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Sidney Bracey

Known For
Acting

Known Credits
224

Gender
Male

Birthday
December 17, 1877 (148 years old)

Place of Birth
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Sidney Bracey

Biography

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.

Known For

Acting

1944The Bridge of San Luis Reyas Wigged Courtier (uncredited)
1941Dangerously They Liveas Sidewalk Onlooker (uncredited)
1941The Body Disappearsas Barrett
1941This Woman Is Mineas Clerk
1941Bullets for O'Haraas Lamson
1941The Great Mr. Nobodyas Beggar
1940Tugboat Annie Sails Againas Limey
1940No Time for Comedyas Waiter at Wyler's Party (uncredited)
1940My Love Came Backas Butler
1940Brother Orchidas Steward Bringing Briefcase (uncredited)
1939Invisible Stripesas Bank Guard (uncredited)
1939Four Wivesas Extra at Wedding Reception (uncredited)
1939A Child is Bornas Third Drugstore Clerk (uncredited)
1939We Are Not Aloneas Ben, the Lamplighter
1939Smashing the Money Ringas Pop Dryden
1939Fast and Furiousas Night Clerk (uncredited)
1939Espionage Agentas Ship Steward
1939Dust Be My Destinyas Nick's First Customer (uncredited)
1939Everybody's Hobbyas Mr. Ferris
1939The Bill of Rightsas Colonist
1939The Old Maidas Charles the Butler (uncredited)
1939Indianapolis Speedwayas Spectator
1939Naughty but Niceas Professor Listening to Radio (uncredited)
1939The Sun Never Setsas Minister of Colonial Affairs
1939Sweepstakes Winneras Mr. Simpkins (as Sidney Bracy)
1939Torchy Runs for Mayoras Dolan's Butler (uncredited)
1939Dark Victoryas Bartender (uncredited)
1939Women in the Windas Race Official / Spectator (uncredited)
1939On Trialas Joe Burke
1939You Can't Get Away with Murderas Tourist on Boat (uncredited)
1939The Little Princessas Pedestrian Discussing War (uncredited)
1939Secret Service of the Airas John 'Joe' Vicary
1939King of the Underworldas Bert - the Farmer (uncredited)
1939Devil's Islandas Soupy
1938The Dawn Patrolas Major Brand's Orderly
1938The Girl Downstairsas Second Butler (uncredited)
1938Comet Over Broadwayas English Porter (uncredited)
1938The Declaration of Independenceas Congress Clerk (uncredited)
1938Hard to Getas Carl - Richards' Butler (uncredited)
1938The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouseas Police Chemist (uncredited)
1938My Billas Jenner
1938The Rage of Parisas Opera House Usher (uncredited)
1938Invisible Enemyas Kamarov's Butler
1938Merrily We Liveas 2nd Butler
1938Arsène Lupin Returnsas Squad Car Driver (uncredited)
1938The Baroness and the Butleras Member of Parliament
1938Love Is a Headacheas Waiter (uncredited)
1937Bulldog Drummond's Revengeas Steward
1937A Night at the Moviesas Movie Patron (uncredited)
1937Fight for Your Ladyas Densmore's Servant (uncredited)
1937The Fireflyas Secretary (uncredited)
1937Breakfast for Twoas Clarence - Blair's Butler (uncredited)
1937The Wrong Roadas Waiter (Uncredited)
1937The Littlest Diplomatas Adjutant Potter
1937Easy Livingas Hornsby - Mary's Chauffeur (uncredited)
1937The Emperor's Candlesticksas Maria's Footman (uncredited)
1937She Had to Eatas Waiter (uncredited)
1937Rhythm in the Cloudsas Butler
1937Three Smart Boysas O.T. Hertz, the veterinary doctor
1937Shall We Danceas First Steward (uncredited)
