
Sidney James
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."
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The Small Back Room

Don't Lose Your Head

I Was Monty's Double

The Sheriff of Fractured Jaw

Quatermass 2

Trapeze

Carry On Cowboy

Venetian Bird

What's a Carry On?

That's Carry On!

Carry On Up the Khyber

What a Whopper

Carry On at Your Convenience

Carry On Cleo

Carry On Loving

Carry On Cruising

The Weak and the Wicked

We Joined the Navy

What a Carve Up!

The Belles of St Trinian's

Lady Godiva Rides Again

Carry On Camping

Out of the Clouds

Three Hats for Lisa

Gift Horse

Carry On Dick

Carry On Again Doctor

The House Across the Lake

No Orchids for Miss Blandish

Next to No Time

Carry On Doctor

Father's Doing Fine

Carry On Abroad

Carry On Matron

Give Us This Day

Carry On Girls

Carry On Again Christmas

I Believe in You

The Deep Blue Sea

Paper Orchid

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

Last Holiday

Carry On Cabby

Father Brown

The Magic Box

The Titfield Thunderbolt

Carry On Henry

A Weekend with Lulu

Where the Bullets Fly

And the Same to You

Hancock's Half Hour: Volume 1

Interpol

The Story of Esther Costello

The Man in Black

Aunt Clara

The Smallest Show on Earth

Nightbeat

Carry On Regardless

Emergency Call

Wicked as They Come

Carry On Constable

Make Mine a Million

Too Many Crooks

It's a Great Day

To See Such Fun

Once a Jolly Swagman

John and Julie

On Location: The Carry Ons

Miss Robin Hood

Talk of a Million

Upstairs and Downstairs

The Lady Craved Excitement

Is Your Honeymoon Really Necessary?

Bless This House

The Silent Enemy

Cosh Boy

The Big Job

The Wedding of Lilli Marlene

Campbell's Kingdom

Joe Macbeth

Watch Your Stern

Idol on Parade

The Rainbow Jacket

Raising the Wind

It's Hard to be Good

The Shiralee

The Crowded Day

The Flanagan Boy

Park Plaza 605

The Yellow Balloon

What a Carry On!

The Square Ring

Will Any Gentleman...?

Time, Gentlemen, Please!

The Man Inside

Tall Headlines

Double Bunk

All This, and Christmas Too!

The World of Budgerigars

Tommy the Toreador

Escape by Night

Desert Mice

The Glass Cage

The Beauty Jungle

Tokoloshe

The Unforgettable Sid James

The Extra Day

Carry On Christmas

Orders Are Orders

The Galloping Major

Carry on Christmas

Sid James: Comedy Icon

Dry Rot

Ramsbottom Rides Again

Seagulls Over Sorrento

The Green Helmet

The Front Page

Seriously Seeking Sid

Look at Life: Market Place

Look at Life: Up To Scratch


























