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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 distinct 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 3,618,076 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2019). Sid James is the 6,321st most popular actor (down from 6,231st in 2019), the 149th most popular biography from South Africa (up from 154th in 2019) and the 14th most popular South African Actor.

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  • 3.6M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 42.18

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 17

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.32

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.75

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, Sid James ranks 6,321 out of 9,996. Before him are Jodhi May, Grant Gustin, Anne Dorval, Alessio Boni, Daniel von Bargen, and Yang Mi. After him are Susan Hampshire, Tom Payne, Piotr Adamczyk, Jon Tenney, Brad Garrett, and Sandrine Holt.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1913, Sid James ranks 319. Before him are Julie Gibson, Humberto Mariles, John N. Mitchell, Henri Eberhardt, Nikolai Stepulov, and Roger Rio. After him are François Bourbotte, Fred Davis, Evelyn Venable, Theo Helfrich, Peter Glenville, and Luigi Piotti. Among people deceased in 1976, Sid James ranks 221. Before him are Tibor Csík, Achille Souchard, Richard Arlen, Toni Ulmen, Henri Eberhardt, and Miriam Cooper. After him are Carlo Mattrel, Hugo Wieslander, Alexandru Cuedan, Hans Theilig, Rupert Davies, and Tadeusz Friedrich.

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In South Africa

Among people born in South Africa, Sid James ranks 149 out of 374. Before him are Peter de Klerk (1935), Lucky Dube (1910), Helen Zille (1951), Constand Viljoen (1933), Mzilikazi (1790), and Francois Pienaar (1967). After him are Yolandi Visser (1984), Candice Swanepoel (1988), Zindzi Mandela (1960), Eddie Keizan (1944), Richard Borcherds (1959), and Marjorie Clark (1909).

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Among ACTORS In South Africa

Among actors born in South Africa, Sid James ranks 14. Before him are Cecil Kellaway (1890), Lesley-Ann Brandt (1981), Sharlto Copley (1973), John Kani (1943), Janet Suzman (1939), and Cariba Heine (1988). After him are Glynis Barber (1955), Troye Sivan (1995), David Bateson (1960), Musetta Vander (1963), Moira Lister (1923), and Sasha Pieterse (1996).

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