Biography
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.
Movies & TV Shows
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Cab Calloway's Hi-De-Ho (1934) — Sam, train porter
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A Rhapsody in Black and Blue (1932) — Husband (uncredited)
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Killer Diller (1948) — Policeman (as Sid Easton)
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Paradise in Harlem (1939) — Sneeze Ancrum (as Sydney Easton)
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Boarding House Blues (1948) — Boo Boo (as Sid Easton)
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His Woman (1931) — Mark
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Ouanga (1935) — Jackson
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Wayward (1932) — George
- Be Like Me (1931) — George (uncredited)
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I Know Everybody and Everybody's Racket (1933) — Doorman (uncredited)
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Murder on Lenox Avenue (1941) — Speed Simmons
- The Musical Doctor (1932) — Patient on gurney (uncredited)
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Fight That Ghost (1946) — Spooky Lightning
- The Conjure Woman (1926)
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What Goes Up (1939)
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Sunday Sinners (1940) — Bootsie
- The Story of Mr. Hobbs (1947) — Ben - Winston's Butler