George Sidney (actor)

For his nephew, the American film director and producer, see George Sidney.

George Sidney (born Sammy Greenfield; 18 March 1876^{[citation needed]} – 29 April 1945) was a Hungarian-born American film actor and comedian. He starred in The Cohens and Kellys film series.^[1]

George Sidney
Sidney in 1911
Born	Sammy Greenfield (1876-03-18)18 March 1876 Nagynichal, Austro-Hungarian Empire
Died	29 April 1945(1945-04-29) (aged 69) Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Resting place	Beth Olam Cemetery of Hollywood
Occupations	Actor Comedian
Years active	1915–1937
Relatives	George Sidney (nephew)

Early years

Born in Nagynichal, Hungary,^[2] Sidney was the son of Lewis K. Sidney, an executive at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.^[3] He was the uncle of the film director George Sidney.^[2]

Career

In his youth, Sidney performed on amateur night programs at Miner's Bowery Theatre in New York City. His professional debut came at the Harlem Museum], and he went on to perform in burlesque.^[4] In his film debut he portrayed Potash in In Hollywood with Potash and Perlmutter.^[5]

Death

On April 29, 1945, Sidney died at his home in Los Angeles, aged 69.^[6][7] He was buried in Beth Olam Cemetery of Hollywood.^[2]

Signed drawing of George Sidney by Manuel Rosenberg for the Cincinnati Post 1921

Selected filmography

• In Hollywood with Potash and Perlmutter (1924)
• Classified (1925)
• The Cohens and Kellys (1926)
• The Prince of Pilsen (1926)
• Millionaires (1926)
• Sweet Daddies (1926)
• Partners Again (1926)
• The Auctioneer (1927)
• Clancy's Kosher Wedding (1927)
• For the Love of Mike (1927)
• Lost at the Front (1927)
• The Life of Riley (1927)
• The Latest from Paris (1928)
• Flying Romeos (1928)
• We Americans (1928)
• Give and Take (1928)
• The Cohens and the Kellys in Paris (1928)
• The Cohens and Kellys in Atlantic City (1929)
• The Cohens and the Kellys in Scotland (1930)
• The Cohens and the Kellys in Africa (1930)
• Around the Corner (1930)
• Caught Cheating (1931)
• The Heart of New York (1932)
• High Pressure (1932)
• The Cohens and Kellys in Hollywood (1932)
• The Cohens and Kellys in Trouble (1933)
• Rafter Romance (1933)
• Manhattan Melodrama (1934)
• Diamond Jim (1935)
• The Good Old Soak (1937)