Sidney James

Sidney James

1913-05-08 • Hillbrow, Johannesburg, Union of South Africa • Male • 151 Known Credits

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."

Personal Info

Gender

Male

Birthday

1913-05-08

Place of Birth

Hillbrow, Johannesburg, Union of South Africa

Known Credits

151

Known For

Acting

Also Known As

Сидни Джеймс, Сид Джеймс, Sid James

Photos

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And the Same to You

And the Same to You

Movie (1960)

Known For Movies

Upstairs and Downstairs

Upstairs and Downstairs

1959
The Magic Box

The Magic Box

1952
The Wedding of Lilli Marlene

The Wedding of Lilli Marlene

1953
Park Plaza 605

Park Plaza 605

1953
Raising the Wind

Raising the Wind

1961
Carry On Doctor

Carry On Doctor

1967
A Yank in Ermine

A Yank in Ermine

1955
Campbell's Kingdom

Campbell's Kingdom

1957
The Man in Black

The Man in Black

1950
The Flanagan Boy

The Flanagan Boy

1953
The Square Ring

The Square Ring

1953
The Smallest Show on Earth

The Smallest Show on Earth

1957
Watch Your Stern

Watch Your Stern

1960
Carry On Camping

Carry On Camping

1969
Black Memory

Black Memory

1947
Joe Macbeth

Joe Macbeth

1955
Hell Drivers

Hell Drivers

1957
What a Carve Up!

What a Carve Up!

1961
Emergency Call

Emergency Call

1952
The Green Helmet

The Green Helmet

1961
Gift Horse

Gift Horse

1952
Last Holiday

Last Holiday

1950
All This, and Christmas Too!

All This, and Christmas Too!

1971
The Iron Petticoat

The Iron Petticoat

1956
The Titfield Thunderbolt

The Titfield Thunderbolt

1953
Carry On Henry

Carry On Henry

1971
Carry On Cowboy

Carry On Cowboy

1965
Paper Orchid

Paper Orchid

1949
The Galloping Major

The Galloping Major

1951
The Pure Hell of St. Trinian's

The Pure Hell of St. Trinian's

1960
The Front Page

The Front Page

1948
The Lady Craved Excitement

The Lady Craved Excitement

1950
Carry On Matron

Carry On Matron

1972
The Man Inside

The Man Inside

1958
Seagulls Over Sorrento

Seagulls Over Sorrento

1954
Carry On Girls

Carry On Girls

1973
I Was Monty's Double

I Was Monty's Double

1958
Too Many Crooks

Too Many Crooks

1959
The Shiralee

The Shiralee

1957
The Yellow Balloon

The Yellow Balloon

1953
The Beauty Jungle

The Beauty Jungle

1964
We Joined the Navy

We Joined the Navy

1963
Idol on Parade

Idol on Parade

1959
Nightbeat

Nightbeat

1947
Tommy the Toreador

Tommy the Toreador

1959
Vive Torbay

Vive Torbay

1968
Sid James: Comedy Icon

Sid James: Comedy Icon

2022
Where the Bullets Fly

Where the Bullets Fly

1966
To See Such Fun

To See Such Fun

1977
I Believe in You

I Believe in You

1952
Look at Life: Dustmen's Day

Look at Life: Dustmen's Day

1959
Box for One

Box for One

1953
Carry On Loving

Carry On Loving

1970
The Glass Cage

The Glass Cage

1955
Carry On Cruising

Carry On Cruising

1962
Miss Robin Hood

Miss Robin Hood

1952
Carry On Dick

Carry On Dick

1974
A King in New York

A King in New York

1957
The Lavender Hill Mob

The Lavender Hill Mob

1951
The Crowded Day

The Crowded Day

1954
The 39 Steps

The 39 Steps

1959
The World of Budgerigars

The World of Budgerigars

1976
Trapeze

Trapeze

1956
The Silent Enemy

The Silent Enemy

1958
Time, Gentlemen, Please!

Time, Gentlemen, Please!

