Sidney James
Acting • Born 1913-05-08 – Died 1976-04-26
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."
Filmography
154 credits
The Pure Hell of St. Trinian's
Movie • 1960
Alphonse O'Reilly
Carry On Doctor
Movie • 1967
Mr. Charlie Roper
Don't Lose Your Head
Movie • 1967
Sir Rodney Ffing, the Black Fingernail
Carry On Cowboy
Movie • 1965
Johnny Finger, the Rumpo Kid
Carry On Cleo
Movie • 1964
Mark Antony
Carry On Constable
Movie • 1960
Sergeant Frank Wilkins
The Flanagan Boy
Movie • 1953
Sharkey (as Sidney James)
Carry On Up the Khyber
Movie • 1968
Sir Sidney Ruff-Diamond
The Titfield Thunderbolt
Movie • 1953
Harry Hawkins
Carry On Matron
Movie • 1972
Sid Carter
Carry On Loving
Movie • 1970
Sidney Bliss
Carry On Henry
Movie • 1971
King Henry VIII
Carry On Regardless
Movie • 1961
Mr. Bert Handy
The Silent Enemy
Movie • 1958
Chief Petty Officer Thorpe
Quatermass 2
Movie • 1957
Jimmy Hall
Carry On Girls
Movie • 1973
Councillor Sid Fiddler
Carry On Dick
Movie • 1974
Big Dick Turpin
The Lavender Hill Mob
Movie • 1951
Lackery
The House Across the Lake
Movie • 1954
Beverly Forrest (as Sidney James)
Carry On Cruising
Movie • 1962
Captain Wellington Crowther
Trapeze
Movie • 1956
Snake Charmer
The Smallest Show on Earth
Movie • 1957
Mr. Hogg
Another Time, Another Place
Movie • 1958
Jake Klein
The Sheriff of Fractured Jaw
Movie • 1958
The Drunk
For Better, for Worse
Movie • 1954
Foreman
The Iron Petticoat
Movie • 1956
Paul
Hell Drivers
Movie • 1957
Dusty, Truck Driver
The Big Job
Movie • 1965
George Brain
Bless This House
Movie • 1972
Sid Abbot
Raising the Wind
Movie • 1961
Sid
Carry On Up the Jungle
Movie • 1970
Mr. Bill Boosey
Box for One
Movie • 1953
That's Carry On!
Movie • 1977
Various Characters (archive footage)
Carry On Abroad
Movie • 1972
Vic Flange
Carry On Cabby
Movie • 1963
Charlie Hawkins
Carry On Again Doctor
Movie • 1969
Gladstone Screwer
Carry On at Your Convenience
Movie • 1971
Sid Plummer
Carry On Camping
Movie • 1969
Sid Boggle
Double Bunk
Movie • 1961
Sid Randall
The Rainbow Jacket
Movie • 1954
Harry
Time, Gentlemen, Please!
Movie • 1952
Eric Hace
The Square Ring
Movie • 1953
Adams
Venetian Bird
Movie • 1952
Bernardo
Campbell's Kingdom
Movie • 1957
Tim, MacDonald's driver-rigger
Nightbeat
Movie • 1947
Nixon (as Sidney James)
Give Us This Day
Movie • 1949
Murdin
Joe Macbeth
Movie • 1955
Banky
Stop Messin' About!: The Very Best of Kenneth Williams
Movie • 1996
(Archive footage)
I Was Monty's Double
Movie • 1958
Porter YMCA
Watch Your Stern
Movie • 1960
Chief Petty Officer Mundy
Once a Jolly Swagman
Movie • 1949
Rowton
Orders Are Orders
Movie • 1954
Ed Waggermeyer
Father Brown
Movie • 1954
Bert Parkinson
Tommy the Toreador
Movie • 1959
Cadena
Carry On Christmas
Movie • 1969
Ebenezer Scrooge
Carry on Christmas
Movie • 1973
Mr. Belcher / Seed Pod / Sir Henry / Sergeant Will Ball / Robin Hood
The Glass Cage
Movie • 1955
Tony Lewis
Make Mine a Million
Movie • 1959
Sid Gibson
A Weekend with Lulu
Movie • 1961
Café Patron
The Galloping Major
Movie • 1951
Bookmaker
Seagulls Over Sorrento
Movie • 1954
Charlie Badger
Paper Orchid
Movie • 1949
Freddy Evans (as Sidney James)
The Man in Black
Movie • 1950
Henry Clavering / Hodson
The Belles of St. Trinian's
Movie • 1954
Benny
Miss Robin Hood
Movie • 1952
Sidney (as Sidney James)
And the Same to You
Movie • 1960
Sammy Gatt
Emergency Call
Movie • 1952
Danny Marks
Where the Bullets Fly
Movie • 1966
Mortuary Attendant
Park Plaza 605
Movie • 1953
Supt. Williams (as Sidney James)
Will Any Gentleman...?
