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 Salah Sid Mohamed Salah Sid (), (born 20 June 1950) is an Algerian-born British radio broadcaster, producer and voice-over artist who has worked for the British Broadcasting Corporation in the United Kingdom for most of his career. He began his career at Radio-Télévision Algérienne (RTA) as an actor and presenter in the 1970s, where he presented television and radio shows such as "Good Morning" (صباح الخير) and "Between High Schools" (بين الثانويات,). Sid has been a leading personality in North Africa and the Middle East, where his voice has become a trademark to millions of Arabic-speaking listeners around the world