Sidney James
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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
Credits
I Was Monty's Double (1958)
as Porter YMCA
Venetian Bird (1952)
as Bernardo
The Lavender Hill Mob (1951)
as Lackery
A King in New York (1957)
as Johnson - TV Advertiser
Quatermass 2 (1957)
as Jimmy Hall
Vive Torbay (1968)
as Self
We Joined the Navy (1963)
as Dance Instructor
Don't Lose Your Head (1967)
as Sir Rodney Ffing, the Black Fingernail
Last Holiday (1950)
as Joe Clarence
Carry On Up the Khyber (1968)
as Sir Sidney Ruff-Diamond
Carry On Camping (1969)
as Sid Boggle
The Small Back Room (1949)
as 'Knucksie' Moran
The Glass Cage (1955)
as Tony Lewis
Time, Gentlemen, Please! (1952)
as Eric Hace
Lady Godiva Rides Again (1951)
as Lew Beeson
Paper Orchid (1949)
as Freddy Evans (as Sidney James)
Carry On Cleo (1964)
as Mark Antony
Carry On Girls (1973)
as Councillor Sid Fiddler
Carry On Dick (1974)
as Big Dick Turpin
Campbell's Kingdom (1957)
as Tim, MacDonald's driver-rigger
Nightbeat (1947)
as Nixon (as Sidney James)
Carry On Regardless (1961)
as Mr. Bert Handy
The Sheriff of Fractured Jaw (1958)
as The Drunk
Tokoloshe (1965)
as Harry Parsons
Carry On Matron (1972)
as Sid Carter
Idol on Parade (1959)
as Herbie
The Iron Petticoat (1956)
as Paul
The Silent Enemy (1958)
as Chief Petty Officer Thorpe
The Titfield Thunderbolt (1953)
as Harry Hawkins
Carry On Again Doctor (1969)
as Gladstone Screwer
Carry On Loving (1970)
as Sidney Bliss
Miss Robin Hood (1952)
as Sidney (as Sidney James)
Another Time, Another Place (1958)
as Jake Klein
The 39 Steps (1959)
as Perce Baker
The Belles of St Trinian's (1954)
as Benny
Carry On at Your Convenience (1971)
as Sid Plummer
No Orchids for Miss Blandish (1948)
as uncredited
Carry On Up the Jungle (1970)
as Mr. Bill Boosey
Watch Your Stern (1960)
as Chief Petty Officer Mundy
Upstairs and Downstairs (1959)
as P.C. Edwards
For Better, for Worse (1954)
as Foreman
What a Carve Up! (1961)
as Sid Butler
That's Carry On! (1977)
as Various Characters (archive footage)
Carry On Abroad (1972)
as Vic Flange
Carry On Henry (1971)
as King Henry VIII
What's a Carry On? (1998)
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Gift Horse (1952)
as Ned Hardy, Landlord Golden Bull
The Smallest Show on Earth (1957)
as Mr. Hogg
Carry On Cowboy (1965)
as Johnny Finger, the Rumpo Kid
The Deep Blue Sea (1955)
as Man outside bar
The Big Job (1965)
as George Brain
Hell Drivers (1957)
as Dusty, Truck Driver
Bless This House (1972)
as Sid Abbot
The Magic Box (1952)
as Army Sergeant
Aunt Clara (1954)
as Honest Sid
Carry On Cabby (1963)
as Charlie Hawkins
The Weak and the Wicked (1954)
as Syd Baden
Out of the Clouds (1955)
as Henry, the Gambler
Trapeze (1956)
as Snake Charmer
The Pure Hell of St Trinian's (1960)
as Alphonse O'Reilly
Cosh Boy (1953)
as Desk Sergeant
And the Same to You (1960)
as Sammy Gatt
Give Us This Day (1949)
as Murdin
Raising the Wind (1961)
as Sid
Too Many Crooks (1959)
as Sid
All This, and Christmas Too! (1971)
as Sid Jones
The Square Ring (1953)
as Adams
