Acting
Sidney James
- Titles
- 133movies16TV shows
- Career
Active from 1947 to 2015, with a break from 1984 to 2014, busiest in 1953 and 1961 with 6 main titles each.
- Leading roles
- 52top three billing
- Average score
60/100
- Highest rated
The Lavender Hill Mob85/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 70 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Situational Comedy6.6average 2.7
- Physical Comedy5.9average 2.4
- Historical5.9average 2.6
- Nostalgia6.2average 3.7
- Satire & Parody4.5average 2.3
- Wit & Wordplay5.6average 3.7
- Wholesome4.9average 3.3
- Absurdist Humor3.6average 2.0
Rarely in their work
- Contemporary Realism2.4, average 5.4
- Psychological2.8, average 5.6
- Melancholy2.3, average 4.7
- Pathos3.0, average 5.2
Main genres
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Recurring tags
- British Comedy 9
- Lighthearted Entertainment 8
- Nostalgic 8
- Slapstick Humor 7
- Classic British Comedy 7
- Slapstick 6
- Farce 5
- Lighthearted 5
- Character-Driven Comedy 4
- Family-Friendly 4
- Ensemble Cast 4
- Social Commentary 4
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Joan SimsActorCarry On Up the Khyber, Carry On Matron, Don't Lose Your Head, Carry On Loving, Dry Rot, +17 more
Charles HawtreyActorCarry On Up the Khyber, Carry On Matron, Don't Lose Your Head, Carry On Loving, What a Whopper, +16 more
Gerald ThomasDirectorCarry On Up the Khyber, Carry On Matron, Don't Lose Your Head, Carry On Loving, Carry On Henry, +16 more
Kenneth WilliamsActorHancock's Half Hour, Carry On Up the Khyber, Carry On Matron, Don't Lose Your Head, Carry On Loving, +14 more
Kenneth ConnorActorCarry On Henry, Carry On Dick, Carry On Abroad, Carry On Cleo, Carry On Regardless, +12 more
Talbot RothwellWriterCarry On Up the Khyber, Carry On Matron, Don't Lose Your Head, Carry On Loving, Carry On Henry, +12 more
Bernard BresslawActorCarry On Up the Khyber, Carry On Matron, Carry On Loving, Carry On Dick, Carry On Cowboy, +11 more
Hattie JacquesActorCarry On Matron, Carry On Loving, Carry On Dick, Carry On Camping, ITV Christmas Comedy, +8 more- AAlfred RoomeEditorCarry On Up the Khyber, Carry On Matron, Carry On Loving, Carry On Henry, Carry On Dick, +8 more
Barbara WindsorActorCarry On Matron, Carry On Henry, Carry On Dick, Carry On Camping, Carry On Abroad, +7 more
Peter ButterworthActorCarry On Up the Khyber, Don't Lose Your Head, Carry On Dick, Carry On Cowboy, Carry On Abroad, +6 more
Alan HumeCinematographerDon't Lose Your Head, Carry On Henry, Carry On Cowboy, Carry On Abroad, Carry On Cleo, +6 more
Movies and TV shows
1382010s
1 title
TV show
2000s
1 title
as Various Characters (archive footage) (uncredited)
1990s
1 title
as (Archive footage)
1980s
1 title
TV show
1970s
15 titles · average score 60
as Big Dick Turpin
as Councillor Sid Fiddler
as Mr. Belcher / Seed Pod / Sir Henry / Sergeant Will Ball / Robin Hood
as Sid Carter
as Vic Flange
as Sid Abbot
as King Henry VIII
as Sid Plummer
as Sid Jones
as Sidney Bliss
as Mr. Bill Boosey
as Long John Silver
1960s
33 titles · average score 60
as Sid Boggle
as Gladstone Screwer
TV show · as Sid Turner
as Sir Sidney Ruff-Diamond
as Sir Rodney Ffing, the Black Fingernail
as Mr. Charlie Roper
as Johnny Finger, the Rumpo Kid
as Mark Antony
as Charlie Hawkins
as Mr. Bert Handy
as Sid Butler
as Sergeant Frank Wilkins
1950s
77 titles · average score 62
as Bert Bennett
as Sid Gibson
as Cadena
as The Drunk
as Johnson - TV Advertiser
as Dusty, Truck Driver
TV show
as Beverly Forrest (as Sidney James)
as Gino Rossini
as Lackery Wood
as Henry Clavering / Hodson
1940s
9 titles · average score 64
as Freddy Evans (as Sidney James)
as 'Knucksie' Moran
as Murdin
as Rowton
as uncredited
as Platform guard (uncredited)
as Hildy Johnson
as Nixon (as Sidney James)
as Eddie Clinton