Sid James

Deceased · Born: May 8, 1913 · Died: Apr 26, 1976

Personal Details

Born May 8, 1913 Hillbrow, Johannesburg, Union of South Africa

Spouse

Valerie James
( Aug 21, 1952 to Apr 26, 1976 )
Meg Williams
( Dec 31, 1969 to Aug 17, 1952 )
Berthe Sadie Delmont
( Aug 12, 1936 to Dec 31, 1969 )

Parents

Laurie Cohen
Reina Cohen

Biography

Sid James (born Solomon Joel Cohen; 8 May 1913 – 26 April 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." Description above from the Wikipedia article Sid James, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Career

acting

1975

Carry on Laughing!

Carry on Laughing!

1974

Carry on Dick as Big Dick Turpin and Reverend Flasher

1973

Carry on Girls as Sidney Fiddler

Carry on Christmas

Carry on Christmas as Santa (Mr Belcher) and Seed Pod and Sir Henry and Sgt Ball and Robin Hood

1972

Carry on Abroad

Carry on Abroad as Vic Flange

Bless This House

Bless This House as Sid Abbot

Carry on Matron

Carry on Matron as Sid Carter

1971

Carry on at Your Convenience

Carry on at Your Convenience as Sid Plummer

Carry on Henry VIII

Carry on Henry VIII as King Henry VIII

Bless This House

Bless This House as Sid Abbott

1970

Carry on Loving

Carry on Loving as Sidney Bliss

Carry on Again Christmas

Carry on Again Christmas as Long John Silver

Carry on Up the Jungle

Carry on Up the Jungle as Bill Boosey

1969

Carry on Christmas

Carry on Christmas as Ebenezer Scrooge

Carry on Camping

Carry on Camping as Sid Boggle

Carry on Again Doctor

Carry on Again Doctor as Gladstone Screwer

1968

Carry on Up the Khyber

Carry on Up the Khyber as Sir Sidney Ruff-Diamond

1967

Carry on Doctor

Carry on Doctor as Charlie Roper

1966

Where the Bullets Fly

Where the Bullets Fly as Mortuary Attendant

Carry on Don't Lose Your Head

Carry on Don't Lose Your Head as Sir Rodney Ffing and The Black Fingernail

George and the Dragon

George and the Dragon

1965

The Big Job as George Brain

Three Hats for Lisa

Three Hats for Lisa as Sid Marks

Carry on Cowboy

Carry on Cowboy as The Rumpo Kid

Tokoloshe as Harry Parsons

1964

Carry on Cleo as Mark Antony

1963

We Joined the Navy

We Joined the Navy as Dance Instructor

Carry on Cabby as Charlie Hawkins

1962

Carry on Cruising

Carry on Cruising as Captain Wellington Crowther

1961

Carry on Regardless

Carry on Regardless as Bert Handy

Double Bunk as Sid

What a Whopper as Harry Sutton

Roommates as Sid

No Place Like Homicide!

No Place Like Homicide! as Syd Butler

A Weekend with Lulu

A Weekend with Lulu as Café Patron

The Green Helmet

The Green Helmet as Richie Launder

1960

Carry on Constable

Carry on Constable as Sgt. Frank Wilkins

The Pure Hell of St. Trinian's

The Pure Hell of St. Trinian's as Alphonse O'Reilly

And the Same to You

And the Same to You as Sammy Gatt

Watch Your Stern

Watch Your Stern as Chief Petty Officer Mundy

1959

Too Many Crooks

Too Many Crooks as Sid

Make Mine a Million

Make Mine a Million as Sid Gibson

The 39 Steps as Perce Baker

Desert Mice as Bert

Upstairs and Downstairs

Upstairs and Downstairs as P.C. Edwards

Tommy the Toreador

Tommy the Toreador as Cadena

Idol on Parade as Herbie

1958

Another Time, Another Place

Another Time, Another Place as Jake Klein

The Silent Enemy

The Silent Enemy as Chief Petty Officer Thorpe

Hell, Heaven or Hoboken

Hell, Heaven or Hoboken as Porter YMCA

The Sheriff of Fractured Jaw

The Sheriff of Fractured Jaw as The Drunk

The Man Inside as Franklin

1957

Hell Drivers as Dusty

Campbell's Kingdom

Campbell's Kingdom as Tim

The Shiralee as Luke

Big Time Operators

Big Time Operators as Mr. Hogg

A King in New York

A King in New York as Johnson - TV Advertiser

The Story of Esther Costello

The Story of Esther Costello as Ryan

Quatermass 2 as Jimmy Hall

1956

The Iron Petticoat

The Iron Petticoat as Paul

Wicked as They Come

Wicked as They Come as Frank Allenborg

Trapeze as Snake Charmer

Dry Rot as Flash Harry

A Kid for Two Farthings

A Kid for Two Farthings as Ice Berg

The Extra Day as Barney West

Ramsbottom Rides Again

Ramsbottom Rides Again as Black Jake

1955

The Glass Tomb as Tony Lewis

A Yank in Ermine

A Yank in Ermine as Nightclub manager

It's a Great Day!

It's a Great Day! as Harry Mason

John and Julie as Mr. Pritchett

Joe MacBeth as Banky

1954

The Detective as Parkinson

Aunt Clara as Honest Sid

Young and Willing

Young and Willing as Syd Baden

The Rainbow Jacket

The Rainbow Jacket as Harry

Crest of the Wave

Crest of the Wave as Able Seaman Charlie 'Badge' Badger

Heat Wave as Beverly Forrest

Orders Are Orders

Orders Are Orders as Ed Waggermeyer

1953

The Yellow Balloon

The Yellow Balloon as Barrow Boy

The Titfield Thunderbolt

The Titfield Thunderbolt as Hawkins

Is Your Honeymoon Really Necessary

Is Your Honeymoon Really Necessary as Hank Hanlon

Escape by Night

Escape by Night as Gino Rossi

The Slasher as Desk Sergeant

Bad Blonde as Sharkey

Will Any Gentleman...?

Will Any Gentleman...? as Mr. Hobson

The Square Ring

The Square Ring as Adams

Norman Conquest

Norman Conquest as Supt. Williams

1952

The Assassin as Bernardo

The Hundred Hour Hunt

The Hundred Hour Hunt as Danny Marks

Time, Gentlemen, Please!

Time, Gentlemen, Please! as Eric Hace

Miss Robin Hood

Miss Robin Hood as Sidney

1951

The Lavender Hill Mob

The Lavender Hill Mob as Lackery

The Galloping Major

The Galloping Major as Bookmaker

1950

The Lady Craved Excitement

The Lady Craved Excitement as Carlo

The Man in Black

The Man in Black as Henry Clavering and Hodson

Last Holiday as Joe Clarence

1949

Paper Orchid as Freddy Evans

Maniacs on Wheels

Maniacs on Wheels as Rowton

Give Us This Day

Give Us This Day as Murdin

1947

Black Memory as Eddie Clinton

Nightbeat as Nixon

appearances

2022

Sid James: Comedy Icon

Sid James: Comedy Icon