Sidney James
Acting
Born 1913-05-08 · 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."
Known for
The Lavender Hill Mob
1951 · Movie
Last Holiday
1950 · Movie
Too Many Crooks
1959 · Movie
The Titfield Thunderbolt
1953 · Movie
Miss Robin Hood
1952 · Movie
A King in New York
1957 · Movie
The Small Back Room
1949 · Movie
Dry Rot
1956 · Movie
What a Carve Up!
1961 · Movie
Joe Macbeth
1955 · Movie
I Was Monty's Double
1958 · Movie
Don't Lose Your Head
1967 · Movie
Carry On Cleo
1964 · Movie
Hell Drivers
1957 · Movie
Time, Gentlemen, Please!
1952 · Movie
Carry On Again Christmas
1970 · Movie
What's a Carry On?
1998 · Movie
Make Mine a Million
1959 · Movie
The Story of Esther Costello
1957 · Movie
The Big Job
1965 · Movie
The Smallest Show on Earth
1957 · Movie
Carry On Camping
1969 · Movie
A Kid for Two Farthings
1955 · Movie
The Square Ring
1953 · Movie
The World of Budgerigars
1976 · Movie
The Rainbow Jacket
1954 · Movie
To See Such Fun
1977 · Movie
Next to No Time
1958 · Movie
Idol on Parade
1959 · Movie
I Believe in You
1952 · Movie
The Extra Day
1956 · Movie
Father's Doing Fine
1952 · Movie
Gift Horse
1952 · Movie
The Green Helmet
1961 · Movie
Talk of a Million
1951 · Movie
Ramsbottom Rides Again
1956 · Movie
Carry On Doctor
1967 · Movie
The Sheriff of Fractured Jaw
1958 · Movie
Emergency Call
1952 · Movie
All This, and Christmas Too!
1971 · Movie
The Magic Box
1952 · Movie
The Pure Hell of St Trinian's
1960 · Movie
Orders Are Orders
1954 · Movie
Carry On Up the Khyber
1968 · Movie
The Wedding of Lilli Marlene
1953 · Movie
Tall Headlines
1952 · Movie
Escape by Night
1953 · Movie
The Weak and the Wicked
1954 · Movie
Father Brown
1954 · Movie
Tokoloshe
1965 · Movie
Sid James: Comedy Icon
2022 · Movie
The Front Page
1948 · Movie
On Location: The Carry Ons
2001 · Movie
Stop Messin' About!: The Very Best of Kenneth Williams
1996 · Movie
Hancock's Half Hour: Volume 1
1957 · Movie
Seriously Seeking Sid
1993 · Movie
The Unforgettable Sid James
2000 · Movie
What a Carry On!
1973 · Movie
Look at Life: Market Place
1959 · Movie
It's a Great Day
1955 · Movie