Deceased
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Life & Death
Died aged 62Also known asСидни Джеймс, Сид Джеймс, Sid JamesGenderMaleNationalityUnited KingdomBorn08/05/1913Born inHillbrow, Johannesburg, Union of South AfricaDied26/04/1976 (aged 62)Died inSunderlandCausemyocardial infarctionWikidataQ1086861 ↗Buried atGolders Green CrematoriumTMDb#40952 ↗
Sidney James was a South African–British actor and comedian whose career encompassed radio, television, stage and screen. Noted for his distinctive laugh, he was best known for numerous roles in the Carry On film series.
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| Year | Title | Character | Age at release |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Carry On ForeverSeries | — | 102 |
| 1998 | What's a Carry On?Movie | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | 85 |
| 1996 | Stop Messin' About!: The Very Best of Kenneth WilliamsMovie | (Archive footage) | 83 |
| 1994 | The World of HammerSeries | Self (archive footage) | 81 |
| 1983 | ITV Christmas ComedySeries | — | 70 |
| 1977 | That's Carry On!Movie | Various Characters (archive footage) | 64 |
| 1977 | To See Such FunMovie | — | 64 |
| 1975 | Carry On LaughingSeries | Prince Rupert / Arnold Basket | 62 |
| 1974 | Carry On DickMovie | Big Dick Turpin | 61 |
| 1973 | Carry On GirlsMovie | Councillor Sid Fiddler | 60 |
| 1973 | What a Carry On!Movie | — | 60 |
| 1972 | Bless This HouseMovie | Sid Abbot | 59 |
| 1971 | Carry On HenryMovie | King Henry VIII | 58 |
| 1970 | Carry On Up the JungleMovie | Mr. Bill Boosey | 57 |
| 1969 | Carry On Again DoctorMovie | Gladstone Screwer | 56 |
| 1969 | Carry On ChristmasMovie | Ebenezer Scrooge | 56 |
| 1968 | Vive TorbayMovie | Self | 55 |
| 1967 | Carry On DoctorMovie | Mr. Charlie Roper | 54 |
| 1967 | Don't Lose Your HeadMovie | Sir Rodney Ffing, the Black Fingernail | 54 |
| 1966 | George and the DragonSeries | — | 53 |
| 1966 | Where the Bullets FlyMovie | Mortuary Attendant | 53 |
| 1966 | Don't Utter a NoteMovie | Basher Bates | 53 |
| 1965 | Carry On CowboyMovie | Johnny Finger, the Rumpo Kid | 52 |
| 1965 | The Big JobMovie | George Brain | 52 |
| 1965 | Three Hats for LisaMovie | Sid Marks | 52 |
| 1964 | The Beauty JungleMovie | 'Butlins' Judge | 51 |
| 1964 | Carry On CleoMovie | Mark Antony | 51 |
| 1963 | Carry On CabbyMovie | Charlie Hawkins | 50 |
| 1963 | Taxi!Series | Sid Stone | 50 |
| 1962 | Carry On CruisingMovie | Captain Wellington Crowther | 49 |
| 1961 | Double BunkMovie | Sid Randall | 48 |
| 1961 | What a Carve Up!Movie | Sid Butler | 48 |
| 1961 | The Green HelmetMovie | Richie Launder | 48 |
| 1961 | A Weekend with LuluMovie | Café Patron | 48 |
| 1960 | The Pure Hell of St Trinian'sMovie | Alphonse O'Reilly | 47 |
| 1960 | Carry On ConstableMovie | Sergeant Frank Wilkins | 47 |
| 1960 | And the Same to YouMovie | Sammy Gatt | 47 |
| 1959 | The 39 StepsMovie | Perce Baker | 46 |
| 1959 | Upstairs and DownstairsMovie | P.C. Edwards | 46 |
| 1959 | Look at LifeSeries | Narrator | 46 |
| 1959 | Idol on ParadeMovie | Herbie | 46 |
| 1959 | Make Mine a MillionMovie | Sid Gibson | 46 |
| 1959 | Desert MiceMovie | Bert Bennett | 46 |
