Sidney James

Acting

Born: 1913-05-08 in Hillbrow, Johannesburg, Union of South Africa

Died: 1976-04-26

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."

Acting

The Pure Hell of St Trinian's

Alphonse O'Reilly

Carry On Doctor

Mr. Charlie Roper

Don't Lose Your Head

Sir Rodney Ffing, the Black Fingernail

Carry On Cowboy

Johnny Finger, the Rumpo Kid

Carry On Cleo

Mark Antony

Carry On Constable

Sergeant Frank Wilkins

The Flanagan Boy

Sharkey (as Sidney James)

Carry On Up the Khyber

Sir Sidney Ruff-Diamond

The Titfield Thunderbolt

Harry Hawkins

Carry On Matron

Sid Carter

Carry On Loving

Sidney Bliss

Carry On Henry

King Henry VIII

Carry On Regardless

Mr. Bert Handy

The Silent Enemy

Chief Petty Officer Thorpe

Quatermass 2

Jimmy Hall

Carry On Girls

Councillor Sid Fiddler

Carry On Dick

Big Dick Turpin

The Lavender Hill Mob

Lackery

The House Across the Lake

Beverly Forrest (as Sidney James)

Carry On Cruising

Captain Wellington Crowther

Trapeze

Snake Charmer

The Smallest Show on Earth

Mr. Hogg

Another Time, Another Place

Jake Klein

The Sheriff of Fractured Jaw

The Drunk

For Better, for Worse

Foreman

The Iron Petticoat

Paul

Hell Drivers

Dusty, Truck Driver

The Big Job

George Brain

Bless This House

Sid Abbot

Raising the Wind

Sid

Carry On Up the Jungle

Mr. Bill Boosey

Box for One

That's Carry On!

Various Characters (archive footage)

Carry On Abroad

Vic Flange

Carry On Cabby

Charlie Hawkins

Carry On Again Doctor

Gladstone Screwer

Carry On at Your Convenience

Sid Plummer

Carry On Camping

Sid Boggle

Double Bunk

Sid Randall

The Rainbow Jacket

Harry

Time, Gentlemen, Please!

Eric Hace

The Square Ring

Adams

Venetian Bird

Bernardo

Campbell's Kingdom

Tim, MacDonald's driver-rigger

Nightbeat

Nixon (as Sidney James)

Give Us This Day

Murdin

Joe Macbeth

Banky

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

(Archive footage)

I Was Monty's Double

Porter YMCA

Watch Your Stern

Chief Petty Officer Mundy

Once a Jolly Swagman

Rowton

Orders Are Orders

Ed Waggermeyer

Father Brown

Bert Parkinson

Tommy the Toreador

Cadena

Carry On Christmas

Ebenezer Scrooge

Carry on Christmas

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

The Glass Cage

Tony Lewis

Make Mine a Million

Sid Gibson

A Weekend with Lulu

Café Patron

The Galloping Major

Bookmaker

Seagulls Over Sorrento

Charlie Badger

Paper Orchid

Freddy Evans (as Sidney James)

The Man in Black

Henry Clavering / Hodson

The Belles of St Trinian's

Benny

Miss Robin Hood

Sidney (as Sidney James)

And the Same to You

Sammy Gatt

Emergency Call

Danny Marks

Where the Bullets Fly

Mortuary Attendant

Park Plaza 605

Supt. Williams (as Sidney James)

Will Any Gentleman...?

Mr. Hobson

The Extra Day

Barney West

John and Julie

Mr. Pritchett

Three Hats for Lisa

Sid Marks

Black Memory

Eddie Clinton

What a Whopper

Harry Sutton

The Lady Craved Excitement

Carlo

What a Carve Up!

Sid Butler

The Beauty Jungle

'Butlins' Judge

Out of the Clouds

Henry, the Gambler

Too Many Crooks

Sid

Idol on Parade

Herbie

Ramsbottom Rides Again

Black Jake

Wicked as They Come

Frank Allenborg

A Kid for Two Farthings

Ice Berg

The Green Helmet

Richie Launder

The Unforgettable Sid James

Self

Sid James: Comedy Icon

Self (Archive Footage)

Carry On Again Christmas

Long John Silver

A King in New York

Johnson - TV Advertiser

Aunt Clara

Honest Sid

Seriously Seeking Sid

Self (archive footage)

The Yellow Balloon

Charlie

It's a Great Day

Harry Mason

All This, and Christmas Too!

