Born into a middle-class Jewish family in Johannesburg, Sidney James first learned a trade as a hairdresser before turning to the stage with the Johannesburg Repertory Players, an experience that led to early work for the South African Broadcasting Corporation and, after wartime service, a move to Britain in 1946. He entered the post-war film scene with small parts in 1947, soon gaining notice in… Read more
Biography written by WatchMoods, based on public sources
Known for The Lavender Hill Mob 1951 A King in New York 1957 Quatermass 2 1957 Carry On Camping 1969 ★ 7.1 Last Holiday 1950
Joe Clarence ★ 7 The Titfield Thunderbolt 1953
Harry Hawkins ★ 6.8 The Small Back Room 1949
'Knucksie' Moran ★ 6.7 Carry On Cleo 1964
Mark Antony ★ 7.4 Too Many Crooks 1959
Sid ★ 6.7 Hell Drivers 1957
Dusty, Truck Driver ★ 6.7 Don't Lose Your Head 1967
Sir Rodney Ffing, the Black Fingernail ★ 6.6 Carry On Camping 1969
Sid Boggle ★ 6.9 I Was Monty's Double 1958
Porter YMCA ★ 7 What a Carve Up! 1961
Sid Butler ★ 6.7 The Smallest Show on Earth 1957
Mr. Hogg ★ 6.7 The Big Job 1965
George Brain ★ 6.5 Carry On Doctor 1967
Mr. Charlie Roper ★ 6.6 The Sheriff of Fractured Jaw 1958
The Drunk ★ 6.6 A Kid for Two Farthings 1955
Ice Berg ★ 6.6 Gift Horse 1952
Ned Hardy, Landlord Golden Bull ★ 6.5 Father Brown 1954
Bert Parkinson ★ 6.5 The Magic Box 1952
Army Sergeant ★ 6.5 The Pure Hell of St Trinian's 1960
Alphonse O'Reilly ★ 6.4 Bless This House 1972
Sid Abbot ★ 6.4 Interpol 1957
Joe - First Bartender ★ 6.4 The Belles of St Trinian's 1954
Benny ★ 6.4 Carry On Up the Khyber 1968
Sir Sidney Ruff-Diamond ★ 6.4 Carry On Cabby 1963
Charlie Hawkins ★ 6.4 Quatermass 2 1957
Jimmy Hall ★ 6.3 The 39 Steps 1959
Perce Baker ★ 6.3 Carry On Constable 1960
Sergeant Frank Wilkins ★ 6.3 Carry On Abroad 1972
Vic Flange ★ 6.3 Carry On Cowboy 1965
Johnny Finger, the Rumpo Kid ★ 6.3 Trapeze 1956
Snake Charmer ★ 6 The Flanagan Boy 1953
Sharkey (as Sidney James) ★ 6.1 No Orchids for Miss Blandish 1948
uncredited ★ 6.2 Carry On Regardless 1961
Mr. Bert Handy ★ 6.2 Carry On at Your Convenience 1971
Sid Plummer ★ 5.8 Another Time, Another Place 1958
Jake Klein ★ 5.8 That's Carry On! 1977
Various Characters (archive footage) ★ 6.1 Carry On Again Doctor 1969
Gladstone Screwer ★ 5.7 The Iron Petticoat 1956
Paul ★ 6.1 Carry On Henry 1971
King Henry VIII ★ 6.1 Carry On Cruising 1962
Captain Wellington Crowther ★ 6.1 Carry On Matron 1972
Sid Carter ★ 5.5 The House Across the Lake 1954
Beverly Forrest (as Sidney James) ★ 5.9 Carry On Up the Jungle 1970
Mr. Bill Boosey ★ 5.7 Carry On Loving 1970
Sidney Bliss ★ 5.8 Carry On Dick 1974
Big Dick Turpin ★ 5.7 Carry On Girls 1973
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