Nightbeat1947
As Nixon (as Sidney James)
TMDb 5.7 / 10
Sidney James
Born
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."
Filmography (137)
Venetian Bird1952
As Bernardo
TMDb 6.2 / 10
A King in New York1957
As Johnson - TV Advertiser
TMDb 6.7 / 10
The Small Back Room1949
As 'Knucksie' Moran
TMDb 6.7 / 10
Trapeze1956
As Snake Charmer
TMDb 6.3 / 10
Hell Drivers1957
As Dusty, Truck Driver
TMDb 6.7 / 10
Carry On Again Doctor1969
As Gladstone Screwer
TMDb 6.1 / 10
The Lavender Hill Mob1951
As Lackery Wood
TMDb 7.2 / 10
The Titfield Thunderbolt1953
As Harry Hawkins
TMDb 7.0 / 10
The Sheriff of Fractured Jaw1958
As The Drunk
TMDb 6.5 / 10
Paper Orchid1949
As Freddy Evans (as Sidney James)
TMDb 5.0 / 10
Carry On Girls1973
As Councillor Sid Fiddler
TMDb 5.7 / 10
Aunt Clara1954
As Honest Sid
TMDb 5.0 / 10
Carry On Camping1969
As Sid Boggle
TMDb 6.6 / 10
Quatermass 21957
As Jimmy Hall
TMDb 6.4 / 10
Carry On Matron1972
As Sid Carter
TMDb 6.1 / 10
Carry On Cowboy1965
As Johnny Finger, the Rumpo Kid
TMDb 6.3 / 10
Carry On Constable1960
As Sergeant Frank Wilkins
TMDb 6.3 / 10
Carry On Henry1971
As King Henry VIII
TMDb 6.1 / 10
Last Holiday1950
As Joe Clarence
TMDb 7.1 / 10
Carry On at Your Convenience1971
As Sid Plummer
TMDb 6.2 / 10
Carry On Dick1974
As Big Dick Turpin
TMDb 5.8 / 10
Another Time, Another Place1958
As Jake Klein
TMDb 5.8 / 10
The Silent Enemy1958
As Chief Petty Officer Thorpe
TMDb 5.9 / 10
The Deep Blue Sea1955
As Man outside bar
TMDb 4.9 / 10
Carry On Doctor1967
As Mr. Charlie Roper
TMDb 6.5 / 10
Carry On Regardless1961
As Mr. Bert Handy
TMDb 6.2 / 10
The 39 Steps1959
As Perce Baker
TMDb 6.3 / 10
I Was Monty's Double1958
As Porter YMCA
TMDb 6.9 / 10
Cosh Boy1953
As Desk Sergeant
TMDb 5.5 / 10
Campbell's Kingdom1957
As Tim, MacDonald's driver-rigger
TMDb 6.0 / 10
Don't Lose Your Head1967
As Sir Rodney Ffing, the Black Fingernail
TMDb 6.7 / 10
The Man Inside1958
As Franklin
TMDb 6.1 / 10
Carry On Loving1970
As Sidney Bliss
TMDb 5.7 / 10
Carry On Abroad1972
As Vic Flange
TMDb 6.3 / 10
Gift Horse1952
As Ned Hardy, Landlord Golden Bull
TMDb 6.6 / 10
What a Whopper1961
As Harry Sutton
TMDb 6.2 / 10
Give Us This Day1949
As Murdin
TMDb 5.7 / 10
Bless This House1972
As Sid Abbot
TMDb 6.4 / 10
Upstairs and Downstairs1959
As P.C. Edwards
TMDb 5.8 / 10
Carry On Cabby1963
As Charlie Hawkins
TMDb 6.4 / 10
Tokoloshe1965
As Harry Parsons
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Vive Torbay
Vive Torbay1968
As Self
Father Brown1954
As Bert Parkinson
TMDb 6.5 / 10
Interpol1957
As Joe - First Bartender
TMDb 6.4 / 10
A Kid for Two Farthings1955
As Ice Berg
TMDb 6.7 / 10
Carry On Up the Jungle1970
As Mr. Bill Boosey
TMDb 5.9 / 10
The Big Job1965
As George Brain
TMDb 6.7 / 10
The Belles of St Trinian's1954
As Benny
TMDb 6.4 / 10
The Weak and the Wicked1954
As Syd Baden
TMDb 6.5 / 10
John and Julie1955
As Mr. Pritchett
TMDb 4.9 / 10
Carry On Cruising1962
As Captain Wellington Crowther
TMDb 6.1 / 10
The Extra Day1956
As Barney West
TMDb 7.1 / 10
Out of the Clouds1955
As Henry, the Gambler
TMDb 6.1 / 10
The Iron Petticoat1956
As Paul
TMDb 5.8 / 10
Carry On Cleo1964
As Mark Antony
TMDb 6.7 / 10
We Joined the Navy1963
As Dance Instructor
TMDb 6.0 / 10
All This, and Christmas Too!1971
As Sid Jones
TMDb 8.0 / 10
For Better, for Worse1954
As Foreman
TMDb 5.8 / 10
No Orchids for Miss Blandish1948
As uncredited
TMDb 6.1 / 10
Carry On Up the Khyber1968
As Sir Sidney Ruff-Diamond
TMDb 6.4 / 10
Once a Jolly Swagman1949
As Rowton
TMDb 5.8 / 10
Escape by Night1953
As Gino Rossini
TMDb 6.7 / 10
The Shiralee1957
As Luke
TMDb 5.1 / 10
What a Carve Up!1961
As Sid Butler
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Time, Gentlemen, Please!1952
As Eric Hace
TMDb 8.0 / 10
The Magic Box1952
As Army Sergeant
TMDb 6.5 / 10
Watch Your Stern1960
As Chief Petty Officer Mundy
TMDb 5.9 / 10
Next to No Time1958
As Albert, Cabin Steward
TMDb 7.7 / 10
The Flanagan Boy1953
As Sharkey (as Sidney James)
