Sid James: Classic or .... Well, you know ... haych haych

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― Terrible Basia, Wednesday, 18 January 2006 23:46 (twenty years ago)

My mother used to be his secretary. And she said he was a real mensch.

― adamrl (nordicskilla), Wednesday, 18 January 2006 23:46 (twenty years ago)

CLASSIC!

Best dirty old man laugh ever.

― Last Of The Famous International Pfunkboys (Kerr), Wednesday, 18 January 2006 23:47 (twenty years ago)

Actaully, I take that back...it was Kenneth Williams.

― adamrl (nordicskilla), Wednesday, 18 January 2006 23:47 (twenty years ago)

funny man but not because of the laugh

― RJG (RJG), Thursday, 19 January 2006 00:26 (twenty years ago)

ack ack ack

― jim p. irrelevant (electricsound), Thursday, 19 January 2006 00:27 (twenty years ago)

Always mentioned trivia: despite being the quintessential English letch, James was actually South African.

― Dom Passantino (Dom Passantino), Thursday, 19 January 2006 00:30 (twenty years ago)

use other facts, please

― RJG (RJG), Thursday, 19 January 2006 00:38 (twenty years ago)

Bless This House is on everyday at noon on the paramount comedy channel here (UK).

― Last Of The Famous International Pfunkboys (Kerr), Thursday, 19 January 2006 00:38 (twenty years ago)

despite his mashed-up old coupon and wideboy persona, james was, at one time, a successful ladies' hairdresser

― RJG (RJG), Thursday, 19 January 2006 00:39 (twenty years ago)

noon?

― RJG (RJG), Thursday, 19 January 2006 00:39 (twenty years ago)

Midday.

― Last Of The Famous International Pfunkboys (Kerr), Thursday, 19 January 2006 00:41 (twenty years ago)

superb

― Tracer Hand (tracerhand), Thursday, 19 January 2006 00:55 (twenty years ago)

What is a mensch?

― Paul Kelly (kelly), Thursday, 19 January 2006 10:02 (twenty years ago)

ppl said nice things abt him on that recent hancock docu

k. williams is meanly rude abt SJ in his diaries

― Ward Fowler (Ward Fowler), Thursday, 19 January 2006 10:07 (twenty years ago)

Great laugh, great leer, brilliant face, excellent timing. I've never understood why people were surprised by the 'relevation' that he was South African as he never fully dropped the accent.

May the benevolence of the god Shivo bring blessings on your house.
And on yours.
And may his wisdom bring success in all your undertakings.
And in yours.
And may his radiance light up your life.
And up yours.

― Onimo (GerryNemo), Thursday, 19 January 2006 10:12 (twenty years ago)

Very classic - he's not terrific merely in the Carry Ons. About a hundred other films, and he outshines Hancock in his own show, I think. Checking IMDB, he played Hildy Johnson in a 1948 TV version of The Front Page.

― Martin Skidmore (Martin Skidmore), Thursday, 19 January 2006 10:59 (twenty years ago)

saying he "outshines" hancock is more or less than pointless, I think, but he was great w/ him, yes

― RJG (RJG), Thursday, 19 January 2006 11:15 (twenty years ago)

On Gunnersbury Avenue in Ealing there is a blue plaque for him. I know this because my friend O's family live in his old house and hosted the plaque ceremony where every British comic alive came down for the unveiling. There was also a large '60s cocktail bar left in situ for them when they moved in.

― suzy (suzy), Thursday, 19 January 2006 11:30 (twenty years ago)

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