid Marks
1964
- Carry On Cleoas Mark Antony
- The Beauty Jungleas 'Butlins' Judge
1963
- Taxi!as Sid Stone26 episodes
- Carry On Cabbyas Charlie Hawkins
- We Joined the Navyas Dance Instructor
1962
- Carry On Cruisingas Captain Wellington Crowther
1961
- What a Whopperas Harry Sutton
- What a Carve Up!as Sid Butler
- Raising the Windas Sid
- Double Bunkas Sid Randall
- The Green Helmetas Richie Launder
- A Weekend with Luluas Café Patron
- Carry On Regardlessas Mr. Bert Handy
- Look at Life: Up To Scratch
1960
- The Pure Hell of St Trinian'sas Alphonse O'Reilly
- Citizen Jamesas Sidney 'Sid' Balmoral James32 episodes
- Watch Your Sternas Chief Petty Officer Mundy
- Carry On Constableas Sergeant Frank Wilkins
- And the Same to Youas Sammy Gatt
1959
- Tommy the Toreadoras Cadena
- Upstairs and Downstairsas P.C. Edwards
- Idol on Paradeas Herbie
- The 39 Stepsas Perce Baker
- Too Many Crooksas Sid
- Make Mine a Millionas Sid Gibson
- Desert Miceas Bert Bennett
- Look at Lifeas Narrator4 episodes
1958
- The Sheriff of Fractured Jawas The Drunk
- I Was Monty's Doubleas Porter YMCA
- The Adventures of William Tellas Schaffner1 episode
- The Man Insideas Franklin
- Next to No Timeas Albert, Cabin Steward
- Another Time, Another Placeas Jake Klein
- The Silent Enemyas Chief Petty Officer Thorpe
1957
- Hancock's Half Hour: Volume 1as Sidney Balmoral James
- The Story of Esther Costelloas Joe Ryan
- A King in New Yorkas Johnson - TV Advertiser
- Campbell's Kingdomas Tim, MacDonald's driver-rigger
- Hell Driversas Dusty, Truck Driver
- The Shiraleeas Luke
- Quatermass 2as Jimmy Hall
- The Smallest Show on Earthas Mr. Hogg
- Interpolas Joe - First Bartender
1956
- Dry Rotas Flash Harry
- The Buccaneersas Chantey Jack1 episode
- The Iron Petticoatas Paul
- Armchair Theatreas Basher Bates1 episode
- Hancock's Half Hour57 episodes
- Trapezeas Snake Charmer
- Wicked as They Comeas Frank Allenborg
- Ramsbottom Rides Againas Black Jake
- The Extra Dayas Barney West
1955
- The Deep Blue Seaas Man outside bar
- Joe Macbethas Banky
- A Kid for Two Farthingsas Ice Berg
- John and Julieas Mr. Pritchett
- The Glass Cageas Tony Lewis
- Out of the Cloudsas Henry, the Gambler
- It's a Great Dayas Harry Mason
- A Yank in Ermineas Nightclub manager
1954
- Aunt Claraas Honest Sid
- Orders Are Ordersas Ed Waggermeyer
- The Crowded Dayas Joe, the Night Watchman
- The Belles of St Trinian'sas Benny
- Seagulls Over Sorrentoas Charlie Badger
- For Better, for Worseas Foreman
- Father Brownas Bert Parkinson
- The Rainbow Jacketas Harry
- The House Across the Lakeas Beverly Forrest (as Sidney James)
- The Weak and the Wickedas Syd Baden
1953
- Escape by Nightas Gino Rossini
- The Wedding of Lilli Marleneas Fennimore Hunt
- Is Your Honeymoon Really Necessary?as Hank Hanlon
- Park Plaza 605as Supt. Williams (as Sidney James)
- Will Any Gentleman...?as Mr. Hobson
- The Square Ringas Adams
- The Flanagan Boyas Sharkey (as Sidney James)
- The Titfield Thunderboltas Harry Hawkins
- The Yellow Balloonas Charlie
- Cosh Boyas Desk Sergeant
- Box for One
1952
- Miss Robin Hoodas Sidney (as Sidney James)
- Venetian Birdas Bernardo
- Father's Doing Fineas Taxi Driver
- Time, Gentlemen, Please!as Eric Hace
- Gift Horseas Ned Hardy, Landlord Golden Bull
- Emergency Callas Danny Marks
- Tall Headlinesas Mr. Spencer, neighbor
- I Believe in Youas Sergeant Body
- The Magic Boxas Army Sergeant
1951
- Lady Godiva Rides Againas Lew Beeson
- The Lavender Hill Mobas Lackery Wood
- The Galloping Majoras Bookmaker
- Talk of a Millionas John C. Moody
1950
- The Lady Craved Excitementas Carlo
- Last Holidayas Joe Clarence
- The Man in Blackas Henry Clavering
1949
- Give Us This Dayas Murdin
- Paper Orchidas Freddy Evans (as Sidney James)
- The Small Back Roomas 'Knucksie' Moran
- Once a Jolly Swagmanas Rowton
1948
- It's Hard to be Goodas Platform guard (uncredited)
- The Front Pageas Hildy Johnson
- No Orchids for Miss Blandishas uncredited
1947
- Nightbeatas Nixon (as Sidney James)
- Black Memoryas Eddie Clinton