1952
Father Brown

Father Brown

1954
Escape by Night

Escape by Night

1953
Carry On Regardless

Carry On Regardless

1961
The Extra Day

The Extra Day

1956
Carry On Cleo

Carry On Cleo

1964
Venetian Bird

Venetian Bird

1952
And the Same to You

And the Same to You

1960
Out of the Clouds

Out of the Clouds

1955
Carry On Up the Khyber

Carry On Up the Khyber

1968
No Orchids for Miss Blandish

No Orchids for Miss Blandish

1948
Don't Lose Your Head

Don't Lose Your Head

1967
The Deep Blue Sea

The Deep Blue Sea

1955
A Weekend with Lulu

A Weekend with Lulu

1961
Carry On at Your Convenience

Carry On at Your Convenience

1971
Orders Are Orders

Orders Are Orders

1954
The Belles of St. Trinian's

The Belles of St. Trinian's

1954
Carry On Constable

Carry On Constable

1960
Carry on Christmas

Carry on Christmas

1973
Carry On Christmas

Carry On Christmas

1969
That's Carry On!

That's Carry On!

1977
The Big Job

The Big Job

1965
Carry On Abroad

Carry On Abroad

1972
The House Across the Lake

The House Across the Lake

1954
Next to No Time

Next to No Time

1958
The Small Back Room

The Small Back Room

1949
Carry On Cabby

Carry On Cabby

1963
Carry On Again Doctor

Carry On Again Doctor

1969
A Kid for Two Farthings

A Kid for Two Farthings

1955
Quatermass 2

Quatermass 2

1957
The Sheriff of Fractured Jaw

The Sheriff of Fractured Jaw

1958
Tokoloshe

Tokoloshe

1965
Interpol

Interpol

1957
The Unforgettable Sid James

The Unforgettable Sid James

2000
What's a Carry On?

What's a Carry On?

1998
Father's Doing Fine

Father's Doing Fine

1952
Lady Godiva Rides Again

Lady Godiva Rides Again

1951
For Better, for Worse

For Better, for Worse

1954
Talk of a Million

Talk of a Million

1951
Aunt Clara

Aunt Clara

1954
Wicked as They Come

Wicked as They Come

1956
Another Time, Another Place

Another Time, Another Place

1958
Double Bunk

Double Bunk

1961
Cosh Boy

Cosh Boy

1953
Carry On Up the Jungle

Carry On Up the Jungle

1970
Don't Utter a Note

Don't Utter a Note

1966
Look at Life: Market Place

Look at Life: Market Place

1959
The Story of Esther Costello

The Story of Esther Costello

1957
Dry Rot

Dry Rot

1956
The Weak and the Wicked

The Weak and the Wicked

1954
What a Whopper

What a Whopper

1961
Bless This House

Bless This House

1972
John and Julie

John and Julie

1955
Carry On Again Christmas

Carry On Again Christmas

1970
Make Mine a Million

Make Mine a Million

1959
Three Hats for Lisa

Three Hats for Lisa

1965
Is Your Honeymoon Really Necessary?

Is Your Honeymoon Really Necessary?

1953
Desert Mice

Desert Mice

1959
Will Any Gentleman...?

Will Any Gentleman...?

1953
Stop Messin' About!: The Very Best of Kenneth Williams

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

1996
Give Us This Day

Give Us This Day

1949
Once a Jolly Swagman

Once a Jolly Swagman

1949
It's a Great Day

It's a Great Day

1955
What a Carry On!

What a Carry On!

1973
Ramsbottom Rides Again

Ramsbottom Rides Again

1956
Hancock's Half Hour: Volume 1

Hancock's Half Hour: Volume 1

1957
Tall Headlines

Tall Headlines

1952
The Rainbow Jacket

The Rainbow Jacket

1954
Look at Life: Getting a Move On

Look at Life: Getting a Move On

1962
Seriously Seeking Sid

Seriously Seeking Sid

1993
On Location: The Carry Ons

On Location: The Carry Ons

2001

Known For TV Shows

The Ed Sullivan Show

The Ed Sullivan Show

1948
The Buccaneers

The Buccaneers

1956
The Adventures of William Tell

The Adventures of William Tell

1958
Hancock's Half Hour

Hancock's Half Hour

1956
The World of Hammer

The World of Hammer

1994
Look at Life

Look at Life

1959
Carry On Laughing

Carry On Laughing

1975
Bless This House

Bless This House

1971
Citizen James

Citizen James

1960
Taxi!

Taxi!