1937A Star Is Bornas Burke's Butler (uncredited)
1937Call It a Dayas Flower Shop Owner (uncredited)
1937Maid of Salemas Townsman (Uncredited)
1937Criminal Lawyeras Wilson - Walker's Butler (uncredited)
1936Sinner Take Allas Lampier's Butler (uncredited)
1936Isle of Furyas Sam
1936Sworn Enemyas Waiter (uncredited)
1936Charlie Chan at the Race Trackas Waiter on ship
1936San Franciscoas Burley's Butler Allen (uncredited)
1936Changing of the Guardas Grayson, the Butler
1936Trouble for Twoas Noel's Henchman (Uncredited)
1936One Rainy Afternoonas George, Butler (Uncredited)
1936Second Childhoodas Hobson
1936Sutter's Goldas Smythe - Sutter's Accountant
1936The Preview Murder Mysteryas Du Beck's Valet (Uncredited)
1936Wife vs. Secretaryas Butler at Club (uncredited)
1936Murder at Glen Atholas Jenkins - Butler (uncredited)
1936The Voice of Bugle Annas Court Clerk (uncredited)
1935Magnificent Obsessionas Butler
1935Rendezvousas Jackson's Assistant (uncredited)
1935Anna Kareninaas Vronsky's Valet
1935Let 'em Have Itas Butler at Spencer Home
1935Les Misérablesas Mayor's Clerk
1935The Casino Murder Caseas Waiter (unconfirmed) (uncredited)
1935The Winning Ticketas Bank Employee
1934Forsaking All Othersas Paula's Chauffeur (Uncredited)
1934Mills of the Godsas Chauffeur
1934Broadway Billas Higgins' 2nd Butler (uncredited)
1934I'll Fix Itas Reporter
1934What Every Woman Knowsas Constituent Shouting 'Three Cheers' (uncredited)
1934Our Daily Breadas Rent Collector
1934Outcast Ladyas Napier's Butler
1934The Notorious Sophie Langas Waiter (uncredited)
1934He Was Her Manas Waiter
1934Many Happy Returnsas Movie Butler (uncredited)
1934The Vanishing Shadowas Denny
1934A Very Honorable Guyas Waiter
1934Laughing Boyas White Father
1934The Poor Richas Arbuthnot
1934The 9th Guestas Hawkins
1934Massacreas Norma's Butler (uncredited)
1933Duck Soupas Mrs. Teasdale's Butler (uncredited)
1933Back Pageas Edgar Ashe
1933Only Yesterdayas Second Butler (Uncredited)
1933Broken Dreamsas Hopkins
1933Saturday's Millionsas Butler
1933Corruptionas Dr. Robbins
1933The Phantom of the Airas James Munson
1933The Little Giantas Butler
1933The Woman Who Daredas Tom
1933The Intruderas Carlo - Valet
1933What! No Beer?as Dr. Smith (uncredited)
1932Little Orphan Annieas Butler (as Sidney Bracy)
1932Tangled Destiniesas McGinnis, posing as Professor Marmont
1932Speak Easilyas Jenkins
1932The Washington Masqueradeas Benedict
1932Red-Headed Womanas Man Wanting to Use Phone Booth (uncredited)
1932Letty Lyntonas Waiter (Uncredited)
1932The Airmail Mysteryas Driscoll
1932The Monster Walksas Herbert Wilkes
1932The Greeks Had a Word for Themas The Waiter
1932Freaksas Hans' Butler (uncredited)
1931A Dangerous Affairas Plunkett
1931Shanghaied Loveas The Rat
1931The Phantom of Parisas Volunteer from Audience (uncredited)
1931Sporting Bloodas The Tout (uncredited)
1931Subway Expressas Herman Stevens
1931The Avengeras Windy
1931Parlor, Bedroom and Bathas Butler
1931Thundering Tenorsas The Butler
1931Dance, Fools, Danceas Albert (uncredited)
1931Inspirationas Waiter (uncredited)
1931Ten Cents a Danceas Wilson, Carlton's Butler
1931Reducingas Beasley's Butler
1931The Lion and the Lambas Stanton
1930Along Came Youthas Bit Role (uncredited)
1930Free Loveas Butler
