Sidney James
Date of birth: 1913-05-08
Place of birth: Hillbrow, Johannesburg, Union of South Africa
Known for: Acting
Also known as: Сидни Джеймс, Сид Джеймс, Sid James
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."
Movie Credits
The Pure Hell of St. Trinian's
1960-12-22
The fourth form monsters' latest trick is their best ever – they have burned down St Trinian’s schoo
Carry On Doctor
1967-12-02
Francis Bigger, a notorious charlatan who tours the country lecturing on the subject of mind over ma
Don't Lose Your Head
1967-03-02
Amidst the French revolution, Citizen Robespierre is beheading the aristocracy! When word gets to En
Carry On Cowboy
1965-11-26
Stodge City is in the grip of the Rumpo Kid and his gang. Mistaken identity again takes a hand as a
Carry On Cleo
1964-11-08
Two Britons—inventor Hengist Pod, and Horse, a brave and cunning fighter—are captured and enslaved b
Carry On Constable
1960-02-22
With a flu epidemic running rife, three new bumbling recruits are assigned to Inspector Mills police
The Flanagan Boy
1953-04-10
Johnny Flanagan did not have the privileges of a good education or wealthy background but the street
Carry On Up the Khyber
1968-02-12
Sir Sidney Ruff-Diamond looks after the British outpost near the Khybar pass. Protected by the kilte
The Titfield Thunderbolt
1953-03-04
When British Railways announce the closure of the Titfield to Mallingford branch line a group of loc
Carry On Matron
1972-05-05
A gang of thieves plan to make their fortune by stealing a shipment of contraceptive pills from Fini
Carry On Loving
1970-09-20
The Wedded Bliss computer dating agency aims to bring together the lonely hearts of Much-Snoggin-in-
Carry On Henry
1971-06-03
Henry VIII has just married Marie of Normandy, and is eager to consummate their marriage. Unfortunat
Carry On Regardless
1961-04-04
After a bunch of no-hopers approaches an employment agency, the anarchy mounts as they do a series o
The Silent Enemy
1958-03-04
The Mediterranean, 1941/42 - Axis forces are using frogmen and manned torpedoes to attack previously
Quatermass 2
1957-06-17
In England, a group of space scientists led by Bernard Quatermass, who have developed plans for the
Carry On Girls
1973-11-09
Local councillor Sidney Fiddler persuades the Mayor to help improve the image of their rundown seasi
Carry On Dick
1974-02-01
Dick Turpin is terrorising the countryside around Upper Dencher. Captain Fancey and Sergeant Jock St
The Lavender Hill Mob
1951-06-28
A meek bank clerk who oversees the shipments of bullion joins with an eccentric neighbor to steal go
The House Across the Lake
1954-04-16
Sensuous and desirable, Carol Forrest has always attracted the attention of men. Expert in the art o
Carry On Cruising
1962-03-12
Captain Crowther's lot is not a happy one! Five of his crew have to be replaced and at such short no
Trapeze
1956-05-30
A pair of men try to perform the dangerous "triple" in their trapeze act. Problems arise when the du
The Smallest Show on Earth
1957-04-09
Jean and Bill are a married couple trying to scrape a living. Out of the blue they receive a telegra
Another Time, Another Place
1958-05-02
In England during WWII, an American news correspondent’s affair with a married British correspondent
The Sheriff of Fractured Jaw
1958-10-28
English gunsmith Jonathon Tibbs travels to the American West in the 1880s to sell firearms to the lo
For Better, for Worse
1954-06-20
In postwar London a young graduate and his girlfriend decide to marry. Her well-to-do parents are no
The Iron Petticoat
1956-09-01
Captain Vinka Kovalenko defects from Russia, but not for political reasons. She defects because she
Hell Drivers
1957-07-23
An ex-con trying to go clean ends up working for a crooked trucking company swindling money.
The Big Job
1965-10-05
A gang of hapless crooks, led by Sidney James, successfully perpetrate a robbery only to be caught a
Bless This House
1972-09-08
The legendary Sid James stars as the head of a chaotic household in this movie spin-off from the hit
Raising the Wind
1961-09-06
'Carry On' director Gerald Thomas helms this comedy caper featuring early appearances by James Rober
Carry On Up the Jungle
1970-03-20
The Carry On team send up the Tarzan tradition in great style. Lady Evelyn Bagley mounts an expediti
Box for One
1953-01-01
A man on the run from a gang of criminals makes a series of increasingly panicked calls from a phone
That's Carry On!
