Sidney James

Acting

May 8, 1913 – April 26, 1976 (died at 62)

Hillbrow, Johannesburg, Union of South Africa

Male

135 Movies

21 TV Shows

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."

The Lavender Hill Mob

1951 7.2

as Lackery

Age 38 (now 62)

Carry On Cleo

1964 6.6

as Mark Antony

Age 51 (now 62)

Carry On Camping

1969 6.6

as Sid Boggle

Age 56 (now 62)

Carry On Up the Khyber

1968 6.5

as Sir Sidney Ruff-Diamond

Age 54 (now 62)

Carry On Cowboy

1965 6.3

as Johnny Finger, the Rumpo Kid

Age 52 (now 62)

Carry On Abroad

1972 6.3

as Vic Flange

Age 59 (now 62)

Carry On Matron

1972 6.1

as Sid Carter

Age 58 (now 62)

Carry On Cabby

1963 6.5

as Charlie Hawkins

Age 50 (now 62)

Don't Lose Your Head

1967 6.7

as Sir Rodney Ffing, the Black Fingernail

Age 53 (now 62)

Carry On Cruising

1962 6.1

as Captain Wellington Crowther

Age 48 (now 62)

Carry On at Your Convenience

1971 6.2

as Sid Plummer

Age 58 (now 62)

Carry On Constable

1960 6.3

as Sergeant Frank Wilkins

Age 46 (now 62)

Carry On Henry

1971 6.1

as King Henry VIII

Age 58 (now 62)

Carry On Doctor

1967 6.5

as Mr. Charlie Roper

Age 54 (now 62)

Carry On Again Doctor

1969 6.1

as Gladstone Screwer

Age 56 (now 62)

Carry On Dick

1974 5.8

as Big Dick Turpin

Age 60 (now 62)

Sid James: Comedy Icon

2022 7.0

as Self (Archive Footage)

Age 109 (now 62)

On Location: The Carry Ons

2001

as Various Characters (archive footage) (uncredited)

Age 87 (now 62)

The Unforgettable Sid James

2000

as Self

Age 87 (now 62)

What's a Carry On?

1998 7.7

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Age 85 (now 62)

Stop Messin' About!: The Very Best of Kenneth Williams

1996

as (Archive footage)

Age 82 (now 62)

Seriously Seeking Sid

1993

as Self (archive footage)

Age 79 (now 62)

That's Carry On!

1977 5.8

as Various Characters (archive footage)

Age 64 (now 62)

To See Such Fun

1977 10.0

Age 64 (now 62)

The World of Budgerigars

1976 8.5

as Self

Age 62

Carry On Dick

1974 5.8

as Big Dick Turpin

Age 60 (now 62)

Carry on Christmas

1973 6.4

as Mr. Belcher / Seed Pod / Sir Henry / Sergeant Will Ball / Robin Hood

Age 60 (now 62)

Carry On Girls

1973 5.7

as Councillor Sid Fiddler

Age 60 (now 62)

What a Carry On!

1973 8.0

Age 60 (now 62)

Carry On Abroad

1972 6.3

as Vic Flange

Age 59 (now 62)

Bless This House

1972 6.4

as Sid Abbot

Age 59 (now 62)

Carry On Matron

1972 6.1

as Sid Carter

Age 58 (now 62)

All This, and Christmas Too!

1971 8.0

as Sid Jones

Age 58 (now 62)

Carry On at Your Convenience

1971 6.2

as Sid Plummer

Age 58 (now 62)

Carry On Henry

1971 6.1

as King Henry VIII

Age 58 (now 62)

Carry On Again Christmas

1970 7.6

as Long John Silver

Age 57 (now 62)

Carry On Loving

1970 5.7

as Sidney Bliss

Age 57 (now 62)

Carry On Up the Jungle

1970 5.9

as Mr. Bill Boosey

Age 56 (now 62)

Carry On Christmas

1969 6.3

as Ebenezer Scrooge

Age 56 (now 62)

Carry On Again Doctor

1969 6.1

as Gladstone Screwer

Age 56 (now 62)

Carry On Camping

1969 6.6

as Sid Boggle

Age 56 (now 62)

Vive Torbay

1968

as Self

Age 55 (now 62)

Carry On Up the Khyber

1968 6.5

as Sir Sidney Ruff-Diamond

Age 54 (now 62)

Carry On Doctor

1967 6.5

as Mr. Charlie Roper

Age 54 (now 62)

Don't Lose Your Head

1967 6.7

as Sir Rodney Ffing, the Black Fingernail

Age 53 (now 62)

Where the Bullets Fly

1966 5.7

as Mortuary Attendant

Age 53 (now 62)

Don't Utter a Note

1966

as Basher Bates

Age 52 (now 62)

