Sidney Easton
Acting
October 2, 1885 — December 24, 1971Savannah, Georgia, USA
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
1948Killer Diller
Policeman (as Sid Easton)
1948Boarding House Blues
Boo Boo (as Sid Easton)
1946Fight That Ghost
Spooky Lightning
1941Murder on Lenox Avenue
Speed Simmons
1940Sunday Sinners
Bootsie
1939Paradise in Harlem
Sneeze Ancrum (as Sydney Easton)
1939What Goes Up
1935Ouanga
Jackson
1934Cab Calloway's Hi-De-Ho
Sam, train porter
1933I Know Everybody and Everybody's Racket
Doorman (uncredited)
1932Wayward
George
1932A Rhapsody in Black and Blue
Husband (uncredited)
1931His Woman
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