1877-12-17 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 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.
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The Bridge of San Luis Rey | Wigged Courtier (uncredited) | 1944-02-11 |
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The Body Disappears | Barrett | 1941-11-22 |
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This Woman Is Mine | Clerk | 1941-08-22 |
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The Great Mr. Nobody | Beggar | 1941-02-15 |
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Dangerously They Live | Sidewalk Onlooker (uncredited) | 1941-12-24 |
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Bullets for O'Hara | Lamson | 1941-07-19 |
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No Time for Comedy | Waiter at Wyler's Party (uncredited) | 1940-09-14 |
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Brother Orchid | Steward Bringing Briefcase (uncredited) | 1940-06-07 |
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Tugboat Annie Sails Again | Limey | 1940-10-26 |
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My Love Came Back | Butler | 1940-07-13 |
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The Bill of Rights | Colonist | 1939-08-19 |
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Torchy Runs for Mayor | Dolan's Butler (uncredited) | 1939-05-13 |
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Secret Service of the Air | John 'Joe' Vicary | 1939-03-04 |
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Invisible Stripes | Bank Guard (uncredited) | 1939-12-30 |
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Smashing the Money Ring | Pop Dryden | 1939-10-21 |
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The Old Maid | Charles the Butler (uncredited) | 1939-08-16 |
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Sweepstakes Winner | Mr. Simpkins (as Sidney Bracy) | 1939-05-20 |
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Four Wives | Extra at Wedding Reception (uncredited) | 1939-12-22 |
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You Can't Get Away with Murder | Tourist on Boat (uncredited) | 1939-03-23 |
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Dust Be My Destiny | Nick's First Customer (uncredited) | 1939-09-16 |
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Fast and Furious | Night Clerk (uncredited) | 1939-10-06 |
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Espionage Agent | Ship Steward | 1939-09-30 |
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Everybody's Hobby | Mr. Ferris | 1939-08-26 |
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We Are Not Alone | Ben, the Lamplighter | 1939-11-25 |
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Indianapolis Speedway | Spectator | 1939-08-05 |
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Naughty But Nice | Professor Listening to Radio (uncredited) | 1939-06-23 |
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The Sun Never Sets | Minister of Colonial Affairs | 1939-05-31 |
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Dark Victory | Bartender (uncredited) | 1939-04-20 |
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The Little Princess | Pedestrian Discussing the War | 1939-03-17 |
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A Child is Born | Third Drugstore Clerk (uncredited) | 1939-12-07 |
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Women in the Wind | Race Official / Spectator (uncredited) | 1939-04-15 |
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On Trial | Joe Burke | 1939-04-01 |
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Devil's Island | Soupy | 1939-01-07 |
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King of the Underworld | Bert - the Farmer (uncredited) | 1939-01-14 |
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The Dawn Patrol | Major Brand's Orderly | 1938-12-24 |
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Arsène Lupin Returns | Squad Car Driver (uncredited) | 1938-02-25 |
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Merrily We Live | 2nd Butler | 1938-03-04 |
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The Baroness and the Butler | Member of Parliament | 1938-02-18 |
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Hard to Get | Carl - Richards' Butler (uncredited) | 1938-11-05 |
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The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse | Police Chemist (uncredited) | 1938-07-20 |
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Invisible Enemy | Kamarov's Butler | 1938-04-03 |
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The Girl Downstairs | Second Butler (uncredited) | 1938-12-23 |
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Comet Over Broadway | English Porter (uncredited) | 1938-12-03 |
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My Bill | Jenner | 1938-07-08 |
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The Rage of Paris | Opera House Usher (uncredited) | 1938-06-09 |
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Love Is a Headache | Waiter (uncredited) | 1938-01-14 |
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The Declaration of Independence | Congress Clerk (uncredited) | 1938-11-26 |
