Known for
Acting
Credits
17
Gender
Man
Birthday
Oct 2, 1885
Day of death
Dec 24, 1971 (86)
Place of birth
Savannah, Georgia, USA
Also known as
Sid Easton
Sydney Easton
Sidney Easton
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
Acting roles
| Year | Movie / TV show / Other | Role |
|---|---|---|
| — | The Conjure Woman | |
| 1948 | Killer Diller | Policeman (as Sid Easton) |
| 1948 | Boarding House Blues | Boo Boo (as Sid Easton) |
| 1947 | The Story of Mr. Hobbs | Ben - Winston's Butler |
| 1946 | Fight That Ghost | Spooky Lightning |
| 1941 | Murder on Lenox Avenue | Speed Simmons |
| 1940 | Sunday Sinners | Bootsie |
| 1939 | Paradise in Harlem | Sneeze Ancrum (as Sydney Easton) |
| 1939 | What Goes Up | |
| 1935 | Ouanga | Jackson |
| 1934 | Cab Calloway's Hi-De-Ho | Sam, train porter |
| 1933 | I Know Everybody and Everybody's Racket | Doorman (uncredited) |
| 1932 | A Rhapsody in Black and Blue | Husband (uncredited) |
| 1932 | Wayward | George |
| 1932 | The Musical Doctor | Patient on gurney (uncredited) |
| 1931 | His Woman | Mark |
| 1931 | Be Like Me | George (uncredited) |