Carry On Cowboy

1965 6.3

as Johnny Finger, the Rumpo Kid

Age 52 (now 62)

The Big Job

1965 6.7

as George Brain

Age 52 (now 62)

Tokoloshe

1965 7.0

as Harry Parsons

Age 52 (now 62)

Three Hats for Lisa

1965 6.0

as Sid Marks

Age 51 (now 62)

Carry On Cleo

1964 6.6

as Mark Antony

Age 51 (now 62)

The Beauty Jungle

1964 5.3

as 'Butlins' Judge

Age 51 (now 62)

Carry On Cabby

1963 6.5

as Charlie Hawkins

Age 50 (now 62)

We Joined the Navy

1963 6.0

as Dance Instructor

Age 50 (now 62)

Carry On Cruising

1962 6.1

as Captain Wellington Crowther

Age 48 (now 62)

Look at Life: Getting a Move On

1962

as Self - Commentator

Age 48 (now 62)

What a Whopper

1961 6.2

as Harry Sutton

Age 48 (now 62)

What a Carve Up!

1961 7.0

as Sid Butler

Age 48 (now 62)

Raising the Wind

1961 6.3

as Sid

Age 48 (now 62)

Double Bunk

1961 6.1

as Sid Randall

Age 47 (now 62)

The Green Helmet

1961 9.0

as Richie Launder

Age 47 (now 62)

A Weekend with Lulu

1961 5.5

as Café Patron

Age 47 (now 62)

Carry On Regardless

1961 6.3

as Mr. Bert Handy

Age 47 (now 62)

The Pure Hell of St Trinian's

1960 6.5

as Alphonse O'Reilly

Age 47 (now 62)

Watch Your Stern

1960 5.9

as Chief Petty Officer Mundy

Age 47 (now 62)

Carry On Constable

1960 6.3

as Sergeant Frank Wilkins

Age 46 (now 62)

And the Same to You

1960 5.9

as Sammy Gatt

Age 46 (now 62)

Tommy the Toreador

1959 5.3

as Cadena

Age 46 (now 62)

Upstairs and Downstairs

1959 5.8

as P.C. Edwards

Age 46 (now 62)

Idol on Parade

1959 7.0

as Herbie

Age 45 (now 62)

The 39 Steps

1959 6.3

as Perce Baker

Age 45 (now 62)

Too Many Crooks

1959 7.4

as Sid

Age 45 (now 62)

Make Mine a Million

1959 7.7

as Sid Gibson

Age 45 (now 62)

Desert Mice

1959 6.2

as Bert Bennett

Age 45 (now 62)

Look at Life: Dustmen's Day

1959

as Self - Commentator

Age 45 (now 62)

Look at Life: Market Place

1959

as Self - Commentator

Age 45 (now 62)

The Sheriff of Fractured Jaw

1958 6.5

as The Drunk

Age 45 (now 62)

I Was Monty's Double

1958 6.9

as Porter YMCA

Age 45 (now 62)

The Man Inside

1958 6.1

as Franklin

Age 45 (now 62)

Next to No Time

1958 7.7

as Albert, Cabin Steward

Age 45 (now 62)

Another Time, Another Place

1958 5.8

as Jake Klein

Age 44 (now 62)

The Silent Enemy

1958 5.9

as Chief Petty Officer Thorpe

Age 44 (now 62)

Hancock's Half Hour: Volume 1

1957

as Sidney Balmoral James

Age 44 (now 62)

The Story of Esther Costello

1957 7.0

as Joe Ryan

Age 44 (now 62)

A King in New York

1957 6.7

as Johnson - TV Advertiser

Age 44 (now 62)

Campbell's Kingdom

1957 6.0

as Tim, MacDonald's driver-rigger

Age 44 (now 62)

Hell Drivers

1957 6.7

as Dusty, Truck Driver

Age 44 (now 62)

The Shiralee

1957 5.1

as Luke

Age 44 (now 62)

Quatermass 2

1957 6.4

as Jimmy Hall

Age 44 (now 62)

The Smallest Show on Earth

1957 6.7

as Mr. Hogg

Age 43 (now 62)

Interpol

1957 6.5

as Joe - First Bartender

Age 43 (now 62)

Dry Rot

1956 7.7

as Flash Harry

Age 43 (now 62)

The Iron Petticoat

1956 5.8

as Paul

Age 43 (now 62)

Trapeze

1956 6.2

as Snake Charmer

Age 43 (now 62)

Wicked as They Come

1956 5.0

as Frank Allenborg

Age 43 (now 62)

Ramsbottom Rides Again

1956 9.0

as Black Jake

Age 42 (now 62)

The Extra Day

1956 7.1

as Barney West

Age 42 (now 62)

The Deep Blue Sea

1955 4.9

as Man outside bar

Age 42 (now 62)

