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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

Cab Calloway's Hi-De-Ho

as Sam, train porter

Killer Diller

as Policeman (as Sid Easton)

Ouanga

as Jackson

Cast Credits

Boarding House Blues

as Boo Boo (as Sid Easton)

Killer Diller

as Policeman (as Sid Easton)

The Story of Mr. Hobbs

as Ben - Winston's Butler

Fight That Ghost

as Spooky Lightning

Murder on Lenox Avenue

as Speed Simmons

Sunday Sinners

as Bootsie

Paradise in Harlem

as Sneeze Ancrum (as Sydney Easton)

Ouanga

as Jackson

Cab Calloway's Hi-De-Ho

as Sam, train porter

The Musical Doctor

as Patient on gurney (uncredited)

A Rhapsody in Black and Blue

as Husband (uncredited)

Wayward

as George

His Woman

as Mark

Be Like Me

as George (uncredited)