Sidney Easton

Oct 02, 1885 - Dec 24, 1971 (86 years old) in Savannah, Georgia, USA

Sidney Easton (October 2, 1885 – December 24, 1971) was an African-American actor, stage performer, playwright, composer, vocalist, and pianist. He worked as a performer in minstrel shows, carnivals, burlesque, and vaudeville. Starting in the 1930s he appeared in films.

Known For

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Paradise in Harlem

Sneeze Ancrum (as Sydney Easton)

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Killer Diller

Policeman (as Sid Easton)

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Fight That Ghost

Spooky Lightning

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Ouanga

Jackson

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Cab Calloway's Hi-De-Ho

Sam, train porter

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His Woman

Mark

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Boarding House Blues

Boo Boo (as Sid Easton)

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Wayward

George

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The Story of Mr. Hobbs

Ben - Winston's Butler

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I Know Everybody and Everybody's Racket

Doorman (uncredited)

Credits

Boarding House Blues 1948

Boo Boo (as Sid Easton)

★ 6
Killer Diller 1948

Policeman (as Sid Easton)

★ 4.9
The Story of Mr. Hobbs 1947

Ben - Winston's Butler

★ NR
Fight That Ghost 1946

Spooky Lightning

★ NR
Murder on Lenox Avenue 1941

Speed Simmons

★ NR
Sunday Sinners 1940

Bootsie

★ NR
What Goes Up 1939

★ NR
Paradise in Harlem 1939

Sneeze Ancrum (as Sydney Easton)

★ 5.4
Ouanga 1935

Jackson

★ 5
Cab Calloway's Hi-De-Ho 1934

Sam, train porter

★ 6.6
I Know Everybody and Everybody's Racket 1933

Doorman (uncredited)

★ 7
The Musical Doctor 1932

Patient on gurney (uncredited)

★ NR
A Rhapsody in Black and Blue 1932

Husband (uncredited)

★ 6.1
Wayward 1932

George

★ 6
His Woman 1931

Mark

★ 3.5
Be Like Me 1931

George (uncredited)

★ 7
The Conjure Woman 1926

★ NR