1977-11-10
Celebrating twenty years of classic Carry On films, two of the films’ best-loved stars, Kenneth Will
Carry On Abroad
1972-12-01
A group of holidaymakers head for the Spanish resort of Elsbels for a 4-day visit. When they get the
Carry On Cabby
1963-06-01
Speedee Taxis is a great success, which means its workaholic owner Charlie starts neglecting Peggy,
Carry On Again Doctor
1969-12-05
Dr. Nookey is disgraced and sent to a remote island hospital. He is given a secret slimming potion b
Carry On at Your Convenience
1971-12-10
At WC Boggs' Lavatory factory, Vic Spanner is the union representative who calls a strike at the dro
Carry On Camping
1969-05-29
Sid and Bernie keep having their amorous intentions snubbed by their girlfriends Joan and Anthea, so
Double Bunk
1961-05-06
When newly weds Jack and Peggy face eviction, they are tricked into buying a run down houseboat. Aft
The Rainbow Jacket
1954-05-27
A champion jockey is banned from racing so spends his time helping a young lad to become the next ch
Time, Gentlemen, Please!
1952-07-01
Because of its high productivity and "almost" 100 per cent employment, the town of Hayhoe, England i
The Square Ring
1953-07-13
Boxing drama following the lives of 5 different fighters and their reasons for becoming boxers.
Venetian Bird
1952-10-01
Private eye Edward Mercer travels to Venice to locate a man due a reward for his aid in the war. Sho
Campbell's Kingdom
1957-09-03
Given only six months to live, Englishman Bruce Campbell goes to Canada to claim "Campbell's Kingdom
Nightbeat
1947-12-22
After the war is over, two army pals take opposite paths in civvy street. One becomes a petty crimin
Give Us This Day
1949-10-14
Exiled from Hollywood due to the blacklist, director Edward Dmytryk briefly operated in England in t
Joe Macbeth
1955-10-18
A gangster's wife drives him to kill as she pushes him to the top.
Stop Messin' About!: The Very Best of Kenneth Williams
1996-04-13
Documentary and celebration of the life and career of British comedian Kenneth Williams.
I Was Monty's Double
1958-10-21
The incredible but true story of how an impersonator was recruited to impersonate General Montgomery
Watch Your Stern
1960-10-14
When the details of a secret torpedo are destroyed by an incompetent seaman, the crew of the ship ra
Once a Jolly Swagman
1949-02-02
A factory worker quits his job to become a motorcycle racer.
Orders Are Orders
1954-10-01
An American movie company wants to shoot a science-fiction film using a British army barracks as a l
Father Brown
1954-06-08
Works of art are disappearing, stolen by a master thief, a master of disguise. Father Brown has two
Tommy the Toreador
1959-12-21
Tommy is a happy sailor, travelling the world, singing his favourite songs. When he visits Spain, he
Carry On Christmas
1969-12-24
Ebenezer Scrooge is a misery on Christmas, not allowing people money or doing anything to share Chri
Carry on Christmas
1973-12-24
Sid James as Father Christmas recounts times of the festive season through the ages, from life in st
The Glass Cage
1955-04-15
A circus barker stages a sensational new act, the world's longest fast undertaken by “Sapolio”, on v
Make Mine a Million
1959-02-24
Sid Gibson is a soap powder salesman who decides what he really needs is TV advertising. The problem
A Weekend with Lulu
1961-04-10
Fred, Tim and Deirdre plan a fun weekend break on the coast. What they didn't make allowances for wa
The Galloping Major
1951-05-07
A syndicate is set up to buy a racehorse, but they end up buying the wrong one by mistake. Unfortuna
Seagulls Over Sorrento
1954-07-13
A Navy lieutenant is borrowed by the British to supervise torpedo experiments after one of their sci
Paper Orchid
1949-04-01
Paper Orchid is a 1949 British crime film directed by Roy Ward Baker, with a script written by Val G
The Man in Black
1950-01-31
A woman conspires to steal her stepdaughter's inheritance following the mysterious death of her mill
The Belles of St. Trinian's
1954-09-28
The unruly schoolgirls of St Trinian's are more interested in men and mischief than homework and hoc
Miss Robin Hood
1952-11-12
In this delightful fantasy adventure, a mild-mannered writer of adventure stories for girls finds hi
And the Same to You
1960-02-01
Dickie Dreadnought is the boxing-mad nephew of pious clergyman Reverend Sydney Mullet. To mollify hi
Emergency Call
1952-05-19
A 5-year-old child is diagnosed with leukaemia and has only days to live. Her only hope is a blood t
Where the Bullets Fly
1966-09-06
In a spoof of the spy genre a secret agent chases a missing formula that can drain nuclear energy fr
Park Plaza 605
1953-09-11
Suave private investigator Norman Conquest intercepts a secret message and meets a beautiful but for
Will Any Gentleman...?
