

Sidney James
Known for exceptional acting in global cinema.
Profession
Acting
Birthday
8 May 1913
Age
113 Years
Born In
Hillbrow, Johannesburg, Union of South Africa
Total Projects
155
Years Active
75 Yrs
Avg Rating
6.5 ★
Overview
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:...
Known For
Filmography

movie
Sid James: Comedy Icon
Sid James: Comedy Icon
as Self (Archive Footage)

tv
Carry On Forever
Carry On Forever

movie
On Location: The Carry Ons
On Location: The Carry Ons
as Various Characters (archive footage) (uncredited)

movie
The Unforgettable Sid James
The Unforgettable Sid James
as Self

movie
What's a Carry On?
What's a Carry On?
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

movie
Stop Messin' About!: The Very Best of Kenneth Williams
Stop Messin' About!: The Very Best of Kenneth Williams
as (Archive footage)

tv
The World of Hammer
The World of Hammer
as Self (archive footage)

movie
Seriously Seeking Sid
Seriously Seeking Sid
as Self (archive footage)

tv
ITV Christmas Comedy
ITV Christmas Comedy

movie
That's Carry On!
That's Carry On!
as Various Characters (archive footage)

movie
To See Such Fun
To See Such Fun

movie
The World of Budgerigars
The World of Budgerigars
as Self

tv
Carry On Laughing
Carry On Laughing
as Prince Rupert / Arnold Basket

tv
Carry On Laughing
Carry On Laughing
as Baron Hubert

tv
Carry On Laughing
Carry On Laughing
as Lovelace

tv
Carry On Laughing
Carry On Laughing
as Sir Francis Drake

movie
Carry On Dick
Carry On Dick
as Big Dick Turpin

movie
Carry on Christmas
Carry on Christmas
as Mr. Belcher / Seed Pod / Sir Henry / Sergeant Will Ball / Robin Hood

movie
Carry On Girls
Carry On Girls
as Councillor Sid Fiddler

movie
What a Carry On!
What a Carry On!

movie
Carry On Abroad
Carry On Abroad
as Vic Flange

movie
Bless This House
Bless This House
as Sid Abbot

movie
Carry On Matron
Carry On Matron
as Sid Carter

movie
All This, and Christmas Too!
All This, and Christmas Too!
as Sid Jones

movie
Carry On at Your Convenience
Carry On at Your Convenience
as Sid Plummer

movie
Carry On Henry
Carry On Henry
as King Henry VIII

tv
Bless This House
Bless This House
as Sid Abbott

movie
Carry On Again Christmas
Carry On Again Christmas
as Long John Silver

movie
Carry On Loving
Carry On Loving
as Sidney Bliss

movie
Carry On Up the Jungle
Carry On Up the Jungle
as Mr. Bill Boosey

movie
Carry On Christmas
Carry On Christmas
as Ebenezer Scrooge

tv
Carry On Christmas Specials
Carry On Christmas Specials

movie
Carry On Again Doctor
Carry On Again Doctor
as Gladstone Screwer

movie
Carry On Camping
Carry On Camping
as Sid Boggle

tv
Two in Clover
Two in Clover
as Sid Turner

movie
Vive Torbay
Vive Torbay
as Self

movie
Carry On Up the Khyber
Carry On Up the Khyber
as Sir Sidney Ruff-Diamond

movie
Carry On Doctor
Carry On Doctor
as Mr. Charlie Roper

movie
Don't Lose Your Head
Don't Lose Your Head
as Sir Rodney Ffing, the Black Fingernail

tv
George and the Dragon
George and the Dragon

movie
Where the Bullets Fly
Where the Bullets Fly
as Mortuary Attendant

movie
Don't Utter a Note
Don't Utter a Note
as Basher Bates

movie
Carry On Cowboy
Carry On Cowboy
as Johnny Finger, the Rumpo Kid

movie
The Big Job
The Big Job
as George Brain

movie
Tokoloshe
Tokoloshe
as Harry Parsons

movie
Three Hats for Lisa
Three Hats for Lisa
as Sid Marks

movie
Carry On Cleo
Carry On Cleo
as Mark Antony

movie
The Beauty Jungle
The Beauty Jungle
as 'Butlins' Judge

tv
Taxi!
Taxi!
as Sid Stone

tv
Taxi!
Taxi!
as Sid Stone

movie
Carry On Cabby
Carry On Cabby
as Charlie Hawkins

movie
We Joined the Navy
We Joined the Navy
as Dance Instructor

movie
Carry On Cruising
Carry On Cruising
as Captain Wellington Crowther

movie
Look at Life: Getting a Move On
Look at Life: Getting a Move On
as Self - Commentator

