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Sidney James

Acting · Born May 8, 1913 · 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."

Movies with Sidney James

• Carry On Cruising (1962) — Captain Wellington Crowther
• A King in New York (1957) — Johnson - TV Advertiser
• The Lavender Hill Mob (1951) — Lackery Wood
• Another Time, Another Place (1958) — Jake Klein
• The Small Back Room (1949) — 'Knucksie' Moran
• Quatermass 2 (1957) — Jimmy Hall
• Hell Drivers (1957) — Dusty, Truck Driver
• The 39 Steps (1959) — Perce Baker
• The Iron Petticoat (1956) — Paul
• Don't Lose Your Head (1967) — Sir Rodney Ffing, the Black Fingernail
• A Kid for Two Farthings (1955) — Ice Berg
• I Was Monty's Double (1958) — Porter YMCA

TV shows with Sidney James

• Hancock's Half Hour (1956)
• Bless This House (1971) — Sid Abbott
• Citizen James (1960) — Sidney 'Sid' Balmoral James
• George and the Dragon (1966)
• ITV Christmas Comedy (1983)
• Two in Clover (1969) — Sid Turner