Sidney Bracey
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Sidney Bracey (18 December 1877 – 5 August 1942) was an Australian-born American actor. After a stage career in Australia, on Broadway and in Britain, he appeared in 321 films between 1909 and 1942. Bracey was born in Melbourne, Victoria, with the name Sidney Bracy, later changing the spelling of his last name. He was the son of Welsh tenor Henry Bracy and English actress Clara T. Bracy. His aunt was actress and dancer Lydia Thompson. He began his stage career in Australia in the 1890s, with J. C. Williamson's comic opera companies. On Broadway, in 1900, he appeared as the tenor lead, Yussuf, in the first American production of The Rose of Persia at Daly's Theatre in New York. He then moved to England, appearing as Moreno in the Edwardian musical comedy hit The Toreador at the Gaiety Theatre, London in June 1901. He next joined the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company on tour in Britain, playing Terence O'Brian in The Emerald Isle from September 1901 to May 1902. He then left the D'Oyly Carte, continuing his stage career in Britain. He appeared in Amorelle at London's Comedy Theatre in 1904, The Winter's Tale in 1904–05, and A Persian Princess at Queen's Theatre in 1909. Back on Broadway, in 1912, he played as Sir Guy of Gisborne in a revival of Reginald de Koven's Robin Hood at the New Amsterdam Theatre, followed by Rob Roy at the Liberty Theatre in 1913. He then moved into film acting, making first silent films and then "talkies", until his death in 1942. Early in his film career, he wrote and directed a silent movie called Sid Nee's Finish, (Thanhouser Company (1914), in which he played the title character. In 1916, he changed the spelling of his last name to "Bracey". Silent film authority Diane MacIntyre gave this description of him: "Bracey, a stately looking character man, was in big demand for authority like roles; such as movie directors, bosses and, most of the time, the most respectable and poised butler in all of Hollywood. He was thin, dark haired and had an earnest, yet sober, face that could break into a look of wide-eyed exasperation." Bracy died in Hollywood, California on 5 August 1942, aged 64.
Known for
Credits
Show People (1928)
as Dramatic Director
The Cameraman (1928)
as Editor
Freaks (1932)
as Hans' Butler (uncredited)
The 9th Guest (1934)
as Hawkins
Duck Soup (1933)
as Mrs. Teasdale's Butler (uncredited)
Zudora (1914)
as Tom Hunt
Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans (1927)
as Dance Hall Manager (uncredited)
The Deemster (1917)
as Bishop, Father of Dan
The Baroness and the Butler (1938)
as Member of Parliament
Les Misérables (1935)
as Mayor's Clerk
Parlor, Bedroom and Bath (1931)
as Butler
A Star Is Born (1937)
as Burke's Butler (uncredited)
Wife vs. Secretary (1936)
as Butler at Club (uncredited)
Anna Karenina (1935)
as Vronsky's Valet
The Emperor's Candlesticks (1937)
as Maria's Footman (uncredited)
The Little Princess (1939)
as Pedestrian Discussing War (uncredited)
Dark Victory (1939)
as Bartender (uncredited)
Invisible Stripes (1939)
as Bank Guard (uncredited)
Our Daily Bread (1934)
as Rent Collector
Isle of Fury (1936)
as Sam
The Social Buccaneer (1923)
as Bentley Craven
What! No Beer? (1933)
as Dr. Smith (uncredited)
Ten Cents a Dance (1931)
as Wilson, Carlton's Butler
The Woman Who Dared (1933)
as Tom
The Lion and the Lamb (1931)
as Stanton
Merrily We Live (1938)
as 2nd Butler
Forsaking All Others (1934)
as Paula's Chauffeur (Uncredited)
San Francisco (1936)
as Burley's Butler Allen (uncredited)
Everybody's Hobby (1939)
as Mr. Ferris
Dangerously They Live (1941)
as Sidewalk Onlooker (uncredited)
The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse (1938)
as Police Chemist (uncredited)
Birds of Prey (1927)
as Gaston
My Best Girl (1927)
as Butler Serving Dinner (uncredited)
No Time for Comedy (1940)
as Waiter at Wyler's Party (uncredited)
Naughty but Nice (1939)
as Professor Listening to Radio (uncredited)
Easy Living (1937)
as Hornsby - Mary's Chauffeur (uncredited)
My Official Wife (1926)
as Valet to Sascha
Brother Orchid (1940)
as Steward Bringing Briefcase (uncredited)
Anybody's Woman (1930)
