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Sidney Easton
Acting
October 2, 1885
Died December 24, 1971 (86 years old)
Savannah, Georgia, USA
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Acting Credits
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
Filmography
Killer Diller
1948
as Policeman (as Sid Easton)
5.3
Boarding House Blues
1948
as Boo Boo (as Sid Easton)
5.4
The Story of Mr. Hobbs
1947
as Ben - Winston's Butler
Fight That Ghost
1946
as Spooky Lightning
8
Murder on Lenox Avenue
1941
as Speed Simmons
5
Sunday Sinners
1940
as Bootsie
10
Paradise in Harlem
1939
as Sneeze Ancrum (as Sydney Easton)
5
What Goes Up
1939
10
Ouanga
1935
as Jackson
5.3
Cab Calloway's Hi-De-Ho
1934
as Sam, train porter
6.4
I Know Everybody and Everybody's Racket
1933
as Doorman (uncredited)
7
Wayward
1932
as George
6.3
A Rhapsody in Black and Blue
1932
as Husband (uncredited)
6.2
The Musical Doctor
1932
as Patient on gurney (uncredited)
6.5
His Woman
1931
as Mark
4.3
Be Like Me
1931
as George (uncredited)
7
The Conjure Woman
1926
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