Sidney Bracey
male
Born on December 17, 1877 (148 years old)
Passed Away on August 05, 1942
From Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Known for Acting
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Sidney Bracey (18 December 1877 – 5 August 1942) was an Australian-born American actor. After a stage career in Australia, on Broadway and in Britain, he appeared in 321 films between 1909 and 1942. Bracey was born in Melbourne, Victoria, with the name Sidney Bracy, later changing the spelling of his last name. He was the son of Welsh tenor Henry Bracy and English actress Clara T. Bracy. His aunt was actress and dancer Lydia Thompson. He began his stage career in Australia in the 1890s, with J. C. Williamson's comic opera companies. On Broadway, in 1900, he appeared as the tenor lead, Yussuf, in the first American production of The Rose of Persia at Daly's Theatre in New York. He then moved to England, appearing as Moreno in the Edwardian musical comedy hit The Toreador at the Gaiety Theatre, London in June 1901. He next joined the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company on tour in Britain, playing Terence O'Brian in The Emerald Isle from September 1901 to May 1902. He then left the D'Oyly Carte, continuing his stage career in Britain. He appeared in Amorelle at London's Comedy Theatre in 1904, The Winter's Tale in 1904–05, and A Persian Princess at Queen's Theatre in 1909. Back on Broadway, in 1912, he played as Sir Guy of Gisborne in a revival of Reginald de Koven's Robin Hood at the New Amsterdam Theatre, followed by Rob Roy at the Liberty Theatre in 1913. He then moved into film acting, making first silent films and then "talkies", until his death in 1942. Early in his film career, he wrote and directed a silent movie called Sid Nee's Finish, (Thanhouser Company (1914), in which he played the title character. In 1916, he changed the spelling of his last name to "Bracey". Silent film authority Diane MacIntyre gave this description of him: "Bracey, a stately looking character man, was in big demand for authority like roles; such as movie directors, bosses and, most of the time, the most respectable and poised butler in all of Hollywood. He was thin, dark haired and had an earnest, yet sober, face that could break into a look of wide-eyed exasperation." Bracy died in Hollywood, California on 5 August 1942, aged 64.
Cast Credits
- 1944
- 1941
- 1940
- 1939
Sweepstakes Winner
as
Mr. Simpkins (as Sidney Bracy)
1939
Naughty But Nice
as
Professor Listening to Radio (uncredited)
1939
Secret Service of the Air
as
John 'Joe' Vicary
1939
Smashing the Money Ring
as
Pop Dryden
1939
Devil's Island
as
Soupy
1939
King of the Underworld
as
Bert - the Farmer (uncredited)
1939
The Little Princess
as
Pedestrian Discussing the War
1939
Dark Victory
as
Bartender (uncredited)
1939
Women in the Wind
as
Race Official / Spectator (uncredited)
1939
The Sun Never Sets
as
Minister of Colonial Affairs
1939
A Child Is Born
as
Third Drugstore Clerk (uncredited)
1939
We Are Not Alone
as
Ben, the Lamplighter
1939
Indianapolis Speedway
as
Spectator
1939
The Old Maid
as
Charles the Butler (uncredited)
1939
Four Wives
as
Extra at Wedding Reception (uncredited)
1939
Espionage Agent
as
Ship Steward
1939
Dust Be My Destiny
as
Nick's First Customer (uncredited)
1939
Fast and Furious
as
Night Clerk (uncredited)
1939
Torchy Runs for Mayor
as
Dolan's Butler (uncredited)
1939
On Trial
as
Joe Burke
1939
The Bill of Rights
as
Colonist
1939
Everybody's Hobby
as
Mr. Ferris
1939
Invisible Stripes
as
Bank Guard (uncredited)
1939
You Can't Get Away with Murder
as
Tourist on Boat (uncredited)
1939
- 1938
The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse
as
Police Chemist (uncredited)
1938
The Dawn Patrol
as
Major Brand's Orderly
1938
The Girl Downstairs
as
Second Butler (uncredited)
1938
Merrily We Live
as
2nd Butler
1938
The Baroness and the Butler
as
Member of Parliament
1938
Love Is a Headache
as
Waiter (uncredited)
1938
My Bill
as
Jenner
1938
Arsène Lupin Returns
as
Squad Car Driver (uncredited)
1938
Invisible Enemy
as
Kamarov's Butler
1938
The Declaration of Independence
as
Congress Clerk (uncredited)
1938
The Rage of Paris
as
Opera House Usher (uncredited)
1938
Hard to Get
as
Carl - Richards' Butler (uncredited)
1938
Comet Over Broadway
as
English Porter (uncredited)
1938
- 1937
Easy Living
as
Hornsby - Mary's Chauffeur (uncredited)
1937
Three Smart Boys
as
O.T. Hertz, the veterinary doctor
1937
Criminal Lawyer
as
Wilson - Walker's Butler (uncredited)
1937
The Firefly
as
Secretary (uncredited)
1937
The Emperor's Candlesticks