as Butler
The Little Giant (1933)
as Butler
Only Yesterday (1933)
as Second Butler (Uncredited)
Espionage Agent (1939)
as Ship Steward
Shall We Dance (1937)
as First Steward (uncredited)
Red-Headed Woman (1932)
as Man Wanting to Use Phone Booth (uncredited)
Devil's Island (1939)
as Soupy
Broadway Bill (1934)
as Higgins' 2nd Butler (uncredited)
So This Is Marriage? (1924)
as Hawkins
Merry-Go-Round (1923)
as Gisella's Groom
Home, James (1928)
as Haskins (the butler)
King of the Underworld (1939)
as Bert - the Farmer (uncredited)
The Dawn Patrol (1938)
as Major Brand's Orderly
A Slave of Fashion (1925)
as Hobson (as Sidney Bracy)
The Old Maid (1939)
as Charles the Butler (uncredited)
Rendezvous (1935)
as Jackson's Assistant (uncredited)
The Girl Downstairs (1938)
as Second Butler (uncredited)
The Phantom of Paris (1931)
as Volunteer from Audience (uncredited)
The Washington Masquerade (1932)
as Benedict
The Firefly (1937)
as Secretary (uncredited)
The Wild Party (1923)
as Jasper Johnston
The Mystery Club (1926)
as Detective
She Had to Eat (1937)
as Waiter (uncredited)
The Crowd (1928)
as John's Supervisor (uncredited)
Four Wives (1939)
as Extra at Wedding Reception (uncredited)
Arsène Lupin Returns (1938)
as Squad Car Driver (uncredited)
Comet Over Broadway (1938)
as English Porter (uncredited)
The Body Disappears (1941)
as Barrett
Love Is a Headache (1938)
as Waiter (uncredited)
What Every Woman Knows (1934)
as Constituent Shouting 'Three Cheers' (uncredited)
An Amateur Devil (1920)
as Hopkins
Magnificent Obsession (1935)
as Butler
One Rainy Afternoon (1936)
as George, Butler (Uncredited)
Criminal Lawyer (1937)
as Wilson - Walker's Butler (uncredited)
Is Matrimony a Failure? (1922)
as Bank President
The Merry Widow (1926)
as Danilo's Footman (uncredited)
Maid of Salem (1937)
as Townsman (Uncredited)
Breakfast for Two (1937)
as Clarence - Blair's Butler (uncredited)
The Bishop Murder Case (1929)
as Pyne (as Sydney Bracey)
The Monster Walks (1932)
as Herbert Wilkes
Dance, Fools, Dance (1931)
as Albert (uncredited)
You Can't Get Away with Murder (1939)
as Tourist on Boat (uncredited)
The Casino Murder Case (1935)
as Waiter (unconfirmed) (uncredited)
The Phantom of the Air (1933)
as James Munson
Secret Service of the Air (1939)
as John 'Joe' Vicary
Bulldog Drummond's Revenge (1937)
as Steward
The Winning Ticket (1935)
as Bank Employee
My Love Came Back (1940)
as Butler
Nobody's Bride (1923)
as Smithy
Indianapolis Speedway (1939)
as Spectator
Monte Carlo (1930)
as Hunchback at Casino (uncredited)
The Vanishing Shadow (1934)
as Denny
Speak Easily (1932)
as Jenkins
The Rage of Paris (1938)
as Opera House Usher (uncredited)
Trouble for Two (1936)
as Noel's Henchman (Uncredited)
The Greeks Had a Word for Them (1932)
as The Waiter
Women in the Wind (1939)
as Race Official / Spectator (uncredited)
Fast and Furious (1939)
as Night Clerk (uncredited)
Dust Be My Destiny (1939)
as Nick's First Customer (uncredited)
The Matinee Idol (1928)
as Don's Valet (uncredited)
The Poor Rich (1934)
as Arbuthnot
Call It a Day (1937)
as Flower Shop Owner (uncredited)
While the City Sleeps (1928)
as Short Order Cook
The Great Mr. Nobody (1941)
as Beggar
The Intruder (1933)
as Carlo - Valet
Redemption (1930)
as Waiter
Children of Pleasure (1930)
as Miles the Butler (uncredited)
Corruption (1933)
as Dr. Robbins
Smashing the Money Ring (1939)
as Pop Dryden
The Flirting Widow (1930)
as The Second Butler (uncredited)
Mills of the Gods (1934)
as Chauffeur
Inspiration (1931)
as Waiter (uncredited)
By Divine Right (1924)
as The Hireling
A Child is Born (1939)
as Third Drugstore Clerk (uncredited)
Charlie Chan at the Race Track (1936)
as Waiter on ship
Fight for Your Lady (1937)
as Densmore's Servant (uncredited)
Torchy Runs for Mayor (1939)
as Dolan's Butler (uncredited)
Let 'em Have It (1935)
as Butler at Spencer Home
One Wonderful Night (1922)
as Juggins
The Dictator (1922)
as Henry Bolton
The Blackbird (1926)
as Bertie's No. 1 Man
The Preview Murder Mystery (1936)
as Du Beck's Valet (Uncredited)
Manslaughter (1922)
as Member of the Jury (uncredited)
He Was Her Man (1934)
as Waiter
Sutter's Gold (1936)
as Smythe - Sutter's Accountant
The Voice of Bugle Ann (1936)