1953-08-25
A trip to the theatre changes a meek bank clerk's life, as he undergoes hypnosis and leaves without
The Extra Day
1956-01-01
Director William Fairchild's 1956 British comedy takes a peek into the private lives of various perf
John and Julie
1955-07-26
The adventures of two children who runaway to London to see the coronation of Queen Elizabeth.
Three Hats for Lisa
1965-01-01
French movie pin up Sophie Hardy is Lisa Milan, a gorgeous Continental film star who's just arrived
Black Memory
1947-07-01
Cockney Danny Cruff is the son of a man wrongly accused of murder. Danny decides to solve the myster
What a Whopper
1961-10-17
A writer attempts to raise some cash by writing a book about the Loch Ness Monster. No publisher wil
The Lady Craved Excitement
1950-08-01
A music-hall performer and her boyfriend find themselves caught up in the machinations of a trio of
What a Carve Up!
1961-09-15
Ernie's Uncle Gabriel has just died but to claim his inheritance he must spend the night in the ance
The Beauty Jungle
1964-08-25
A Bristol typist joins the world of beauty contests.
Out of the Clouds
1955-02-15
Multiple stories unfold over the course of twenty-four hours in and around a bustling central airpor
Too Many Crooks
1959-03-08
Accident-prone Fingers runs a pretty unsuccessful gang. They try and rob wealthy but tricky Billy Go
Idol on Parade
1959-03-24
A rock'n'roll idol is drafted into the wrong regiment.
Ramsbottom Rides Again
1956-04-30
Bill Ramsbottom sells his English pub and drags his family off to Canada where he has inherited a ra
Wicked as They Come
1956-05-22
A ruthless woman takes advantage of gullible men to climb up the social ladder.
A Kid for Two Farthings
1955-08-15
Joe is a young boy who lives with his mother, Joanna, in working-class London. The two reside above
The Green Helmet
1961-04-20
After suffering a near fatal accident in his last race over the hill, top British race car driver Gr
The Unforgettable Sid James
2000-12-05
A profile of the comedy actor, best known for starring in many films of the Carry On franchise, with
Sid James: Comedy Icon
2022-09-03
Celebrating the nearly 50-year-long career of one of Britain's most loveable celebrities.
Carry On Again Christmas
1970-12-24
The second of the four Carry On Christmas specials, this one loosely recounts the story of Treasure
A King in New York
1957-09-12
A recently-deposed "Estrovian" monarch seeks shelter in New York City, where he becomes an accidenta
Aunt Clara
1954-11-22
A wealthy old man dies and leaves his holdings--including a brothel and a gambling den, racing greyh
Seriously Seeking Sid
1993-01-01
A study of the life and career of the actor Sid James, best known for the long-running Carry On seri
The Yellow Balloon
1953-02-10
A young boy is blackmailed by a crook who saw him unwittingly cause his friend's death.
It's a Great Day
1955-01-01
Big screen spin off from the BBC TV series The Grove Family, ostensibly the first British soap opera
All This, and Christmas Too!
1971-12-24
Sid's daughter may be pregnant, but he is more interested in catching a pesky mouse. Things are furt
Desert Mice
1959-01-05
A World War II farce that follows the antics of an ENSA (Entertainment National Service Association)
Lady Godiva Rides Again
1951-10-25
Marjory Clark wins a competition in her Midland town and finds herself in a Festival of Britain proc
No Orchids for Miss Blandish
1948-04-15
A sheltered heiress is abducted on her wedding night by a trio of cheap hoods.
Don't Utter a Note
1966-04-09
Two well meaning spinsters' plans in reforming an old jailbird, receive a set back, when unexpectedl
Escape by Night
1953-12-01
An Italian racketeer on the run in London holes up in a disused theatre with a hard-drinking journal
Look at Life: Market Place
1959-01-01
A look into London's street markets and how they're suffering to compete with supermarkets.
