Sidney James

Born: 1913-05-08, Hillbrow, Johannesburg, Union of South Africa

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

• Look at Life (1959)
• Hancock's Half Hour (1956)
• Carry On Laughing (1975)
• Nightbeat (1947)
• Venetian Bird (1952)
• Carry On Cowboy (1965)
• Trapeze (1956)
• The Small Back Room (1949)
• A King in New York (1957)
• Carry On Matron (1972)
• Carry On Girls (1973)
• Carry On Dick (1974)
• Hell Drivers (1957)
• Carry On Cleo (1964)
• Carry On Regardless (1961)
• Paper Orchid (1949)
• Carry On Cabby (1963)
• The Titfield Thunderbolt (1953)
• Carry On Doctor (1967)
• Carry On Henry (1971)
• Carry On at Your Convenience (1971)
• The Lavender Hill Mob (1951)
• Carry On Again Doctor (1969)
• Carry On Constable (1960)
• I Was Monty's Double (1958)
• Carry On Abroad (1972)
• Carry On Loving (1970)
• Quatermass 2 (1957)
• Gift Horse (1952)
• Aunt Clara (1954)