- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- May 8, 1913
- Place of Birth
- Hillbrow, Johannesburg, Union of South Africa
- Died
- April 26, 1976
Sidney James
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."
Filmography
movieSid James: Comedy Icon
2022 · Self (Archive Footage)
tvCarry On Forever
2015
movieOn Location: The Carry Ons
2001 · Various Characters (archive footage) (uncredited)
movieThe Unforgettable Sid James
2000 · Self
movieWhat's a Carry On?
1998 · Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
movieStop Messin' About!: The Very Best of Kenneth Williams
1996 · (Archive footage)
tvThe World of Hammer
1994 · Self (archive footage)
movieSeriously Seeking Sid
1993 · Self (archive footage)
tvITV Christmas Comedy
1983
movieThat's Carry On!
1977 · Various Characters (archive footage)
movieTo See Such Fun
1977
movieThe World of Budgerigars
1976 · Self
tvCarry On Laughing
1975 · Prince Rupert / Arnold Basket, Baron Hubert, Lovelace, Sir Francis Drake
movieCarry On Dick
1974 · Big Dick Turpin
movieCarry on Christmas
1973 · Mr. Belcher / Seed Pod / Sir Henry / Sergeant Will Ball / Robin Hood
movieCarry On Girls
1973 · Councillor Sid Fiddler
movieWhat a Carry On!
1973
movieCarry On Abroad
1972 · Vic Flange
movieBless This House
1972 · Sid Abbot
movieCarry On Matron
1972 · Sid Carter
movieAll This, and Christmas Too!
1971 · Sid Jones
movieCarry On at Your Convenience
1971 · Sid Plummer
movieCarry On Henry
1971 · King Henry VIII
tvBless This House
1971 · Sid Abbott
movieCarry On Again Christmas
1970 · Long John Silver
movieCarry On Loving
1970 · Sidney Bliss
movieCarry On Up the Jungle
1970 · Mr. Bill Boosey
movieCarry On Christmas
1969 · Ebenezer Scrooge
tvCarry On Christmas Specials
1969
movieCarry On Again Doctor
1969 · Gladstone Screwer
movieCarry On Camping
1969 · Sid Boggle
tvTwo in Clover
1969 · Sid Turner
Vive Torbay
1968 · Self
movieCarry On Up the Khyber
1968 · Sir Sidney Ruff-Diamond
movieCarry On Doctor
1967 · Mr. Charlie Roper
movieDon't Lose Your Head
1967 · Sir Rodney Ffing, the Black Fingernail
tvGeorge and the Dragon
1966
movieWhere the Bullets Fly
1966 · Mortuary Attendant
Don't Utter a Note
1966 · Basher Bates
movieCarry On Cowboy
1965 · Johnny Finger, the Rumpo Kid
movieThe Big Job
1965 · George Brain
movieTokoloshe
1965 · Harry Parsons
movieThree Hats for Lisa
1965 · Sid Marks
movieCarry On Cleo
1964 · Mark Antony
movieThe Beauty Jungle
1964 · 'Butlins' Judge
Taxi!
1963 · Sid Stone
Taxi!
1963 · Sid Stone
movieCarry On Cabby
1963 · Charlie Hawkins
movieWe Joined the Navy
1963 · Dance Instructor
movieCarry On Cruising
1962 · Captain Wellington Crowther
Look at Life: Getting a Move On
1962 · Self - Commentator
movieWhat a Whopper
1961 · Harry Sutton
movieWhat a Carve Up!