| 1958 | The Man InsideMovie | Franklin | 45 |
| 1958 | Next to No TimeMovie | Albert, Cabin Steward | 45 |
| 1958 | The Silent EnemyMovie | Chief Petty Officer Thorpe | 45 |
| 1958 | The Adventures of William TellSeries | Schaffner | 45 |
| 1958 | Another Time, Another PlaceMovie | Jake Klein | 45 |
| 1957 | The ShiraleeMovie | Luke | 44 |
| 1957 | A King in New YorkMovie | Johnson - TV Advertiser | 44 |
| 1957 | The Story of Esther CostelloMovie | Joe Ryan | 44 |
| 1957 | InterpolMovie | Joe - First Bartender | 44 |
| 1957 | The Smallest Show on EarthMovie | Mr. Hogg | 44 |
| 1957 | Quatermass 2Movie | Jimmy Hall | 44 |
| 1956 | Armchair TheatreSeries | Basher Bates | 43 |
| 1956 | TrapezeMovie | Snake Charmer | 43 |
| 1956 | The BuccaneersSeries | Chantey Jack | 43 |
| 1956 | Hancock's Half HourSeries | — | 43 |
| 1956 | Wicked as They ComeMovie | Frank Allenborg | 43 |
| 1956 | Dry RotMovie | Flash Harry | 43 |
| 1956 | The Iron PetticoatMovie | Paul | 43 |
| 1956 | Ramsbottom Rides AgainMovie | Black Jake | 43 |
| 1955 | It's a Great DayMovie | Harry Mason | 42 |
| 1955 | The Deep Blue SeaMovie | Man outside bar | 42 |
| 1955 | Out of the CloudsMovie | Henry, the Gambler | 42 |
| 1955 | A Yank in ErmineMovie | Nightclub manager | 42 |
| 1955 | John and JulieMovie | Mr. Pritchett | 42 |
| 1955 | Joe MacbethMovie | Banky | 42 |
| 1954 | For Better, for WorseMovie | Foreman | 41 |
| 1954 | The Weak and the WickedMovie | Syd Baden | 41 |
| 1954 | Seagulls Over SorrentoMovie | Charlie Badger | 41 |
| 1954 | Father BrownMovie | Bert Parkinson | 41 |
| 1954 | Orders Are OrdersMovie | Ed Waggermeyer | 41 |
| 1954 | The Belles of St Trinian'sMovie | Benny | 41 |
| 1954 | Aunt ClaraMovie | Honest Sid | 41 |
| 1953 | Cosh BoyMovie | Desk Sergeant | 40 |
| 1953 | The Yellow BalloonMovie | Charlie | 40 |
| 1953 | Will Any Gentleman...?Movie | Mr. Hobson | 40 |
| 1953 | Park Plaza 605Movie | Supt. Williams (as Sidney James) | 40 |
| 1953 | The Titfield ThunderboltMovie | Harry Hawkins | 40 |
| 1953 | Escape by NightMovie | Gino Rossini | 40 |
| 1953 | The Flanagan BoyMovie | Sharkey (as Sidney James) | 40 |
| 1953 | Is Your Honeymoon Really Necessary?Movie | Hank Hanlon | 40 |
| 1953 | The Wedding of Lilli MarleneMovie | Fennimore Hunt | 40 |
| 1952 | The Magic BoxMovie | Army Sergeant | 39 |
| 1952 | Gift HorseMovie | Ned Hardy, Landlord Golden Bull | 39 |
| 1952 | Father's Doing FineMovie | Taxi Driver | 39 |
| 1952 | Time, Gentlemen, Please!Movie | Eric Hace | 39 |
| 1952 | I Believe in YouMovie | Sergeant Body | 39 |
| 1951 | The Galloping MajorMovie | Bookmaker | 38 |
| 1951 | Lady Godiva Rides AgainMovie | Lew Beeson | 38 |
| 1951 | The Lavender Hill MobMovie | Lackery Wood | 38 |
| 1949 | The Small Back RoomMovie | 'Knucksie' Moran | 36 |
| 1949 | Paper OrchidMovie | Freddy Evans (as Sidney James) | 36 |
| 1949 | Give Us This DayMovie | Murdin | 36 |
| 1949 | Once a Jolly SwagmanMovie | Rowton | 36 |
| 1948 | The Ed Sullivan ShowSeries | Self | 35 |
| 1948 | It's Hard to be GoodMovie | Platform guard (uncredited) | 35 |
| 1947 | NightbeatMovie | Nixon (as Sidney James) | 34 |
| 1947 | Black MemoryMovie | Eddie Clinton | 34 |