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 68 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Situational Comedy6.6average 2.7
- Physical Comedy5.9average 2.4
- Historical6.0average 2.6
- Nostalgia6.2average 3.7
- Satire & Parody4.6average 2.3
- Wit & Wordplay5.6average 3.7
- Wholesome5.0average 3.3
- Absurdist Humor3.6average 2.0
Rarely in their work
- Contemporary Realism2.1, average 5.3
- Psychological2.9, average 5.6
- Melancholy2.4, average 4.7
- Pathos3.1, average 5.2
Main genres
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Recurring tags
- Nostalgic 10
- British Comedy 9
- Lighthearted Entertainment 8
- Slapstick 6
- Slapstick Humor 6
- Classic British Comedy 6
- Ensemble Cast 5
- Lighthearted 5
- Farce 5
- Character-Driven Comedy 4
- Situational Comedy 4
- British Slapstick Comedy 4
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Joan SimsActorDon't Lose Your Head, Carry On Camping, Carry On Christmas Specials, Carry On Doctor, Carry On Cleo, +17 more
Charles HawtreyActorDon't Lose Your Head, Carry On Camping, Carry On Christmas Specials, Carry On Doctor, Carry On Cleo, +16 more
Gerald ThomasDirectorCarry On Cruising, Don't Lose Your Head, Carry On Camping, Carry On Doctor, Carry On Cleo, +16 more
Kenneth WilliamsActorHancock's Half Hour, Carry On Cruising, Don't Lose Your Head, Carry On Camping, Carry On Doctor, +14 more
Kenneth ConnorActorCarry On Cruising, Carry On Christmas Specials, What a Carve Up!, Carry On Cleo, Carry On Abroad, +12 more
Talbot RothwellWriterDon't Lose Your Head, Carry On Camping, Carry On Doctor, Carry On at Your Convenience, Carry On Up the Khyber, +12 more
Bernard BresslawActorCarry On Camping, Carry On Christmas Specials, Carry On Doctor, Carry On at Your Convenience, Carry On Up the Khyber, +11 more
Hattie JacquesActorITV Christmas Comedy, Carry On Camping, Carry On Christmas Specials, Carry On Doctor, Carry On at Your Convenience, +8 more- AAlfred RoomeEditorCarry On Camping, Carry On Doctor, Carry On at Your Convenience, Carry On Up the Khyber, Carry On Again Doctor, +8 more
Barbara WindsorActorCarry On Camping, Carry On Christmas Specials, Carry On Doctor, Carry On Again Doctor, Carry On Abroad, +7 more
Peter ButterworthActorDon't Lose Your Head, Carry On Christmas Specials, Carry On Up the Khyber, Carry On Again Doctor, Carry On Abroad, +6 more
Alan HumeCinematographerCarry On Cruising, Don't Lose Your Head, Carry On Doctor, Carry On Cleo, Carry On Abroad, +6 more
Movies and TV shows
191970s
1 title · average score 72
72
Bless This House (1971)
TV show · as Sid Abbott / Alf Carter
1960s
4 titles · average score 71
Two in Clover (1969)
TV show · as Sid Turner
70
Carry On Up the Khyber (1968)
as Sir Sidney Ruff-Diamond
72
The Green Helmet (1961)
as Richie Launder
Citizen James (1960)
TV show · as Sidney 'Sid' Balmoral James
1950s
13 titles · average score 76
70
The Adventures of William Tell (1958)
TV show · as Schaffner
75
A King in New York (1957)
as Johnson - TV Advertiser
78
Hell Drivers (1957)
as Dusty, Truck Driver
73
Quatermass 2 (1957)
as Jimmy Hall
79
Hancock's Half Hour (1956)
TV show
Ramsbottom Rides Again (1956)
as Black Jake
73
The Titfield Thunderbolt (1953)
as Harry Hawkins
72
Time, Gentlemen, Please! (1952)
as Eric Hace
70
The Magic Box (1952)
as Army Sergeant
85
The Lavender Hill Mob (1951)
as Lackery Wood
Talk of a Million (1951)
as John C. Moody
86
Last Holiday (1950)
as Joe Clarence
1940s
1 title · average score 81
81
The Small Back Room (1949)
as 'Knucksie' Moran