Movie • 1953
Mr. Hobson
The Extra Day
Movie • 1956
Barney West
John and Julie
Movie • 1955
Mr. Pritchett
Three Hats for Lisa
Movie • 1965
Sid Marks
Black Memory
Movie • 1947
Eddie Clinton
What a Whopper
Movie • 1961
Harry Sutton
The Lady Craved Excitement
Movie • 1950
Carlo
What a Carve Up!
Movie • 1961
Sid Butler
The Beauty Jungle
Movie • 1964
'Butlins' Judge
Out of the Clouds
Movie • 1955
Henry, the Gambler
Too Many Crooks
Movie • 1959
Sid
Idol on Parade
Movie • 1959
Herbie
Ramsbottom Rides Again
Movie • 1956
Black Jake
Wicked as They Come
Movie • 1956
Frank Allenborg
A Kid for Two Farthings
Movie • 1955
Ice Berg
The Green Helmet
Movie • 1961
Richie Launder
The Unforgettable Sid James
Movie • 2000
Self
Sid James: Comedy Icon
Movie • 2022
Self (Archive Footage)
Carry On Again Christmas
Movie • 1970
Long John Silver
A King in New York
Movie • 1957
Johnson - TV Advertiser
Aunt Clara
Movie • 1954
Honest Sid
Seriously Seeking Sid
Movie • 1993
Self (archive footage)
The Yellow Balloon
Movie • 1953
Charlie
It's a Great Day
Movie • 1955
Harry Mason
All This, and Christmas Too!
Movie • 1971
Sid Jones
Desert Mice
Movie • 1959
Bert Bennett
Lady Godiva Rides Again
Movie • 1951
Lew Beeson
No Orchids for Miss Blandish
Movie • 1948
uncredited
Don't Utter a Note
Movie • 1966
Basher Bates
Escape by Night
Movie • 1953
Gino Rossini
Look at Life: Market Place
Movie • 1959
Self - Commentator
Talk of a Million
Movie • 1951
John C. Moody
Next to No Time
Movie • 1958
Albert, Cabin Steward
The 39 Steps
Movie • 1959
Perce Baker
Last Holiday
Movie • 1950
Joe Clarence
Vive Torbay
Movie • 1968
Self
Gift Horse
Movie • 1952
Ned Hardy, Landlord Golden Bull
A Yank in Ermine
Movie • 1955
Nightclub manager
We Joined the Navy
Movie • 1963
Dance Instructor
Tall Headlines
Movie • 1952
Mr. Spencer, neighbor
Is Your Honeymoon Really Necessary?
Movie • 1953
Hank Hanlon
The Weak and the Wicked
Movie • 1954
Syd Baden
The Wedding of Lilli Marlene
Movie • 1953
Fennimore Hunt
The Magic Box
Movie • 1952
Army Sergeant
Dry Rot
Movie • 1956
Flash Harry
Cosh Boy
Movie • 1953
Desk Sergeant
Hancock's Half Hour: Volume 1
Movie • 1957
Sidney Balmoral James
The Deep Blue Sea
Movie • 1955
Man outside bar
The Shiralee
Movie • 1957
Luke
The Man Inside
Movie • 1958
Franklin
The Story of Esther Costello
Movie • 1957
Joe Ryan
Father's Doing Fine
Movie • 1952
Taxi Driver
Interpol
Movie • 1957
Joe - First Bartender
The Crowded Day
Movie • 1954
Joe, the Night Watchman
The Small Back Room
Movie • 1949
'Knucksie' Moran
Upstairs and Downstairs
Movie • 1959
P.C. Edwards
To See Such Fun
Movie • 1977
The Front Page
Movie • 1948
Hildy Johnson
Tokoloshe
Movie • 1965
Harry Parsons
I Believe in You
Movie • 1952
Sergeant Body
The World of Budgerigars
Movie • 1976
Self
Look at Life: Dustmen's Day
Movie • 1959
Self - Commentator
Look at Life: Getting a Move On
Movie • 1962
Self - Commentator
What a Carry On!
Movie • 1973
What's a Carry On?
Movie • 1998
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
On Location: The Carry Ons
Movie • 2001
Various Characters (archive footage) (uncredited)
Bless This House
TV • 1971
Sid Abbott
Carry On Christmas Specials
TV • 1969
Two in Clover
TV • 1969
Sid Turner
Hancock's Half Hour
TV • 1956
The Buccaneers
TV • 1956
Chantey Jack
Citizen James
TV • 1960
The Adventures of William Tell
TV • 1958
Schaffner
George and the Dragon
TV • 1966
Carry On Forever
TV • 2015
Look at Life
TV • 1959
Narrator
ITV Christmas Comedy
TV • 1983
The Ed Sullivan Show
TV • 1948
Self
Taxi!
TV • 1963
Sid Stone
Taxi!
TV • 1963
Sid Stone
Carry On Laughing
TV • 1975
Prince Rupert / Arnold Basket
Carry On Laughing
TV • 1975
Baron Hubert
Carry On Laughing
TV • 1975
Lovelace
Carry On Laughing
TV • 1975
Sir Francis Drake
The World of Hammer
TV • 1994
Self (archive footage)