Birth of Sid James
Birth of Sid James, born Solomon Joel Cohen
Historical biography archive · Updated 2026-11-03
Sid James Biography and Timeline
Follow Sid James through 8 dated historical records for Great Britain.
Sid James, historical timeline
A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.
8Distinct records
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1913–1976Years on this page
1913
1951
The Lavender Hill Mob
First major comedy role in The Lavender Hill Mob
1953
The Titfield Thunderbolt
Appears in the The Titfield Thunderbolt
1954
Film
Begins working with Tony Hancock in BBC radios Hancocks Half Hour
1960
Carry On Constable
First Carry on Film, Carry On Constable
1967
Health of Sid James
James was intending to play Sergeant Nocker in Carry On Follow That Camel, but suffers a massive heart attack and is replaced by the American comic actor Phil Silvers. In Carry On Doctor James is shown mainly lying in a hospital bed, owing to his real-life health scare
1974
Carry On Dick
Last Carry on Film, Carry On Dick
1976
Death of Sid James
Death of Sid James
Records, sources and methodology
These dates and descriptions come from the historical_events database. Exact duplicate records have been collapsed. Names are grouped by the country, Name 2 and Name 1 fields; records with missing Name 2 cannot be reliably assigned to an individual biography. Check the underlying sources before formal citation.