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Sidney Bracey
Born · December 17, 1877
Died · August 5, 1942 (64 years old)
Known For: Acting
Place of Birth: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Bio
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Sidney Bracey (18 December 1877 – 5 August 1942) was an Australian-born American actor. After a stage career in Australia, on Broadway and in Britain, he appeared in 321 films between 1909 and 1942. Bracey was born in Melbourne, Victoria, with the name Sidney Bracy, later changing the spelling of his last name. He was the son of Welsh tenor Henry Bracy and English actress Clara T. Bracy. His aunt was actress and dancer Lydia Thompson. He began his stage career in Australia in the 1890s, with J. C. Williamson's comic opera companies. On Broadway, in 1900, he appeared as the tenor lead, Yussuf, in the first American production of The Rose of Persia at Daly's Theatre in New York. He then moved to England, appearing as Moreno in the Edwardian musical comedy hit The Toreador at the Gaiety Theatre, London in June 1901. He next joined the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company on tour in Britain, playing Terence O'Brian in The Emerald Isle from September 1901 to May 1902. He then left the D'Oyly Carte, continuing his stage career in Britain. He appeared in Amorelle at London's Comedy Theatre in 1904, The Winter's Tale in 1904–05, and A Persian Princess at Queen's Theatre in 1909. Back on Broadway, in 1912, he played as Sir Guy of Gisborne in a revival of Reginald de Koven's Robin Hood at the New Amsterdam Theatre, followed by Rob Roy at the Liberty Theatre in 1913. He then moved into film acting, making first silent films and then "talkies", until his death in 1942. Early in his film career, he wrote and directed a silent movie called Sid Nee's Finish, (Thanhouser Company (1914), in which he played the title character. In 1916, he changed the spelling of his last name to "Bracey". Silent film authority Diane MacIntyre gave this description of him: "Bracey, a stately looking character man, was in big demand for authority like roles; such as movie directors, bosses and, most of the time, the most respectable and poised butler in all of Hollywood. He was thin, dark haired and had an earnest, yet sober, face that could break into a look of wide-eyed exasperation." Bracy died in Hollywood, California on 5 August 1942, aged 64.
The Bridge of San Luis Rey
Wigged Courtier (uncredited)
6.0
1944
Dangerously They Live
Sidewalk Onlooker (uncredited)
5.9
1941
The Body Disappears
Barrett
5.2
1941
This Woman Is Mine
Clerk
3.2
1941
Bullets for O'Hara
Lamson
4.0
1941
The Great Mr. Nobody
Beggar
5.3
1941
Tugboat Annie Sails Again
Limey
5.5
1940
No Time for Comedy
Waiter at Wyler's Party (uncredited)
5.4
1940
My Love Came Back
Butler
5.2
1940
Brother Orchid
Steward Bringing Briefcase (uncredited)
6.4
1940
Invisible Stripes
Bank Guard (uncredited)
6.3
1939
Four Wives
Extra at Wedding Reception (uncredited)
5.1
1939
A Child Is Born
Third Drugstore Clerk (uncredited)
