Sidney James

May 08, 1913 - Apr 26, 1976 (62 years old) in 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

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Father Brown

Bert Parkinson

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Trapeze

Snake Charmer

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The Extra Day

Barney West

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To See Such Fun

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The Titfield Thunderbolt

Harry Hawkins

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Last Holiday

Joe Clarence

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Vive Torbay

Self

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The Glass Cage

Tony Lewis

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Venetian Bird

Bernardo

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We Joined the Navy

Dance Instructor

Credits

Sid James: Comedy Icon 2022

Self (Archive Footage)

★ 7
Carry On Forever 2015

★ NR
On Location: The Carry Ons 2001

Various Characters (archive footage) (uncredited)

★ NR
The Unforgettable Sid James 2000

Self

★ NR
What's a Carry On? 1998

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

★ 7.8
Stop Messin' About!: The Very Best of Kenneth Williams 1996

(Archive footage)

★ NR
The World of Hammer 1994

Self (archive footage)

★ 6.5
Seriously Seeking Sid 1993

Self (archive footage)

★ NR
ITV Christmas Comedy 1983

★ NR
That's Carry On! 1977

Various Characters (archive footage)

★ 5.7
To See Such Fun 1977

★ NR
The World of Budgerigars 1976

Self

★ 8.5
Carry On Laughing 1975

Prince Rupert / Arnold Basket

★ 5.2
Carry On Dick 1974

Big Dick Turpin

★ 5.8
Carry on Christmas 1973

Mr. Belcher / Seed Pod / Sir Henry / Sergeant Will Ball / Robin Hood

★ 6
Carry On Girls 1973

Councillor Sid Fiddler

★ 5.6
What a Carry On! 1973

★ NR
Carry On Abroad 1972

Vic Flange

★ 6.3
Bless This House 1972

Sid Abbot

★ 6.3
Carry On Matron 1972

Sid Carter

★ 6.1
All This, and Christmas Too! 1971

Sid Jones

★ NR
Carry On at Your Convenience 1971

Sid Plummer

★ 6.2
Carry On Henry 1971

King Henry VIII

★ 6.1
Carry On Again Christmas 1970

Long John Silver

★ 7.3
Carry On Loving 1970

Sidney Bliss

★ 5.7
Carry On Up the Jungle 1970

Mr. Bill Boosey

★ 5.8
Carry On Christmas 1969

Ebenezer Scrooge

★ 6.2
Carry On Christmas Specials 1969

★ 5.8
Carry On Again Doctor 1969

Gladstone Screwer

★ 6.1
Carry On Camping 1969

Sid Boggle

★ 6.6
Two in Clover 1969

Sid Turner

★ 6.5
Vive Torbay 1968

Self

★ NR
Carry On Up the Khyber 1968

Sir Sidney Ruff-Diamond

★ 6.4
Carry On Doctor 1967

Mr. Charlie Roper

★ 6.5
Don't Lose Your Head 1967

Sir Rodney Ffing, the Black Fingernail

★ 6.6
George And The Dragon 1966

★ 6.7
Where the Bullets Fly 1966

Mortuary Attendant

★ 4.5
Don't Utter a Note 1966

Basher Bates

★ NR
Carry On Cowboy 1965

Johnny Finger, the Rumpo Kid

★ 6.3
The Big Job 1965

George Brain

★ 6.7
Tokoloshe 1965

Harry Parsons

★ NR
Three Hats for Lisa 1965

Sid Marks

★ 5
Carry On Cleo 1964

Mark Antony

★ 6.6
The Beauty Jungle 1964

'Butlins' Judge

★ 4.7
Taxi! 1963

Sid Stone

★ NR
Carry On Cabby 1963

Charlie Hawkins

★ 6.4
We Joined the Navy 1963

Dance Instructor

★ 5.6
Carry On Cruising 1962

Captain Wellington Crowther

★ 6.1
Look at Life: Getting a Move On 1962

Self - Commentator

★ NR
What a Whopper 1961

Harry Sutton

★ 5.9
What a Carve Up! 1961

Sid Butler

★ 6.9
Raising the Wind 1961

Sid

★ 6.2
Double Bunk 1961

Sid Randall

★ 5.7
The Green Helmet 1961

Richie Launder

★ NR
A Weekend with Lulu 1961

Café Patron

★ 5.4
Carry On Regardless 1961

Mr. Bert Handy

★ 6.2
The Pure Hell of St. Trinian's 1960

Alphonse O'Reilly

★ 6.4
Citizen James 1960

★ 7.6
Watch Your Stern 1960

Chief Petty Officer Mundy

★ 5.6
Carry On Constable 1960

Sergeant Frank Wilkins

★ 6.2
And the Same to You 1960

Sammy Gatt

★ 5.6
Tommy the Toreador 1959

