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Sidney Easton

Sidney Easton

Born

October 2, 1885

Died

December 24, 1971 (86 years old)

Known For

Acting

Place of Birth

Savannah, Georgia, USA

IMDb

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

Cab Calloway's Hi-De-Ho
6.6

Cab Calloway's Hi-De-Ho

A Rhapsody in Black and Blue
6.1

A Rhapsody in Black and Blue

Killer Diller
4.9

Killer Diller

Paradise in Harlem
4.7

Paradise in Harlem

Boarding House Blues
5.0

Boarding House Blues

Boarding House Blues

Boarding House Blues

Boo Boo (as Sid Easton)

5.0

1948

Killer Diller

Killer Diller

Policeman (as Sid Easton)

4.9

1948

The Story of Mr. Hobbs

Ben - Winston's Butler

0.0

1947

Fight That Ghost

Fight That Ghost

Spooky Lightning

0.0

1946

Murder on Lenox Avenue

Murder on Lenox Avenue

Speed Simmons

1.0

1941

Sunday Sinners

Sunday Sinners

Bootsie

0.0

1940

What Goes Up

What Goes Up

0.0

1939

Paradise in Harlem

Paradise in Harlem

Sneeze Ancrum (as Sydney Easton)

4.7

1939

Ouanga

Ouanga

Jackson

5.0

1935

Cab Calloway's Hi-De-Ho

Cab Calloway's Hi-De-Ho

Sam, train porter

6.6

1934

I Know Everybody and Everybody's Racket

I Know Everybody and Everybody's Racket

Doorman (uncredited)

7.0

1933

The Musical Doctor

Patient on gurney (uncredited)

0.0

1932

A Rhapsody in Black and Blue

A Rhapsody in Black and Blue

Husband (uncredited)

6.1

1932

Wayward

Wayward

George

6.0

1932

His Woman

His Woman

Mark

3.5

1931

Be Like Me

George (uncredited)

7.0

1931

The Conjure Woman

0.0

1926

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