Sidney James
Acting
Biography
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."
As actor 153
The Ed Sullivan Show
1948
Look at Life
1959
The Buccaneers
1956
Hancock's Half Hour
1956
The World of Hammer
1994
The Adventures of William Tell
1958
Bless This House
1971
Carry On Laughing
1975
Carry On Doctor
1967
Two in Clover
1969
George and the Dragon
1966
Trapeze
1956
A King in New York
1957
Carry On Cleo
1964
Carry On Cowboy
1965
Nightbeat
1947
Interpol
1957
The Lavender Hill Mob
1951
Hell Drivers
1957
Carry On at Your Convenience
1971
Carry On Henry
1971
Quatermass 2
1957
Carry On Camping
1969
Carry On Regardless
1961
The Sheriff of Fractured Jaw
1958
Citizen James
1960
Venetian Bird
1952
Taxi!
1963
Carry On Dick
1974
The Flanagan Boy
1953
Carry On Matron
1972
Carry On Loving
1970
The 39 Steps
1959
The Small Back Room
1949
We Joined the Navy
1963
That's Carry On!
1977
Carry On Again Doctor
1969
Armchair Theatre
1956
ITV Christmas Comedy
1983
Carry On Constable
1960
Escape by Night
1953
Carry On Up the Khyber
1968
Last Holiday
1950
Carry On Girls
1973
Carry On Abroad
1972
The Iron Petticoat
1956
The Big Job
1965
The Titfield Thunderbolt
1953
Carry On Up the Jungle
1970
Aunt Clara
1954
The Shiralee
1957
I Was Monty's Double
1958
Vive Torbay
1968
Paper Orchid
1949
The Pure Hell of St Trinian's
1960
The Silent Enemy
1958
A Kid for Two Farthings
1955
Campbell's Kingdom
1957
Don't Lose Your Head
1967
Dry Rot
1956
Tokoloshe
1965
Desert Mice
1959
Upstairs and Downstairs
1959
The Belles of St Trinian's
1954
Carry On Cruising
1962
Gift Horse
1952
Carry On Cabby
1963
The Magic Box
1952
Carry On Christmas
1969
Miss Robin Hood
1952
Time, Gentlemen, Please!
1952
Another Time, Another Place
1958
Cosh Boy
1953
Father Brown
1954
The Smallest Show on Earth
1957
The Man Inside
1958
Seriously Seeking Sid
1993
On Location: The Carry Ons
2001
Carry On Christmas Specials
1969
A Weekend with Lulu
1961
The Extra Day
1956
The Crowded Day
1954
The Deep Blue Sea
1955
Orders Are Orders
1954
What a Carve Up!
1961
What's a Carry On?
1998
Give Us This Day
1949
No Orchids for Miss Blandish
1948
All This, and Christmas Too!
1971
Father's Doing Fine
1952
Watch Your Stern
1960
The World of Budgerigars
1976
Raising the Wind
1961
The Beauty Jungle
1964
Park Plaza 605
1953
The Yellow Balloon
1953
Lady Godiva Rides Again
1951
Tall Headlines
1952
For Better, for Worse
1954
What a Whopper
1961
John and Julie
1955
Bless This House
1972
Wicked as They Come
1956
The Lady Craved Excitement
1950
Out of the Clouds
1955
The Green Helmet
1961
A Yank in Ermine
1955
The Man in Black
1950
The Square Ring
1953
Tommy the Toreador
1959
Carry On Again Christmas
1970
The Glass Cage
1955
Carry On Forever
2015
Next to No Time
1958
It's Hard to be Good
1948
Too Many Crooks
1959
Once a Jolly Swagman
1949
Emergency Call
1952
The Galloping Major
1951
To See Such Fun
1977
Look at Life: Market Place
1959
Idol on Parade
1959
Where the Bullets Fly
1966
The Weak and the Wicked
1954
The Story of Esther Costello
1957
The House Across the Lake
1954
Double Bunk
1961
I Believe in You
1952
Joe Macbeth
1955
Box for One
1953
The Rainbow Jacket
1954
Is Your Honeymoon Really Necessary?
1953
Make Mine a Million
1959
The Front Page
1948
Will Any Gentleman...?
1953
Ramsbottom Rides Again
1956
Seagulls Over Sorrento
1954
And the Same to You
1960
Stop Messin' About!: The Very Best of Kenneth Williams
1996
Hancock's Half Hour: Volume 1
1957
What a Carry On!
1973
Don't Utter a Note
1966
Black Memory
1947
It's a Great Day
1955
Three Hats for Lisa
1965
The Wedding of Lilli Marlene
1953
The Unforgettable Sid James
2000
Carry on Christmas
1973
Sid James: Comedy Icon
2022
Talk of a Million
1951
Look at Life: Up To Scratch
1961
Look at Life: Dustmen's Day
1959
Look at Life: Getting a Move On
1962