ACTOR

Sid James

1913 - 1976

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Sidney James (born Solomon Joel Cohen; 8 May 1913 – 26 April 1976) was a South African–British actor and comedian whose career encompassed radio, television, stage and screen. Noted for his distinctive dirty laugh, he was best known for numerous roles in the Carry On film series. Born to a middle-class Jewish family in South Africa, James started his career in his native country before finding his greatest success in the UK. Beginning his screen career playing bit parts in films from 1947, he was cast in numerous small and supporting roles into the 1950s. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Sid James has received more than 3,808,008 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2019). Sid James is the 7,906th most popular actor (down from 6,312th in 2019), the 209th most popular biography from South Africa (down from 148th in 2019) and the 17th most popular South African Actor.

Memorability Metrics

  • 3.8M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 41.44

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 19

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.27

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.04

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Sid James ranks 7,906 out of 13,578. Before him are Joanna Miles, Kanan Devi, Alex Pettyfer, Nicole Ari Parker, Pamela Brown, and Thomas Gomez. After him are Nora Swinburne, Robert Ellis, Martita Hunt, Adrienne King, James Neill, and Diana Scarwid.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1913, Sid James ranks 395. Before him are Roger Laurent, Norman Dello Joio, Patrick Steptoe, Charlie Barnet, Franz Berghammer, and Coral Browne. After him are István Klimek, Joe Medicine Crow, Peter Doherty, Marian Marsh, Angus Wilson, and Jack Hannah. Among people deceased in 1976, Sid James ranks 266. Before him are Tadeusz Friedrich, Cathy Downs, DeHart Hubbard, Alfredo Pitto, Alan Baxter, and Tarab Abdul Hadi. After him are Franciszek Szymczyk, Anissa Jones, Paul Russo, Alastair Sim, Bobby Hackett, and Lawrence Shields.

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In South Africa

Among people born in South Africa, Sid James ranks 209 out of 454. Before him are Joan Harrison (1935), Guy Tunmer (1948), Eddie Keizan (1944), Luki Botha (1930), Maggie Laubser (1886), and Phil Masinga (1969). After him are Wayde van Niekerk (1992), Lucas Radebe (1969), Alfred Swift (1931), Ian Hunter (1900), Clarence Oldfield (1899), and Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka (1955).

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Among ACTORS In South Africa

Among actors born in South Africa, Sid James ranks 17. Before him are Janet Suzman (1939), John Kani (1943), Glynis Barber (1955), Cariba Heine (1988), Lesley-Ann Brandt (1981), and Charlbi Dean (1990). After him are Ian Hunter (1900), Troye Sivan (1995), Louis Hayward (1909), Musetta Vander (1963), Linda Mvusi (1955), and Antony Sher (1949).

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