Sidney James

Acting • 1913-05-08 • 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."

Known For

7.2

The Lavender Hill Mob

1951

6.7

Carry On Cleo

1964

6.6

Carry On Camping

1969

6.4

Carry On Up the Khyber

1968

6.3

Carry On Cowboy

1965

6.3

Carry On Abroad

1972

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Filmography

2022
Sid James: Comedy IconFilm
Self (Archive Footage)
★ 7.0
2015
Carry On ForeverTV
2001
On Location: The Carry OnsFilm
Various Characters (archive footage) (uncredited)
2000
The Unforgettable Sid JamesFilm
Self
1998
What's a Carry On?Film
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
★ 7.7
1996
Stop Messin' About!: The Very Best of Kenneth WilliamsFilm
(Archive footage)
1994
The World of HammerTV
Self (archive footage) • 1 episodes
★ 6.8
1993
Seriously Seeking SidFilm
Self (archive footage)
1983
ITV Christmas ComedyTV
1977
That's Carry On!Film
Various Characters (archive footage)
★ 5.8
1977
To See Such FunFilm
★ 10.0
1976
The World of BudgerigarsFilm
Self
★ 8.5
1975
Carry On LaughingTV
Prince Rupert / Arnold Basket • 1 episodes
★ 5.7
1975
Carry On LaughingTV
Baron Hubert • 1 episodes
★ 5.7
1975
Carry On LaughingTV
Lovelace • 1 episodes
★ 5.7
1975
Carry On LaughingTV
Sir Francis Drake • 1 episodes
★ 5.7
1974
Carry On DickFilm
Big Dick Turpin
★ 5.8
1973
Carry On GirlsFilm
Councillor Sid Fiddler
★ 5.7
1973
Carry On ChristmasFilm
Mr. Belcher / Seed Pod / Sir Henry / Sergeant Will Ball / Robin Hood
★ 6.4
1973
What a Carry On!Film
★ 8.0
1972
Carry On AbroadFilm
Vic Flange
★ 6.3
1972
Carry On MatronFilm
Sid Carter
★ 6.1
1972
Bless This HouseFilm
Sid Abbot
★ 6.4
1971
Carry On at Your ConvenienceFilm
Sid Plummer
★ 6.2
1971
Carry On HenryFilm
King Henry VIII
★ 6.1
1971
Bless This HouseTV
Sid Abbott • 66 episodes
★ 7.5
1971
Bless This HouseTV
Alf Carter • 1 episodes
★ 7.5
1971
All This, and Christmas Too!Film
Sid Jones
★ 8.0
1970
Carry On Up the JungleFilm
Mr. Bill Boosey
★ 5.9
1970
Carry On LovingFilm
Sidney Bliss
★ 5.7
1970
Carry On Again ChristmasFilm
Long John Silver
★ 7.6
1969
Carry On CampingFilm
Sid Boggle
★ 6.6
1969
Carry On Again DoctorFilm
Gladstone Screwer
★ 6.1
1969
Carry On ChristmasFilm
Ebenezer Scrooge
★ 6.3
1969
Two in CloverTV
Sid Turner • 13 episodes
★ 7.2
1969
Carry On Christmas SpecialsTV
★ 5.8
1968
Carry On Up the KhyberFilm
Sir Sidney Ruff-Diamond
★ 6.4
1968
Vive TorbayFilm
Self
1967
Carry On DoctorFilm
Mr. Charlie Roper
★ 6.5
1967
Don't Lose Your HeadFilm
Sir Rodney Ffing, the Black Fingernail
★ 6.7
1966
George and the DragonTV
★ 6.8
1966
Where the Bullets FlyFilm
Mortuary Attendant
★ 5.7
1966
Don't Utter a NoteFilm
Basher Bates
1965
Carry On CowboyFilm
Johnny Finger, the Rumpo Kid
★ 6.3
1965