movie
What a Whopper
What a Whopper
as Harry Sutton

movie
What a Carve Up!
What a Carve Up!
as Sid Butler

movie
Raising the Wind
Raising the Wind
as Sid

movie
Double Bunk
Double Bunk
as Sid Randall

movie
The Green Helmet
The Green Helmet
as Richie Launder

movie
A Weekend with Lulu
A Weekend with Lulu
as Café Patron

movie
Carry On Regardless
Carry On Regardless
as Mr. Bert Handy

movie
The Pure Hell of St Trinian's
The Pure Hell of St Trinian's
as Alphonse O'Reilly

tv
Citizen James
Citizen James
as Sidney 'Sid' Balmoral James

movie
Watch Your Stern
Watch Your Stern
as Chief Petty Officer Mundy

movie
Carry On Constable
Carry On Constable
as Sergeant Frank Wilkins

movie
And the Same to You
And the Same to You
as Sammy Gatt

movie
Tommy the Toreador
Tommy the Toreador
as Cadena

movie
Upstairs and Downstairs
Upstairs and Downstairs
as P.C. Edwards

movie
Idol on Parade
Idol on Parade
as Herbie

movie
The 39 Steps
The 39 Steps
as Perce Baker

movie
Too Many Crooks
Too Many Crooks
as Sid

movie
Make Mine a Million
Make Mine a Million
as Sid Gibson

movie
Desert Mice
Desert Mice
as Bert Bennett

movie
Look at Life: Market Place
Look at Life: Market Place
as Self - Commentator

movie
Look at Life: Dustmen's Day
Look at Life: Dustmen's Day
as Self - Commentator

tv
Look at Life
Look at Life
as Narrator

movie
The Sheriff of Fractured Jaw
The Sheriff of Fractured Jaw
as The Drunk

movie
I Was Monty's Double
I Was Monty's Double
as Porter YMCA

tv
The Adventures of William Tell
The Adventures of William Tell
as Schaffner

movie
The Man Inside
The Man Inside
as Franklin

movie
Next to No Time
Next to No Time
as Albert, Cabin Steward

movie
Another Time, Another Place
Another Time, Another Place
as Jake Klein

movie
The Silent Enemy
The Silent Enemy
as Chief Petty Officer Thorpe

movie
Hancock's Half Hour: Volume 1
Hancock's Half Hour: Volume 1
as Sidney Balmoral James

