AKA Solomon Joel Cohen

Born: 8-May-1913
Birthplace: Johannesburg, South Africa
Died: 26-Apr-1976
Location of death: Sunderland, Tyne-and-Wear, England
Cause of death: Heart Failure
Remains: Cremated, Golders Green Crematorium, London, England

Gender: Male
Religion: Jewish
Race or Ethnicity: White
Sexual orientation: Straight
Occupation: Actor

Nationality: England
Executive summary: Carry on...

Wife: Berthe Sadie Delmont (m. 12-Aug-1936)
Wife: Meg Williams (m. 1943, div. 17-Aug-1952, one daughter)
Daughter: Reine
Wife: Valerie Ashton (m. 21-Aug-1952, until his death)
Son: Steve James (musician)
Daughter: Sue James
Mistress: Barbara Windsor (actress, affair 1973-76)

    Died Onstage

    TELEVISION
    Bless This House Sid Abbott (1971-76)
    Two in Clover Sid Turner (1969-70)
    George and the Dragon George Russell (1966-68)
    Taxi! Sid Stone (1963-64)
    Citizen James Sidney Balmoral James (1960-62)
    Hancock's Half Hour Sidney James (1956-60)

    FILMOGRAPHY AS ACTOR
    Carry On Dick (1974)
    Carry On Girls (1973)
    Bless This House (1972)
    Carry On Abroad (1972)
    Carry On Matron (1972)
    Carry On at Your Convenience (1971)
    Carry On Henry (1971)
    Carry On Loving (3-Nov-1970)
    Carry On Up the Jungle (1970)
    Carry On Again Doctor (2-Dec-1969)
    Carry On Camping (29-May-1969)
    Carry On... Up the Khyber (28-Nov-1968)
    Carry On Doctor (Dec-1967)
    Carry On Don't Lose Your Head (Dec-1966)
    Where the Bullets Fly (1966)
    Three Hats for Lisa (1966)
    Carry On Cowboy (Nov-1965) · The Rumpo Kid
    The Big Job (5-Oct-1965)
    Carry On Cleo (Nov-1964)
    Contest Girl (25-Aug-1964)
    Carry On Cabby (1963)
    Carry On Cruising (1962) · Capt. Crowther
    What a Whopper (17-Oct-1961)
    What a Carve Up! (15-Sep-1961)
    Raising the Wind (7-Sep-1961)
    Double Bunk (7-May-1961)
    The Green Helmet (20-Apr-1961)
    A Weekend With Lulu (10-Apr-1961)
    Carry On Regardless (4-Apr-1961)
    The Pure Hell of St. Trinian's (Dec-1960)
    Carry On Constable (22-Feb-1960)
    And the Same to You (Feb-1960)
    Watch Your Stern (1960)
    Tommy the Toreador (21-Dec-1959)
    Desert Mice (Dec-1959)
    Upstairs and Downstairs (2-Nov-1959)
    Too Many Crooks (8-Mar-1959)
    The 39 Steps (1959) · Perce
    I Was Monty's Double (21-Oct-1958)
    The Man Inside (7-Sep-1958)
    Next to No Time (Aug-1958)
    Another Time, Another Place (2-May-1958)
    Silent Enemy (4-Mar-1958)
    The Sheriff of Fractured Jaw (1958)
    The Smallest Show on Earth (22-Nov-1957)
    A King in New York (12-Sep-1957) · Johnson -- TV Advertiser
    Campbell's Kingdom (3-Sep-1957) · Timid Driver
    Hell Drivers (26-Aug-1957)
    The Story of Esther Costello (13-Aug-1957)
    The Shiralee (11-Jul-1957)
    Quatermass 2 (17-Jun-1957)
    Pickup Alley (2-Apr-1957) · Joe
    The Iron Petticoat (12-Dec-1956) · Paul
    Dry Rot (31-Oct-1956)
    Trapeze (30-May-1956) · Snake Charmer
    Portrait in Smoke (22-May-1956) · Frank Allen
    The Extra Day (1956)
    Joe Macbeth (18-Oct-1955)
    The Deep Blue Sea (13-Oct-1955)
    A Kid for Two Farthings (15-Aug-1955)
    John and Julie (26-Jul-1955)
    The Glass Tomb (15-Apr-1955)
    Out of the Clouds (15-Feb-1955)
    The Belles of St. Trinian's (1-Oct-1954)
    Orders Are Orders (Oct-1954)
    Seagulls Over Sorrento (13-Jul-1954) · Charlie Badger
    The Detective (8-Jun-1954) · Parkinson
    The Rainbow Jacket (May-1954)
    Heat Wave (16-Apr-1954)
    Young and Willing (2-Feb-1954)
    For Better, For Worse (1954)
    Norman Conquest (11-Sep-1953)
    Will Any Gentleman...? (25-Aug-1953)
    The Square Ring (13-Jul-1953)
    Bad Blonde (10-Apr-1953)
    The Titfield Thunderbolt (Mar-1953)
    The Yellow Balloon (10-Feb-1953)
    The Slasher (Feb-1953)
    Miss Robin Hood (Nov-1952)
    The Assassin (Oct-1952) · Bernardo
    Father's Doing Fine (Aug-1952)
    Glory at Sea (16-Jul-1952)
    Time, Gentlemen, Please! (Jul-1952)
    Emergency Call (20-May-1952)
    I Believe in You (5-Mar-1952)
    Lady Godiva Rides Again (25-Oct-1951)
    The Lavender Hill Mob (26-Jun-1951) · Lackery
    Talk of a Million (Mar-1951)
    The Magic Box (1951)
    Last Holiday (13-Nov-1950)
    Give Us This Day (14-Oct-1949)
    The Small Back Room (21-Feb-1949)
    Once a Jolly Swagman (2-Jan-1949) · Rowton

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