Sidney James
Born May 8, 1913 · Hillbrow, Johannesburg, Union of South Africa
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."
Notable Appearances
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Tokoloshe
Escape by Night
Out of the Clouds
Carry On Up the Khyber
The Small Back Room
Trapeze
The Belles of St Trinian's
Carry On at Your Convenience
We Joined the Navy
Hell Drivers
Carry On Cleo
The Sheriff of Fractured Jaw
The Deep Blue Sea
Carry On Doctor
All This, and Christmas Too!
Gift Horse
Carry On Loving
That's Carry On!
Last Holiday
What's a Carry On?
Don't Lose Your Head
Carry On Matron
The Magic Box
Carry On Camping
The Titfield Thunderbolt
Carry On Cowboy
The Iron Petticoat
Another Time, Another Place
No Orchids for Miss Blandish
Where the Bullets Fly
The Pure Hell of St Trinian's
Lady Godiva Rides Again
Miss Robin Hood
Carry On Regardless
Upstairs and Downstairs
Carry On Constable
Carry On Abroad
Carry On Again Doctor
The 39 Steps
Give Us This Day
The World of Budgerigars
The House Across the Lake
Nightbeat
Campbell's Kingdom
The Yellow Balloon
The Man in Black
The Weak and the Wicked
Carry On Up the Jungle
Idol on Parade
Watch Your Stern
I Believe in You
Interpol
Carry On Henry
It's Hard to be Good
Wicked as They Come
The Smallest Show on Earth
For Better, for Worse
The Square Ring
Carry On Cruising
A Yank in Ermine
Once a Jolly Swagman
Hancock's Half Hour: Volume 1
The Man Inside
John and Julie
The Story of Esther Costello
Talk of a Million
The Big Job
The Silent Enemy
A Weekend with Lulu
The Rainbow Jacket
Carry On Cabby
The Extra Day
On Location: The Carry Ons
Father Brown
Will Any Gentleman...?
What a Whopper
Is Your Honeymoon Really Necessary?
What a Carve Up!
Time, Gentlemen, Please!
And the Same to You
Sid James: Comedy Icon
Desert Mice
The Flanagan Boy
Orders Are Orders
Stop Messin' About!: The Very Best of Kenneth Williams
Park Plaza 605
Next to No Time
The Shiralee
Three Hats for Lisa
Carry On Again Christmas
Bless This House
Double Bunk
Father's Doing Fine
Raising the Wind
The Crowded Day
To See Such Fun
Make Mine a Million
Cosh Boy
Emergency Call
Too Many Crooks
Carry On Christmas
The Lady Craved Excitement
Tall Headlines
Dry Rot
Joe Macbeth
Ramsbottom Rides Again
It's a Great Day
What a Carry On!
The Wedding of Lilli Marlene
Tommy the Toreador
The Galloping Major
Seagulls Over Sorrento
The Beauty Jungle
The Front Page
The Green Helmet
Seriously Seeking Sid
Carry On Christmas
Black Memory
Look at Life: Up To Scratch
The Unforgettable Sid James
