Sidney Bracey
Acting • Born 1877-12-17 – Died 1942-08-05
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Sidney Bracey (18 December 1877 – 5 August 1942) was an Australian-born American actor. After a stage career in Australia, on Broadway and in Britain, he appeared in 321 films between 1909 and 1942. Bracey was born in Melbourne, Victoria, with the name Sidney Bracy, later changing the spelling of his last name. He was the son of Welsh tenor Henry Bracy and English actress Clara T. Bracy. His aunt was actress and dancer Lydia Thompson. He began his stage career in Australia in the 1890s, with J. C. Williamson's comic opera companies. On Broadway, in 1900, he appeared as the tenor lead, Yussuf, in the first American production of The Rose of Persia at Daly's Theatre in New York. He then moved to England, appearing as Moreno in the Edwardian musical comedy hit The Toreador at the Gaiety Theatre, London in June 1901. He next joined the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company on tour in Britain, playing Terence O'Brian in The Emerald Isle from September 1901 to May 1902. He then left the D'Oyly Carte, continuing his stage career in Britain. He appeared in Amorelle at London's Comedy Theatre in 1904, The Winter's Tale in 1904–05, and A Persian Princess at Queen's Theatre in 1909. Back on Broadway, in 1912, he played as Sir Guy of Gisborne in a revival of Reginald de Koven's Robin Hood at the New Amsterdam Theatre, followed by Rob Roy at the Liberty Theatre in 1913. He then moved into film acting, making first silent films and then "talkies", until his death in 1942. Early in his film career, he wrote and directed a silent movie called Sid Nee's Finish, (Thanhouser Company (1914), in which he played the title character. In 1916, he changed the spelling of his last name to "Bracey". Silent film authority Diane MacIntyre gave this description of him: "Bracey, a stately looking character man, was in big demand for authority like roles; such as movie directors, bosses and, most of the time, the most respectable and poised butler in all of Hollywood. He was thin, dark haired and had an earnest, yet sober, face that could break into a look of wide-eyed exasperation." Bracy died in Hollywood, California on 5 August 1942, aged 64.
Filmography
222 credits
Passion Fruit
Movie • 1921
The Ancient
The Cameraman
Movie • 1928
Editor
Easy Living
Movie • 1937
Hornsby - Mary's Chauffeur (uncredited)
The Invisible Ray
Movie • 1920
Jean Deaux
Free Love
Movie • 1930
Butler
Morals
Movie • 1921
Stinson
Charlie Chan at the Race Track
Movie • 1936
Waiter on ship
Subway Express
Movie • 1931
Herman Stevens
The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse
Movie • 1938
Police Chemist (uncredited)
The Greeks Had a Word for Them
Movie • 1932
The Waiter
Queen Kelly
Movie • 1929
Prince Wolfram's Lackey (uncredited)
Crazy to Marry
Movie • 1921
Col. Landis
The House of Mirth
Movie • 1918
Percy Gryce
Parlor, Bedroom and Bath
Movie • 1931
Butler
Being Respectable
Movie • 1924
Philip Deaby
The Dawn Patrol
Movie • 1938
Major Brand's Orderly
Sioux Blood
Movie • 1929
Cheyenne Jones
A Man Four-Square
Movie • 1926
Homer Webb
Three Smart Boys
Movie • 1937
O.T. Hertz, the veterinary doctor
Broadway Bill
Movie • 1934
Higgins' 2nd Butler (uncredited)
The Haunted House
Movie • 1928
Tully
Rendezvous
Movie • 1935
Jackson's Assistant (uncredited)
Inspiration
Movie • 1931
Waiter (uncredited)
Manslaughter
Movie • 1922
Member of the Jury (uncredited)
The Bridge of San Luis Rey
Movie • 1944
Wigged Courtier (uncredited)
Criminal Lawyer
Movie • 1937
Wilson - Walker's Butler (uncredited)
The Firefly
Movie • 1937
Secretary (uncredited)
The Emperor's Candlesticks
Movie • 1937
Maria's Footman (uncredited)
Ruggles of Red Gap
Movie • 1923
Sam Henshaw
The Vanishing Shadow
Movie • 1934
Denny
Win That Girl
Movie • 1928
Larry Brawn I
Fight for Your Lady
Movie • 1937
Densmore's Servant (uncredited)
Rhythm in the Clouds
Movie • 1937
Butler
The Second Floor Mystery
Movie • 1930
Alfred
One Rainy Afternoon
Movie • 1936
George, Butler (Uncredited)
He Was Her Man
Movie • 1934
Waiter
The Poor Rich
Movie • 1934
Arbuthnot
The Wedding March
Movie • 1928
Navratil
The Girl Downstairs
Movie • 1938
Second Butler (uncredited)
The 9th Guest
Movie • 1934
Hawkins
Back Page
Movie • 1933
Edgar Ashe
Tugboat Annie Sails Again
Movie • 1940
Limey
A Bankrupt Honeymoon
Movie • 1926
The Butler
My Love Came Back
Movie • 1940
Butler
Broken Dreams
Movie • 1933
Hopkins
The Strategy of Ann
Movie • 1911
Oh Darling!
