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Sidney James

Sidney James

Hearty, backslapping South African comic actor Sidney James called England his home from 1946 until his death. James gained nationwide prominence as a supporting actor on Tony Hancock's popular BBC radio and TV series. In films, James was cast in leading roles in the long-running Carry On series, (Mark Antony in Carry on Cleo, for example) not so much out of devotion to his craft as to his constant financial difficulties due to his addiction to gambling. Carry On producer Peter Rogers, not normally known as "Mr. Nice Guy," proved to be James' principal benefactor during the actor's heaviest gambling binges. Sidney James was also a regular on the British TV series Taxi (no relation to the American sitcom of the same name) and Bless This House. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

Filmography of Sidney James:

Carry On Christmas

Carry on Loving with Kenneth Williams , Charles Hawtrey , Joan Sims , Hattie Jacques , Tom Clegg , Kenneth Lynch

The Big Job with Sylvia Syms , Joan Sims , Jim Dale , Reginald Beckwith

What a Carve-Up! with Shirley Eaton , Dennis Price , Donald Pleasence , Michael Gough , George Woodbridge

The Lavender Hill Mob with Alec Guinness , Stanley Holloway , Alfie Bass , Ronald Adam , John Salew , Gibb McLaughlin , John Gregson , Clive Morton , Peter Bull , Audrey Hepburn , Patrick Barr , Andrea Malandrinos , Sydney Tafler , Robert Shaw

Another Time, Another Place with Lana Turner , Barry Sullivan , Glynis Johns , Sean Connery , Bill Fraser , John leMesurier

Christ in Concrete with Sam Wanamaker , Lea Padovani , Kathleen Ryan , Bonar Colleano , Rosalie Crutchley , Karel Stepanek , William Sylvester

The Smallest Show on Earth with Bill Travers , Virginia McKenna , Peter Sellers , Margaret Rutherford , Bernard Miles , Sam Kydd

A Kid for Two Farthings with Celia Johnson , Diana Dors , David Kossoff , Brenda DeBanzie , Sydney Tafler , Lou Jacobi , Irene Handl , Alfie Bass , Eddie Byrne , Harold Goodwin , Sam Kydd

The Small Back Room with David Farrar , Kathleen Byron , Jack Hawkins , Cyril Cusack , Michael Gough , Leslie Banks , Walter Fitzgerald , Renee Ashershon , Anthony Bushell , Sam Kydd , Roddy Hughes , Geoffrey Keen , Robert Morley , Bryan Forbes , Michael Powell , Emeric Pressburger

Carry on Matron with Charles Hawtrey , Hattie Jacques , Joan Sims , Marianne Stone , Kenneth Williams , Barbara Windsor

Sidney James Trivia

When was Sidney James born?

Sidney James was born on May 8, 1913

Who did Sidney James portray in Carry On Christmas?

Sidney James was Ebenezer Scrooge in Carry On Christmas

What role did Sidney James portray in Carry on Loving?

Sidney James played Sydney Bliss in Carry on Loving

Who did Sidney James play in The Big Job?

Sidney James was George Brain in The Big Job

Who did Sidney James portray in What a Carve-Up!?

Sidney James was Syd Butler in What a Carve-Up!

Who did Sidney James portray in The Lavender Hill Mob?

Sidney James was Lackery Wood in The Lavender Hill Mob

Who did Sidney James play in Another Time, Another Place?

Sidney James was Jake Klein in Another Time, Another Place

Who did Sidney James portray in Christ in Concrete?

Sidney James was Murdin in Christ in Concrete

Who did Sidney James portray in The Smallest Show on Earth?

Sidney James was Mr. Hogg in The Smallest Show on Earth

Who did Sidney James portray in A Kid for Two Farthings?

Sidney James was Ice Berg in A Kid for Two Farthings

What role did Sidney James play in The Small Back Room?

Sidney James played Barman in The Small Back Room

Who did Sidney James play in Carry on Matron?

Sidney James was Sid Carter in Carry on Matron

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