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Sidney Easton

Known for

Acting

Born

October 2, 1885

Birthplace

Savannah, Georgia, USA

Died

December 24, 1971 (aged 86)

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.

Best known work

Cab Calloway's Hi-De-Ho
Cab Calloway's Hi-De-Ho
1934
A Rhapsody in Black and Blue
A Rhapsody in Black and Blue
1932
Killer Diller
Killer Diller
1948
His Woman
His Woman
1931
Paradise in Harlem
Paradise in Harlem
1939
Boarding House Blues
Boarding House Blues
1948
Ouanga
Ouanga
1935
Wayward
Wayward
1932
Be Like Me
Be Like Me
1931
Murder on Lenox Avenue
Murder on Lenox Avenue
1941

Filmography

  1. 1948

    Boarding House Blues

    as Boo Boo (as Sid Easton)

  2. 1948

    Killer Diller

    as Policeman (as Sid Easton)

  3. 1947

    The Story of Mr. Hobbs

    as Ben - Winston's Butler

  4. 1946

    Fight That Ghost

    as Spooky Lightning

  5. 1941

    Murder on Lenox Avenue

    as Speed Simmons

  6. 1940

    Sunday Sinners

    as Bootsie

  7. 1939

    What Goes Up

  8. 1939

    Paradise in Harlem

    as Sneeze Ancrum (as Sydney Easton)

  9. 1935

    Ouanga

    as Jackson

  10. 1934

    Cab Calloway's Hi-De-Ho

    as Sam, train porter

  11. 1933

    I Know Everybody and Everybody's Racket

    as Doorman (uncredited)

  12. 1932

    The Musical Doctor

    as Patient on gurney (uncredited)

  13. 1932

    A Rhapsody in Black and Blue

    as Husband (uncredited)

  14. 1932

    Wayward

    as George

  15. 1931

    His Woman

    as Mark

  16. 1931

    Be Like Me

    as George (uncredited)

  17. 1926

    The Conjure Woman
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