Sidney James

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

154

Gender

Male

Birthday

1913-05-08

Day of death

1976-04-26 (62 years old)

Place of Birth

Hillbrow, Johannesburg, Union of South Africa

Sidney James

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."

Known For

  • The Ed Sullivan Show

    The Ed Sullivan Show

  • Carry On at Your Convenience

    Carry On at Your Convenience

  • For Better, for Worse

    For Better, for Worse

  • Is Your Honeymoon Really Necessary?

    Is Your Honeymoon Really Necessary?

  • Carry On Up the Khyber

    Carry On Up the Khyber

  • Look at Life

    Look at Life

  • The Weak and the Wicked

    The Weak and the Wicked

  • Another Time, Another Place

    Another Time, Another Place

  • Black Memory

    Black Memory

  • Hancock's Half Hour

    Hancock's Half Hour

  • The Sheriff of Fractured Jaw

    The Sheriff of Fractured Jaw

  • The Buccaneers

    The Buccaneers

  • Last Holiday

    Last Holiday

  • The Shiralee

    The Shiralee

  • A Weekend with Lulu

    A Weekend with Lulu

  • Trapeze

    Trapeze

  • Joe Macbeth

    Joe Macbeth

  • Hell Drivers

    Hell Drivers

  • The Adventures of William Tell

    The Adventures of William Tell

  • Carry On Again Christmas

    Carry On Again Christmas

  • What a Carry On!

    What a Carry On!

  • The 39 Steps

    The 39 Steps

  • Next to No Time

    Next to No Time

  • Aunt Clara

    Aunt Clara

  • Father Brown

    Father Brown

  • What's a Carry On?

    What's a Carry On?

  • Look at Life: Getting a Move On

    Look at Life: Getting a Move On

  • No Orchids for Miss Blandish

    No Orchids for Miss Blandish

  • Carry On Constable

    Carry On Constable

  • Give Us This Day

    Give Us This Day

  • Gift Horse

    Gift Horse

  • Carry On Matron

    Carry On Matron

  • Paper Orchid

    Paper Orchid

  • Don't Lose Your Head

    Don't Lose Your Head

  • Nightbeat

    Nightbeat

  • Emergency Call

    Emergency Call

  • A Kid for Two Farthings

    A Kid for Two Farthings

  • Carry On Cabby

    Carry On Cabby

  • Will Any Gentleman...?

    Will Any Gentleman...?

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

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

  • Tokoloshe

    Tokoloshe

  • Carry On Cleo

    Carry On Cleo

  • The Lavender Hill Mob

    The Lavender Hill Mob

  • The Deep Blue Sea

    The Deep Blue Sea

  • The House Across the Lake

    The House Across the Lake

  • The World of Hammer

    The World of Hammer

  • Tall Headlines

    Tall Headlines

  • That's Carry On!

    That's Carry On!

  • Carry On Camping

    Carry On Camping

  • Orders Are Orders

    Orders Are Orders

  • Bless This House

    Bless This House

  • Carry On Laughing

    Carry On Laughing

  • Carry On Laughing

    Carry On Laughing

  • Carry On Laughing

    Carry On Laughing

  • Carry On Laughing

    Carry On Laughing

  • Carry On Loving

    Carry On Loving

  • Look at Life: Dustmen's Day

    Look at Life: Dustmen's Day

  • Carry On Abroad

    Carry On Abroad

  • What a Whopper

    What a Whopper

  • The Small Back Room

    The Small Back Room

  • The Belles of St. Trinian's

    The Belles of St. Trinian's

  • The Unforgettable Sid James

    The Unforgettable Sid James

  • Carry On Christmas

    Carry On Christmas

  • Wicked as They Come

    Wicked as They Come

  • The Iron Petticoat

    The Iron Petticoat

  • Talk of a Million

    Talk of a Million

  • The Story of Esther Costello

    The Story of Esther Costello

  • Carry On Regardless

    Carry On Regardless

  • The Magic Box

    The Magic Box

  • Carry On Doctor

    Carry On Doctor

  • The Man Inside

    The Man Inside

  • The Silent Enemy

    The Silent Enemy

  • The Flanagan Boy

    The Flanagan Boy

  • Carry On Henry

    Carry On Henry

  • What a Carve Up!

    What a Carve Up!