movie
The Story of Esther Costello
The Story of Esther Costello
as Joe Ryan

movie
A King in New York
A King in New York
as Johnson - TV Advertiser

movie
Campbell's Kingdom
Campbell's Kingdom
as Tim, MacDonald's driver-rigger

movie
Hell Drivers
Hell Drivers
as Dusty, Truck Driver

movie
The Shiralee
The Shiralee
as Luke

movie
Quatermass 2
Quatermass 2
as Jimmy Hall

movie
The Smallest Show on Earth
The Smallest Show on Earth
as Mr. Hogg

movie
Interpol
Interpol
as Joe - First Bartender

movie
Dry Rot
Dry Rot
as Flash Harry

tv
The Buccaneers
The Buccaneers
as Chantey Jack

movie
The Iron Petticoat
The Iron Petticoat
as Paul

tv
Armchair Theatre
Armchair Theatre
as Basher Bates

tv
Hancock's Half Hour
Hancock's Half Hour

movie
Trapeze
Trapeze
as Snake Charmer

movie
Wicked as They Come
Wicked as They Come
as Frank Allenborg

movie
Ramsbottom Rides Again
Ramsbottom Rides Again
as Black Jake

movie
The Extra Day
The Extra Day
as Barney West

movie
The Deep Blue Sea
The Deep Blue Sea
as Man outside bar

movie
Joe Macbeth
Joe Macbeth
as Banky

movie
A Kid for Two Farthings
A Kid for Two Farthings
as Ice Berg

movie
John and Julie
John and Julie
as Mr. Pritchett

movie
The Glass Cage
The Glass Cage
as Tony Lewis

movie
Out of the Clouds
Out of the Clouds
as Henry, the Gambler

movie
It's a Great Day
It's a Great Day
as Harry Mason

movie
A Yank in Ermine
A Yank in Ermine
as Nightclub manager

movie
Aunt Clara
Aunt Clara
as Honest Sid

movie
Orders Are Orders
Orders Are Orders
as Ed Waggermeyer

movie
The Crowded Day
The Crowded Day
as Joe, the Night Watchman

movie
The Belles of St Trinian's
The Belles of St Trinian's
as Benny

movie
Seagulls Over Sorrento
Seagulls Over Sorrento
as Charlie Badger

movie
For Better, for Worse
For Better, for Worse
as Foreman

movie
Father Brown
Father Brown
as Bert Parkinson

movie
The Rainbow Jacket
The Rainbow Jacket
as Harry

movie
The House Across the Lake
The House Across the Lake
as Beverly Forrest (as Sidney James)

movie
The Weak and the Wicked
The Weak and the Wicked
as Syd Baden

movie
Escape by Night
Escape by Night
as Gino Rossini

movie
The Wedding of Lilli Marlene
The Wedding of Lilli Marlene
as Fennimore Hunt

movie
Is Your Honeymoon Really Necessary?
Is Your Honeymoon Really Necessary?
as Hank Hanlon

movie
Park Plaza 605
Park Plaza 605
as Supt. Williams (as Sidney James)

movie
Will Any Gentleman...?
Will Any Gentleman...?
as Mr. Hobson

movie
The Square Ring
The Square Ring
as Adams

movie
The Flanagan Boy
The Flanagan Boy
as Sharkey (as Sidney James)

movie
The Titfield Thunderbolt
The Titfield Thunderbolt
as Harry Hawkins

movie
The Yellow Balloon
The Yellow Balloon
as Charlie

movie
Cosh Boy
Cosh Boy
as Desk Sergeant

movie
Box for One
Box for One

movie
Miss Robin Hood
Miss Robin Hood
as Sidney (as Sidney James)

movie
Venetian Bird
Venetian Bird
as Bernardo

movie
Father's Doing Fine
Father's Doing Fine
as Taxi Driver

movie
Time, Gentlemen, Please!
Time, Gentlemen, Please!
as Eric Hace

movie
Gift Horse
Gift Horse
as Ned Hardy, Landlord Golden Bull

movie
Emergency Call
Emergency Call
as Danny Marks

movie
Tall Headlines
Tall Headlines
as Mr. Spencer, neighbor

movie
I Believe in You
I Believe in You
as Sergeant Body

movie
The Magic Box
The Magic Box
as Army Sergeant

movie
Lady Godiva Rides Again
Lady Godiva Rides Again
as Lew Beeson

movie
The Lavender Hill Mob
The Lavender Hill Mob
as Lackery

movie
The Galloping Major
The Galloping Major
as Bookmaker

movie
Talk of a Million
Talk of a Million
as John C. Moody

movie
The Lady Craved Excitement
The Lady Craved Excitement
as Carlo

movie
Last Holiday
Last Holiday
as Joe Clarence

movie
The Man in Black
The Man in Black
as Henry Clavering / Hodson

movie
Give Us This Day
Give Us This Day
as Murdin

movie
Paper Orchid
Paper Orchid
as Freddy Evans (as Sidney James)

movie
The Small Back Room
The Small Back Room
as 'Knucksie' Moran

movie
Once a Jolly Swagman
Once a Jolly Swagman
as Rowton

movie
The Front Page
The Front Page
as Hildy Johnson

tv
The Ed Sullivan Show
The Ed Sullivan Show
as Self

movie
No Orchids for Miss Blandish
No Orchids for Miss Blandish
as uncredited

movie
Nightbeat
Nightbeat
as Nixon (as Sidney James)

movie
Black Memory
Black Memory
as Eddie Clinton