1930Playboy of Parisas Irate Customer (uncredited)
1930Follow Thruas Doctor (uncredited)
1930Doughboysas Recruiter (uncredited)
1930Monte Carloas Hunchback at Casino (uncredited)
1930Anybody's Womanas Butler
1930Wild Companyas Waiter
1930The Flirting Widowas The Second Butler (uncredited)
1930The Second Floor Mysteryas Alfred
1930Children of Pleasureas Miles the Butler (uncredited)
1930Redemptionas Waiter
1930Oh Darling!as
1929The Bishop Murder Caseas Pyne (as Sydney Bracey)
1929Queen Kellyas Prince Wolfram's Lackey (uncredited)
1929The Honeymoonas Navratil
1929Sioux Bloodas Cheyenne Jones
1929His Captive Womanas
1928Show Peopleas Dramatic Director
1928The Haunted Houseas Tully
1928The Wedding Marchas Navratil
1928Home, Jamesas Haskins (the butler)
1928Win That Girlas Larry Brawn I
1928The Cameramanas Editor
1928Man-Made Womenas Owens
1928Midnight Madnessas Bream's Valet
1928The Matinee Idolas Don's Valet (uncredited)
1928The Crowdas John's Supervisor (uncredited)
1928While the City Sleepsas Short Order Cook
1927The 13th Juroras The Butler
1927Sunrise: A Song of Two Humansas Dance Hall Manager (uncredited)
1927My Best Girlas Butler Serving Dinner (uncredited)
1927The Woman on Trialas Brideaux
1927Painting the Townas Secretary
1927Birds of Preyas Gaston
1926My Official Wifeas Valet to Sascha
1926The Merry Widowas Danilo's Footman (uncredited)
1926You Never Know Womenas Manager
1926The Mystery Clubas Detective
1926A Man Four-Squareas Homer Webb
1926The Devil's Circusas
1926The Blackbirdas Bertie's No. 1 Man
1926A Bankrupt Honeymoonas The Butler
1925A Slave of Fashionas Hobson (as Sidney Bracy)
1925Her Market Valueas Banks
1924So This Is Marriage?as Hawkins
1924Her Night of Romanceas Butler
1924Being Respectableas Philip Deaby
1924Why Men Leave Homeas Sam Neilson
1924By Divine Rightas The Hireling
1924Leap Yearas Loris Keene's Press Agent (uncredited)
1923The Wild Partyas Jasper Johnston
1923Ruggles of Red Gapas Sam Henshaw
1923Merry-Go-Roundas Gisella's Groom
1923Nobody's Brideas Smithy
1923The Social Buccaneeras Bentley Craven
1922One Wonderful Nightas Juggins
1922Manslaughteras Member of the Jury (uncredited)
1922The Dictatoras Henry Bolton
1922Is Matrimony a Failure?as Bank President
1921Moralsas Stinson
1921Crazy to Marryas Col. Landis
1921The March Hareas Meadows
1921The Outside Womanas Mr. Cambridge
1921Passion Fruitas The Ancient
1920An Amateur Devilas Hopkins
1920Food for Scandalas Padre
1920The Invisible Rayas Jean Deaux
1918The House of Mirthas Percy Gryce
1918A Man's Worldas Emile Grimeaux
1918My Own United Statesas Capt. Rene Gautier
1917The Long Trailas Paul Graham
1917The Deemsteras Bishop, Father of Dan
1917Crime and Punishmentas Andreas Valeskoff
1916The Ragged Princessas Toby Rice
1916Little Miss Happinessas Jim Butterfield
1916Temptation and the Manas Jim Crosby
1916Caprice of the Mountainsas
1916Elusive Isabelas Luiigi
1916A Huntress of Menas Ned Ashley
1916The Path of Happinessas Grekko
1916The Man Insideas Winthrop
1915God's Witnessas Leo Darcy
1914Zudoraas Tom Hunt
1914The Million Dollar Mysteryas Jones - Hargreave's Butler / Stanley Hargreave
1913Uncle's Namesakesas Uncle John
1913Robin Hoodas The Baron
1913Omens and Oraclesas
1911The Strategy of Annas

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