Sidney Easton
Born: 1885-10-02 in Savannah, Georgia, USA
Died: 1971-12-24
Known For: Acting
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.
Filmography
1948
- Killer Diller as Policeman (as Sid Easton)
- Boarding House Blues as Boo Boo (as Sid Easton)
1947
- The Story of Mr. Hobbs as Ben - Winston's Butler
1946
- Fight That Ghost as Spooky Lightning
1941
- Murder on Lenox Avenue as Speed Simmons
1940
- Sunday Sinners as Bootsie
1939
- Paradise in Harlem as Sneeze Ancrum (as Sydney Easton)
- What Goes Up
1935
- Ouanga as Jackson
1934
- Cab Calloway's Hi-De-Ho as Sam, train porter
1933
- I Know Everybody and Everybody's Racket as Doorman (uncredited)
1932
- Wayward as George
- A Rhapsody in Black and Blue as Husband (uncredited)
- The Musical Doctor as Patient on gurney (uncredited)
1931
- His Woman as Mark
- Be Like Me as George (uncredited)