Sidney James
Born: 1913-05-08
• 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."
Filmography
Sid James: Comedy Icon
On Location: The Carry Ons
The Unforgettable Sid James
What's a Carry On?
Stop Messin' About!: The Very Best of Kenneth Williams
Seriously Seeking Sid
That's Carry On!
To See Such Fun
The World of Budgerigars
Carry On Dick
Carry on Christmas
Carry On Girls
What a Carry On!
Carry On Abroad
Bless This House
Carry On Matron
All This, and Christmas Too!
Carry On at Your Convenience
Carry On Henry
Carry On Again Christmas
Carry On Loving
Carry On Up the Jungle
Carry On Christmas
Carry On Again Doctor
Carry On Camping
No Image
Vive Torbay
Carry On Up the Khyber
Carry On Doctor
Don't Lose Your Head
Where the Bullets Fly
No Image
Don't Utter a Note
Carry On Cowboy
The Big Job
Tokoloshe
Three Hats for Lisa
Carry On Cleo
The Beauty Jungle
Carry On Cabby
We Joined the Navy
Carry On Cruising
No Image
Look at Life: Getting a Move On
What a Whopper
What a Carve Up!
Raising the Wind
Double Bunk
The Green Helmet
A Weekend with Lulu
Carry On Regardless
The Pure Hell of St. Trinian's
Watch Your Stern
Carry On Constable
And the Same to You
Tommy the Toreador
Upstairs and Downstairs
Idol on Parade
The 39 Steps
Too Many Crooks
Make Mine a Million
Desert Mice
Look at Life: Market Place
No Image
Look at Life: Dustmen's Day
The Sheriff of Fractured Jaw
I Was Monty's Double
The Man Inside
Next to No Time
Another Time, Another Place
The Silent Enemy
Hancock's Half Hour: Volume 1
The Story of Esther Costello
A King in New York
Campbell's Kingdom
Hell Drivers
The Shiralee
Quatermass 2
The Smallest Show on Earth
Interpol
Dry Rot
The Iron Petticoat
Trapeze
Wicked as They Come
Ramsbottom Rides Again
The Extra Day
The Deep Blue Sea
Joe Macbeth
A Kid for Two Farthings
John and Julie
The Glass Cage
Out of the Clouds
It's a Great Day
A Yank in Ermine
Aunt Clara
Orders Are Orders
The Crowded Day
The Belles of St. Trinian's
Seagulls Over Sorrento
For Better, for Worse
Father Brown
The Rainbow Jacket
The House Across the Lake
The Weak and the Wicked