Cadena

★ 3.5
Upstairs and Downstairs 1959

P.C. Edwards

★ 5.6
Idol on Parade 1959

Herbie

★ 7
The 39 Steps 1959

Perce Baker

★ 6.2
Too Many Crooks 1959

Sid

★ 7.4
Make Mine a Million 1959

Sid Gibson

★ 7.2
Desert Mice 1959

Bert Bennett

★ 6
Look at Life: Market Place 1959

Self - Commentator

★ NR
Look at Life: Dustmen's Day 1959

Self - Commentator

★ NR
Look at Life 1959

Narrator

★ 8
The Sheriff of Fractured Jaw 1958

The Drunk

★ 6.5
I Was Monty's Double 1958

Porter YMCA

★ 6.9
The Adventures of William Tell 1958

Schaffner

★ 6.3
The Man Inside 1958

Franklin

★ 5.7
Next to No Time 1958

Albert, Cabin Steward

★ 8
Another Time, Another Place 1958

Jake Klein

★ 5.8
The Silent Enemy 1958

Chief Petty Officer Thorpe

★ 5.7
Hancock's Half Hour: Volume 1 1957

Sidney Balmoral James

★ NR
The Story of Esther Costello 1957

Joe Ryan

★ 7
A King in New York 1957

Johnson - TV Advertiser

★ 6.8
Campbell's Kingdom 1957

Tim, MacDonald's driver-rigger

★ 5.9
Hell Drivers 1957

Dusty, Truck Driver

★ 6.7
The Shiralee 1957

Luke

★ 5
Quatermass 2 1957

Jimmy Hall

★ 6.4
The Smallest Show on Earth 1957

Mr. Hogg

★ 6.6
Interpol 1957

Joe - First Bartender

★ 6.4
Dry Rot 1956

Flash Harry

★ 7.1
The Buccaneers 1956

Chantey Jack

★ 5.5
The Iron Petticoat 1956

Paul

★ 5.8
Hancock's Half Hour 1956

★ 7.3
Trapeze 1956

Snake Charmer

★ 6.2
Wicked as They Come 1956

Frank Allenborg

★ 4.9
Ramsbottom Rides Again 1956

Black Jake

★ NR
The Extra Day 1956

Barney West

★ 6.6
The Deep Blue Sea 1955

Man outside bar

★ 4.7
Joe Macbeth 1955

Banky

★ 7.6
A Kid for Two Farthings 1955

Ice Berg

★ 6.6
John and Julie 1955

Mr. Pritchett

★ 4.6
The Glass Cage 1955

Tony Lewis

★ 5.5
Out of the Clouds 1955

Henry, the Gambler

★ 5.8
It's a Great Day 1955

Harry Mason

★ 5.7
A Yank in Ermine 1955

Nightclub manager

★ 4
Aunt Clara 1954

Honest Sid

★ 4.5
Orders Are Orders 1954

Ed Waggermeyer

★ 6.4
The Crowded Day 1954

Joe, the Night Watchman

★ 5.4
The Belles of St. Trinian's 1954

Benny

★ 6.3
Seagulls Over Sorrento 1954

Charlie Badger

★ 5.4
For Better, for Worse 1954

Foreman

★ 5.6
Father Brown 1954

Bert Parkinson

★ 6.4
The Rainbow Jacket 1954

Harry

★ 6.9
The House Across the Lake 1954

Beverly Forrest (as Sidney James)

★ 5.5
The Weak and the Wicked 1954

Syd Baden

★ 6.4
Escape by Night 1953

Gino Rossini

★ 6
The Wedding of Lilli Marlene 1953

Fennimore Hunt

★ 6
Is Your Honeymoon Really Necessary? 1953

Hank Hanlon

★ 5
Park Plaza 605 1953

Supt. Williams (as Sidney James)

★ 4.3
Will Any Gentleman...? 1953

Mr. Hobson

★ 5.6
The Square Ring 1953

Adams

★ 7.1
The Flanagan Boy 1953

Sharkey (as Sidney James)

★ 5.8
The Titfield Thunderbolt 1953

Harry Hawkins

★ 7
The Yellow Balloon 1953

Charlie

★ 5.6
Cosh Boy 1953

Desk Sergeant

★ 5.2
Box for One 1953

★ NR
Miss Robin Hood 1952

Sidney (as Sidney James)

★ 7.9
Venetian Bird 1952

Bernardo

★ 5.9
Father's Doing Fine 1952

Taxi Driver

★ 6.3
Time, Gentlemen, Please! 1952

Eric Hace

★ 8
Gift Horse 1952

Ned Hardy, Landlord Golden Bull

★ 6.6
Emergency Call 1952

Danny Marks

★ 6.5
Tall Headlines 1952

Mr. Spencer, neighbor

★ 5.8
I Believe in You 1952

Sergeant Body

★ 6.4
The Magic Box 1952

Army Sergeant

★ 6.4
Lady Godiva Rides Again 1951

Lew Beeson

★ 5.8
The Lavender Hill Mob 1951

Lackery

★ 7.2
The Galloping Major 1951

Bookmaker

★ 6
Talk of a Million 1951

John C. Moody

★ NR
The Lady Craved Excitement 1950

Carlo

★ 5.2
Last Holiday 1950

Joe Clarence

★ 7.1
The Man in Black 1950

Henry Clavering / Hodson

★ 5.6
Give Us This Day 1949

Murdin

★ 5.6
Paper Orchid 1949

Freddy Evans (as Sidney James)

★ 4
The Small Back Room 1949

'Knucksie' Moran

★ 6.7
Once a Jolly Swagman 1949

Rowton

★ 5.6
The Front Page 1948

Hildy Johnson

★ NR
No Orchids for Miss Blandish 1948

uncredited

★ 6.1
Nightbeat 1947

Nixon (as Sidney James)

★ 5.2
Black Memory 1947

Eddie Clinton

★ 4.5