Sidney Easton
Actor
Born Oct 2, 1885 · Savannah, Georgia, USA
Active 1926–1971
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.
Filmography
The Conjure Woman (1926)What Goes Up (1939)Sunday Sinners (1940) — BootsieCab Calloway's Hi-De-Ho (1934) — Sam, train porterFight That Ghost (1946) — Spooky LightningA Rhapsody in Black and Blue (1932) — Husband (uncredited)Be Like Me (1931) — George (uncredited)I Know Everybody and Everybody's Racket (1933) — Doorman (uncredited)Wayward (1932) — GeorgeThe Musical Doctor (1932) — Patient on gurney (uncredited)Boarding House Blues (1948) — Boo Boo (as Sid Easton)Killer Diller (1948) — Policeman (as Sid Easton)Ouanga (1935) — JacksonParadise in Harlem (1939) — Sneeze Ancrum (as Sydney Easton)Murder on Lenox Avenue (1941) — Speed SimmonsHis Woman (1931) — MarkThe Story of Mr. Hobbs (1947) — Ben - Winston's Butler