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."

Filmography

• Carry On Forever
• 2001On Location: The Carry Ons — Various Characters (archive footage) (uncredited)
• 1996Stop Messin' About!: The Very Best of Kenneth Williams — (Archive footage)
• ITV Christmas Comedy
• 1977That's Carry On! — Various Characters (archive footage)
• 1977To See Such Fun
• Carry On Laughing — Prince Rupert / Arnold Basket, Baron Hubert, Lovelace, Sir Francis Drake
• 1974Carry On Dick — Big Dick Turpin
• 1973Carry On Girls — Councillor Sid Fiddler
• 1973Carry on Christmas — Mr. Belcher / Seed Pod / Sir Henry / Sergeant Will Ball / Robin Hood
• 1973What a Carry On!
• 1972Bless This House — Sid Abbot
• 1972Carry On Abroad — Vic Flange
• 1972Carry On Matron — Sid Carter
• 1971All This, and Christmas Too! — Sid Jones
• Bless This House — Sid Abbott, Alf Carter
• 1971Carry On Henry — King Henry VIII
• 1971Carry On at Your Convenience — Sid Plummer
• 1970Carry On Again Christmas — Long John Silver
• 1970Carry On Loving — Sidney Bliss
• 1970Carry On Up the Jungle — Mr. Bill Boosey
• 1969Carry On Again Doctor — Gladstone Screwer
• 1969Carry On Camping — Sid Boggle
• 1969Carry On Christmas — Ebenezer Scrooge
• Carry On Christmas Specials
• Two in Clover — Sid Turner
• 1968Carry On Up the Khyber — Sir Sidney Ruff-Diamond
• 1967Carry On Doctor — Mr. Charlie Roper
• 1967Don't Lose Your Head — Sir Rodney Ffing, the Black Fingernail
• 1966Don't Utter a Note — Basher Bates
• George and the Dragon
• 1966Where the Bullets Fly — Mortuary Attendant
• 1965Carry On Cowboy — Johnny Finger, the Rumpo Kid
• 1965The Big Job — George Brain
• 1965Three Hats for Lisa — Sid Marks
• 1965Tokoloshe — Harry Parsons
• 1964Carry On Cleo — Mark Antony
• 1964The Beauty Jungle — 'Butlins' Judge
• 1963Carry On Cabby — Charlie Hawkins
• Taxi! — Sid Stone
• 1963We Joined the Navy — Dance Instructor
• 1962Carry On Cruising — Captain Wellington Crowther
• 1961A Weekend with Lulu — Café Patron
• 1961Carry On Regardless — Mr. Bert Handy
• 1961Double Bunk — Sid Randall
• 1961Look at Life: Up To Scratch
• 1961Raising the Wind — Sid
• 1961The Green Helmet — Richie Launder
• 1961What a Carve Up! — Sid Butler
• 1961What a Whopper — Harry Sutton
• 1960And the Same to You — Sammy Gatt
• 1960Carry On Constable — Sergeant Frank Wilkins
• Citizen James — Sidney 'Sid' Balmoral James, Creator
• 1960The Pure Hell of St Trinian's — Alphonse O'Reilly
• 1960Watch Your Stern — Chief Petty Officer Mundy
• 1959Desert Mice — Bert Bennett
• 1959Idol on Parade — Herbie
• Look at Life — Narrator
• 1959Make Mine a Million — Sid Gibson
• 1959The 39 Steps — Perce Baker
• 1959Tommy the Toreador — Cadena
• 1959Too Many Crooks — Sid
• 1959Upstairs and Downstairs — P.C. Edwards
• 1958Another Time, Another Place — Jake Klein
• 1958I Was Monty's Double — Porter YMCA
• 1958Next to No Time — Albert, Cabin Steward
• The Adventures of William Tell — Schaffner
• 1958The Man Inside — Franklin
• 1958The Sheriff of Fractured Jaw — The Drunk
• 1958The Silent Enemy — Chief Petty Officer Thorpe
• 1957A King in New York — Johnson - TV Advertiser
• 1957Campbell's Kingdom — Tim, MacDonald's driver-rigger
• 1957Hancock's Half Hour: Volume 1 — Sidney Balmoral James
• 1957Hell Drivers — Dusty, Truck Driver
