Sid James

Sid James (born Solomon Joel Cohen; 8 May 1913 – 26 April 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." Description above from the Wikipedia article Sid James, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For: Acting

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

Died: 1976-04-26

Film

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1947	Black Memory	Eddie Clinton	45
2	1947	Nightbeat	Nixon (as Sidney James)	52
3	1948	No Orchids for Miss Blandish	uncredited	62
4	1948	The Front Page	Hildy Johnson	0
5	1949	Once a Jolly Swagman	Rowton	54
6	1949	The Small Back Room	'Knucksie' Moran	67
7	1949	Paper Orchid	Freddy Evans (as Sidney James)	50
8	1949	Give Us This Day	Murdin	59
9	1950	The Man in Black	Henry Clavering / Hodson	55
10	1950	Last Holiday	Joe Clarence	72
11	1950	The Lady Craved Excitement	Carlo	52
12	1951	Talk of a Million	John C. Moody	0
13	1951	The Galloping Major	Bookmaker	60
14	1951	The Lavender Hill Mob	Lackery	72
15	1951	Lady Godiva Rides Again	Lew Beeson	58
16	1952	The Magic Box	Army Sergeant	63
17	1952	I Believe in You	Sergeant Body	61
18	1952	Tall Headlines	Mr. Spencer, neighbor	58
19	1952	Emergency Call	Danny Marks	65
20	1952	Gift Horse	Ned Hardy, Landlord Golden Bull	66
21	1952	Time, Gentlemen, Please!	Eric Hace	80
22	1952	Father's Doing Fine	Taxi Driver	63
23	1952	Venetian Bird	Bernardo	59
24	1952	Miss Robin Hood	Sidney (as Sidney James)	75
25	1953	Box for One		0
26	1953	Cosh Boy	Desk Sergeant	55
27	1953	The Yellow Balloon	Charlie	56
28	1953	The Titfield Thunderbolt	Harry Hawkins	70
29	1953	The Flanagan Boy	Sharkey (as Sidney James)	58
30	1953	The Square Ring	Adams	66
31	1953	Will Any Gentleman...?	Mr. Hobson	56
32	1953	Park Plaza 605	Supt. Williams (as Sidney James)	52
33	1953	Is Your Honeymoon Really Necessary?	Hank Hanlon	50
34	1953	The Wedding of Lilli Marlene	Fennimore Hunt	60
35	1953	Escape by Night	Gino Rossini	60
36	1954	The Weak and the Wicked	Syd Baden	60
37	1954	The House Across the Lake	Beverly Forrest (as Sidney James)	55
38	1954	The Rainbow Jacket	Harry	69
39	1954	Father Brown	Bert Parkinson	63
40	1954	For Better, for Worse	The Foreman (as Sidney James)	56
41	1954	Seagulls Over Sorrento	Charlie Badger	54
42	1954	The Belles of St. Trinian's	Benny	63
43	1954	Orders Are Orders	Ed Waggermeyer	64
44	1954	The Crowded Day	Joe, the Night Watchman	54
45	1954	Aunt Clara	Honest Sid	52
46	1955	It's a Great Day	Harry Mason	57
47	1955	A Yank in Ermine	Nightclub manager	40
48	1955	Out of the Clouds	Henry, the Gambler	60
49	1955	The Glass Cage	Tony Lewis	58
50	1955	John and Julie	Mr. Pritchett	46
51	1955	A Kid for Two Farthings	Ice Berg	63
52	1955	Joe Macbeth	Banky	74
53	1955	The Deep Blue Sea	Man outside bar	50
54	1956	The Extra Day	Barney West	66
55	1956	Ramsbottom Rides Again	Black Jake	0
56	1956	Wicked as They Come	Frank Allenborg	55
57	1956	Trapeze	Snake Charmer	62
58	1956	The Iron Petticoat	Paul	58
59	1956	Dry Rot	Flash Harry	71
60	1957	Interpol	Joe - First Bartender	64
61	1957	The Smallest Show on Earth	Mr. Hogg	66
62	1957	Quatermass 2	Jimmy Hall	64
63	1957	The Shiralee	Luke	51
64	1957	Hell Drivers	Dusty, Truck Driver	67
65	1957	Campbell's Kingdom	Tim, MacDonald's driver-rigger	56
66	1957	A King in New York	Johnson - TV Advertiser	68
67	1957	The Story of Esther Costello	Joe Ryan	69
68	1957	Hancock's Half Hour: Volume 1		0
69	1958	The Silent Enemy	Chief Petty Officer Thorpe	56
