
Acting
Birthday: October 2, 1885 (140)
Place of Birth: 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
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Killer Diller (1948)Age: 63as Policeman (as Sid Easton)
Boarding House Blues (1948)Age: 63as Boo Boo (as Sid Easton)
The Story of Mr. Hobbs (1947)Age: 62as Ben - Winston's Butler
Fight That Ghost (1946)Age: 61as Spooky Lightning
Murder on Lenox Avenue (1941)Age: 56as Speed Simmons
Sunday Sinners (1940)Age: 55as Bootsie
Paradise in Harlem (1939)Age: 54as Sneeze Ancrum (as Sydney Easton)
What Goes Up (1939)Age: 54
Ouanga (1935)Age: 50as Jackson
Cab Calloway's Hi-De-Ho (1934)Age: 49as Sam, train porter
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