Joe Macbeth

1955 7.6

as Banky

Age 42 (now 62)

A Kid for Two Farthings

1955 6.7

as Ice Berg

Age 42 (now 62)

John and Julie

1955 4.9

as Mr. Pritchett

Age 42 (now 62)

The Glass Cage

1955 5.6

as Tony Lewis

Age 41 (now 62)

Out of the Clouds

1955 6.1

as Henry, the Gambler

Age 41 (now 62)

A Yank in Ermine

1955 6.0

as Nightclub manager

Age 41 (now 62)

It's a Great Day

1955 6.4

as Harry Mason

Age 41 (now 62)

Aunt Clara

1954 5.0

as Honest Sid

Age 41 (now 62)

Orders Are Orders

1954 6.6

as Ed Waggermeyer

Age 41 (now 62)

The Crowded Day

1954 5.8

as Joe, the Night Watchman

Age 41 (now 62)

The Belles of St Trinian's

1954 6.4

as Benny

Age 41 (now 62)

Seagulls Over Sorrento

1954 6.0

as Charlie Badger

Age 41 (now 62)

For Better, for Worse

1954 5.8

as Foreman

Age 41 (now 62)

Father Brown

1954 6.5

as Bert Parkinson

Age 41 (now 62)

The Rainbow Jacket

1954 7.0

as Harry

Age 41 (now 62)

The House Across the Lake

1954 5.5

as Beverly Forrest (as Sidney James)

Age 40 (now 62)

The Weak and the Wicked

1954 6.5

as Syd Baden

Age 40 (now 62)

Escape by Night

1953 6.7

as Gino Rossini

Age 40 (now 62)

The Wedding of Lilli Marlene

1953 7.0

as Fennimore Hunt

Age 40 (now 62)

Is Your Honeymoon Really Necessary?

1953 5.6

as Hank Hanlon

Age 40 (now 62)

Park Plaza 605

1953 4.7

as Supt. Williams (as Sidney James)

Age 40 (now 62)

Will Any Gentleman...?

1953 6.3

as Mr. Hobson

Age 40 (now 62)

The Square Ring

1953 7.1

as Adams

Age 40 (now 62)

The Flanagan Boy

1953 6.1

as Sharkey (as Sidney James)

Age 39 (now 62)

The Titfield Thunderbolt

1953 7.0

as Harry Hawkins

Age 39 (now 62)

The Yellow Balloon

1953 6.0

as Charlie

Age 39 (now 62)

Cosh Boy

1953 5.5

as Desk Sergeant

Age 39 (now 62)

Box for One

1953

Age 39 (now 62)

Miss Robin Hood

1952 8.1

as Sidney (as Sidney James)

Age 39 (now 62)

Venetian Bird

1952 6.2

as Bernardo

Age 39 (now 62)

Father's Doing Fine

1952 7.3

as Taxi Driver

Age 39 (now 62)

Time, Gentlemen, Please!

1952 8.0

as Eric Hace

Age 39 (now 62)

Gift Horse

1952 6.6

as Ned Hardy, Landlord Golden Bull

Age 39 (now 62)

Emergency Call

1952 6.7

as Danny Marks

Age 39 (now 62)

Tall Headlines

1952 6.8

as Mr. Spencer, neighbor

Age 38 (now 62)

I Believe in You

1952 6.8

as Sergeant Body

Age 38 (now 62)

The Magic Box

1952 6.5

as Army Sergeant

Age 38 (now 62)

Lady Godiva Rides Again

1951 5.9

as Lew Beeson

Age 38 (now 62)

The Lavender Hill Mob

1951 7.2

as Lackery

Age 38 (now 62)

The Galloping Major

1951 6.1

as Bookmaker

Age 37 (now 62)

Talk of a Million

1951 9.0

as John C. Moody

Age 37 (now 62)

The Lady Craved Excitement

1950 5.8

as Carlo

Age 37 (now 62)

Last Holiday

1950 7.2

as Joe Clarence

Age 37 (now 62)

The Man in Black

1950 6.0

as Henry Clavering / Hodson

Age 36 (now 62)

Give Us This Day

1949 5.7

as Murdin

Age 36 (now 62)

Paper Orchid

1949 5.0

as Freddy Evans (as Sidney James)

Age 35 (now 62)

The Small Back Room

1949 6.8

as 'Knucksie' Moran

Age 35 (now 62)

Once a Jolly Swagman

1949 5.8

as Rowton

Age 35 (now 62)

The Front Page

1948

as Hildy Johnson

Age 35 (now 62)

No Orchids for Miss Blandish

1948 6.0

as uncredited

Age 34 (now 62)

Nightbeat

1947 5.7

as Nixon (as Sidney James)

Age 34 (now 62)

Black Memory

1947 5.3

as Eddie Clinton

Age 34 (now 62)