Sidney Bracey

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Sidney Bracey

Acting December 17, 1877

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

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 bet…

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Freaks

Freaks

7.8 1932 Movie
Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans

Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans

7.8 1927 Movie
Duck Soup

Duck Soup

7.3 1933 Movie
The Cameraman

The Cameraman

7.8 1928 Movie
A Star Is Born

A Star Is Born

7.2 1937 Movie
The Crowd

The Crowd

7.6 1928 Movie
Dark Victory

Dark Victory

6.9 1939 Movie
The Little Princess

The Little Princess

6.6 1939 Movie
Shall We Dance

Shall We Dance

7.3 1937 Movie
Anna Karenina

Anna Karenina

6.6 1935 Movie
San Francisco

San Francisco

6.6 1936 Movie
Easy Living

Easy Living

7.2 1937 Movie

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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.

Filmography

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  1. 1944
    The Bridge of San Luis Rey

    Movie Wigged Courtier (uncredited)

  2. 1941
    Dangerously They Live

    Movie Sidewalk Onlooker (uncredited)

  3. 1941
    The Body Disappears

    Movie Barrett

  4. 1941
    This Woman Is Mine

    Movie Clerk

  5. 1941
    Bullets for O'Hara

    Movie Lamson

  6. 1941
    The Great Mr. Nobody

    Movie Beggar

  7. 1940
    Tugboat Annie Sails Again

    Movie Limey

  8. 1940
    No Time for Comedy

    Movie Waiter at Wyler's Party (uncredited)

  9. 1940
    My Love Came Back

    Movie Butler

  10. 1940
    Brother Orchid

    Movie Steward Bringing Briefcase (uncredited)

  11. 1939
    Invisible Stripes

    Movie Bank Guard (uncredited)

  12. 1939
    Four Wives

    Movie Extra at Wedding Reception (uncredited)

  13. 1939
    A Child is Born

    Movie Third Drugstore Clerk (uncredited)

  14. 1939
    We Are Not Alone

    Movie Ben, the Lamplighter

  15. 1939
    Smashing the Money Ring

    Movie Pop Dryden

  16. 1939
    Fast and Furious

    Movie Night Clerk (uncredited)

More credits
  1. 1939
    Espionage Agent

    Movie Ship Steward

  2. 1939
    Dust Be My Destiny

    Movie Nick's First Customer (uncredited)

  3. 1939
    Everybody's Hobby

    Movie Mr. Ferris

  4. 1939
    The Bill of Rights

    Movie Colonist

  5. 1939
    The Old Maid

    Movie Charles the Butler (uncredited)

  6. 1939
    Indianapolis Speedway

    Movie Spectator

  7. 1939
    Naughty but Nice

    Movie Professor Listening to Radio (uncredited)

  8. 1939
    The Sun Never Sets

    Movie Minister of Colonial Affairs

  9. 1939
    Sweepstakes Winner

    Movie Mr. Simpkins (as Sidney Bracy)

  10. 1939
    Torchy Runs for Mayor

    Movie Dolan's Butler (uncredited)

  11. 1939
    Dark Victory

    Movie Bartender (uncredited)

  12. 1939
    Women in the Wind

    Movie Race Official / Spectator (uncredited)

  13. 1939
    On Trial

    Movie Joe Burke

  14. 1939
    You Can't Get Away with Murder

    Movie Tourist on Boat (uncredited)

  15. 1939
    The Little Princess

    Movie Pedestrian Discussing War (uncredited)

  16. 1939
    Secret Service of the Air

    Movie John 'Joe' Vicary

  17. 1939
    King of the Underworld

    Movie Bert - the Farmer (uncredited)

  18. 1939
    Devil's Island

    Movie Soupy

  19. 1938
    The Dawn Patrol

    Movie Major Brand's Orderly

  20. 1938
    The Girl Downstairs

    Movie Second Butler (uncredited)

  21. 1938
    Comet Over Broadway

    Movie English Porter (uncredited)

  22. 1938
    The Declaration of Independence

    Movie Congress Clerk (uncredited)

  23. 1938
    Hard to Get

    Movie Carl - Richards' Butler (uncredited)

  24. 1938
    The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse

    Movie Police Chemist (uncredited)