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
- Acting
- Born
- 1885-10-02 · Savannah, Georgia, USA
- Died
- 1971-12-24
Known for
- Cab Calloway's Hi-De-Ho (1934) — Sam, train porter
- A Rhapsody in Black and Blue (1932) — Husband (uncredited)
- Killer Diller (1948) — Policeman (as Sid Easton)
- His Woman (1931) — Mark
- Paradise in Harlem (1939) — Sneeze Ancrum (as Sydney Easton)
- Boarding House Blues (1948) — Boo Boo (as Sid Easton)
- Ouanga (1935) — Jackson
- Wayward (1932) — George
- Be Like Me (1931) — George (uncredited)
- Murder on Lenox Avenue (1941) — Speed Simmons
- I Know Everybody and Everybody's Racket (1933) — Doorman (uncredited)
- The Musical Doctor (1932) — Patient on gurney (uncredited)
- Fight That Ghost (1946) — Spooky Lightning
- The Conjure Woman (1926)
- What Goes Up (1939)
- Sunday Sinners (1940) — Bootsie