Personal Info
Birthday
May 8, 1913
Place of Birth
Hillbrow, Johannesburg, Union of South Africa
Known For
Acting
Sidney 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."
Acting Filmography (146)
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0.0
Nine Muses for The Albion
Movie2026
7.0
Sid James: Comedy Icon
Movie2022
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0.0
Carry On Forever
TV Series2015
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0.0
On Location: The Carry Ons
Movie2001
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0.0
The Unforgettable Sid James
Movie2000
7.7
What's a Carry On?
Movie1998
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0.0
Stop Messin' About!: The Very Best of Kenneth Williams
Movie1996
6.8
The World of Hammer
TV Series1994
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0.0
Seriously Seeking Sid
Movie1993
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ITV Christmas Comedy
TV Series1983
5.8
That's Carry On!
Movie1977
10.0
To See Such Fun
Movie1977
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8.5
The World of Budgerigars
Movie1976
5.7
Carry On Laughing
TV Series1975
5.8
Carry On Dick
Movie1974
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6.4
Carry on Christmas
Movie1973
5.7
Carry On Girls
Movie1973
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8.0
What a Carry On!
Movie1973
6.3
Carry On Abroad
Movie1972
6.4
Bless This House
Movie1972
6.1
Carry On Matron
Movie1972
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8.0
All This, and Christmas Too!
Movie1971
6.2
Carry On at Your Convenience
Movie1971
6.1
Carry On Henry
Movie1971
7.5
Bless This House
TV Series1971
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7.6
Carry On Again Christmas
Movie1970
5.7
Carry On Loving
Movie1970
5.9
Carry On Up the Jungle
Movie1970
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6.3
Carry On Christmas
Movie1969
5.8
Carry On Christmas Specials
TV Series1969
6.1
Carry On Again Doctor
Movie1969
6.6
Carry On Camping
Movie1969
7.2
Two in Clover
TV Series1969
6.5
Carry On Up the Khyber
Movie1968
6.5
Carry On Doctor
Movie1967
6.7
Don't Lose Your Head
Movie1967
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6.8
George and the Dragon
TV Series1966
5.7
Where the Bullets Fly
Movie1966
6.3
Carry On Cowboy
Movie1965
6.7
The Big Job
Movie1965
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7.0
Tokoloshe
Movie1965
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6.0
Three Hats for Lisa
Movie1965
6.7
Carry On Cleo
Movie1964
5.3
The Beauty Jungle
Movie1964
6.4
Carry On Cabby
Movie1963
6.0
We Joined the Navy
Movie1963
6.1
Carry On Cruising
Movie1962
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6.2
What a Whopper
Movie1961
7.0
What a Carve Up!
Movie1961
6.3
Raising the Wind
Movie1961
6.1
Double Bunk
Movie1961
9.0
The Green Helmet
Movie1961
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5.5
A Weekend with Lulu
Movie1961
6.3
Carry On Regardless
Movie1961
6.5
The Pure Hell of St Trinian's
Movie1960
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7.7
Citizen James
TV Series1960
5.9
Watch Your Stern
Movie1960
6.3
Carry On Constable
Movie1960
5.9
And the Same to You
Movie1960
5.3
Tommy the Toreador
Movie1959
5.8
Upstairs and Downstairs
Movie1959
7.0
Idol on Parade
Movie1959
6.3
The 39 Steps
Movie1959
7.4
Too Many Crooks
Movie1959
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7.7
Make Mine a Million
Movie1959
6.2
Desert Mice
Movie1959
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Look at Life: Market Place
Movie1959
8.0
Look at Life
TV Series1959
6.5
The Sheriff of Fractured Jaw
Movie1958
6.9
I Was Monty's Double
Movie1958
6.8
The Adventures of William Tell
TV Series1958
6.1
The Man Inside
Movie1958
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7.7
Next to No Time
Movie1958
5.8
Another Time, Another Place
Movie1958
5.9
The Silent Enemy
Movie1958
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Hancock's Half Hour: Volume 1
Movie1957
7.0
The Story of Esther Costello
Movie1957
6.7
A King in New York
Movie1957
6.0
Campbell's Kingdom
Movie1957
6.7
Hell Drivers
Movie1957
5.1
The Shiralee
Movie1957
6.4
Quatermass 2
Movie1957
6.7
The Smallest Show on Earth
Movie1957
6.4
Interpol
Movie1957
7.7
Dry Rot
Movie1956
6.4
The Buccaneers
TV Series1956
5.8
The Iron Petticoat
Movie1956
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6.0
Armchair Theatre
TV Series1956
7.4
Hancock's Half Hour
TV Series1956
6.3
Trapeze
Movie1956
5.0
Wicked as They Come
Movie1956
9.0
Ramsbottom Rides Again
Movie1956
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7.1
The Extra Day
Movie1956
4.9
The Deep Blue Sea
Movie1955
7.6
Joe Macbeth
Movie1955
6.7
A Kid for Two Farthings
Movie1955
4.9
John and Julie
Movie1955
5.6
The Glass Cage
Movie1955
6.1
Out of the Clouds
Movie1955
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6.4
It's a Great Day
Movie1955
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6.0
A Yank in Ermine
Movie1955
5.0
Aunt Clara
Movie1954
6.6
Orders Are Orders
Movie1954
5.8
The Crowded Day
Movie1954
6.4
The Belles of St Trinian's
Movie1954
6.0
Seagulls Over Sorrento
Movie1954
5.8
For Better, for Worse
Movie1954
6.5
Father Brown
Movie1954
7.0
The Rainbow Jacket
Movie1954
5.5
The House Across the Lake
Movie1954
6.5
The Weak and the Wicked
Movie1954
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6.7
Escape by Night
Movie1953
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7.0
The Wedding of Lilli Marlene
Movie1953
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5.6
Is Your Honeymoon Really Necessary?
Movie1953
4.7
Park Plaza 605
Movie1953
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6.3
Will Any Gentleman...?
Movie1953
7.1
The Square Ring
Movie1953
6.0
The Flanagan Boy
Movie1953
7.0
The Titfield Thunderbolt
Movie1953
6.0
The Yellow Balloon
Movie1953
5.5
Cosh Boy
Movie1953
8.1
Miss Robin Hood
Movie1952
6.2
Venetian Bird
Movie1952
7.3
Father's Doing Fine
Movie1952
8.0
Time, Gentlemen, Please!
Movie1952
6.6
Gift Horse
Movie1952
6.7
Emergency Call
Movie1952
6.8
Tall Headlines
Movie1952
6.8
I Believe in You
Movie1952
6.5
The Magic Box
Movie1952
5.9
Lady Godiva Rides Again
Movie1951
7.2
The Lavender Hill Mob
Movie1951
6.1
The Galloping Major
Movie1951
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9.0
Talk of a Million
Movie1951
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5.8
The Lady Craved Excitement
Movie1950
7.2
Last Holiday
Movie1950
6.0
The Man in Black
Movie1950
5.7
Give Us This Day
Movie1949
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5.0
Paper Orchid
Movie1949
6.7
The Small Back Room
Movie1949
5.8
Once a Jolly Swagman
Movie1949
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The Front Page
Movie1948
6.8
The Ed Sullivan Show
TV Series1948
6.1
No Orchids for Miss Blandish
Movie1948
5.7
Nightbeat
Movie1947
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5.3
Black Memory
Movie1947