1963
George And The Dragon

George And The Dragon

1966
Two in Clover

Two in Clover

1969
ITV Christmas Comedy

ITV Christmas Comedy

1983
Taxi!

Taxi!

1963
Carry On Christmas Specials

Carry On Christmas Specials

1969
Carry On Forever

Carry On Forever

2015

Movie Credits

Upstairs and Downstairs

1959

P.C. Edwards

The Magic Box

1952

Army Sergeant

The Wedding of Lilli Marlene

1953

Fennimore Hunt

Park Plaza 605

1953

Supt. Williams (as Sidney James)

Raising the Wind

1961

Sid

Carry On Doctor

1967

Mr. Charlie Roper

A Yank in Ermine

1955

Nightclub manager

Campbell's Kingdom

1957

Tim, MacDonald's driver-rigger

The Man in Black

1950

Henry Clavering / Hodson

The Flanagan Boy

1953

Sharkey (as Sidney James)

The Square Ring

1953

Adams

The Smallest Show on Earth

1957

Mr. Hogg

Watch Your Stern

1960

Chief Petty Officer Mundy

Carry On Camping

1969

Sid Boggle

Black Memory

1947

Eddie Clinton

Joe Macbeth

1955

Banky

Hell Drivers

1957

Dusty, Truck Driver

What a Carve Up!

1961

Sid Butler

Emergency Call

1952

Danny Marks

The Green Helmet

1961

Richie Launder

Gift Horse

1952

Ned Hardy, Landlord Golden Bull

Last Holiday

1950

Joe Clarence

All This, and Christmas Too!

1971

Sid Jones

The Iron Petticoat

1956

Paul

The Titfield Thunderbolt

1953

Harry Hawkins

Carry On Henry

1971

King Henry VIII

Carry On Cowboy

1965

Johnny Finger, the Rumpo Kid

Paper Orchid

1949

Freddy Evans (as Sidney James)

The Galloping Major

1951

Bookmaker

The Pure Hell of St. Trinian's

1960

Alphonse O'Reilly

The Front Page

1948

Hildy Johnson

The Lady Craved Excitement

1950

Carlo

Carry On Matron

1972

Sid Carter

The Man Inside

1958

Franklin

Seagulls Over Sorrento

1954

Charlie Badger

Carry On Girls

1973

Councillor Sid Fiddler

I Was Monty's Double

1958

Porter YMCA

Too Many Crooks

1959

Sid

The Shiralee

1957

Luke

The Yellow Balloon

1953

Charlie

The Beauty Jungle

1964

'Butlins' Judge

We Joined the Navy

1963

Dance Instructor

Idol on Parade

1959

Herbie

Nightbeat

1947

Nixon (as Sidney James)

Tommy the Toreador

1959

Cadena

Vive Torbay

1968

Self

Sid James: Comedy Icon

2022

Self (Archive Footage)

Where the Bullets Fly

1966

Mortuary Attendant

To See Such Fun

1977

I Believe in You

1952

Sergeant Body

Look at Life: Dustmen's Day

1959

Self - Commentator

Box for One

1953

Carry On Loving

1970

Sidney Bliss

The Glass Cage

1955

Tony Lewis

Carry On Cruising

1962

Captain Wellington Crowther

Miss Robin Hood

1952

Sidney (as Sidney James)

Carry On Dick

1974

Big Dick Turpin

A King in New York

1957

Johnson - TV Advertiser

The Lavender Hill Mob

1951

Lackery

The Crowded Day

1954

Joe, the Night Watchman

The 39 Steps

1959

Perce Baker

The World of Budgerigars

1976

Self

Trapeze

1956

Snake Charmer

The Silent Enemy

1958

Chief Petty Officer Thorpe

Time, Gentlemen, Please!

