Sidney Bracey

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

216

Gender

Male

Birthday

1877-12-17

Day of death

1942-08-05 (64 years old)

Place of Birth

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Sidney Bracey

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Sidney Bracey (18 December 1877 – 5 August 1942) was an Australian-born American actor. After a stage career in Australia, on Broadway and in Britain, he appeared in 321 films between 1909 and 1942. Bracey was born in Melbourne, Victoria, with the name Sidney Bracy, later changing the spelling of his last name. He was the son of Welsh tenor Henry Bracy and English actress Clara T. Bracy. His aunt was actress and dancer Lydia Thompson. He began his stage career in Australia in the 1890s, with J. C. Williamson's comic opera companies. On Broadway, in 1900, he appeared as the tenor lead, Yussuf, in the first American production of The Rose of Persia at Daly's Theatre in New York. He then moved to England, appearing as Moreno in the Edwardian musical comedy hit The Toreador at the Gaiety Theatre, London in June 1901. He next joined the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company on tour in Britain, playing Terence O'Brian in The Emerald Isle from September 1901 to May 1902. He then left the D'Oyly Carte, continuing his stage career in Britain. He appeared in Amorelle at London's Comedy Theatre in 1904, The Winter's Tale in 1904–05, and A Persian Princess at Queen's Theatre in 1909. Back on Broadway, in 1912, he played as Sir Guy of Gisborne in a revival of Reginald de Koven's Robin Hood at the New Amsterdam Theatre, followed by Rob Roy at the Liberty Theatre in 1913. He then moved into film acting, making first silent films and then "talkies", until his death in 1942. Early in his film career, he wrote and directed a silent movie called Sid Nee's Finish, (Thanhouser Company (1914), in which he played the title character. In 1916, he changed the spelling of his last name to "Bracey". Silent film authority Diane MacIntyre gave this description of him: "Bracey, a stately looking character man, was in big demand for authority like roles; such as movie directors, bosses and, most of the time, the most respectable and poised butler in all of Hollywood. He was thin, dark haired and had an earnest, yet sober, face that could break into a look of wide-eyed exasperation." Bracy died in Hollywood, California on 5 August 1942, aged 64.