70	1958	Another Time, Another Place	Jake Klein	61
71	1958	Next to No Time	Albert, Cabin Steward	80
72	1958	The Man Inside	Franklin	63
73	1958	I Was Monty's Double	Porter YMCA	68
74	1958	The Sheriff of Fractured Jaw	The Drunk	64
75	1959	Make Mine a Million	Sid Gibson	72
76	1959	Look at Life: Market Place	Self - Commentator	0
77	1959	Look at Life: Dustmen's Day	Self - Commentator	0
78	1959	Desert Mice	Bert Bennett	60
79	1959	Too Many Crooks	Sid	72
80	1959	The 39 Steps	Perce Baker	62
81	1959	Idol on Parade	Herbie	70
82	1959	Upstairs and Downstairs	P.C. Edwards	53
83	1959	Tommy the Toreador	Cadena	35
84	1960	And the Same to You	Sammy Gatt	56
85	1960	Carry On Constable	Sergeant Frank Wilkins	63
86	1960	Watch Your Stern	Chief Petty Officer Mundy	57
87	1960	The Pure Hell of St. Trinian's	Alphonse O'Reilly	62
88	1961	Carry On Regardless	Bert Handy	63
89	1961	A Weekend with Lulu	Café Patron	54
90	1961	The Green Helmet	Richie Launder	0
91	1961	Double Bunk	Sid Randall	57
92	1961	Raising the Wind	Sid	66
93	1961	What a Carve Up!	Sid Butler	70
94	1961	What a Whopper	Harry Sutton	62
95	1962	Look at Life: Getting a Move On	Self - Commentator	0
96	1962	Carry On Cruising	Captain Wellington Crowther	61
97	1963	We Joined the Navy	Dance Instructor	54
98	1963	Carry On Cabby	Charlie Hawkins	64
99	1964	The Beauty Jungle	'Butlins' Judge	52
100	1964	Carry On Cleo	Marc Antony	66
101	1965	The Big Job	George Brain	67
102	1965	Three Hats for Lisa	Sid Marks	50
103	1965	Tokoloshe	Harry Parsons	0
104	1965	Carry On Cowboy	Johnny Finger, the Rumpo Kid	63
105	1966	Don't Utter a Note	Basher Bates	0
106	1966	Where the Bullets Fly	Mortuary Attendant	45
107	1966	Carry On Don't Lose Your Head	Sir Rodney Ffing	65
108	1967	Carry On Doctor	Charlie Roper	64
109	1968	Carry On Up the Khyber	Sir Sidney Ruff-Diamond	65
110	1968	Vive Torbay	Self	0
111	1969	Carry On Camping	Sid Boggle	65
112	1969	Carry On Again Doctor	Gladstone Screwer	61
113	1969	Carry on Christmas	Ebenezer Scrooge	59
114	1970	Carry On Up the Jungle	Bill Boosey	60
115	1970	Carry On Loving	Sidney Bliss	56
116	1970	Carry on Again Christmas	Long John Sil	70
117	1971	Carry On Henry	King Henry VIII	61
118	1971	Carry On at Your Convenience	Sid Plummer	62
119	1971	All This, and Christmas Too!	Sid Jones	0
120	1972	Carry On Matron	Sid Carter	61
121	1972	Bless This House	Sid Abbott	63
122	1972	Carry On Abroad	Vic Flange	63
123	1973	Carry On Girls	Sidney Fiddler	57
124	1973	Carry on Christmas	Santa (Mr Belcher) / Seed Pod / Sir Henry / Sgt Ball / Robin Hood.	53
125	1974	Carry On Dick	Big Dick Turpin / Reverend Flasher	58
126	1976	The World of Budgerigars	Self	85
127	1977	To See Such Fun		0
128	1977	That's Carry On!	Various Characters	58
129	1993	Seriously Seeking Sid	Self (archive footage)	0
130	1996	Stop Messin' About!: The Very Best of Kenneth Williams	(Archive footage)	0
131	2000	The Unforgettable Sid James	Self	0
132	2022	Sid James: Comedy Icon	Self (Archive Footage)	70

Television

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1948	The Ed Sullivan Show	Self	66
2	1956	Hancock's Half Hour		75
3	1956	The Buccaneers	Chantey Jack	55
4	1958	The Adventures of William Tell	Schaffner	63
5	1959	Look at Life	Narrator	80
6	1960	Citizen James		76
7	1966	George And The Dragon		67
8	1969	Two in Clover		65
9	1969	Carry On Christmas Specials		58
10	1971	Bless This House	Sid Abbott	74
11	1975	Carry On Laughing		51
12	1983	ITV Christmas Comedy		0
13	2015	Carry On Forever		0