Sid Jones

Desert Mice

Bert Bennett

Lady Godiva Rides Again

Lew Beeson

No Orchids for Miss Blandish

uncredited

Don't Utter a Note

Basher Bates

Escape by Night

Gino Rossini

Look at Life: Market Place

Self - Commentator

Talk of a Million

John C. Moody

Next to No Time

Albert, Cabin Steward

The 39 Steps

Perce Baker

Last Holiday

Joe Clarence

Vive Torbay

Self

Gift Horse

Ned Hardy, Landlord Golden Bull

A Yank in Ermine

Nightclub manager

We Joined the Navy

Dance Instructor

Tall Headlines

Mr. Spencer, neighbor

Is Your Honeymoon Really Necessary?

Hank Hanlon

The Weak and the Wicked

Syd Baden

The Wedding of Lilli Marlene

Fennimore Hunt

The Magic Box

Army Sergeant

Dry Rot

Flash Harry

Cosh Boy

Desk Sergeant

Hancock's Half Hour: Volume 1

Sidney Balmoral James

The Deep Blue Sea

Man outside bar

The Shiralee

Luke

The Man Inside

Franklin

The Story of Esther Costello

Joe Ryan

Father's Doing Fine

Taxi Driver

Interpol

Joe - First Bartender

The Crowded Day

Joe, the Night Watchman

The Small Back Room

'Knucksie' Moran

Upstairs and Downstairs

P.C. Edwards

To See Such Fun

The Front Page

Hildy Johnson

Tokoloshe

Harry Parsons

I Believe in You

Sergeant Body

The World of Budgerigars

Self

Look at Life: Dustmen's Day

Self - Commentator

Look at Life: Getting a Move On

Self - Commentator

What a Carry On!

What's a Carry On?

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

On Location: The Carry Ons

Various Characters (archive footage) (uncredited)

The Pure Hell of St Trinian's

Alphonse O'Reilly

Carry On Doctor

Mr. Charlie Roper

Don't Lose Your Head

Sir Rodney Ffing, the Black Fingernail

Carry On Cowboy

Johnny Finger, the Rumpo Kid

Carry On Cleo

Mark Antony

Carry On Constable

Sergeant Frank Wilkins

The Flanagan Boy

Sharkey (as Sidney James)

Carry On Up the Khyber

Sir Sidney Ruff-Diamond

The Titfield Thunderbolt

Harry Hawkins

Carry On Matron

Sid Carter

Carry On Loving

Sidney Bliss

Carry On Henry

King Henry VIII

Carry On Regardless

Mr. Bert Handy

The Silent Enemy

Chief Petty Officer Thorpe

Quatermass 2

Jimmy Hall

Carry On Girls

Councillor Sid Fiddler

Carry On Dick

Big Dick Turpin

The Lavender Hill Mob

Lackery

The House Across the Lake

Beverly Forrest (as Sidney James)

Carry On Cruising

Captain Wellington Crowther

Trapeze

Snake Charmer

The Smallest Show on Earth

Mr. Hogg

Another Time, Another Place

Jake Klein

The Sheriff of Fractured Jaw

The Drunk

For Better, for Worse

Foreman

The Iron Petticoat

Paul

Hell Drivers

Dusty, Truck Driver

The Big Job

George Brain

Bless This House

Sid Abbot

Raising the Wind

Sid

Carry On Up the Jungle

Mr. Bill Boosey

Box for One

That's Carry On!

Various Characters (archive footage)

Carry On Abroad

Vic Flange

Carry On Cabby

Charlie Hawkins

Carry On Again Doctor

Gladstone Screwer

Carry On at Your Convenience

Sid Plummer

Carry On Camping

Sid Boggle

Double Bunk

Sid Randall

The Rainbow Jacket

Harry

Time, Gentlemen, Please!