Movie • 1930
Merrily We Live
Movie • 1938
2nd Butler
By Divine Right
Movie • 1924
The Hireling
Let 'em Have It
Movie • 1935
Butler at Spencer Home
The Baroness and the Butler
Movie • 1938
Member of Parliament
Breakfast for Two
Movie • 1937
Clarence - Blair's Butler (uncredited)
Reducing
Movie • 1931
Beasley's Butler
The Ragged Princess
Movie • 1916
Toby Rice
Magnificent Obsession
Movie • 1935
Butler
His Captive Woman
Movie • 1929
Midnight Madness
Movie • 1928
Bream's Valet
The Avenger
Movie • 1931
Windy
Follow Thru
Movie • 1930
Doctor (uncredited)
The Bishop Murder Case
Movie • 1929
Pyne (as Sydney Bracey)
The Intruder
Movie • 1933
Carlo - Valet
Leap Year
Movie • 1924
Loris Keene's Press Agent (uncredited)
Wild Company
Movie • 1930
Waiter
Sweepstakes Winner
Movie • 1939
Mr. Simpkins (as Sidney Bracy)
Her Night of Romance
Movie • 1924
Butler
Isle of Fury
Movie • 1936
Sam
Love Is a Headache
Movie • 1938
Waiter (uncredited)
The Flirting Widow
Movie • 1930
The Second Butler (uncredited)
While the City Sleeps
Movie • 1928
Short Order Cook
A Very Honorable Guy
Movie • 1934
Waiter
Sutter's Gold
Movie • 1936
Smythe - Sutter's Accountant
My Bill
Movie • 1938
Jenner
Naughty But Nice
Movie • 1939
Professor Listening to Radio (uncredited)
Secret Service of the Air
Movie • 1939
John 'Joe' Vicary
What! No Beer?
Movie • 1933
Dr. Smith (uncredited)
Smashing the Money Ring
Movie • 1939
Pop Dryden
Sworn Enemy
Movie • 1936
Waiter (uncredited)
The Airmail Mystery
Movie • 1932
Driscoll
Call It a Day
Movie • 1937
Flower Shop Owner (uncredited)
Redemption
Movie • 1930
Waiter
Devil's Island
Movie • 1939
Soupy
King of the Underworld
Movie • 1939
Bert - the Farmer (uncredited)
Playboy of Paris
Movie • 1930
Irate Customer (uncredited)
The Little Princess
Movie • 1939
Pedestrian Discussing the War
Women in the Wind
Movie • 1939
Race Official / Spectator (uncredited)
Dark Victory
Movie • 1939
Bartender (uncredited)
The Sun Never Sets
Movie • 1939
Minister of Colonial Affairs
A Child is Born
Movie • 1939
Third Drugstore Clerk (uncredited)
We Are Not Alone
Movie • 1939
Ben, the Lamplighter
Indianapolis Speedway
Movie • 1939
Spectator
The Old Maid
Movie • 1939
Charles the Butler (uncredited)
A Night at the Movies
Movie • 1937
Movie Patron (uncredited)
Laughing Boy
Movie • 1934
White Father
Four Wives
Movie • 1939
Extra at Wedding Reception (uncredited)
Murder at Glen Athol
Movie • 1936
Jenkins - Butler (uncredited)
Dust Be My Destiny
Movie • 1939
Nick's First Customer (uncredited)
Espionage Agent
Movie • 1939
Ship Steward
Fast and Furious
Movie • 1939
Night Clerk (uncredited)
Arsène Lupin Returns
Movie • 1938
Squad Car Driver (uncredited)
The Preview Murder Mystery
Movie • 1936
Du Beck's Valet (Uncredited)
The Winning Ticket
Movie • 1935
Bank Employee
Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans
Movie • 1927
Dance Hall Manager (uncredited)
Ten Cents a Dance
Movie • 1931