as Court Clerk (uncredited)
Massacre (1934)
as Norma's Butler (uncredited)
You Never Know Women (1926)
as Manager
We Are Not Alone (1939)
as Ben, the Lamplighter
The Wedding March (1928)
as Navratil
Invisible Enemy (1938)
as Kamarov's Butler
Outcast Lady (1934)
as Napier's Butler
Sinner Take All (1936)
as Lampier's Butler (uncredited)
Letty Lynton (1932)
as Waiter (Uncredited)
Thundering Tenors (1931)
as The Butler
The Declaration of Independence (1938)
as Congress Clerk (uncredited)
I'll Fix It (1934)
as Reporter
Queen Kelly (1929)
as Prince Wolfram's Lackey (uncredited)
Subway Express (1931)
as Herman Stevens
The Wrong Road (1937)
as Waiter (Uncredited)
The Bill of Rights (1939)
as Colonist
Bullets for O'Hara (1941)
as Lamson
The Sun Never Sets (1939)
as Minister of Colonial Affairs
Tangled Destinies (1932)
as McGinnis, posing as Professor Marmont
Hard to Get (1938)
as Carl - Richards' Butler (uncredited)
Saturday's Millions (1933)
as Butler
Many Happy Returns (1934)
as Movie Butler (uncredited)
Sporting Blood (1931)
as The Tout (uncredited)
This Woman Is Mine (1941)
as Clerk
Little Orphan Annie (1932)
as Butler (as Sidney Bracy)
The Million Dollar Mystery (1914)
as Jones - Hargreave's Butler / Stanley Hargreave
My Bill (1938)
as Jenner
Doughboys (1930)
as Recruiter (uncredited)
Wild Company (1930)
as Waiter
Broken Dreams (1933)
as Hopkins
The Devil's Circus (1926)
Actor
The Second Floor Mystery (1930)
as Alfred
Murder at Glen Athol (1936)
as Jenkins - Butler (uncredited)
Laughing Boy (1934)
as White Father
Three Smart Boys (1937)
as O.T. Hertz, the veterinary doctor
On Trial (1939)
as Joe Burke
Reducing (1931)
as Beasley's Butler
Her Night of Romance (1924)
as Butler
Playboy of Paris (1930)
as Irate Customer (uncredited)
Rhythm in the Clouds (1937)
as Butler
Why Men Leave Home (1924)
as Sam Neilson
The Notorious Sophie Lang (1934)
as Waiter (uncredited)
The Avenger (1931)
as Windy
Ruggles of Red Gap (1923)
as Sam Henshaw
The Honeymoon (1929)
as Navratil
Along Came Youth (1930)
as Bit Role (uncredited)
The Woman on Trial (1927)
as Brideaux
A Very Honorable Guy (1934)
as Waiter
A Bankrupt Honeymoon (1926)
as The Butler
Sweepstakes Winner (1939)
as Mr. Simpkins (as Sidney Bracy)
The Airmail Mystery (1932)
as Driscoll
The 13th Juror (1927)
as The Butler
A Dangerous Affair (1931)
as Plunkett
Free Love (1930)
as Butler
Tugboat Annie Sails Again (1940)
as Limey
Leap Year (1924)
as Loris Keene's Press Agent (uncredited)
Win That Girl (1928)
as Larry Brawn I
My Own United States (1918)
as Capt. Rene Gautier
Her Market Value (1925)
as Banks
Crazy to Marry (1921)
as Col. Landis
His Captive Woman (1929)
Actor
Sworn Enemy (1936)
as Waiter (uncredited)
Follow Thru (1930)
as Doctor (uncredited)
Back Page (1933)
as Edgar Ashe
Man-Made Women (1928)
as Owens
Passion Fruit (1921)
as The Ancient
The Bridge of San Luis Rey (1944)
as Wigged Courtier (uncredited)
Temptation and the Man (1916)
as Jim Crosby
The House of Mirth (1918)
as Percy Gryce
The Path of Happiness (1916)
as Grekko
A Man's World (1918)
as Emile Grimeaux
Shanghaied Love (1931)
as The Rat
Caprice of the Mountains (1916)
Actor
The Littlest Diplomat (1937)
as Adjutant Potter
Elusive Isabel (1916)
as Luiigi
Food for Scandal (1920)
as Padre
Painting the Town (1927)
as Secretary
God's Witness (1915)
as Leo Darcy
Little Miss Happiness (1916)
as Jim Butterfield
Second Childhood (1936)
as Hobson
The Outside Woman (1921)
as Mr. Cambridge
A Huntress of Men (1916)
as Ned Ashley
The Long Trail (1917)
as Paul Graham
A Night at the Movies (1937)
as Movie Patron (uncredited)
The Strategy of Ann (1911)
Actor
The Man Inside (1916)
as Winthrop
The Haunted House (1928)
as Tully
Robin Hood (1913)
as The Baron
Morals (1921)
as Stinson
The Invisible Ray (1920)
as Jean Deaux
Sioux Blood (1929)
as Cheyenne Jones
The March Hare (1921)
as Meadows
Midnight Madness (1928)
as Bream's Valet
Oh Darling! (1930)
Actor
A Man Four-Square (1926)
as Homer Webb
Omens and Oracles (1913)
Actor
Crime and Punishment (1917)
as Andreas Valeskoff
Being Respectable (1924)
as Philip Deaby
Uncle's Namesakes (1913)
as Uncle John
Changing of the Guard (1936)
as Grayson, the Butler
The Ragged Princess (1916)
as Toby Rice