Known For

  • The Greeks Had a Word for Them

    The Greeks Had a Word for Them

  • Freaks

    Freaks

  • Tangled Destinies

    Tangled Destinies

  • The Crowd

    The Crowd

  • The Vanishing Shadow

    The Vanishing Shadow

  • Broadway Bill

    Broadway Bill

  • Manslaughter

    Manslaughter

  • San Francisco

    San Francisco

  • The Blackbird

    The Blackbird

  • Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans

    Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans

  • Corruption

    Corruption

  • Anna Karenina

    Anna Karenina

  • Redemption

    Redemption

  • The Honeymoon

    The Honeymoon

  • My Bill

    My Bill

  • Back Page

    Back Page

  • Reducing

    Reducing

  • Rendezvous

    Rendezvous

  • The Cameraman

    The Cameraman

  • Subway Express

    Subway Express

  • Criminal Lawyer

    Criminal Lawyer

  • Sporting Blood

    Sporting Blood

  • Invisible Stripes

    Invisible Stripes

  • Sweepstakes Winner

    Sweepstakes Winner

  • Queen Kelly

    Queen Kelly

  • Monte Carlo

    Monte Carlo

  • Duck Soup

    Duck Soup

  • Inspiration

    Inspiration

  • Indianapolis Speedway

    Indianapolis Speedway

  • Outcast Lady

    Outcast Lady

  • Invisible Enemy

    Invisible Enemy

  • Massacre

    Massacre

  • Doughboys

    Doughboys

  • Broken Dreams

    Broken Dreams

  • Follow Thru

    Follow Thru

  • Les Misérables

    Les Misérables

  • Easy Living

    Easy Living

  • Only Yesterday

    Only Yesterday

  • Four Wives

    Four Wives

  • Speak Easily

    Speak Easily

  • Brother Orchid

    Brother Orchid

  • A Star Is Born

    A Star Is Born

  • Shall We Dance

    Shall We Dance

  • Torchy Runs for Mayor

    Torchy Runs for Mayor

  • The Bill of Rights

    The Bill of Rights

  • Being Respectable

    Being Respectable

  • Magnificent Obsession

    Magnificent Obsession

  • A Man Four-Square

    A Man Four-Square

  • The Intruder

    The Intruder

  • The Little Princess

    The Little Princess

  • The Bishop Murder Case

    The Bishop Murder Case

  • Red-Headed Woman

    Red-Headed Woman

  • The Monster Walks

    The Monster Walks

  • The Woman on Trial

    The Woman on Trial

  • Mills of the Gods

    Mills of the Gods

  • The Wrong Road

    The Wrong Road

  • Her Market Value

    Her Market Value

  • Breakfast for Two

    Breakfast for Two

  • The Preview Murder Mystery

    The Preview Murder Mystery

  • You Can't Get Away with Murder

    You Can't Get Away with Murder

  • The Dictator

    The Dictator

  • The Merry Widow

    The Merry Widow

  • Shanghaied Love

    Shanghaied Love

  • The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse

    The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse

  • Fast and Furious

    Fast and Furious

  • The Haunted House

    The Haunted House

  • The Casino Murder Case

    The Casino Murder Case

  • Bullets for O'Hara

    Bullets for O'Hara

  • The Old Maid

    The Old Maid

  • Fight for Your Lady

    Fight for Your Lady

  • Tugboat Annie Sails Again

    Tugboat Annie Sails Again

  • The Million Dollar Mystery

    The Million Dollar Mystery

  • The Washington Masquerade

    The Washington Masquerade

  • Show People

    Show People

  • The Dawn Patrol

    The Dawn Patrol

  • Secret Service of the Air

    Secret Service of the Air

  • Smashing the Money Ring

    Smashing the Money Ring

  • Espionage Agent

    Espionage Agent

  • Wild Company

    Wild Company

  • The Rage of Paris

    The Rage of Paris

  • Our Daily Bread

    Our Daily Bread

  • Along Came Youth

    Along Came Youth

  • Love Is a Headache

    Love Is a Headache

  • The Great Mr. Nobody

    The Great Mr. Nobody

  • Bulldog Drummond's Revenge

    Bulldog Drummond's Revenge

  • Merrily We Live

    Merrily We Live

  • The Girl Downstairs

    The Girl Downstairs

  • The Wedding March

    The Wedding March

  • The Notorious Sophie Lang

    The Notorious Sophie Lang

  • The Baroness and the Butler

    The Baroness and the Butler

  • Arsène Lupin Returns

    Arsène Lupin Returns

  • King of the Underworld

    King of the Underworld

  • Ruggles of Red Gap

    Ruggles of Red Gap

  • Saturday's Millions

    Saturday's Millions

  • Sioux Blood

    Sioux Blood

  • No Time for Comedy

    No Time for Comedy

  • One Rainy Afternoon

    One Rainy Afternoon

  • The Littlest Diplomat

    The Littlest Diplomat

  • A Child Is Born

    A Child Is Born

  • The 9th Guest

    The 9th Guest

  • Women in the Wind

    Women in the Wind

  • She Had to Eat

    She Had to Eat

  • Playboy of Paris

    Playboy of Paris

  • The Declaration of Independence

    The Declaration of Independence

  • The Airmail Mystery

    The Airmail Mystery

  • My Love Came Back

    My Love Came Back

  • Everybody's Hobby

    Everybody's Hobby

  • Hard to Get

    Hard to Get

  • A Bankrupt Honeymoon

    A Bankrupt Honeymoon

  • Children of Pleasure

    Children of Pleasure

  • Dust Be My Destiny

    Dust Be My Destiny

  • Merry-Go-Round

    Merry-Go-Round

  • The Voice of Bugle Ann

    The Voice of Bugle Ann

  • A Dangerous Affair

    A Dangerous Affair

  • Ten Cents a Dance

    Ten Cents a Dance

  • Rhythm in the Clouds

    Rhythm in the Clouds

  • The Phantom of Paris

    The Phantom of Paris

  • The Body Disappears

    The Body Disappears

  • Trouble for Two

    Trouble for Two

  • So This Is Marriage?

    So This Is Marriage?

  • Crazy to Marry

    Crazy to Marry

  • Free Love

    Free Love

  • This Woman Is Mine

    This Woman Is Mine

  • Anybody's Woman

    Anybody's Woman

  • Comet Over Broadway

    Comet Over Broadway

  • The Flirting Widow

    The Flirting Widow

  • Call It a Day

    Call It a Day

  • Maid of Salem

    Maid of Salem

  • Sutter's Gold

    Sutter's Gold

  • The Emperor's Candlesticks

    The Emperor's Candlesticks

  • Charlie Chan at the Race Track

    Charlie Chan at the Race Track

  • Three Smart Boys

    Three Smart Boys

  • The 13th Juror

    The 13th Juror

  • Her Night of Romance

    Her Night of Romance

  • Dangerously They Live

    Dangerously They Live

  • What! No Beer?

