Sid James Overview:

Actor, Sid James, was born Solomon Joel Cohen on May 8, 1913 in Hillbrow, South Africa. James died at the age of 63 on Apr 26, 1976 in Sunderland, England .

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and Kenneth Connor as the unlikely roommates in What a Carve Up! (Pat Jackson, 1961)

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Sid James Quotes:

Captain Keene: [news of the native revolt arrives] What do you intend to do, sir?
Sir Sidney Ruff-Diamond: Do? Do? We're British. We won't do anything...
Major Shorthouse: ...until it's too late.
Sir Sidney Ruff-Diamond: Exactly. That's the first sensible thing you've said all day.


Marjoribanks: I always find the first few days make me feel quite drowsy.
Captain: Shut your port-hole.
Marjoribanks: Begging your pardon, sir, one must have fresh...
Captain: ...and your cake-hole.


Expectant Father: Are you a taxi?
Charlie Hawkins: No.
[pointing at the vehicle]
Charlie Hawkins: *This* is a taxi.
[pointing at himself]
Charlie Hawkins: *I'm* a driver.
[pointing at Pintpot]
Charlie Hawkins: *He's* a learner.
[pointing at the expectant father]
Charlie Hawkins: And *you're* a twit. Now get out of the way, I'm in a hurry.
Expectant Father: No, no, you must help me. It's my wife - she's going to have a baby.
Charlie Hawkins: And if I don't get home by seven, mine's gonna have a fit.


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Sid James Facts
Arrived in Britain on Dec 25th 1946, spending his army demob money on one-way tickets. Once described as "The man with a face like an unmade bed!". Voted (some time ago) to have the world's dirtiest laugh.

Career prior to acting was as a top ladies' hairdresser in South Africa.

Frequently remembered as a former boxer, but he never actually was! People got that impression that he had been a boxer from his craggy features and bulbous nose.

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