Acting
Sidney James
- Titles
- 130movies16TV 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
- 51top three billing
- Average score
60/100
- Highest rated
The Lavender Hill Mob85/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 65 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Situational Comedy6.4average 2.7
- Historical6.1average 2.6
- Physical Comedy5.8average 2.5
- Nostalgia6.1average 3.6
- Satire & Parody4.4average 2.3
- Wit & Wordplay5.6average 3.7
- Wholesome5.0average 3.3
- Absurdist Humor3.4average 2.0
Rarely in their work
- Contemporary Realism2.1, average 5.2
- Psychological3.0, average 5.6
- Melancholy2.5, average 4.7
- Pathos3.2, average 5.2
Main genres
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Recurring tags
- Nostalgic 10
- British Comedy 9
- Lighthearted Entertainment 8
- Classic British Comedy 6
- Slapstick 6
- Slapstick Humor 5
- Ensemble Cast 5
- Farce 5
- Lighthearted 5
- British Slapstick Comedy 4
- Situational Comedy 4
- Character-Driven Comedy 4
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Joan SimsActorDon't Lose Your Head, Carry On Cowboy, Carry On at Your Convenience, Carry On Loving, Carry On Up the Khyber, +17 more
Charles HawtreyActorDon't Lose Your Head, Carry On Cowboy, Carry On at Your Convenience, Carry On Loving, Carry On Up the Khyber, +16 more
Gerald ThomasDirectorDon't Lose Your Head, Carry On Cowboy, Carry On at Your Convenience, Carry On Loving, Carry On Up the Khyber, +16 more
Kenneth WilliamsActorHancock's Half Hour, Don't Lose Your Head, Carry On Cowboy, Carry On at Your Convenience, Carry On Loving, +13 more
Talbot RothwellWriterDon't Lose Your Head, Carry On at Your Convenience, Carry On Loving, Carry On Up the Khyber, Carry On Camping, +12 more
Bernard BresslawActorCarry On Cowboy, Carry On at Your Convenience, Carry On Loving, Carry On Up the Khyber, Carry On Camping, +11 more
Kenneth ConnorActorWhat a Carve Up!, Carry On Cleo, Carry On Up the Jungle, A Weekend with Lulu, Carry On Girls, +11 more
Hattie JacquesActorITV Christmas Comedy, Carry On at Your Convenience, Carry On Loving, Carry On Camping, Carry On Again Doctor, +8 more- AAlfred RoomeEditorCarry On at Your Convenience, Carry On Loving, Carry On Up the Khyber, Carry On Camping, Carry On Again Doctor, +8 more
Barbara WindsorActorCarry On Camping, Carry On Again Doctor, Carry On Doctor, Carry On Matron, Carry On Girls, +7 more
Peter ButterworthActorDon't Lose Your Head, Carry On Cowboy, Carry On Up the Khyber, Carry On Again Doctor, Carry On Girls, +6 more
Terry ScottActorCarry On Loving, Carry On Up the Khyber, Carry On Camping, Carry On Matron, Carry On Up the Jungle, +6 more
Movies and TV shows
81940s
8 titles · average score 61
Paper Orchid (1949)
as Freddy Evans (as Sidney James)
69
The Small Back Room (1949)
as 'Knucksie' Moran
64
Give Us This Day (1949)
as Murdin
59
Once a Jolly Swagman (1949)
as Rowton
51
No Orchids for Miss Blandish (1948)
as uncredited
The Front Page (1948)
as Hildy Johnson
Nightbeat (1947)
as Nixon (as Sidney James)
Black Memory (1947)
as Eddie Clinton