6.5
1939
We Are Not Alone
Ben, the Lamplighter
6.1
1939
Smashing the Money Ring
Pop Dryden
5.0
1939
Fast and Furious
Night Clerk (uncredited)
5.1
1939
Espionage Agent
Ship Steward
5.9
1939
Dust Be My Destiny
Nick's First Customer (uncredited)
6.2
1939
Everybody's Hobby
Mr. Ferris
5.7
1939
The Bill of Rights
Colonist
6.0
1939
The Old Maid
Charles the Butler (uncredited)
7.1
1939
Indianapolis Speedway
Spectator
5.0
1939
Naughty But Nice
Professor Listening to Radio (uncredited)
6.2
1939
The Sun Never Sets
Minister of Colonial Affairs
4.8
1939
Sweepstakes Winner
Mr. Simpkins (as Sidney Bracy)
3.7
1939
Torchy Runs for Mayor
Dolan's Butler (uncredited)
5.8
1939
Dark Victory
Bartender (uncredited)
7.0
1939
Women in the Wind
Race Official / Spectator (uncredited)
6.8
1939
On Trial
Joe Burke
5.5
1939
You Can't Get Away with Murder
Tourist on Boat (uncredited)
5.6
1939
The Little Princess
Pedestrian Discussing the War
6.7
1939
Secret Service of the Air
John 'Joe' Vicary
5.8
1939
King of the Underworld
Bert - the Farmer (uncredited)
6.4
1939
Devil's Island
Soupy
5.4
1939
The Dawn Patrol
Major Brand's Orderly
6.8
1938
The Girl Downstairs
Second Butler (uncredited)
4.5
1938
Comet Over Broadway
English Porter (uncredited)
5.0
1938
The Declaration of Independence
Congress Clerk (uncredited)
6.1
1938
Hard to Get
Carl - Richards' Butler (uncredited)
6.0
1938
The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse
Police Chemist (uncredited)
7.1
1938
My Bill
Jenner
6.2
1938
The Rage of Paris
Opera House Usher (uncredited)
6.1
1938
Invisible Enemy
Kamarov's Butler
6.0
1938
Merrily We Live
2nd Butler
7.1
1938
Arsène Lupin Returns
Squad Car Driver (uncredited)
5.8
1938
The Baroness and the Butler
Member of Parliament
5.2
1938
Love Is a Headache
Waiter (uncredited)
5.7
1938
Bulldog Drummond's Revenge
Steward
5.8
1937
A Night at the Movies
Movie Patron (uncredited)
5.3
1937
The Firefly
Secretary (uncredited)
6.4
1937
Fight for Your Lady
Densmore's Servant (uncredited)
4.3
1937
Breakfast for Two
Clarence - Blair's Butler (uncredited)
5.9
1937
The Wrong Road
Waiter (Uncredited)
4.3
1937
The Littlest Diplomat
Adjutant Potter
2.5
1937
Easy Living
Hornsby - Mary's Chauffeur (uncredited)
7.0
1937
The Emperor's Candlesticks
Maria's Footman (uncredited)
5.2
1937
She Had to Eat
Waiter (uncredited)
5.0
1937
Rhythm in the Clouds
Butler
5.0
1937
Three Smart Boys
O.T. Hertz, the veterinary doctor
6.5
1937
Shall We Dance
First Steward (uncredited)
7.2
1937
A Star Is Born
Burke's Butler (uncredited)
7.1
1937
Call It a Day
Flower Shop Owner (uncredited)
5.0
1937
Maid of Salem
Townsman (Uncredited)
5.9
1937
Criminal Lawyer
Wilson - Walker's Butler (uncredited)
5.9
1937
Sinner Take All
Lampier's Butler (uncredited)
4.8
1936
Isle of Fury
Sam
5.3
1936
Sworn Enemy
Waiter (uncredited)
5.3
1936
Charlie Chan at the Race Track
Waiter on ship
7.1
1936
San Francisco
Burley's Butler Allen (uncredited)
6.6
1936
Changing of the Guard
Grayson, the Butler
1.0
1936
Trouble for Two
Noel's Henchman (Uncredited)
6.0
1936
One Rainy Afternoon
George, Butler (Uncredited)
4.6
