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."
Films (135)
Sid James: Comedy Icon
2022
On Location: The Carry Ons
2001
The Unforgettable Sid James
2000
What's a Carry On?
1998
Stop Messin' About!: The Very Best of Kenneth Williams
1996
Seriously Seeking Sid
1993
That's Carry On!
1977
To See Such Fun
1977
The World of Budgerigars
1976
Carry On Dick
1974
Carry on Christmas
1973
Carry On Girls
1973
What a Carry On!
1973
Carry On Abroad
1972
Bless This House
1972
Carry On Matron
1972
All This, and Christmas Too!
1971
Carry On at Your Convenience
1971
Carry On Henry
1971
Carry On Again Christmas
1970
Carry On Loving
1970
Carry On Up the Jungle
1970
Carry On Christmas
1969
Carry On Again Doctor
1969
Carry On Camping
1969
Vive Torbay
1968
Carry On Up the Khyber
1968
Carry On Doctor
1967
Don't Lose Your Head
1967
Where the Bullets Fly
1966
Don't Utter a Note
1966
Carry On Cowboy
1965
The Big Job
1965
Tokoloshe
1965
Three Hats for Lisa
1965
Carry On Cleo
1964
The Beauty Jungle
1964
Carry On Cabby
1963
We Joined the Navy
1963
Carry On Cruising
1962
Look at Life: Getting a Move On
1962
What a Whopper
1961
What a Carve Up!
1961
Raising the Wind
1961
Double Bunk
1961
The Green Helmet
1961
A Weekend with Lulu
1961
Carry On Regardless
1961
The Pure Hell of St Trinian's
1960
Watch Your Stern
1960
Carry On Constable
1960
And the Same to You
1960
Tommy the Toreador
1959
Upstairs and Downstairs
1959
Idol on Parade
1959
The 39 Steps
1959
Too Many Crooks
1959
Make Mine a Million
1959
Desert Mice
1959
Look at Life: Market Place
1959
Look at Life: Dustmen's Day
1959
The Sheriff of Fractured Jaw
1958
I Was Monty's Double
1958
The Man Inside
1958
Next to No Time
1958
Another Time, Another Place
1958
The Silent Enemy
1958
Hancock's Half Hour: Volume 1
1957
The Story of Esther Costello
1957
A King in New York
1957
Campbell's Kingdom
1957
Hell Drivers
1957
The Shiralee
1957
Quatermass 2
1957
The Smallest Show on Earth
1957
Interpol
1957
Dry Rot
1956
The Iron Petticoat
1956
Trapeze
1956
Wicked as They Come
1956
Ramsbottom Rides Again
1956
The Extra Day
1956
The Deep Blue Sea
1955
Joe Macbeth
1955
A Kid for Two Farthings
1955
John and Julie
1955
The Glass Cage
1955
Out of the Clouds
1955
It's a Great Day
1955
A Yank in Ermine
1955
Aunt Clara
1954
Orders Are Orders
1954
The Crowded Day
1954
The Belles of St Trinian's
1954
Seagulls Over Sorrento
1954
For Better, for Worse
1954
Father Brown
1954
The Rainbow Jacket
1954
The House Across the Lake
1954
The Weak and the Wicked
1954
Escape by Night
1953
The Wedding of Lilli Marlene
1953
Is Your Honeymoon Really Necessary?
1953
Park Plaza 605
1953
Will Any Gentleman...?
1953
The Square Ring
1953
The Flanagan Boy
1953
The Titfield Thunderbolt
1953
The Yellow Balloon
1953
Cosh Boy
1953
Box for One
1953
Miss Robin Hood
1952
Venetian Bird
1952
Father's Doing Fine
1952
Time, Gentlemen, Please!
1952
Gift Horse
1952
Emergency Call
1952
Tall Headlines
1952
I Believe in You
1952
The Magic Box
1952
Lady Godiva Rides Again
1951
The Lavender Hill Mob
1951
The Galloping Major
1951
Talk of a Million
1951
The Lady Craved Excitement
1950
Last Holiday
1950
The Man in Black
1950
Give Us This Day
1949
Paper Orchid
1949
The Small Back Room
1949
Once a Jolly Swagman
1949
The Front Page
1948
No Orchids for Miss Blandish
1948
Nightbeat
1947
Black Memory
1947