The Big JobFilm
George Brain
★ 6.7
1965
Three Hats for LisaFilm
Sid Marks
★ 6.0
1965
TokolosheFilm
Harry Parsons
★ 7.0
1964
Carry On CleoFilm
Mark Antony
★ 6.7
1964
The Beauty JungleFilm
'Butlins' Judge
★ 5.3
1963
Carry On CabbyFilm
Charlie Hawkins
★ 6.4
1963
We Joined the NavyFilm
Dance Instructor
★ 6.0
1963
Taxi!TV
Sid Stone • 26 episodes
1962
Carry On CruisingFilm
Captain Wellington Crowther
★ 6.1
1962
Look at Life: Getting a Move OnFilm
Self - Commentator
1961
Carry On RegardlessFilm
Mr. Bert Handy
★ 6.2
1961
What a Carve Up!Film
Sid Butler
★ 7.0
1961
What a WhopperFilm
Harry Sutton
★ 6.2
1961
Raising the WindFilm
Sid
★ 6.3
1961
A Weekend with LuluFilm
Café Patron
★ 5.5
1961
Double BunkFilm
Sid Randall
★ 6.1
1961
The Green HelmetFilm
Richie Launder
★ 9.0
1961
Look at Life: Up To ScratchFilm
1960
Carry On ConstableFilm
Sergeant Frank Wilkins
★ 6.3
1960
The Pure Hell of St Trinian'sFilm
Alphonse O'Reilly
★ 6.5
1960
Watch Your SternFilm
Chief Petty Officer Mundy
★ 5.9
1960
Citizen JamesTV
Sidney 'Sid' Balmoral James • 32 episodes
★ 7.7
1960
And the Same to YouFilm
Sammy Gatt
★ 5.9
1959
The 39 StepsFilm
Perce Baker
★ 6.3
1959
Too Many CrooksFilm
Sid
★ 7.4
1959
Upstairs and DownstairsFilm
P.C. Edwards
★ 5.8
1959
Idol on ParadeFilm
Herbie
★ 7.0
1959
Make Mine a MillionFilm
Sid Gibson
★ 7.7
1959
Desert MiceFilm
Bert Bennett
★ 6.2
1959
Look at LifeTV
Narrator • 4 episodes
★ 8.0
1959
Tommy the ToreadorFilm
Cadena
★ 5.3
1959
Look at Life: Dustmen's DayFilm
Self - Commentator
1959
Look at Life: Market PlaceFilm
Self - Commentator
1958
The Sheriff of Fractured JawFilm
The Drunk
★ 6.6
1958
I Was Monty's DoubleFilm
Porter YMCA
★ 6.9
1958
Another Time, Another PlaceFilm
Jake Klein
★ 5.8
1958
The Silent EnemyFilm
Chief Petty Officer Thorpe
★ 5.9
1958
The Man InsideFilm
Franklin
★ 6.1
1958
The Adventures of William TellTV
Schaffner • 1 episodes
★ 6.8
1958
Next to No TimeFilm
Albert, Cabin Steward
★ 7.7
1957
A King in New YorkFilm
Johnson - TV Advertiser
★ 6.7
1957
Quatermass 2Film
Jimmy Hall
★ 6.4
1957
Hell DriversFilm
Dusty, Truck Driver
★ 6.7
1957
The Smallest Show on EarthFilm
Mr. Hogg
★ 6.7
1957
InterpolFilm
Joe - First Bartender
★ 6.4
1957
Campbell's KingdomFilm
Tim, MacDonald's driver-rigger
★ 6.0
1957
The Story of Esther CostelloFilm
Joe Ryan
★ 7.0
1957
The ShiraleeFilm
Luke
★ 5.1
1957
Hancock's Half Hour: Volume 1Film
Sidney Balmoral James
1956
TrapezeFilm
Snake Charmer
★ 6.3
1956
Hancock's Half HourTV
★ 7.4
1956
The Iron PetticoatFilm
Paul
★ 5.7
1956
The BuccaneersTV
Chantey Jack • 1 episodes
★ 6.4
1956
Wicked as They ComeFilm
Frank Allenborg
★ 5.0
1956
Dry RotFilm
Flash Harry
★ 7.7
1956
Armchair TheatreTV
Basher Bates • 1 episodes
★ 6.0
1956
The Extra DayFilm