TMDb 6.0 / 10
What's a Carry On?1998
As Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
TMDb 7.7 / 10
Tommy the Toreador1959
As Cadena
TMDb 5.3 / 10
That's Carry On!1977
As Various Characters (archive footage)
TMDb 5.8 / 10
The House Across the Lake1954
As Beverly Forrest (as Sidney James)
TMDb 5.5 / 10
The Pure Hell of St Trinian's1960
As Alphonse O'Reilly
TMDb 6.5 / 10
Miss Robin Hood1952
As Sidney (as Sidney James)
TMDb 8.1 / 10
And the Same to You1960
As Sammy Gatt
TMDb 5.9 / 10
Carry On Again Christmas1970
As Long John Silver
TMDb 7.6 / 10
Three Hats for Lisa1965
As Sid Marks
TMDb 6.0 / 10
Too Many Crooks1959
As Sid
TMDb 7.4 / 10
Desert Mice1959
As Bert Bennett
TMDb 6.2 / 10
Wicked as They Come1956
As Frank Allenborg
TMDb 5.0 / 10
Don't Utter a Note
Don't Utter a Note1966
As Basher Bates
Raising the Wind1961
As Sid
TMDb 6.3 / 10
The Glass Cage1955
As Tony Lewis
TMDb 5.6 / 10
Double Bunk1961
As Sid Randall
TMDb 6.1 / 10
The Beauty Jungle1964
As 'Butlins' Judge
TMDb 5.3 / 10
Orders Are Orders1954
As Ed Waggermeyer
TMDb 6.6 / 10
The Man in Black1950
As Henry Clavering / Hodson
TMDb 6.0 / 10
Park Plaza 6051953
As Supt. Williams (as Sidney James)
TMDb 4.7 / 10
The Rainbow Jacket1954
As Harry
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Where the Bullets Fly1966
As Mortuary Attendant
TMDb 5.7 / 10
The Square Ring1953
As Adams
TMDb 7.1 / 10
Joe Macbeth1955
As Banky
TMDb 7.6 / 10
A Weekend with Lulu1961
As Café Patron
TMDb 5.5 / 10
The Smallest Show on Earth1957
As Mr. Hogg
TMDb 6.7 / 10
Lady Godiva Rides Again1951
As Lew Beeson
TMDb 5.9 / 10
The Yellow Balloon1953
As Charlie
TMDb 6.0 / 10
Stop Messin' About!: The Very Best of Kenneth Williams1996
As (Archive footage)
The Story of Esther Costello1957
As Joe Ryan
TMDb 7.0 / 10
A Yank in Ermine1955
As Nightclub manager
TMDb 6.0 / 10
Dry Rot1956
As Flash Harry
TMDb 7.7 / 10
The Lady Craved Excitement1950
As Carlo
TMDb 5.8 / 10
Carry On Christmas1969
As Ebenezer Scrooge
TMDb 6.3 / 10
I Believe in You1952
As Sergeant Body
TMDb 6.8 / 10
What a Carry On!1973
TMDb 8.0 / 10
Father's Doing Fine1952
As Taxi Driver
TMDb 7.3 / 10
The Galloping Major1951
As Bookmaker
TMDb 6.1 / 10
Idol on Parade1959
As Herbie
TMDb 7.0 / 10
On Location: The Carry Ons2001
As Various Characters (archive footage) (uncredited)
Hancock's Half Hour: Volume 11957
As Sidney Balmoral James
Black Memory1947
As Eddie Clinton
TMDb 5.3 / 10
The Crowded Day1954
As Joe, the Night Watchman
TMDb 5.8 / 10
To See Such Fun1977
TMDb 10.0 / 10
The Green Helmet1961
As Richie Launder
TMDb 9.0 / 10
The Wedding of Lilli Marlene1953
As Fennimore Hunt
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Make Mine a Million1959
As Sid Gibson
TMDb 7.7 / 10
The World of Budgerigars1976
As Self
TMDb 8.5 / 10
Tall Headlines1952
As Mr. Spencer, neighbor
TMDb 6.8 / 10
Will Any Gentleman...?1953
As Mr. Hobson
TMDb 6.3 / 10
Carry on Christmas1973
As Mr. Belcher / Seed Pod / Sir Henry / Sergeant Will Ball / Robin Hood
TMDb 6.4 / 10
Seagulls Over Sorrento1954
As Charlie Badger
TMDb 6.0 / 10
It's Hard to be Good1948
As Platform guard (uncredited)
TMDb 5.8 / 10
The Unforgettable Sid James2000
As Self
Is Your Honeymoon Really Necessary?1953
As Hank Hanlon
TMDb 5.6 / 10
Box for One
Box for One1953
It's a Great Day1955
As Harry Mason
TMDb 6.4 / 10
Emergency Call1952
As Danny Marks
TMDb 6.7 / 10
The Front Page1948
As Hildy Johnson
Talk of a Million1951
As John C. Moody
TMDb 9.0 / 10
Look at Life: Market Place1959
As Self - Commentator
Ramsbottom Rides Again1956
As Black Jake
TMDb 9.0 / 10
Sid James: Comedy Icon2022
As Self (Archive Footage)
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Seriously Seeking Sid1993
As Self (archive footage)
Look at Life: Dustmen's Day
Look at Life: Dustmen's Day1959
As Self - Commentator
Look at Life: Up To Scratch1961
Look at Life: Getting a Move On
Look at Life: Getting a Move On1962
As Self - Commentator
Filmography and biography: TMDb