Wilson, Carlton's Butler
Torchy Runs for Mayor
Movie • 1939
Dolan's Butler (uncredited)
Duck Soup
Movie • 1933
Mrs. Teasdale's Butler (uncredited)
Brother Orchid
Movie • 1940
Steward Bringing Briefcase (uncredited)
The Body Disappears
Movie • 1941
Barrett
A Dangerous Affair
Movie • 1931
Plunkett
The Woman on Trial
Movie • 1927
Brideaux
The Blackbird
Movie • 1926
Bertie's No. 1 Man
Show People
Movie • 1928
Dramatic Director
Shanghaied Love
Movie • 1931
The Rat
The Matinee Idol
Movie • 1928
Don's Valet (uncredited)
Birds of Prey
Movie • 1927
Gaston
Invisible Enemy
Movie • 1938
Kamarov's Butler
No Time for Comedy
Movie • 1940
Waiter at Wyler's Party (uncredited)
The Honeymoon
Movie • 1929
Navratil
The March Hare
Movie • 1921
Meadows
The Outside Woman
Movie • 1921
Mr. Cambridge
Anybody's Woman
Movie • 1930
Butler
Massacre
Movie • 1934
Norma's Butler (uncredited)
Sporting Blood
Movie • 1931
The Tout (uncredited)
Tangled Destinies
Movie • 1932
McGinnis, posing as Professor Marmont
Corruption
Movie • 1933
Dr. Robbins
Shall We Dance
Movie • 1937
First Steward (uncredited)
Our Daily Bread
Movie • 1934
Rent Collector
Outcast Lady
Movie • 1934
Napier's Butler
Sinner Take All
Movie • 1936
Lampier's Butler (uncredited)
Changing of the Guard
Movie • 1936
Grayson, the Butler
Painting the Town
Movie • 1927
Secretary
This Woman Is Mine
Movie • 1941
Clerk
Thundering Tenors
Movie • 1931
The Butler
The Monster Walks
Movie • 1932
Herbert Wilkes
The Phantom of the Air
Movie • 1933
James Munson
My Best Girl
Movie • 1927
Butler Serving Dinner (uncredited)
Dangerously They Live
Movie • 1941
Sidewalk Onlooker (uncredited)
A Star Is Born
Movie • 1937
Burke's Butler (uncredited)
The Washington Masquerade
Movie • 1932
Benedict
Zudora
Movie • 1914
Tom Hunt
Uncle's Namesakes
Movie • 1913
Uncle John
The Crowd
Movie • 1928
John's Supervisor (uncredited)
Merry-Go-Round
Movie • 1923
Gisella's Groom
Little Orphan Annie
Movie • 1932
Butler (as Sidney Bracy)
Why Men Leave Home
Movie • 1924
Sam Neilson
Children of Pleasure
Movie • 1930
Miles the Butler (uncredited)
A Slave of Fashion
Movie • 1925
Hobson (as Sidney Bracy)
Saturday's Millions
Movie • 1933
Butler
The Merry Widow
Movie • 1926
Danilo's Footman (uncredited)
The Phantom of Paris
Movie • 1931
Volunteer from Audience (uncredited)
The Great Mr. Nobody
Movie • 1941
Beggar
The Little Giant
Movie • 1933
Butler
Her Market Value
Movie • 1925
Banks
Home, James
Movie • 1928
Haskins (the butler)
On Trial
Movie • 1939
Joe Burke
The Littlest Diplomat
Movie • 1937
Adjutant Potter
My Official Wife
Movie • 1926
Valet to Sascha
Elusive Isabel
Movie • 1916
Luiigi
The Bill of Rights
Movie • 1939
Colonist
Red-Headed Woman
Movie • 1932
Man Wanting to Use Phone Booth (uncredited)
The Declaration of Independence
Movie • 1938
Congress Clerk (uncredited)
What Every Woman Knows
Movie • 1934
Constituent Shouting 'Three Cheers' (uncredited)
