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