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Sid James

South African-born British character actor and comedy actor (1913-1976)
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Sid James

Summary

Sid James is a human[1]. Born in Hillbrow[2], he… he was born on May 8, 1913[3]. He passed away in Sunderland[4]. He died on April 26, 1976[5]. He worked as an actor[6], comedian[7], stage actor[8], film actor[9], and television actor[10]. He ranks in the top 0.59% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,177 views/month, #5,884 of 1,000,298).[11]

Key Facts

  • Born in Hillbrow[2], Sid James…
  • Sid James died in Sunderland[4].
  • Sid James was born on May 8, 1913[3].
  • Sid James died on April 26, 1976[5].
  • Burial took place at Golders Green Crematorium[12].
  • A child of Sid James was Reina James[13].
  • Sid James held citizenship in United Kingdom[14].
  • Sid James's professions included actor[6].
  • Sid James worked as a comedian[7].
  • Sid James worked as a stage actor[8].
  • Sid James's professions included film actor[9].
  • Sid James's professions included television actor[10].
  • Sid James's field of work was acting[15].
  • Sid James's field of work was comic[16].
  • Sid James is recorded as male[17].
  • Sid James's instance of is recorded as human[18].
  • Sid James's Commons category is recorded as Sid James[19].
  • Sid James's military, police or special rank is recorded as lieutenant[20].
  • The cause of death was myocardial infarction[21].
  • Sid James's family name is recorded as James[22].
  • Sid James's family name is recorded as Cohen[23].
  • Sid James's given name is recorded as Sidney[24].
  • Sid James's given name is recorded as Solomon[25].
  • Sid James's given name is recorded as Joel[26].
  • Sid James's manner of death is recorded as natural causes[27].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Type: Person[28]

  • Country: GB[29]

  • Began / founded: 1913-05-08[30]

  • Ended / dissolved: 1976-04-26[31]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 78c842ff-3b73-45df-b9ce-1277173bef77[32]

Body

Origins and Family

Sid James was born in Hillbrow[2]. He was born on May 8, 1913[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include actor[6], comedian[7], stage actor[8], film actor[9], and television actor[10]. Fields of work include acting[15], a type of arts[33] and comic[16], a quality[34].

Personal Life

A child of Sid James was Reina James[13].

Death and Burial

Sid James died on April 26, 1976[5]. He passed away in Sunderland[4]. The cause of death was myocardial infarction[21]. He is buried at Golders Green Crematorium[12].

Why It Matters

Sid James ranks in the top 0.59% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,177 views/month, #5,884 of 1,000,298).[11] He has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[35] He is known by 16 alternative names across languages and contexts.[36]

FAQs

Where was Sid James born?

Sid James's place of birth was Hillbrow[2].

Where did Sid James die?

Sid James died in Sunderland[4].

What did Sid James do for work?

Sid James worked as actor[6], comedian[7], stage actor[8], film actor[9], and television actor[10].

Related Entities

Sunderland United Kingdom

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Chambers Concise Biographical Dictionary. telegraph.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  3. [17] ↑ . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [14] ↑ . Chambers Concise Biographical Dictionary. wikidata.org.
  5. [18] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [15] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [16] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [6] ↑ . Chambers Concise Biographical Dictionary. wikidata.org.
  10. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] ↑ . Find a Grave. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [3] ↑ . Find a Grave. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [5] ↑ . Find a Grave. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [28] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [29] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [30] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [31] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [32] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [33] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [34] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [11] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [35] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [36] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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