1952

Eric Hace

Father Brown

1954

Bert Parkinson

Escape by Night

1953

Gino Rossini

Carry On Regardless

1961

Mr. Bert Handy

The Extra Day

1956

Barney West

Carry On Cleo

1964

Mark Antony

Venetian Bird

1952

Bernardo

And the Same to You

1960

Sammy Gatt

Out of the Clouds

1955

Henry, the Gambler

Carry On Up the Khyber

1968

Sir Sidney Ruff-Diamond

No Orchids for Miss Blandish

1948

uncredited

Don't Lose Your Head

1967

Sir Rodney Ffing, the Black Fingernail

The Deep Blue Sea

1955

Man outside bar

A Weekend with Lulu

1961

Café Patron

Carry On at Your Convenience

1971

Sid Plummer

Orders Are Orders

1954

Ed Waggermeyer

The Belles of St. Trinian's

1954

Benny

Carry On Constable

1960

Sergeant Frank Wilkins

Carry on Christmas

1973

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

Carry On Christmas

1969

Ebenezer Scrooge

That's Carry On!

1977

Various Characters (archive footage)

The Big Job

1965

George Brain

Carry On Abroad

1972

Vic Flange

The House Across the Lake

1954

Beverly Forrest (as Sidney James)

Next to No Time

1958

Albert, Cabin Steward

The Small Back Room

1949

'Knucksie' Moran

Carry On Cabby

1963

Charlie Hawkins

Carry On Again Doctor

1969

Gladstone Screwer

A Kid for Two Farthings

1955

Ice Berg

Quatermass 2

1957

Jimmy Hall

The Sheriff of Fractured Jaw

1958

The Drunk

Tokoloshe

1965

Harry Parsons

Interpol

1957

Joe - First Bartender

The Unforgettable Sid James

2000

Self

What's a Carry On?

1998

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Father's Doing Fine

1952

Taxi Driver

Lady Godiva Rides Again

1951

Lew Beeson

For Better, for Worse

1954

Foreman

Talk of a Million

1951

John C. Moody

Aunt Clara

1954

Honest Sid

Wicked as They Come

1956

Frank Allenborg

Another Time, Another Place

1958

Jake Klein

Double Bunk

1961

Sid Randall

Cosh Boy

1953

Desk Sergeant

Carry On Up the Jungle

1970

Mr. Bill Boosey

Don't Utter a Note

1966

Basher Bates

Look at Life: Market Place

1959

Self - Commentator

The Story of Esther Costello

1957

Joe Ryan

Dry Rot

1956

Flash Harry

The Weak and the Wicked

1954

Syd Baden

What a Whopper

1961

Harry Sutton

Bless This House

1972

Sid Abbot

John and Julie

1955

Mr. Pritchett

Carry On Again Christmas

1970

Long John Silver

Make Mine a Million

1959

Sid Gibson

Three Hats for Lisa

1965

Sid Marks

Is Your Honeymoon Really Necessary?

1953

Hank Hanlon

Desert Mice

1959

Bert Bennett

Will Any Gentleman...?

1953

Mr. Hobson

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

1996

(Archive footage)

Give Us This Day

1949

Murdin

Once a Jolly Swagman

1949

Rowton

It's a Great Day

1955

Harry Mason

What a Carry On!

1973

Ramsbottom Rides Again

1956

Black Jake

Hancock's Half Hour: Volume 1

1957

Sidney Balmoral James

Tall Headlines

1952

Mr. Spencer, neighbor

The Rainbow Jacket

1954

Harry

Look at Life: Getting a Move On

1962

Self - Commentator

Seriously Seeking Sid

1993

Self (archive footage)

On Location: The Carry Ons

2001

Various Characters (archive footage) (uncredited)

TV Credits

The Ed Sullivan Show

1948

Self (2 episodes)

The Buccaneers

1956

Chantey Jack (1 episodes)

The Adventures of William Tell

1958

Schaffner (1 episodes)

Hancock's Half Hour

1956

(57 episodes)

The World of Hammer

1994

Self (archive footage) (1 episodes)

Look at Life

1959

Narrator (4 episodes)

Carry On Laughing

1975

Prince Rupert / Arnold Basket (1 episodes)

Bless This House

1971

Sid Abbott (66 episodes)

Citizen James

1960

(32 episodes)

Taxi!

1963

Sid Stone (26 episodes)

George And The Dragon

1966

(26 episodes)

Two in Clover

1969

Sid Turner (13 episodes)

ITV Christmas Comedy

1983

(15 episodes)

Taxi!

1963

Sid Stone (13 episodes)

Carry On Christmas Specials

1969

(4 episodes)

Carry On Forever

2015

(3 episodes)

Movie Production Credits

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TV Production Credits

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