Sid James Biography

Historical biography and chronological timeline for Sid James, based on 8 World History Database records associated with Great Britain.

8 records1913–19768 events0 places

Chronological biography

1913

Birth of Sid James8 May 1913

Arts / Cinema

Birth of Sid James, born Solomon Joel Cohen

1951

The Lavender Hill Mob1951

Arts / Cinema

First major comedy role in The Lavender Hill Mob

1953

The Titfield Thunderbolt1953

Arts / Cinema

Appears in the The Titfield Thunderbolt

1954

Film1954

Arts / Drama

Begins working with Tony Hancock in BBC radios Hancocks Half Hour

1960

Carry On Constable1960

Arts / Cinema

First Carry on Film, Carry On Constable

1967

Health of Sid James1967

Science / Medicine

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 Dick1974

Arts / Cinema

Last Carry on Film, Carry On Dick

1976

Death of Sid James26 April 1976

Arts / Cinema

Death of Sid James

Record provenance

This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.