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Sid James (born Solomon Joel Cohen; 8 May 1913 – 26 April 1976) was a South African actor and comedian.
Appearing in British films from 1947, he was cast in numerous small and supporting roles into the 1960s. His profile was raised as Tony Hancock's co-star in Hancock's Half Hour, which ran on television from 1956 until 1960, and then he became known as a regular performer in the Carry On films, appearing in 19 films of the series with the top billing role in 17 (in the other two he was cast below Frankie Howerd). Meanwhile, his starring roles in television sitcoms continued for the rest of his life. He starred alongside Diana Coupland in the 1970s sitcom Bless This House which aired from 1971 until James died in 1976.
Remembered for a lascivious persona, the Snopes website describing him as "the grand old man of dirty laughter", he became known for his amiability in his later television work. Bruce Forsyth described him as "a natural at being natural."
On 26 April 1976, James was touring in The Mating Season, appearing at the Sunderland Empire Theatre when he died from a heart attack. Some, including comedian Les Dawson claim to have seen the ghost of James at the theatre.
On 21 August 1952, James married Valerie Elizabeth Patsy Assan (born 1928), an actress who used Ashton as her stage name. During the latter part of their marriage they lived in a house partly designed by James himself, called Delaford Park, situated in Iver, Buckinghamshire, a location close enough to Pinewood Studios to allow him to return home for lunch while filming. During his marriage to Valerie he had a well-publicised affair with Carry On co-star Barbara Windsor lasting more than 10 years. The affair was dramatised in the 1998 stage-play Cleo, Camping, Emmanuelle and Dick and Cor, Blimey!, its 2000 television adaptation. James's obsession with Windsor was such that it was said that her then husband Ronnie Knight had all of James's furniture rearranged at home as a subtle threat and, on another occasion, that he had put an axe in James's floor. Close friends of the time, including Vince Powell and William G. Stewart, have dismissed the suggestions.
James was an inveterate and largely unsuccessful gambler, losing tens of thousands of pounds over his lifetime. His gambling addiction was such that he had an agreement with his agent, Michael Sullivan, under which his wife was not told how much he was being paid so that a portion could be set aside for gambling.
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Birth name Solomon Joel Cohen
Nationality United-kingdom
Birth 8 may 1913 at Johannesburg (South africa)
Death 26 april 1976 (at 62 years)
Nationality United-kingdom
Birth 8 may 1913 at Johannesburg (South africa)
Death 26 april 1976 (at 62 years)
Sid James (born Solomon Joel Cohen; 8 May 1913 – 26 April 1976) was a South African actor and comedian.
Appearing in British films from 1947, he was cast in numerous small and supporting roles into the 1960s. His profile was raised as Tony Hancock's co-star in Hancock's Half Hour, which ran on television from 1956 until 1960, and then he became known as a regular performer in the Carry On films, appearing in 19 films of the series with the top billing role in 17 (in the other two he was cast below Frankie Howerd). Meanwhile, his starring roles in television sitcoms continued for the rest of his life. He starred alongside Diana Coupland in the 1970s sitcom Bless This House which aired from 1971 until James died in 1976.
Remembered for a lascivious persona, the Snopes website describing him as "the grand old man of dirty laughter", he became known for his amiability in his later television work. Bruce Forsyth described him as "a natural at being natural."
On 26 April 1976, James was touring in The Mating Season, appearing at the Sunderland Empire Theatre when he died from a heart attack. Some, including comedian Les Dawson claim to have seen the ghost of James at the theatre.
Biography
James married three times. He and his first wife divorced in 1940, mainly as a result of James's many relationships with other women; it was a pattern which continued throughout his life. In 1943, he married a dancer, Meg Sergei, née Williams (born 1913). Five years later they had a daughter, Reina, before divorcing on 17 August 1952.On 21 August 1952, James married Valerie Elizabeth Patsy Assan (born 1928), an actress who used Ashton as her stage name. During the latter part of their marriage they lived in a house partly designed by James himself, called Delaford Park, situated in Iver, Buckinghamshire, a location close enough to Pinewood Studios to allow him to return home for lunch while filming. During his marriage to Valerie he had a well-publicised affair with Carry On co-star Barbara Windsor lasting more than 10 years. The affair was dramatised in the 1998 stage-play Cleo, Camping, Emmanuelle and Dick and Cor, Blimey!, its 2000 television adaptation. James's obsession with Windsor was such that it was said that her then husband Ronnie Knight had all of James's furniture rearranged at home as a subtle threat and, on another occasion, that he had put an axe in James's floor. Close friends of the time, including Vince Powell and William G. Stewart, have dismissed the suggestions.