Talk of a Million
1951-03-12
A family reduced to imminent poverty by the father's disinclination to work; an American lawyer look
Next to No Time
1958-08-04
Unassuming planning engineer David Webb finds himself on the Queen Elizabeth to New York with instru
The 39 Steps
1959-03-13
In London, a diplomat accidentally becomes involved in the death of a British agent who's after a sp
Last Holiday
1950-05-15
George Bird is a salesman of agricultural machinery who finds out that he hasn't long to live. On hi
Vive Torbay
1968-08-22
A little travelogue feature presenting Torbay - new resort along the 20 mile stretch of South Devon
Gift Horse
1952-06-01
Compton Bennett's war drama The Gift Horse follows the fortunes of ageing destroyer The Ballantrae a
A Yank in Ermine
1955-01-01
An American airman inherits an Earldom in England along with the small matter of $3 million on the
We Joined the Navy
1963-05-17
Lt Commander Badger, RN: an exceptionally likeable fellow, the Artful Bodger has one besetting sin a
Tall Headlines
1952-04-15
A family is torn apart when their eldest son is hanged for the murder of a young girl.
Is Your Honeymoon Really Necessary?
1953-09-22
An American soldier stationed in England is ready to go on his honeymoon with his new wife when his
The Weak and the Wicked
1954-02-02
Jean Raymond an upper class woman with a gambling addiction, is given a twelve-month prison sentence
The Wedding of Lilli Marlene
1953-11-30
The story leading up to the wedding of Lilli Marlene.
The Magic Box
1952-01-01
Now old, ill, poor, and largely forgotten, William Freise-Greene was once very different. As young a
Dry Rot
1956-10-31
Comedy about a trio of not particularly bright bookmakers who try to fix a horse race.
Cosh Boy
1953-02-01
Roy Walsh is a brash and enterprising thug who bullies his friends into subservience. He and his gan
Hancock's Half Hour: Volume 1
1957-12-16
Thirty-five years after his premature death in 1968 Tony Hancock was voted Britain's best-ever comed
The Deep Blue Sea
1955-11-01
A woman is unhappy in her marriage to a boring, stiff judge, so she takes up with a wild-living RAF
The Shiralee
1957-07-11
An Australian "swagman" finds his wife with another man, so he takes the daughter, Buster, with him.
The Man Inside
1958-09-07
A detective tracking a stolen gem begins to suspect there's more to the case than just theft.
The Story of Esther Costello
1957-11-06
Eighteen-year-old Esther has been deaf and blind since the accident that killed her mother. Wealthy
Father's Doing Fine
1952-08-15
Lady Buckering, an English widow, has four daughters; Doreen, married to Dougall and about to give b
Interpol
1957-04-02
Spurred on by the death of his drug-addicted sister at the hands of ruthless narcotics kingpin Frank
The Crowded Day
1954-10-01
One day in the lives and loves of the staff in a large department store.
The Small Back Room
1949-02-21
As the Germans drop explosive booby-traps on 1943 Britain, the embittered expert who'll have to disa
Upstairs and Downstairs
1959-11-02
On marrying the boss's daughter, Richard takes his father-in-law's advice to hire a live-in domestic
To See Such Fun
1977-11-01
Compilation of classic British comedy moments
The Front Page
1948-10-13
Earl Williams is due to be hanged tomorrow, and he's innocent. When Earl escapes from his cell, jour
Tokoloshe
1965-05-12
A young African boy is rescued from a witchdoctor's death curse. He travels to the big city where a
I Believe in You
1952-03-05
A drama about parole officers to follow the successful Ealing police story of "The Blue Lamp"(1950)
The World of Budgerigars
1976-01-01
Sid James learns of the joys of owning a budgerigar.
Look at Life: Dustmen's Day
1959-01-01
A day in the life of the British dustman, and an insight into the particular problems of refuse disp
Look at Life: Getting a Move On
1962-01-01
A look into the science of removals, following a family's move from Suffolk to Edinburgh.
What a Carry On!
1973-10-04
Filmed highlights of the West End stage revue, "Carry On London!", introduced by Shaw Taylor and fea
What's a Carry On?
1998-12-29
Documentary commemorating the 40th anniversary of the 'Carry On' comedy film series. Archive clips a
On Location: The Carry Ons
2001-01-01
June Whitfield takes a look at some of the locations used during the making of the legendary 'Carry