Eric Hace

The Square Ring

Adams

Venetian Bird

Bernardo

Campbell's Kingdom

Tim, MacDonald's driver-rigger

Nightbeat

Nixon (as Sidney James)

Give Us This Day

Murdin

Joe Macbeth

Banky

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

(Archive footage)

I Was Monty's Double

Porter YMCA

Watch Your Stern

Chief Petty Officer Mundy

Once a Jolly Swagman

Rowton

Orders Are Orders

Ed Waggermeyer

Father Brown

Bert Parkinson

Tommy the Toreador

Cadena

Carry On Christmas

Ebenezer Scrooge

Carry on Christmas

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

The Glass Cage

Tony Lewis

Make Mine a Million

Sid Gibson

A Weekend with Lulu

Café Patron

The Galloping Major

Bookmaker

Seagulls Over Sorrento

Charlie Badger

Paper Orchid

Freddy Evans (as Sidney James)

The Man in Black

Henry Clavering / Hodson

The Belles of St Trinian's

Benny

Miss Robin Hood

Sidney (as Sidney James)

And the Same to You

Sammy Gatt

Emergency Call

Danny Marks

Where the Bullets Fly

Mortuary Attendant

Park Plaza 605

Supt. Williams (as Sidney James)

Will Any Gentleman...?

Mr. Hobson

The Extra Day

Barney West

John and Julie

Mr. Pritchett

Three Hats for Lisa

Sid Marks

Black Memory

Eddie Clinton

What a Whopper

Harry Sutton

The Lady Craved Excitement

Carlo

What a Carve Up!

Sid Butler

The Beauty Jungle

'Butlins' Judge

Out of the Clouds

Henry, the Gambler

Too Many Crooks

Sid

Idol on Parade

Herbie

Ramsbottom Rides Again

Black Jake

Wicked as They Come

Frank Allenborg

A Kid for Two Farthings

Ice Berg

The Green Helmet

Richie Launder

The Unforgettable Sid James

Self

Sid James: Comedy Icon

Self (Archive Footage)

Carry On Again Christmas

Long John Silver

A King in New York

Johnson - TV Advertiser

Aunt Clara

Honest Sid

Seriously Seeking Sid

Self (archive footage)

The Yellow Balloon

Charlie

It's a Great Day

Harry Mason

All This, and Christmas Too!

Sid Jones

Desert Mice

Bert Bennett

Lady Godiva Rides Again

Lew Beeson

No Orchids for Miss Blandish

uncredited

Don't Utter a Note

Basher Bates

Escape by Night

Gino Rossini

Look at Life: Market Place

Self - Commentator

Talk of a Million

John C. Moody

Next to No Time

Albert, Cabin Steward

The 39 Steps

Perce Baker

Last Holiday

Joe Clarence

Vive Torbay

Self

Gift Horse

Ned Hardy, Landlord Golden Bull

A Yank in Ermine

Nightclub manager

We Joined the Navy

Dance Instructor

Tall Headlines

Mr. Spencer, neighbor

Is Your Honeymoon Really Necessary?

Hank Hanlon

The Weak and the Wicked

Syd Baden

The Wedding of Lilli Marlene

Fennimore Hunt

The Magic Box

Army Sergeant

Dry Rot

Flash Harry

Cosh Boy

Desk Sergeant

Hancock's Half Hour: Volume 1

Sidney Balmoral James

The Deep Blue Sea

Man outside bar

The Shiralee

Luke

The Man Inside

Franklin

The Story of Esther Costello

Joe Ryan

Father's Doing Fine

Taxi Driver

Interpol

Joe - First Bartender

The Crowded Day

Joe, the Night Watchman

The Small Back Room

'Knucksie' Moran

Upstairs and Downstairs

P.C. Edwards

To See Such Fun

The Front Page

Hildy Johnson

Tokoloshe

Harry Parsons

I Believe in You

Sergeant Body

The World of Budgerigars

Self

Look at Life: Dustmen's Day

Self - Commentator

Look at Life: Getting a Move On

Self - Commentator

What a Carry On!

What's a Carry On?

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

On Location: The Carry Ons

Various Characters (archive footage) (uncredited)