1961 · Sid Butler
movieRaising the Wind
1961 · Sid
movieDouble Bunk
1961 · Sid Randall
movieThe Green Helmet
1961 · Richie Launder
movieA Weekend with Lulu
1961 · Café Patron
movieCarry On Regardless
1961 · Mr. Bert Handy
movieThe Pure Hell of St Trinian's
1960 · Alphonse O'Reilly
tvCitizen James
1960 · Sidney 'Sid' Balmoral James, Creator
movieWatch Your Stern
1960 · Chief Petty Officer Mundy
movieCarry On Constable
1960 · Sergeant Frank Wilkins
movieAnd the Same to You
1960 · Sammy Gatt
movieTommy the Toreador
1959 · Cadena
movieUpstairs and Downstairs
1959 · P.C. Edwards
movieIdol on Parade
1959 · Herbie
movieThe 39 Steps
1959 · Perce Baker
movieToo Many Crooks
1959 · Sid
movieMake Mine a Million
1959 · Sid Gibson
movieDesert Mice
1959 · Bert Bennett
movieLook at Life: Market Place
1959 · Self - Commentator
Look at Life: Dustmen's Day
1959 · Self - Commentator
tvLook at Life
1959 · Narrator
movieThe Sheriff of Fractured Jaw
1958 · The Drunk
movieI Was Monty's Double
1958 · Porter YMCA
tvThe Adventures of William Tell
1958 · Schaffner
movieThe Man Inside
1958 · Franklin
movieNext to No Time
1958 · Albert, Cabin Steward
movieAnother Time, Another Place
1958 · Jake Klein
movieThe Silent Enemy
1958 · Chief Petty Officer Thorpe
movieHancock's Half Hour: Volume 1
1957 · Sidney Balmoral James
movieThe Story of Esther Costello
1957 · Joe Ryan
movieA King in New York
1957 · Johnson - TV Advertiser
movieCampbell's Kingdom
1957 · Tim, MacDonald's driver-rigger
movieHell Drivers
1957 · Dusty, Truck Driver
movieThe Shiralee
1957 · Luke
movieQuatermass 2
1957 · Jimmy Hall
movieThe Smallest Show on Earth
1957 · Mr. Hogg
movieInterpol
1957 · Joe - First Bartender
movieDry Rot
1956 · Flash Harry
tvThe Buccaneers
1956 · Chantey Jack
movieThe Iron Petticoat
1956 · Paul
tvArmchair Theatre
1956 · Basher Bates
tvHancock's Half Hour
1956
movieTrapeze
1956 · Snake Charmer
movieWicked as They Come
1956 · Frank Allenborg
movieRamsbottom Rides Again
1956 · Black Jake
movieThe Extra Day
1956 · Barney West
movieThe Deep Blue Sea
1955 · Man outside bar
movieJoe Macbeth
1955 · Banky
movieA Kid for Two Farthings
1955 · Ice Berg
movieJohn and Julie
1955 · Mr. Pritchett
movieThe Glass Cage
1955 · Tony Lewis
movieOut of the Clouds
1955 · Henry, the Gambler
movieIt's a Great Day
1955 · Harry Mason
movieA Yank in Ermine
1955 · Nightclub manager
movieAunt Clara
1954 · Honest Sid
movieOrders Are Orders
1954 · Ed Waggermeyer
movieThe Crowded Day
1954 · Joe, the Night Watchman
movieThe Belles of St Trinian's
1954 · Benny
movieSeagulls Over Sorrento
1954 · Charlie Badger
movieFor Better, for Worse
1954 · Foreman
movieFather Brown
1954 · Bert Parkinson
movieThe Rainbow Jacket
1954 · Harry
movieThe House Across the Lake
1954 · Beverly Forrest (as Sidney James)
movieThe Weak and the Wicked
1954 · Syd Baden
movieEscape by Night
1953 · Gino Rossini
movieThe Wedding of Lilli Marlene
1953 · Fennimore Hunt
movieIs Your Honeymoon Really Necessary?
1953 · Hank Hanlon
moviePark Plaza 605
1953 · Supt. Williams (as Sidney James)
movieWill Any Gentleman...?
1953 · Mr. Hobson
movieThe Square Ring
1953 · Adams
movieThe Flanagan Boy
1953 · Sharkey (as Sidney James)
movieThe Titfield Thunderbolt
1953 · Harry Hawkins
movieThe Yellow Balloon
1953 · Charlie
movieCosh Boy
1953 · Desk Sergeant
Box for One
1953
movieMiss Robin Hood
1952 · Sidney (as Sidney James)
movieVenetian Bird
1952 · Bernardo
movieFather's Doing Fine
1952 · Taxi Driver
movieTime, Gentlemen, Please!
1952 · Eric Hace
movieGift Horse
1952 · Ned Hardy, Landlord Golden Bull
movieEmergency Call
1952 · Danny Marks
movieTall Headlines
1952 · Mr. Spencer, neighbor
movieI Believe in You
1952 · Sergeant Body
movieThe Magic Box
1952 · Army Sergeant
movieLady Godiva Rides Again
1951 · Lew Beeson
movieThe Lavender Hill Mob
1951 · Lackery
movieThe Galloping Major
1951 · Bookmaker
movieTalk of a Million
1951 · John C. Moody
movieThe Lady Craved Excitement
1950 · Carlo
movieLast Holiday
1950 · Joe Clarence
movieThe Man in Black
1950 · Henry Clavering / Hodson
movieGive Us This Day
1949 · Murdin
moviePaper Orchid
1949 · Freddy Evans (as Sidney James)
movieThe Small Back Room
1949 · 'Knucksie' Moran
movieOnce a Jolly Swagman
1949 · Rowton
movieThe Front Page
1948 · Hildy Johnson
tvThe Ed Sullivan Show
1948 · Self
movieNo Orchids for Miss Blandish
1948 · uncredited
movieNightbeat
1947 · Nixon (as Sidney James)
movieBlack Memory
1947 · Eddie Clinton