James was an inveterate and largely unsuccessful gambler, losing tens of thousands of pounds over his lifetime. His gambling addiction was such that he had an agreement with his agent, Michael Sullivan, under which his wife was not told how much he was being paid so that a portion could be set aside for gambling.
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Filmography of Sid James (118 films)
| Year | Name | Job | Roles |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | That's Carry On! | Actor | Various Characters |
| 1974 | Carry On Dick | Actor | Big Dick Turpin / Reverend Flasher |
| 1973 | Carry On Girls | Actor | Sidney Fiddler |
| 1972 | Bless This House | Actor | Sid Abbott |
| 1972 | Carry On Abroad | Actor | Vic Flange |
| 1972 | Carry On Matron | Actor | Sid Carter |
| 1971 | Carry On at Your Convenience | Actor | Sid Plummer |
| 1971 | Carry On Henry | Actor | King Henry VIII |
| 1970 | Carry On Loving | Actor | Sidney Bliss |
| 1970 | Carry On Up the Jungle | Actor | Bill Boosey |
| 1969 | Carry On Again Doctor | Actor | Gladstone Screwer |
| 1969 | Carry On Camping | Actor | Sid Boggle |
| 1968 | Carry On Up the Khyber | Actor | Sir Sidney Ruff-Diamond |
| 1967 | Carry On Doctor | Actor | Charlie Roper |
| 1966 | Carry On Don't Lose Your Head | Actor | Sir Rodney Ffing |
| 1966 | Where the Bullets Fly | Actor | Mortuary Attendant |
| 1965 | The Big Job | Actor | George Brain |
| 1965 | Carry On Cowboy | Actor | Johnny Finger, the Rumpo Kid |
| 1965 | Three Hats for Lisa | Actor | Sid Marks |
| 1964 | The Beauty Jungle | Actor | 'Butlins' Judge |
| 1964 | Carry On Cleo | Actor | Marc Antony |
| 1963 | We Joined the Navy | Actor | Dance Instructor |
| 1963 | Carry On Cabby | Actor | Charlie Hawkins |
| 1962 | Carry On Cruising | Actor | Captain Wellington Crowther |
| 1961 | Carry On Regardless | Actor | Bert Handy |
| 1961 | The Green Helmet | Actor | Richie Launder |
| 1961 | Raising the Wind | Actor | Sid |
| 1961 | A Weekend with Lulu | Actor | Café Patron |
| 1961 | What a Carve Up! | Actor | Sid Butler |
| 1961 | Double Bunk | Actor | Sid Randall |
| 1961 | What a Whopper | Actor | Harry Sutton |
| 1960 | And the Same to You | Actor | Sammy Gatt |
| 1960 | Carry On Constable | Actor | Sergeant Frank Wilkins |
| 1960 | The Pure Hell of St. Trinian's | Actor | Alphonse O'Reilly |
| 1960 | Watch Your Stern | Actor | Chief Petty Officer Mundy |
| 1959 | Too Many Crooks | Actor | Sid |
| 1959 | The 39 Steps | Actor | Perce Baker |
| 1959 | Desert Mice | Actor | Bert Bennett |
| 1959 | Idol on Parade | Actor | Herbie |
| 1959 | Make Mine a Million | Actor | Sid Gibson |
| 1959 | Upstairs and Downstairs | Actor | P.C. Edwards |
| 1959 | Tommy the Toreador | Actor | Cadena |
| 1958 | The Sheriff of Fractured Jaw | Actor | The Drunk |
| 1958 | Another Time, Another Place | Actor | Jake Klein |
| 1958 | I Was Monty's Double | Actor | Porter YMCA |
| 1958 | The Man Inside | Actor | Franklin |
| 1958 | Next to No Time | Actor | Albert, Cabin Steward |
| 1958 | The Silent Enemy | Actor | Chief Petty Officer Thorpe |
| 1958 | The Man Inside | Actor | Franklin |
| 1957 | Quatermass II | Actor | Jimmy Hall |
| 1957 | A King in New York | Actor | Johnson - TV Advertiser |
| 1957 | Campbell's Kingdom | Actor | Tim |
| 1957 | Hell Drivers | Actor | Dusty, Truck Driver |
| 1957 | Interpol | Actor | Joe - First Bartender |
| 1957 | The Shiralee | Actor | Luke |
