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Sid James was 'n komediant en akteur wat gebore is in Suid-Afrika.

Sy geboortenaam was Solomon Joel Cohen, maar hy het sy naam later verander na Sidney Joel Cohen en toe weer na Sidney James.

Hy is oorspronklik opgelei as en het gewerk as haarkapper, maar nadat hy geëmigreer het na Groot-Brittanje, het hy beweer dat hy 'n heterogeniteit gehad het van verskillende beroepe, insluitend as 'n bokser, dans-instrukteur en selfs 'n diamantslyper.

Nadat hy met sy eerste vrou getroud is, het sy skoonpa vir hom 'n haarsalon gekoop, maar in minder as 'n jaar het hy sy voorneme verkondig om akteur te word en ingeskryf by die Johannesburg Repertory Players (Johannesburg Repertoire Spelers).

Sy akteursloopbaan het nie ernstig begin nie, eers in Groot-Brittanje nadat sy diensplig geëindig het vir die Tweede Wêreldoorlog.

Aanvanklik het hy oorvloedige hoeveelhede onbelangrike en ondersteunende rolle gekry.

Toe in 1956, het hy uiteindelik na vore gekom as 'n ster toe hy 'n rol kry in Hancock's Half Hour as Tony Hancock se medester.

Die program het aangehou vir vier jaar en daarna het hy bekend geword vir sy verskynings in die Carry On films.

In sewentien van die films het hy die hoofrol gespeel en in die ander twee, het hy rolverdeling gekry net onder Frankie Howerd.

Hy het ook begin om die hoofrolle te kry in TV-sitkoms, wat hy verduur het totdat hy gesterf het in 1976.

Die laaste sitkom waarin hy verskyn het was Bless This House (Seën Hierdie Huis), Diana Coupland was sy medester hierin tot sy dood.

Hy het gesterf aan 'n hartaanval by die Sunderland Empire Teater waar hy opgetree het tydens die toer van die toneelstuk The Mating Season (Die Paarseisoen).

James word veral onthou vir sy wellustige karakter, alhoewel later in sy loopbaan tydens sy optredes in TV-sitkoms, het hulle van hom gehou vir sy vriendelike persoonlikheid.

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Sid James was a comedian and actor who was born in South Africa.

His birth name was Solomon Joel Cohen, but he later changed his name to Sidney Joel Cohen and then again to Sidney James.

He originally trained and was employed as a hairdresser, but after emigrating to Great Britain, he claimed to have had a heterogeneity of different vocations, including as a boxer, dance instructor, and even a diamond cutter.

After marrying his first wife, his father-in-law bought him a hair salon, but in less than a year, he proclaimed his intention to become an actor and enlisted in the Johannesburg Repertory Players.

His acting career didn't begin in earnest until in Great Britain after his military service for World War II ended.

At first, he had copious amounts of insignificant and supporting roles.

Then in 1956, he finally emerged as a star when he was cast in Hancock's Half Hour as Tony Hancock's costar.

The show lasted for four years, and after that, he became known for his appearances in the Carry On films.

In seventeen of the films, he held the starring role, and in the other two, he was cast just under Frankie Howerd.

He also began landing the lead roles in TV sitcoms, which endured until he died in 1976.

The last sitcom he appeared in was Bless This House, in which he costarred with Diana Coupland until his death.

He died of a heart attack at the Sunderland Empire Theatre where he was performing during the tour of the play The Mating Season.

James is particularly remembered for his lascivious character, although later in his career during his performances on TV sitcoms, he was liked for his genial personality.

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