Emergency Call (1952)
as Danny Marks
A Weekend with Lulu (1961)
as Café Patron
Father Brown (1954)
as Bert Parkinson
The Man Inside (1958)
as Franklin
Where the Bullets Fly (1966)
as Mortuary Attendant
Is Your Honeymoon Really Necessary? (1953)
as Hank Hanlon
The House Across the Lake (1954)
as Beverly Forrest (as Sidney James)
The Crowded Day (1954)
as Joe, the Night Watchman
A Kid for Two Farthings (1955)
as Ice Berg
Carry On Constable (1960)
as Sergeant Frank Wilkins
On Location: The Carry Ons (2001)
as Various Characters (archive footage) (uncredited)
Orders Are Orders (1954)
as Ed Waggermeyer
Make Mine a Million (1959)
as Sid Gibson
Carry On Christmas (1969)
as Ebenezer Scrooge
Interpol (1957)
as Joe - First Bartender
A Yank in Ermine (1955)
as Nightclub manager
Once a Jolly Swagman (1949)
as Rowton
Double Bunk (1961)
as Sid Randall
The Front Page (1948)
as Hildy Johnson
Wicked as They Come (1956)
as Frank Allenborg
Carry On Cruising (1962)
as Captain Wellington Crowther
The Rainbow Jacket (1954)
as Harry
The Flanagan Boy (1953)
as Sharkey (as Sidney James)
Dry Rot (1956)
as Flash Harry
Carry On Doctor (1967)
as Mr. Charlie Roper
Joe Macbeth (1955)
as Banky
The Extra Day (1956)
as Barney West
What a Whopper (1961)
as Harry Sutton
The Shiralee (1957)
as Luke
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
The Beauty Jungle (1964)
as 'Butlins' Judge
The Galloping Major (1951)
as Bookmaker
John and Julie (1955)
as Mr. Pritchett
Park Plaza 605 (1953)
as Supt. Williams (as Sidney James)
Carry On Again Christmas (1970)
as Long John Silver
Tommy the Toreador (1959)
as Cadena
Father's Doing Fine (1952)
as Taxi Driver
Will Any Gentleman...? (1953)
as Mr. Hobson
The World of Budgerigars (1976)
as Self
Look at Life: Dustmen's Day (1959)
as Self - Commentator
Escape by Night (1953)
as Gino Rossini
Seagulls Over Sorrento (1954)
as Charlie Badger
Stop Messin' About!: The Very Best of Kenneth Williams (1996)
as (Archive footage)
Three Hats for Lisa (1965)
as Sid Marks
The Man in Black (1950)
as Henry Clavering / Hodson
I Believe in You (1952)
as Sergeant Body
What a Carry On! (1973)
Actor
The Green Helmet (1961)
as Richie Launder
Desert Mice (1959)
as Bert Bennett
Box for One (1953)
Actor
The Wedding of Lilli Marlene (1953)
as Fennimore Hunt
The Lady Craved Excitement (1950)
as Carlo
Tall Headlines (1952)
as Mr. Spencer, neighbor
The Yellow Balloon (1953)
as Charlie
The Story of Esther Costello (1957)
as Joe Ryan
Next to No Time (1958)
as Albert, Cabin Steward
It's a Great Day (1955)
as Harry Mason
Don't Utter a Note (1966)
as Basher Bates
Ramsbottom Rides Again (1956)
as Black Jake
The Unforgettable Sid James (2000)
as Self
To See Such Fun (1977)
Actor
Look at Life: Getting a Move On (1962)
as Self - Commentator
Talk of a Million (1951)
as John C. Moody
Sid James: Comedy Icon (2022)
as Self (Archive Footage)
Seriously Seeking Sid (1993)
as Self (archive footage)
Black Memory (1947)
as Eddie Clinton
Look at Life: Market Place (1959)
as Self - Commentator
Nine Muses for The Albion (2026)
as Self (Archive footage)