Sidney Easton

Acting

October 2, 1885 – December 24, 1971 (aged 86)

Savannah, Georgia, USA

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.

Filmography

Boarding House Blues

Boarding House Blues1948 · Boo Boo (as Sid Easton)

Singer and Sons

Singer and Sons1948 · Policeman (as Sid Easton)

The Story of Mr. Hobbs

The Story of Mr. Hobbs1947 · Ben - Winston's Butler

Fight That Ghost

Fight That Ghost1946 · Spooky Lightning

Murder on Lenox Avenue

Murder on Lenox Avenue1941 · Speed Simmons

Sunday Sinners

Sunday Sinners1940 · Bootsie

What Goes Up

What Goes Up1939

Paradise in Harlem

Paradise in Harlem1939 · Sneeze Ancrum (as Sydney Easton)

Ouanga

Ouanga1935 · Jackson

Cab Calloway's Hi-De-Ho

Cab Calloway's Hi-De-Ho1934 · Sam, train porter

I Know Everybody and Everybody's Racket

I Know Everybody and Everybody's Racket1933 · Doorman (uncredited)

The Musical Doctor

The Musical Doctor1932 · Patient on gurney (uncredited)

欢乐饭米粒儿

欢乐饭米粒儿1932 · Husband (uncredited)

Wayward

Wayward1932 · George

His Woman

His Woman1931 · Mark

Be Like Me1931 · George (uncredited)

The Conjure Woman

The Conjure Woman1926