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Sidney Easton

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.

Known for

Boarding House Blues
Boarding House Blues
1948 • Boo Boo (as Sid Easton)
Killer Diller
Killer Diller
1948 • Policeman (as Sid Easton)
The Story of Mr. Hobbs
1947 • Ben - Winston's Butler
Fight That Ghost
Fight That Ghost
1946 • Spooky Lightning
Murder on Lenox Avenue
Murder on Lenox Avenue
1941 • Speed Simmons
Sunday Sinners
Sunday Sinners
1940 • Bootsie
What Goes Up
What Goes Up
1939
Paradise in Harlem
Paradise in Harlem
1939 • Sneeze Ancrum (as Sydney Easton)

Full filmography

Boarding House Blues
Boarding House Blues
1948 • Boo Boo (as Sid Easton)
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Killer Diller
Killer Diller
1948 • Policeman (as Sid Easton)
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The Story of Mr. Hobbs
1947 • Ben - Winston's Butler
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Fight That Ghost
Fight That Ghost
1946 • Spooky Lightning
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Murder on Lenox Avenue
Murder on Lenox Avenue
1941 • Speed Simmons
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Sunday Sinners
Sunday Sinners
1940 • Bootsie
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Paradise in Harlem
Paradise in Harlem
1939 • Sneeze Ancrum (as Sydney Easton)
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Ouanga
Ouanga
1935 • Jackson
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Cab Calloway's Hi-De-Ho
Cab Calloway's Hi-De-Ho
1934 • Sam, train porter
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The Musical Doctor
1932 • Patient on gurney (uncredited)
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A Rhapsody in Black and Blue
A Rhapsody in Black and Blue
1932 • Husband (uncredited)
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Wayward
Wayward
1932 • George
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His Woman
His Woman
1931 • Mark
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Be Like Me
1931 • George (uncredited)
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Sidney Easton – Biography, Known For & Filmography