Sidney James
Born: 1913-05-08
Place of Birth: Hillbrow, Johannesburg, Union of South Africa
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."
Known For
A Weekend with Lulu
1961★ 5.4
No Orchids for Miss Blandish
1948★ 6.1
Carry On Matron
1972★ 6.1
The Unforgettable Sid James
2000★ 0.0
Carry On Loving
1970★ 5.7
The Silent Enemy
1958★ 5.7
The Deep Blue Sea
1955★ 4.7
And the Same to You
1960★ 5.6
Emergency Call
1952★ 6.5
Gift Horse
1952★ 6.6
Hell Drivers
1957★ 6.7
Carry On Regardless
1961★ 6.2
Joe Macbeth
1955★ 7.6
Black Memory
1947★ 4.5
The Shiralee
1957★ 5.0
Carry on Christmas
1973★ 6.0
Orders Are Orders
1954★ 6.4
Look at Life: Market Place
1959★ 0.0
Carry On Henry
1971★ 6.1
Last Holiday
1950★ 7.1
Father Brown
1954★ 6.4
Venetian Bird
1952★ 5.9
Aunt Clara
1954★ 4.5
Trapeze
1956★ 6.2
The Iron Petticoat
1956★ 5.8
What a Carve Up!
1961★ 6.9
Seagulls Over Sorrento
1954★ 5.4
Nightbeat
1947★ 5.2
Carry On Cowboy
1965★ 6.3
Carry On Doctor
1967★ 6.5
Carry On Camping
1969★ 6.6
The Pure Hell of St. Trinian's
1960★ 6.4
Paper Orchid
1949★ 4.0
Tokoloshe
1965★ 0.0
The Magic Box
1952★ 6.4
Sid James: Comedy Icon
2022★ 7.0
The Man Inside
1958★ 5.7
The Square Ring
1953★ 7.1
Park Plaza 605
1953★ 4.3
Carry On Cruising
1962★ 6.1
Escape by Night
1953★ 6.0
The Smallest Show on Earth
1957★ 6.5
The 39 Steps
1959★ 6.2
The Man in Black
1950★ 5.6
A Yank in Ermine
1955★ 4.0
Upstairs and Downstairs
1959★ 5.6
The Green Helmet
1961★ 0.0
Carry On Girls
1973★ 5.6
Campbell's Kingdom
1957★ 5.9
The Lavender Hill Mob
1951★ 7.2
Carry On Cleo
1964★ 6.6
Carry On Abroad
1972★ 6.3
A King in New York
1957★ 6.8
The Small Back Room
1949★ 6.7
The Belles of St. Trinian's
1954★ 6.3
The Flanagan Boy
1953★ 5.8
The Titfield Thunderbolt
1953★ 7.0
Don't Lose Your Head
1967★ 6.6
The Wedding of Lilli Marlene
1953★ 6.0
Raising the Wind
1961★ 6.2
Watch Your Stern
1960★ 5.6
Carry On Dick
1974★ 5.8
A Kid for Two Farthings
1955★ 6.6
I Was Monty's Double
1958★ 6.9
The Crowded Day
1954★ 5.4
Quatermass 2
1957★ 6.4
We Joined the Navy
1963★ 5.6
Time, Gentlemen, Please!
1952★ 8.0
Carry On at Your Convenience
1971★ 6.2
Carry On Up the Khyber
1968★ 6.4
Where the Bullets Fly
1966★ 4.5
Carry On Up the Jungle
1970★ 5.8
Carry On Cabby
1963★ 6.4
All This, and Christmas Too!
1971★ 0.0
That's Carry On!
1977★ 5.7
The Galloping Major
1951★ 6.0
Carry On Constable
1960★ 6.2
The Sheriff of Fractured Jaw
1958★ 6.5
The Glass Cage
1955★ 5.5
Another Time, Another Place
1958★ 5.8
Too Many Crooks
1959★ 7.4
The House Across the Lake
1954★ 5.5
Idol on Parade
1959★ 7.0
The Big Job
1965★ 6.7
The Beauty Jungle
1964★ 4.7
Wicked as They Come
1956★ 4.9
The Yellow Balloon
1953★ 5.6
Miss Robin Hood
1952★ 7.9
Interpol
1957★ 6.4
For Better, for Worse
1954★ 5.6
Out of the Clouds
1955★ 5.8
Lady Godiva Rides Again
1951★ 5.8
I Believe in You
1952★ 6.4
Will Any Gentleman...?
1953★ 5.6
Carry On Christmas
1969★ 6.2
The World of Budgerigars
1976★ 8.5
The Front Page
1948★ 0.0
Father's Doing Fine
1952★ 6.3
The Weak and the Wicked
1954★ 6.4
Carry On Again Doctor
1969★ 6.1
Double Bunk
1961★ 5.7
What a Whopper
1961★ 5.9
The Extra Day
1956★ 6.6
To See Such Fun
1977★ 0.0
The Story of Esther Costello
1957★ 7.0
John and Julie
1955★ 4.6
Bless This House
1972★ 6.3
Tall Headlines
1952★ 5.8
Desert Mice
1959★ 6.0
Hancock's Half Hour: Volume 1
1957★ 0.0
What's a Carry On?
1998★ 7.8
Next to No Time
1958★ 8.0
Dry Rot
1956★ 7.1
Is Your Honeymoon Really Necessary?
1953★ 5.0
The Rainbow Jacket
1954★ 6.9
Give Us This Day
1949★ 5.6
Seriously Seeking Sid
1993★ 0.0
Cosh Boy
1953★ 5.2
It's a Great Day
1955★ 5.7
Three Hats for Lisa
1965★ 5.0
Ramsbottom Rides Again
1956★ 0.0
Carry On Again Christmas
1970★ 7.3
Once a Jolly Swagman
1949★ 5.6
Tommy the Toreador
1959★ 3.5
Make Mine a Million
1959★ 7.2
On Location: The Carry Ons
2001★ 0.0
What a Carry On!
1973★ 0.0
Talk of a Million
1951★ 0.0
Stop Messin' About!: The Very Best of Kenneth Williams
1996★ 0.0