Barney West
★ 7.1
1956
Ramsbottom Rides AgainFilm
Black Jake
★ 9.0
1955
A Kid for Two FarthingsFilm
Ice Berg
★ 6.6
1955
The Glass CageFilm
Tony Lewis
★ 5.6
1955
The Deep Blue SeaFilm
Man outside bar
★ 4.9
1955
Joe MacbethFilm
Banky
★ 7.6
1955
Out of the CloudsFilm
Henry, the Gambler
★ 6.1
1955
John and JulieFilm
Mr. Pritchett
★ 4.9
1955
It's a Great DayFilm
Harry Mason
★ 6.4
1955
A Yank in ErmineFilm
Nightclub manager
★ 6.0
1954
The Belles of St Trinian'sFilm
Benny
★ 6.4
1954
Father BrownFilm
Bert Parkinson
★ 6.5
1954
The House Across the LakeFilm
Beverly Forrest (as Sidney James)
★ 5.5
1954
The Weak and the WickedFilm
Syd Baden
★ 6.5
1954
Orders Are OrdersFilm
Ed Waggermeyer
★ 6.6
1954
For Better, for WorseFilm
Foreman
★ 5.8
1954
The Rainbow JacketFilm
Harry
★ 7.0
1954
Seagulls Over SorrentoFilm
Charlie Badger
★ 6.0
1954
The Crowded DayFilm
Joe, the Night Watchman
★ 5.8
1954
Aunt ClaraFilm
Honest Sid
★ 5.0
1953
The Titfield ThunderboltFilm
Harry Hawkins
★ 7.0
1953
The Flanagan BoyFilm
Sharkey (as Sidney James)
★ 6.0
1953
Cosh BoyFilm
Desk Sergeant
★ 5.5
1953
The Yellow BalloonFilm
Charlie
★ 6.0
1953
The Square RingFilm
Adams
★ 7.1
1953
Park Plaza 605Film
Supt. Williams (as Sidney James)
★ 4.7
1953
Is Your Honeymoon Really Necessary?Film
Hank Hanlon
★ 5.6
1953
Will Any Gentleman...?Film
Mr. Hobson
★ 6.3
1953
Escape by NightFilm
Gino Rossini
★ 6.7
1953
The Wedding of Lilli MarleneFilm
Fennimore Hunt
★ 7.0
1953
Box for OneFilm
1952
The Magic BoxFilm
Army Sergeant
★ 6.5
1952
Gift HorseFilm
Ned Hardy, Landlord Golden Bull
★ 6.6
1952
Venetian BirdFilm
Bernardo
★ 6.2
1952
Miss Robin HoodFilm
Sidney (as Sidney James)
★ 8.1
1952
I Believe in YouFilm
Sergeant Body
★ 6.8
1952
Emergency CallFilm
Danny Marks
★ 6.7
1952
Time, Gentlemen, Please!Film
Eric Hace
★ 8.0
1952
Father's Doing FineFilm
Taxi Driver
★ 7.2
1952
Tall HeadlinesFilm
Mr. Spencer, neighbor
★ 6.8
1951
The Lavender Hill MobFilm
Lackery Wood
★ 7.2
1951
Lady Godiva Rides AgainFilm
Lew Beeson
★ 5.9
1951
The Galloping MajorFilm
Bookmaker
★ 6.1
1951
Talk of a MillionFilm
John C. Moody
★ 9.0
1950
Last HolidayFilm
Joe Clarence
★ 7.1
1950
The Man in BlackFilm
Henry Clavering / Hodson
★ 6.0
1950
The Lady Craved ExcitementFilm
Carlo
★ 5.8
1949
The Small Back RoomFilm
'Knucksie' Moran
★ 6.8
1949
Once a Jolly SwagmanFilm
Rowton
★ 5.8
1949
Give Us This DayFilm
Murdin
★ 5.7
1949
Paper OrchidFilm
Freddy Evans (as Sidney James)
★ 5.0
1948
The Ed Sullivan ShowTV
Self • 2 episodes
★ 6.8
1948
No Orchids for Miss BlandishFilm
uncredited
★ 6.1
1948
It's Hard to be GoodFilm
Platform guard (uncredited)
★ 5.8
1948
The Front PageFilm
Hildy Johnson
1947
NightbeatFilm
Nixon (as Sidney James)
★ 5.7
1947
Black MemoryFilm
Eddie Clinton
★ 5.3