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Portrait of Sidney James

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
52
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score61/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Lavender Hill Mob
The Lavender Hill Mob
GoodWatch score85/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 66 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.5 versus catalog average 4.8EnergyHeart: 3.8 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 4.5 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.2 versus catalog average 5.7WorldCraft: 4.6 versus catalog average 5.4CraftStyle: 5.2 versus catalog average 6.0Style
Sidney James Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    2.1, average 5.2
  • Psychological
    3.0, average 5.6
  • Melancholy
    2.5, average 4.7
  • Pathos
    3.2, average 5.2

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Nostalgic 10
  • British Comedy 9
  • Lighthearted Entertainment 8
  • Slapstick Humor 6
  • Slapstick 6
  • Classic British Comedy 6
  • Lighthearted 5
  • Ensemble Cast 5
  • Farce 5
  • British Slapstick Comedy 4
  • Family-Friendly 4
  • Character-Driven Comedy 4

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

11
TypeAllMovies9TV shows2
RoleAnyActing138Appearances11
ScoreAny60+70+80+
DecadeAny1940s11950s21960s21970s11990s32000s12020s1
GenreAnyDocumentary10Comedy2TV Movie1Talk1
Group by
DecadesScores
Newest firstOldest first

2020s

1 title
Poster for Sid James: Comedy Icon

Self (Archive Footage)

2000s

1 title

1990s

3 titles
Poster for What's a Carry On?

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Poster for The World of Hammer

TV show · Self (archive footage)

Poster for Seriously Seeking Sid

Self (archive footage)

1970s

1 title

1960s

2 titles

1950s

2 titles

1940s

1 title · average score 73