Sidney Easton
Actor
- Born
- October 2, 1885 · Savannah, Georgia, USA
- Died
- December 24, 1971 (age 86)
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
Cab Calloway's Hi-De-Ho
August 24, 1934
A Rhapsody in Black and Blue
March 20, 1932
Killer Diller
January 1, 1948
His Woman
November 20, 1931
Paradise in Harlem
January 1, 1939
Boarding House Blues
September 1, 1948
Ouanga
December 3, 1935
Wayward
February 19, 1932
Murder on Lenox Avenue
January 1, 1941
I Know Everybody and Everybody's Racket
January 23, 1933
Fight That Ghost
January 1, 1946
What Goes Up
April 13, 1939
Acting17
- 1948Boarding House Blues as Boo Boo (as Sid Easton)
- 1948Killer Diller as Policeman (as Sid Easton)
- 1947The Story of Mr. Hobbs as Ben - Winston's Butler
- 1946Fight That Ghost as Spooky Lightning
- 1941Murder on Lenox Avenue as Speed Simmons
- 1940Sunday Sinners as Bootsie
- 1939What Goes Up
- 1939Paradise in Harlem as Sneeze Ancrum (as Sydney Easton)
- 1935Ouanga as Jackson
- 1934Cab Calloway's Hi-De-Ho