Sidney James
Known for: Acting
Born: May 8, 1913
Died: April 26, 1976
Place of birth: 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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Filmography
137 movies · 16 TV shows, newest first
7.0
Sid James: Comedy Icon
2022
NR
Carry On Forever
2015
NR
On Location: The Carry Ons
2001
NR
The Unforgettable Sid James
2000
7.7
What's a Carry On?
1998
NR
Stop Messin' About!: The Very Best of Kenneth Williams
1996
6.8
The World of Hammer
1994
NR
Seriously Seeking Sid
1993
NR
ITV Christmas Comedy
1983
5.8
That's Carry On!
1977
10.0
To See Such Fun
1977
8.5
The World of Budgerigars
1976
5.7
Carry On Laughing
1975
5.8
Carry On Dick
1974
6.4
Carry on Christmas
1973
5.7
Carry On Girls
1973
8.0
What a Carry On!
1973
6.3
Carry On Abroad
1972
6.4
Bless This House
1972
6.1
Carry On Matron
1972
8.0
All This, and Christmas Too!
1971
6.2
Carry On at Your Convenience
1971
6.1
Carry On Henry
1971
7.5
Bless This House
1971
7.6
Carry On Again Christmas
1970
5.7
Carry On Loving
1970
5.9
Carry On Up the Jungle
1970
6.3
Carry On Christmas
1969
5.8
Carry On Christmas Specials
1969
6.1
Carry On Again Doctor
1969
6.6
Carry On Camping
1969
7.2
Two in Clover
1969NR
Vive Torbay
1968
6.5
Carry On Up the Khyber
1968
6.5
Carry On Doctor
1967
6.7
Don't Lose Your Head
1967
6.8
George and the Dragon
1966
5.7
Where the Bullets Fly
1966NR
Don't Utter a Note
1966
6.3
Carry On Cowboy
1965
6.7
The Big Job
1965
7.0
Tokoloshe
1965
6.0
Three Hats for Lisa
1965
6.7
Carry On Cleo
1964
5.3
The Beauty Jungle
1964NR
Taxi!
1963
6.4
Carry On Cabby
1963
6.0
We Joined the Navy
1963
6.1
Carry On Cruising
1962NR
Look at Life: Getting a Move On
1962
6.2
What a Whopper
1961
7.0
What a Carve Up!
1961
6.3
Raising the Wind
1961
6.1
Double Bunk
1961
9.0
The Green Helmet
1961
5.5
A Weekend with Lulu
1961
6.2
Carry On Regardless
1961
NR
Look at Life: Up To Scratch
1961
6.5
The Pure Hell of St Trinian's
1960
7.7
Citizen James
1960
5.9
Watch Your Stern
1960
6.3
Carry On Constable
1960
5.9
And the Same to You
1960
5.3
Tommy the Toreador
1959
5.8
Upstairs and Downstairs
1959
7.0
Idol on Parade
1959
6.3
The 39 Steps
1959
7.4
Too Many Crooks
1959
7.7
Make Mine a Million
1959
6.2
Desert Mice
1959
NR
Look at Life: Market Place
1959NR
Look at Life: Dustmen's Day
1959
8.0
Look at Life
1959
6.5
The Sheriff of Fractured Jaw
1958
6.9
I Was Monty's Double
1958
6.8
The Adventures of William Tell
1958
6.1
The Man Inside
1958
7.7
Next to No Time
1958
5.8
Another Time, Another Place
1958
5.9
The Silent Enemy
1958
NR
Hancock's Half Hour: Volume 1
1957
7.0
The Story of Esther Costello
1957
6.7
A King in New York
1957
6.0
Campbell's Kingdom
1957
6.7
Hell Drivers
1957
5.1
The Shiralee
1957
6.4
Quatermass 2
1957
6.7
The Smallest Show on Earth
1957
6.4
Interpol
1957
7.7
Dry Rot
1956
6.4
The Buccaneers
1956
5.8
The Iron Petticoat
1956
6.0
Armchair Theatre
1956
7.4
Hancock's Half Hour
1956
6.3
Trapeze
1956
5.0
Wicked as They Come
1956
9.0
Ramsbottom Rides Again
1956
7.1
The Extra Day
1956
4.9
The Deep Blue Sea
1955
7.6
Joe Macbeth
1955
6.7
A Kid for Two Farthings
1955
4.9
John and Julie
1955
5.6
The Glass Cage
1955
6.1
Out of the Clouds
1955
6.4
It's a Great Day
1955
6.0
A Yank in Ermine
1955
5.0
Aunt Clara
1954
6.6
Orders Are Orders
1954
5.8
The Crowded Day
1954
6.4
The Belles of St Trinian's
1954
6.0
Seagulls Over Sorrento
1954
5.8
For Better, for Worse
1954
6.5
Father Brown
1954
7.0
The Rainbow Jacket
1954
5.5
The House Across the Lake
1954
6.5
The Weak and the Wicked
1954
6.7
Escape by Night
1953
7.0
The Wedding of Lilli Marlene
1953
5.6
Is Your Honeymoon Really Necessary?
1953
4.7
Park Plaza 605
1953
6.3
Will Any Gentleman...?
1953
7.1
The Square Ring
1953
6.0
The Flanagan Boy
1953
7.0
The Titfield Thunderbolt
1953
6.0
The Yellow Balloon
1953
5.5
Cosh Boy
1953NR
Box for One
1953
8.1
Miss Robin Hood
1952
6.2
Venetian Bird
1952
7.3
Father's Doing Fine
1952
8.0
Time, Gentlemen, Please!
1952
6.6
Gift Horse
1952
6.7
Emergency Call
1952
6.8
Tall Headlines
1952
6.8
I Believe in You
1952
6.5
The Magic Box
1952
5.9
Lady Godiva Rides Again
1951
7.2
The Lavender Hill Mob
1951
6.1
The Galloping Major
1951
9.0
Talk of a Million
1951
5.8
The Lady Craved Excitement
1950
7.1
Last Holiday
1950
6.0
The Man in Black
1950
5.7
Give Us This Day
1949
5.0
Paper Orchid
1949
6.7
The Small Back Room
1949
5.8
Once a Jolly Swagman
1949
5.8
It's Hard to be Good
1948
NR
The Front Page
1948
6.8
The Ed Sullivan Show
1948
6.1
No Orchids for Miss Blandish
1948
5.7
Nightbeat
1947
5.3
Black Memory
1947