• 1957Interpol — Joe - First Bartender
• 1957Quatermass 2 — Jimmy Hall
• 1957The Shiralee — Luke
• 1957The Smallest Show on Earth — Mr. Hogg
• 1957The Story of Esther Costello — Joe Ryan
• Armchair Theatre — Basher Bates
• 1956Dry Rot — Flash Harry
• Hancock's Half Hour
• 1956Ramsbottom Rides Again — Black Jake
• The Buccaneers — Chantey Jack
• 1956The Extra Day — Barney West
• 1956The Iron Petticoat — Paul
• 1956Trapeze — Snake Charmer
• 1956Wicked as They Come — Frank Allenborg
• 1955A Kid for Two Farthings — Ice Berg
• 1955A Yank in Ermine — Nightclub manager
• 1955It's a Great Day — Harry Mason
• 1955Joe Macbeth — Banky
• 1955John and Julie — Mr. Pritchett
• 1955Out of the Clouds — Henry, the Gambler
• 1955The Deep Blue Sea — Man outside bar
• 1955The Glass Cage — Tony Lewis
• 1954Aunt Clara — Honest Sid
• 1954Father Brown — Bert Parkinson
• 1954For Better, for Worse — Foreman
• 1954Orders Are Orders — Ed Waggermeyer
• 1954Seagulls Over Sorrento — Charlie Badger
• 1954The Belles of St Trinian's — Benny
• 1954The Crowded Day — Joe, the Night Watchman
• 1954The House Across the Lake — Beverly Forrest (as Sidney James)
• 1954The Rainbow Jacket — Harry
• 1954The Weak and the Wicked — Syd Baden
• 1953Box for One
• 1953Cosh Boy — Desk Sergeant
• 1953Escape by Night — Gino Rossini
• 1953Is Your Honeymoon Really Necessary? — Hank Hanlon
• 1953Park Plaza 605 — Supt. Williams (as Sidney James)
• 1953The Flanagan Boy — Sharkey (as Sidney James)
• 1953The Square Ring — Adams
• 1953The Titfield Thunderbolt — Harry Hawkins
• 1953The Wedding of Lilli Marlene — Fennimore Hunt
• 1953The Yellow Balloon — Charlie
• 1953Will Any Gentleman...? — Mr. Hobson
• 1952Emergency Call — Danny Marks
• 1952Father's Doing Fine — Taxi Driver
• 1952Gift Horse — Ned Hardy, Landlord Golden Bull
• 1952I Believe in You — Sergeant Body
• 1952Miss Robin Hood — Sidney (as Sidney James)
• 1952Tall Headlines — Mr. Spencer, neighbor
• 1952The Magic Box — Army Sergeant
• 1952Time, Gentlemen, Please! — Eric Hace
• 1952Venetian Bird — Bernardo
• 1951Lady Godiva Rides Again — Lew Beeson
• 1951Talk of a Million — John C. Moody
• 1951The Galloping Major — Bookmaker
• 1951The Lavender Hill Mob — Lackery Wood
• 1950Last Holiday — Joe Clarence
• 1950The Lady Craved Excitement — Carlo
• 1950The Man in Black — Henry Clavering / Hodson
• 1949Give Us This Day — Murdin
• 1949Once a Jolly Swagman — Rowton
• 1949Paper Orchid — Freddy Evans (as Sidney James)
• 1949The Small Back Room — 'Knucksie' Moran
• 1948It's Hard to be Good — Platform guard (uncredited)
• 1948No Orchids for Miss Blandish — uncredited
• 1948The Front Page — Hildy Johnson
• 1947Black Memory — Eddie Clinton
• 1947Nightbeat — Nixon (as Sidney James)

Appearances as themselves (11)

• 2022Sid James: Comedy Icon — Self (Archive Footage)
• 2000The Unforgettable Sid James — Self
• 1998What's a Carry On? — Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
• The World of Hammer — Self (archive footage)
• 1993Seriously Seeking Sid — Self (archive footage)
• 1976The World of Budgerigars — Self
• 1968Vive Torbay — Self
• 1962Look at Life: Getting a Move On — Self - Commentator
• 1959Look at Life: Dustmen's Day — Self - Commentator
• 1959Look at Life: Market Place — Self - Commentator
• The Ed Sullivan Show — Self