Sidney Easton
Acting
Born 1885-10-02
Savannah, Georgia, USA
Biography
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
Popular credits
Cab Calloway's Hi-De-Ho
Sam, train porter
A Rhapsody in Black and Blue
Husband (uncredited)
Killer Diller
Policeman (as Sid Easton)
Paradise in Harlem
Sneeze Ancrum (as Sydney Easton)
Boarding House Blues
Boo Boo (as Sid Easton)
His Woman
Mark
Ouanga
Jackson
Wayward
George
Be Like Me
George (uncredited)
Murder on Lenox Avenue
Speed Simmons
I Know Everybody and Everybody's Racket
Doorman (uncredited)
Fight That Ghost
Spooky Lightning
The Story of Mr. Hobbs
Ben - Winston's Butler
The Conjure Woman
What Goes Up
Sunday Sinners
Bootsie
The Musical Doctor
Patient on gurney (uncredited)