| 1957 | The Smallest Show on Earth | Actor | Mr. Hogg |
| 1957 | The Story of Esther Costello | Actor | Joe Ryan |
| 1957 | Interpol | Actor | Joe - First Bartender |
| 1956 | Dry Rot | Actor | Flash Harry |
| 1956 | Trapeze | Actor | Snake Charmer |
| 1956 | Ramsbottom Rides Again | Actor | Black Jake |
| 1956 | The Extra Day | Actor | Barney West |
| 1956 | The Iron Petticoat | Actor | Paul |
| 1956 | Wicked as They Come | Actor | Frank Allenborg |
| 1955 | The Deep Blue Sea | Actor | Man outside bar |
| 1955 | A Kid for Two Farthings | Actor | Ice Berg |
| 1955 | John and Julie | Actor | Mr. Pritchett |
| 1955 | Out of the Clouds | Actor | Henry, the Gambler |
| 1955 | A Yank in Ermine | Actor | Nightclub manager |
| 1955 | The Glass Cage | Actor | Tony Lewis |
| 1955 | It's a Great Day | Actor | Harry Mason |
| 1955 | Joe Macbeth | Actor | Banky |
| 1954 | The Belles of St. Trinian's | Actor | Benny |
| 1954 | Father Brown | Actor | Bert Parkinson |
| 1954 | Aunt Clara | Actor | Honest Sid |
| 1954 | The Crowded Day | Actor | Joe, the Night Watchman |
| 1954 | For Better, for Worse | Actor | The Foreman (as Sidney James) |
| 1954 | The House Across the Lake | Actor | Beverly Forrest (as Sidney James) |
| 1954 | Orders Are Orders | Actor | Ed Waggermeyer |
| 1954 | Seagulls Over Sorrento | Actor | Charlie Badger |
| 1954 | The Weak and the Wicked | Actor | Syd Baden |
| 1954 | The Rainbow Jacket | Actor | Harry |
| 1953 | The Titfield Thunderbolt | Actor | Harry Hawkins |
| 1953 | Cosh Boy | Actor | Desk Sergeant |
| 1953 | Escape by Night | Actor | Gino Rossini |
| 1953 | Is Your Honeymoon Really Necessary? | Actor | Hank Hanlon |
| 1953 | The Square Ring | Actor | Adams |
| 1953 | Will Any Gentleman...? | Actor | Mr. Hobson |
| 1953 | The Yellow Balloon | Actor | Charlie |
| 1953 | The Flanagan Boy | Actor | Sharkey (as Sidney James) |
| 1953 | Park Plaza 605 | Actor | Supt. Williams (as Sidney James) |
| 1953 | The Wedding of Lilli Marlene | Actor | Fennimore Hunt |
| 1952 | The Magic Box | Actor | Army Sergeant |
| 1952 | Emergency Call | Actor | Danny Marks |
| 1952 | Father's Doing Fine | Actor | Taxi Driver |
| 1952 | Gift Horse | Actor | Ned Hardy, Landlord Golden Bull |
| 1952 | I Believe in You | Actor | Sergeant Body |
| 1952 | Miss Robin Hood | Actor | Sidney (as Sidney James) |
| 1952 | Tall Headlines | Actor | Mr. Spencer, neighbor |
| 1952 | Time, Gentlemen, Please! | Actor | Eric Hace |
| 1952 | Venetian Bird | Actor | Bernardo |
| 1952 | Venetian Bird | Actor | Bernardo |
| 1951 | The Lavender Hill Mob | Actor | Lackery |
| 1951 | The Galloping Major | Actor | Bookmaker |
| 1951 | Lady Godiva Rides Again | Actor | Lew Beeson |
| 1951 | Talk of a Million | Actor | John C. Moody |
| 1950 | Last Holiday | Actor | Joe Clarence |
| 1950 | The Man in Black | Actor | Henry Clavering / Hodson |
| 1950 | The Lady Craved Excitement | Actor | Carlo |
| 1950 | The Man in Black | Actor | Henry Clavering / Hodson |
| 1949 | Give Us This Day | Actor | Murdin |
| 1949 | Paper Orchid | Actor | Freddy Evans (as Sidney James) |
| 1949 | The Small Back Room | Actor | 'Knucksie' Moran |
| 1949 | Once a Jolly Swagman | Actor | Rowton |
| 1948 | No Orchids for Miss Blandish | Actor | Uncredited |
| 1947 | Black Memory | Actor | Eddie Clinton |
| 1947 | Nightbeat | Actor | Nixon (as Sidney James) |
| 1947 | The October Man | Actor | Uncredited man who bumps into Ackland when he first arrives at Brockenhurst Common |