1936
Second Childhood
Hobson
7.0
1936
Sutter's Gold
Smythe - Sutter's Accountant
0.0
1936
The Preview Murder Mystery
Du Beck's Valet (Uncredited)
6.0
1936
Murder at Glen Athol
Jenkins - Butler (uncredited)
6.5
1936
The Voice of Bugle Ann
Court Clerk (uncredited)
5.8
1936
Magnificent Obsession
Butler
7.4
1935
Rendezvous
Jackson's Assistant (uncredited)
4.8
1935
Anna Karenina
6.6
1935
Let 'em Have It
Butler at Spencer Home
7.0
1935
Les Misérables
Mayor's Clerk
7.2
1935
The Winning Ticket
Bank Employee
3.5
1935
Forsaking All Others
Paula's Chauffeur (Uncredited)
6.4
1934
Mills of the Gods
Chauffeur
0.0
1934
Broadway Bill
Higgins' 2nd Butler (uncredited)
6.0
1934
I'll Fix It
Reporter
0.0
1934
What Every Woman Knows
Constituent Shouting 'Three Cheers' (uncredited)
7.0
1934
Our Daily Bread
Rent Collector
6.9
1934
Outcast Lady
Napier's Butler
6.3
1934
The Notorious Sophie Lang
Waiter (uncredited)
6.0
1934
He Was Her Man
Waiter
6.7
1934
Many Happy Returns
Movie Butler (uncredited)
5.3
1934
The Vanishing Shadow
Denny
6.5
1934
A Very Honorable Guy
Waiter
2.0
1934
Laughing Boy
White Father
3.6
1934
The Poor Rich
Arbuthnot
0.0
1934
The 9th Guest
Hawkins
5.8
1934
Massacre
Norma's Butler (uncredited)
5.8
1934
Duck Soup
Mrs. Teasdale's Butler (uncredited)
7.3
1933
Back Page
Edgar Ashe
6.2
1933
Only Yesterday
Second Butler (Uncredited)
6.8
1933
Broken Dreams
Hopkins
6.0
1933
Saturday's Millions
Butler
0.0
1933
Corruption
Dr. Robbins
5.3
1933
The Phantom of the Air
James Munson
6.0
1933
The Little Giant
Butler
6.8
1933
The Intruder
Carlo - Valet
4.2
1933
What! No Beer?
Dr. Smith (uncredited)
5.4
1933
Little Orphan Annie
Butler (as Sidney Bracy)
5.8
1932
Queen Kelly
Prince Wolfram's Lackey
6.5
1932
Tangled Destinies
McGinnis, posing as Professor Marmont
5.8
1932
The Washington Masquerade
Benedict
6.5
1932
Red-Headed Woman
Man Wanting to Use Phone Booth (uncredited)
6.7
1932
Letty Lynton
Waiter (Uncredited)
6.8
1932
The Airmail Mystery
Driscoll
0.0
1932
The Monster Walks
Herbert Wilkes
4.2
1932
The Greeks Had a Word for Them
The Waiter
4.8
1932
Freaks
Hans' Butler (uncredited)
7.8
1932
A Dangerous Affair
Plunkett
0.0
1931
Shanghaied Love
The Rat
0.0
1931
The Phantom of Paris
Volunteer from Audience (uncredited)
5.9
1931
Sporting Blood
The Tout (uncredited)
5.5
1931
Subway Express
Herman Stevens
0.0
1931
The Avenger
Windy
5.8
1931
Parlor, Bedroom and Bath
Butler
5.4
1931
Thundering Tenors
The Butler
0.0
1931
Dance, Fools, Dance
Albert (uncredited)
6.4
1931
Inspiration
Waiter (uncredited)
6.1
1931
Ten Cents a Dance
Wilson, Carlton's Butler
6.8
1931
Reducing
Beasley's Butler
3.8
1931
Along Came Youth
Bit Role (uncredited)
7.0
1930
Free Love
Butler
8.0
1930
Playboy of Paris
Irate Customer (uncredited)
7.0
1930
Follow Thru
Doctor (uncredited)
7.2
1930
Doughboys
Recruiter (uncredited)
6.0
1930
Anybody's Woman
Butler
5.9
1930
Wild Company
Waiter
5.0
1930
The Flirting Widow
The Second Butler (uncredited)
4.0
1930
The Second Floor Mystery
Alfred
0.0
1930
Children of Pleasure
Miles the Butler (uncredited)
4.7
1930
Redemption
Waiter
4.5
1930
Oh Darling!
