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
1352010s
1 title
TV show
1990s
1 title
as (Archive footage)
1980s
1 title
TV show
1970s
15 titles · average score 60
58
as Big Dick Turpin
56
as Councillor Sid Fiddler
58
as Santa (Mr Belcher) / Seed Pod / Sir Henry / Sgt Ball / Robin Hood.
62
as Sid Carter
68
as Vic Flange
62
as Sid Abbott
65
as Sid Plummer
58
as King Henry VIII
as Sid Jones
55
as Sidney Bliss
55
as Bill Boosey
65
as Long John Sil
1960s
33 titles · average score 59
54
as Sid Boggle
55
as Gladstone Screwer
66
as Sir Sidney Ruff-Diamond
65
as Sir Rodney Ffing, the Black Fingernail
66
as Mr. Charlie Roper
57
as Johnny Finger, the Rumpo Kid
68
as Marc Antony
61
as Charlie Hawkins
57
as Captain Wellington Crowther
54
as Mr. Bert Handy
64
as Sid Butler
57
as Sergeant Frank Wilkins
1950s
76 titles · average score 63
as Sid Gibson
as Bert Bennett
as Cadena
66
as Porter YMCA
68
as Johnson - TV Advertiser
78
as Dusty, Truck Driver
79
TV show
57
as Beverly Forrest (as Sidney James)
as Gino Rossini
85
as Lackery Wood
57
as Henry Clavering / Hodson
1940s
8 titles · average score 61
as Freddy Evans (as Sidney James)
69
as 'Knucksie' Moran
64
as Murdin
59
as Rowton
51
as uncredited
as Hildy Johnson
as Nixon (as Sidney James)
as Eddie Clinton