  • Carry On Cruising

    Carry On Cruising

  • The Pure Hell of St. Trinian's

    The Pure Hell of St. Trinian's

  • Taxi!

    Taxi!

  • I Was Monty's Double

    I Was Monty's Double

  • Campbell's Kingdom

    Campbell's Kingdom

  • Park Plaza 605

    Park Plaza 605

  • The Green Helmet

    The Green Helmet

  • Carry on Christmas

    Carry on Christmas

  • A King in New York

    A King in New York

  • Citizen James

    Citizen James

  • Carry On Cowboy

    Carry On Cowboy

  • The Lady Craved Excitement

    The Lady Craved Excitement

  • The Man in Black

    The Man in Black

  • And the Same to You

    And the Same to You

  • Where the Bullets Fly

    Where the Bullets Fly

  • Vive Torbay

    Vive Torbay

  • Carry On Girls

    Carry On Girls

  • The Crowded Day

    The Crowded Day

  • The Titfield Thunderbolt

    The Titfield Thunderbolt

  • Lady Godiva Rides Again

    Lady Godiva Rides Again

  • The Square Ring

    The Square Ring

  • To See Such Fun

    To See Such Fun

  • Make Mine a Million

    Make Mine a Million

  • Upstairs and Downstairs

    Upstairs and Downstairs

  • Tommy the Toreador

    Tommy the Toreador

  • The Yellow Balloon

    The Yellow Balloon

  • The Smallest Show on Earth

    The Smallest Show on Earth

  • Once a Jolly Swagman

    Once a Jolly Swagman

  • Sid James: Comedy Icon

    Sid James: Comedy Icon

  • Watch Your Stern

    Watch Your Stern

  • The Beauty Jungle

    The Beauty Jungle

  • George And The Dragon

    George And The Dragon

  • Seagulls Over Sorrento

    Seagulls Over Sorrento

  • Venetian Bird

    Venetian Bird

  • Time, Gentlemen, Please!

    Time, Gentlemen, Please!

  • The Extra Day

    The Extra Day

  • Miss Robin Hood

    Miss Robin Hood

  • I Believe in You

    I Believe in You

  • Taxi!

    Taxi!

  • The Galloping Major

    The Galloping Major

  • Too Many Crooks

    Too Many Crooks

  • Two in Clover

    Two in Clover

  • The Wedding of Lilli Marlene

    The Wedding of Lilli Marlene

  • The Glass Cage

    The Glass Cage

  • Quatermass 2

    Quatermass 2

  • Carry On Up the Jungle

    Carry On Up the Jungle

  • Raising the Wind

    Raising the Wind

  • ITV Christmas Comedy

    ITV Christmas Comedy

  • We Joined the Navy

    We Joined the Navy

  • Carry On Dick

    Carry On Dick

  • A Yank in Ermine

    A Yank in Ermine

  • Escape by Night

    Escape by Night

  • Cosh Boy

    Cosh Boy

  • Carry On Christmas Specials

    Carry On Christmas Specials

  • Interpol

    Interpol

  • Idol on Parade

    Idol on Parade

  • Look at Life: Market Place

    Look at Life: Market Place

  • Dry Rot

    Dry Rot

  • Seriously Seeking Sid

    Seriously Seeking Sid

  • All This, and Christmas Too!

    All This, and Christmas Too!

  • The Big Job

    The Big Job

  • Carry On Again Doctor

    Carry On Again Doctor

  • John and Julie

    John and Julie

  • Out of the Clouds

    Out of the Clouds

  • Father's Doing Fine

    Father's Doing Fine

  • Desert Mice

    Desert Mice

  • Carry On Forever

    Carry On Forever

  • The Front Page

    The Front Page

  • Bless This House

    Bless This House

  • Ramsbottom Rides Again

    Ramsbottom Rides Again

  • It's a Great Day

    It's a Great Day

  • Three Hats for Lisa

    Three Hats for Lisa

  • The World of Budgerigars

    The World of Budgerigars

  • Box for One

    Box for One

  • The Rainbow Jacket

    The Rainbow Jacket

  • On Location: The Carry Ons

    On Location: The Carry Ons

  • Double Bunk

    Double Bunk

  • Hancock's Half Hour: Volume 1

    Hancock's Half Hour: Volume 1

  • Don't Utter a Note

    Don't Utter a Note