0.0
1930
The Bishop Murder Case
Pyne (as Sydney Bracey)
5.2
1929
The Honeymoon
Navratil
0.0
1929
Sioux Blood
Cheyenne Jones
0.0
1929
His Captive Woman
6.0
1929
Show People
Dramatic Director
7.1
1928
The Haunted House
Tully
0.0
1928
The Wedding March
Navratil
7.0
1928
Home, James
Haskins (the butler)
0.0
1928
Win That Girl
Larry Brawn I
0.0
1928
The Cameraman
Editor
7.9
1928
Man-Made Women
Owens
0.0
1928
Midnight Madness
Bream's Valet
0.0
1928
The Matinee Idol
Don's Valet (uncredited)
6.3
1928
The Crowd
John's Supervisor (uncredited)
7.6
1928
While the City Sleeps
Short Order Cook
5.9
1928
The 13th Juror
The Butler
0.0
1927
Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans
Dance Hall Manager (uncredited)
7.8
1927
My Best Girl
Butler Serving Dinner (uncredited)
7.0
1927
The Woman on Trial
Brideaux
0.0
1927
Painting the Town
Secretary
7.0
1927
Birds of Prey
Gaston
4.0
1927
My Official Wife
Valet to Sascha
0.0
1926
The Merry Widow
Danilo's Footman (uncredited)
6.8
1926
You Never Know Women
Manager
5.8
1926
A Man Four-Square
Homer Webb
0.0
1926
The Blackbird
Bertie's No. 1 Man
6.3
1926
A Bankrupt Honeymoon
The Butler
6.0
1926
A Slave of Fashion
Hobson (as Sidney Bracy)
2.0
1925
Her Market Value
Banks
0.0
1925
So This Is Marriage?
Hawkins
0.0
1924
Her Night of Romance
Butler
6.4
1924
Being Respectable
Philip Deaby
0.0
1924
Why Men Leave Home
Sam Neilson
1.0
1924
By Divine Right
The Hireling
0.0
1924
Leap Year
Loris Keene's Press Agent (uncredited)
4.8
1924
Ruggles of Red Gap
Sam Henshaw
0.0
1923
Merry-Go-Round
Gisella's Groom
6.0
1923
Manslaughter
Member of the Jury (uncredited)
5.4
1922
The Dictator
Henry Bolton
0.0
1922
Morals
Stinson
0.0
1921
Crazy to Marry
Col. Landis
8.5
1921
The March Hare
Meadows
0.0
1921
The Outside Woman
Mr. Cambridge
0.0
1921
Passion Fruit
The Ancient
0.0
1921
The Invisible Ray
Jean Deaux
5.0
1920
The House of Mirth
Percy Gryce
0.0
1918
A Man's World
Emile Grimeaux
0.0
1918
My Own United States
Capt. Rene Gautier
0.0
1918
The Long Trail
Paul Graham
0.0
1917
Crime and Punishment
Andreas Valeskoff
0.0
1917
The Ragged Princess
Toby Rice
0.0
1916
Little Miss Happiness
Jim Butterfield
0.0
1916
Temptation and the Man
0.0
1916
Caprice of the Mountains
0.0
1916
Elusive Isabel
Luiigi
0.0
1916
A Huntress of Men
Ned Ashley
0.0
1916
The Path of Happiness
Grekko
0.0
1916
The Man Inside
Winthrop
0.0
1916
God's Witness
Leo Darcy
0.0
1915
Zudora
Tom Hunt
0.0
1914
The Million Dollar Mystery
Jones - Hargreave's Butler / Stanley Hargreave
0.0
1914
Uncle's Namesakes
Uncle John
5.0
1913
Robin Hood
The Baron
0.0
1913
The Strategy of Ann
0.0
1911