Sid James 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, he became known as a regular performer in the "Carry On" films, appearing in nineteen films of the series, with the top billing role in 17
James Northcote (actor) James Northcote (actor) James Northcote (born James Walker; 10 October 1987) is a British actor and producer who has appeared in "The Last Kingdom (TV series)","The Imitation Game", "Nymphomaniac", "Anna Karenina" and "Wuthering Heights". Northcote, born in London,was brought up and went to school in the West Country. He went into drama at Queens' College, Cambridge, where he studied English. As a member of the National Youth Theatre, playing celebrity chef Alexis Soyer in their 2010 production of "Relish", about the life of Soyer under the direction of Paul Roseby. At University he appeared with the Cambridge Footlights notably as