Sid James James commented: "To hear him talking just before he's about to die.. there's something hugely moving about that". Sue James called the interview "lovely and sympathetic". Sid James Sid James (born Solomon Joel Cohen; 8 May 1913 – 26 April 1976) was a South African-born British character and comic actor. Appearing in British films from 1947, he was cast in numerous small and supporting roles into the 1950s. His profile was raised as Tony Hancock's co-star in "Hancock's Half Hour", first in the radio series and later when it was adapted for television and ran from 1954 to 1961. Afterwards,
Salah Sid for decades; ""Huna London"" (هنا لندن) are considered two of the most famous words since the establishment of the BBC Arabic Service in 1936. In the early stages of his career in the late 1960s, Sid trained as an actor at the Conservatoire de Musique et Déclamation (Conservatory of Music & Dramatic Arts) in Algiers, where he performed several stageplays. Between 1970 and 1979, Sid went on to work as an actor and presenter at Radio-Télévision Algérienne (RTA), a radio and television centre in Algiers, where he wrote and performed in radio dramas, and presented both radio and television programmes.