Sidney Easton
Birthday
1885/10/02
Day of death
1971/12/24 (86 years old)
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
Savannah, Georgia, USA
Also know as
Sid Easton, Sydney 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.
Acting
(1931) His Woman
as Mark
(1946) Fight That Ghost
as Spooky Lightning
(1935) Ouanga
as Jackson
(1939) Paradise in Harlem
as Sneeze Ancrum (as Sydney Easton)
(1948) Killer Diller
as Policeman (as Sid Easton)
(1947) The Story of Mr. Hobbs
as Ben - Winston's Butler
(1932) Wayward
as George
The Conjure Woman
as ---
(1939) What Goes Up
as ---
(1931) Be Like Me
as George (uncredited)
(1941) Murder on Lenox Avenue
as Speed Simmons
(1932) A Rhapsody in Black and Blue
as Husband (uncredited)
(1948) Boarding House Blues
as Boo Boo (as Sid Easton)
(1934) Cab Calloway's Hi-De-Ho
as Sam, train porter
(1940) Sunday Sinners
as Bootsie
(1933) I Know Everybody and Everybody's Racket
as Doorman (uncredited)
(1932) The Musical Doctor
as Patient on gurney (uncredited)