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Sid James (born Solomon Joel Cohen; 8 May 1913 – 26 April 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 ...
8 ago 2018 · An interview with Carry On legend Sid James has been recovered after 42 years sitting in a loft. Recorded days before the performer died on stage during a UK theatre tour, it is the last-known ...
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23 dic 2022 · The story of one of Britain's best-known comedy actors. Sid James will be well remembered for his role as a lecherous Cockney character in the Carry On films...
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Emergency Call, released in the US as The Hundred Hour Hunt, is a 1952 British drama film directed by Lewis Gilbert and starring Jack Warner, Anthony Steel, Joy Shelton and Sid James. [2] It was distributed by Butcher's Film Service. The film was a noted success compared to its small budget and helped establish Gilbert as a director. [3]
Sidney James (born Solomon Joel Cohen; 8 May 1913 – 26 April 1976) was a South African-British actor and comedian whose career encompassed radio, television, stage and screen. Noted for his distinct dirty laugh, he was best known for numerous roles in the Carry On film series.
By now though James had made his Carry on debut in Constable (the third film of the series, made in 1960) with a fully established comic persona. The 25 films listed below see Sid James cast in mostly comedic roles, other than the renowned 'Carry On' series, and are a great example of British comedy films of the early '50s to late '70s era.
19 set 2018 · Emergency Call has all the ingredients of a typical early 1950s Brit film – Wolseley police cars, street lit by gas lamps and Sydney Tafler lurking in a pool hall – but James’s crumpled ...
