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,
James Norton (actor) James Norton (actor) James Geoffrey Ian Norton (born 18 July 1985) is an English actor. He is best known for roles in the British TV series "Happy Valley", "Grantchester", "War & Peace and McMafia." For his role as ex-convict Tommy Lee Royce in "Happy Valley", Norton was nominated for the British Academy Television Award for Best Supporting Actor in 2015. Norton was educated at the University of Cambridge, where he read theology and performed in student theatre productions. Norton was born in London, the son of Lavinia Jane (Norman) and Hugh Biddulph Norton. His parents were both teachers; his father,