as
Maria's Footman (uncredited)
1937
Fight for Your Lady
as
Densmore's Servant (uncredited)
1937
Rhythm in the Clouds
as
Butler
1937
Breakfast for Two
as
Clarence - Blair's Butler (uncredited)
1937
Call It a Day
as
Flower Shop Owner (uncredited)
1937
A Night at the Movies
as
Movie Patron (uncredited)
1937
Shall We Dance
as
First Steward (uncredited)
1937
A Star Is Born
as
Burke's Butler (uncredited)
1937
The Littlest Diplomat
as
Adjutant Potter
1937
The Wrong Road
as
Waiter (Uncredited)
1937
Bulldog Drummond's Revenge
as
Steward
1937
She Had to Eat
as
Waiter (uncredited)
1937
Maid of Salem
as
Townsman (Uncredited)
1937
- 1936
Charlie Chan at the Race Track
as
Waiter on ship
1936
One Rainy Afternoon
as
George, Butler (Uncredited)
1936
Isle of Fury
as
Sam
1936
Sutter's Gold
as
Smythe - Sutter's Accountant
1936
Sworn Enemy
as
Waiter (uncredited)
1936
Murder at Glen Athol
as
Jenkins - Butler (uncredited)
1936
The Preview Murder Mystery
as
Du Beck's Valet (Uncredited)
1936
Sinner Take All
as
Lampier's Butler (uncredited)
1936
- no image
Changing of the Guard
as
Grayson, the Butler
1936
The Voice of Bugle Ann
as
Court Clerk (uncredited)
1936
Trouble for Two
as
Noel's Henchman (Uncredited)
1936
San Francisco
as
Burley's Butler Allen (uncredited)
1936
Second Childhood
as
Hobson
1936
Wife vs. Secretary
as
Butler at Club (uncredited)
1936
- 1935
- 1934
Broadway Bill
as
Higgins' 2nd Butler (uncredited)
1934
The Vanishing Shadow
as
Denny
1934
He Was Her Man
as
Waiter
1934
The Poor Rich
as
Arbuthnot
1934
The 9th Guest
as
Hawkins
1934
A Very Honorable Guy
as
Waiter
1934
Laughing Boy
as
White Father
1934
Massacre
as
Norma's Butler (uncredited)
1934
Our Daily Bread
as
Rent Collector
1934
Outcast Lady
as
Napier's Butler
1934
What Every Woman Knows
as
Constituent Shouting 'Three Cheers' (uncredited)
1934
Forsaking All Others
as
Paula's Chauffeur (Uncredited)
1934
Many Happy Returns
as
Movie Butler (uncredited)
1934
Mills of the Gods
as
Chauffeur
1934
I'll Fix It
as
Reporter
1934
The Notorious Sophie Lang
as
Waiter (uncredited)
1934
- 1933
Back Page
as
Edgar Ashe
1933
Broken Dreams
as
Hopkins
1933
The Intruder
as
Carlo - Valet
1933
What! No Beer?
as
Dr. Smith (uncredited)
1933
Duck Soup
as
Mrs. Teasdale's Butler (uncredited)
1933
Corruption
as
Dr. Robbins
1933
The Phantom of the Air
as
James Munson
1933
Saturday's Millions
as
Butler
1933
The Little Giant
as
Butler
1933
Only Yesterday
as
Second Butler (Uncredited)
1933
- 1932
The Greeks Had a Word for Them
as
The Waiter
1932
Queen Kelly
as
Prince Wolfram's Lackey (uncredited)
1932
The Airmail Mystery
as
Driscoll
1932
Tangled Destinies
as
McGinnis, posing as Professor Marmont
1932
The Monster Walks
as
Herbert Wilkes
1932
The Washington Masquerade
as
Benedict
1932
Little Orphan Annie
as
Butler (as Sidney Bracy)
1932
Red-Headed Woman
as
Man Wanting to Use Phone Booth (uncredited)
1932
Letty Lynton
as
Waiter (Uncredited)
1932
Freaks
as
Hans' Butler (uncredited)
1932
Speak Easily
as
Jenkins
1932
- 1931
Subway Express
as
Herman Stevens
1931
Parlor, Bedroom and Bath
as
Butler
1931
Inspiration
as
Waiter (uncredited)
1931
Reducing
as
Beasley's Butler
1931
The Avenger
as
Windy
1931
Ten Cents a Dance
as
Wilson, Carlton's Butler
1931
A Dangerous Affair
as
Plunkett
1931
Shanghaied Love
as
The Rat
1931
Sporting Blood
as
The Tout (uncredited)
1931
Thundering Tenors
as
The Butler
1931
The Phantom of Paris
as
Volunteer from Audience (uncredited)
1931
Dance, Fools, Dance
as
Albert (uncredited)
1931
The Lion and the Lamb
as
Stanton
1931
- 1930
Free Love
as
Butler
1930
The Second Floor Mystery
as
Alfred
1930
- no image
Oh Darling!
1930
Follow Thru
as
Doctor (uncredited)
1930
Wild Company
as
Waiter
1930
The Flirting Widow
as
The Second Butler (uncredited)
1930
Redemption
as
Waiter
1930
Playboy of Paris
as
Irate Customer (uncredited)
1930
Anybody's Woman
as
Butler
1930
Children of Pleasure
as
Miles the Butler (uncredited)
1930
Along Came Youth
as
Bit Role (uncredited)
1930
Doughboys
as
Recruiter (uncredited)
1930
Monte Carlo
as
Hunchback at Casino (uncredited)
1930
- 1929
- 1928
The Cameraman
as
Editor
1928
The Haunted House
as
Tully
1928
Win That Girl
as
Larry Brawn I
1928
The Wedding March
as
Navratil
1928
Midnight Madness
as
Bream's Valet
1928
While the City Sleeps
as
Short Order Cook
1928
Show People
as
Dramatic Director
1928
The Matinee Idol
as
Don's Valet (uncredited)
1928
The Crowd
as
John's Supervisor (uncredited)
1928
Home, James
as
Haskins (the butler)
1928
Man-Made Women
as
Owens
1928
- 1927
- 1926
- 1925
- 1924
- 1923
- 1922
- 1921
- 1920
- 1918
- 1917
- 1916
- 1915
- 1914
- 1913
- 1911