The Rage of Paris
Movie • 1938
Opera House Usher (uncredited)
A Huntress of Men
Movie • 1916
Ned Ashley
Hard to Get
Movie • 1938
Carl - Richards' Butler (uncredited)
Along Came Youth
Movie • 1930
Bit Role (uncredited)
Only Yesterday
Movie • 1933
Second Butler (Uncredited)
Letty Lynton
Movie • 1932
Waiter (Uncredited)
The Voice of Bugle Ann
Movie • 1936
Court Clerk (uncredited)
Doughboys
Movie • 1930
Recruiter (uncredited)
The Wrong Road
Movie • 1937
Waiter (Uncredited)
Bulldog Drummond's Revenge
Movie • 1937
Steward
Anna Karenina
Movie • 1935
Vronsky's Valet
She Had to Eat
Movie • 1937
Waiter (uncredited)
You Never Know Women
Movie • 1926
Manager
The 13th Juror
Movie • 1927
The Butler
Freaks
Movie • 1932
Hans' Butler (uncredited)
Bullets for O'Hara
Movie • 1941
Lamson
Everybody's Hobby
Movie • 1939
Mr. Ferris
The Dictator
Movie • 1922
Henry Bolton
The Million Dollar Mystery
Movie • 1914
Jones - Hargreave's Butler / Stanley Hargreave
Maid of Salem
Movie • 1937
Townsman (Uncredited)
Trouble for Two
Movie • 1936
Noel's Henchman (Uncredited)
Crime and Punishment
Movie • 1917
Andreas Valeskoff
Forsaking All Others
Movie • 1934
Paula's Chauffeur (Uncredited)
Invisible Stripes
Movie • 1939
Bank Guard (uncredited)
San Francisco
Movie • 1936
Burley's Butler Allen (uncredited)
Many Happy Returns
Movie • 1934
Movie Butler (uncredited)
Temptation and the Man
Movie • 1916
Jim Crosby
So This Is Marriage?
Movie • 1924
Hawkins
Man-Made Women
Movie • 1928
Owens
Comet Over Broadway
Movie • 1938
English Porter (uncredited)
The Path of Happiness
Movie • 1916
Grekko
Robin Hood
Movie • 1913
The Baron
Second Childhood
Movie • 1936
Hobson
Les Misérables
Movie • 1935
Mayor's Clerk
The Long Trail
Movie • 1917
Paul Graham
My Own United States
Movie • 1918
Capt. Rene Gautier
The Man Inside
Movie • 1916
Winthrop
Mills of the Gods
Movie • 1934
Chauffeur
I'll Fix It
Movie • 1934
Reporter
Little Miss Happiness
Movie • 1916
Jim Butterfield
Caprice of the Mountains
Movie • 1916
The Notorious Sophie Lang
Movie • 1934
Waiter (uncredited)
God's Witness
Movie • 1915
Leo Darcy
Dance, Fools, Dance
Movie • 1931
Albert (uncredited)
A Man's World
Movie • 1918
Emile Grimeaux
You Can't Get Away with Murder
Movie • 1939
Tourist on Boat (uncredited)
Speak Easily
Movie • 1932
Jenkins
Omens and Oracles
Movie • 1913
Food for Scandal
Movie • 1920
Padre
Monte Carlo
Movie • 1930
Hunchback at Casino (uncredited)
The Devil's Circus
Movie • 1926
Nobody's Bride
Movie • 1923
Smithy
The Casino Murder Case
Movie • 1935
Waiter (unconfirmed) (uncredited)
Is Matrimony a Failure?
Movie • 1922
Bank President
An Amateur Devil
Movie • 1920
Hopkins
The Wild Party
Movie • 1923
Jasper Johnston
The Mystery Club
Movie • 1926
Detective
The Lion and the Lamb
Movie • 1931
Stanton
The Deemster
Movie • 1917
Bishop, Father of Dan
Wife vs. Secretary
Movie • 1936
Butler at Club (uncredited)
One Wonderful Night
Movie • 1922
Juggins