    What! No Beer?

  • He Was Her Man

    He Was Her Man

  • Devil's Island

    Devil's Island

  • Parlor, Bedroom and Bath

    Parlor, Bedroom and Bath

  • The Outside Woman

    The Outside Woman

  • I'll Fix It

    I'll Fix It

  • You Never Know Women

    You Never Know Women

  • The Devil's Circus

    The Devil's Circus

  • A Very Honorable Guy

    A Very Honorable Guy

  • We Are Not Alone

    We Are Not Alone

  • My Own United States

    My Own United States

  • Birds of Prey

    Birds of Prey

  • By Divine Right

    By Divine Right

  • Forsaking All Others

    Forsaking All Others

  • Food for Scandal

    Food for Scandal

  • The Invisible Ray

    The Invisible Ray

  • The Second Floor Mystery

    The Second Floor Mystery

  • While the City Sleeps

    While the City Sleeps

  • Leap Year

    Leap Year

  • Dark Victory

    Dark Victory

  • My Best Girl

    My Best Girl

  • Murder at Glen Athol

    Murder at Glen Athol

  • A Slave of Fashion

    A Slave of Fashion

  • God's Witness

    God's Witness

  • My Official Wife

    My Official Wife

  • Passion Fruit

    Passion Fruit

  • Zudora

    Zudora

  • Naughty But Nice

    Naughty But Nice

  • Isle of Fury

    Isle of Fury

  • Letty Lynton

    Letty Lynton

  • The Little Giant

    The Little Giant

  • Win That Girl

    Win That Girl

  • Sinner Take All

    Sinner Take All

  • Crime and Punishment

    Crime and Punishment

  • Nobody's Bride

    Nobody's Bride

  • The Firefly

    The Firefly

  • Dance, Fools, Dance

    Dance, Fools, Dance

  • The Winning Ticket

    The Winning Ticket

  • Is Matrimony a Failure?

    Is Matrimony a Failure?

  • What Every Woman Knows

    What Every Woman Knows

  • The Matinee Idol

    The Matinee Idol

  • Thundering Tenors

    Thundering Tenors

  • Home, James

    Home, James

  • The Avenger

    The Avenger

  • The Path of Happiness

    The Path of Happiness

  • Many Happy Returns

    Many Happy Returns

  • The Man Inside

    The Man Inside

  • Let 'em Have It

    Let 'em Have It

  • Painting the Town

    Painting the Town

  • Temptation and the Man

    Temptation and the Man

  • The House of Mirth

    The House of Mirth

  • The Bridge of San Luis Rey

    The Bridge of San Luis Rey

  • Little Orphan Annie

    Little Orphan Annie

  • The Sun Never Sets

    The Sun Never Sets

  • Why Men Leave Home

    Why Men Leave Home

  • Sworn Enemy

    Sworn Enemy

  • His Captive Woman

    His Captive Woman

  • Second Childhood

    Second Childhood

  • On Trial

    On Trial

  • An Amateur Devil

    An Amateur Devil

  • Laughing Boy

    Laughing Boy

  • The Poor Rich

    The Poor Rich

  • A Night at the Movies

    A Night at the Movies

  • A Man's World

    A Man's World

  • Midnight Madness

    Midnight Madness

  • Oh Darling!

    Oh Darling!

  • Elusive Isabel

    Elusive Isabel

  • Changing of the Guard

    Changing of the Guard

  • The March Hare

    The March Hare

  • The Strategy of Ann

    The Strategy of Ann

  • Man-Made Women

    Man-Made Women

  • The Phantom of the Air

    The Phantom of the Air

  • Robin Hood

    Robin Hood

  • Caprice of the Mountains

    Caprice of the Mountains

  • Omens and Oracles

    Omens and Oracles

  • A Huntress of Men

    A Huntress of Men

  • Morals

    Morals

  • Little Miss Happiness

    Little Miss Happiness

  • The Long Trail

    The Long Trail

  • Uncle's Namesakes

    Uncle's Namesakes

  • The Ragged Princess

    The Ragged Princess