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The Wrong Road | Waiter (Uncredited) | 1937-10-11 |
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Bulldog Drummond's Revenge | Steward | 1937-12-16 |
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A Night at the Movies | Movie Patron (uncredited) | 1937-11-06 |
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The Littlest Diplomat | Adjutant Potter | 1937-09-06 |
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Call It a Day | Flower Shop Owner (uncredited) | 1937-04-17 |
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She Had to Eat | Waiter (uncredited) | 1937-07-02 |
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Fight for Your Lady | Densmore's Servant (uncredited) | 1937-11-05 |
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A Star Is Born | Burke's Butler (uncredited) | 1937-04-20 |
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The Firefly | Secretary (uncredited) | 1937-11-05 |
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Maid of Salem | Townsman (Uncredited) | 1937-02-12 |
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Criminal Lawyer | Wilson - Walker's Butler (uncredited) | 1937-01-29 |
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Easy Living | Hornsby - Mary's Chauffeur (uncredited) | 1937-07-16 |
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The Emperor's Candlesticks | Maria's Footman (uncredited) | 1937-07-02 |
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Rhythm in the Clouds | Butler | 1937-06-21 |
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Breakfast for Two | Clarence - Blair's Butler (uncredited) | 1937-10-22 |
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Shall We Dance | First Steward (uncredited) | 1937-05-07 |
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Three Smart Boys | O.T. Hertz, the veterinary doctor | 1937-05-13 |
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Sworn Enemy | Waiter (uncredited) | 1936-09-11 |
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San Francisco | Burley's Butler Allen (uncredited) | 1936-06-26 |
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Changing of the Guard | Grayson, the Butler | 1936-06-05 |
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Second Childhood | Hobson | 1936-04-11 |
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Sinner Take All | Lampier's Butler (uncredited) | 1936-12-18 |
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Charlie Chan at the Race Track | Waiter on ship | 1936-08-07 |
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Sutter's Gold | Smythe - Sutter's Accountant | 1936-03-01 |
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Wife vs. Secretary | Butler at Club (uncredited) | 1936-02-28 |
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Murder at Glen Athol | Jenkins - Butler (uncredited) | 1936-02-27 |
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The Voice of Bugle Ann | Court Clerk (uncredited) | 1936-02-15 |
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Isle of Fury | Sam | 1936-10-10 |
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The Preview Murder Mystery | Du Beck's Valet (Uncredited) | 1936-02-28 |
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Trouble for Two | Noel's Henchman (Uncredited) | 1936-05-29 |
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One Rainy Afternoon | George, Butler (Uncredited) | 1936-05-13 |
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Les Misérables | Mayor's Clerk | 1935-04-20 |
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Magnificent Obsession | Butler | 1935-12-30 |
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Let 'em Have It | Butler at Spencer Home | 1935-05-15 |
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Rendezvous | Jackson's Assistant (uncredited) | 1935-10-25 |
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The Winning Ticket | Bank Employee | 1935-02-08 |
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Anna Karenina | Vronsky's Valet | 1935-08-30 |
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The Casino Murder Case | Waiter (unconfirmed) (uncredited) | 1935-03-15 |
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Laughing Boy | White Father | 1934-04-13 |
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Massacre | Norma's Butler (uncredited) | 1934-01-20 |
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Our Daily Bread | Rent Collector | 1934-10-02 |
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What Every Woman Knows | Constituent Shouting 'Three Cheers' (uncredited) | 1934-10-18 |
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The Vanishing Shadow | Denny | 1934-04-22 |
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He Was Her Man | Waiter | 1934-06-16 |
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The Poor Rich | Arbuthnot | 1934-02-25 |
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Many Happy Returns | Movie Butler (uncredited) | 1934-06-08 |
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Broadway Bill | Higgins' 2nd Butler (uncredited) | 1934-11-30 |
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The Notorious Sophie Lang | Waiter (uncredited) | 1934-07-20 |
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I'll Fix It | Reporter | 1934-11-10 |
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Mills of the Gods | Chauffeur | 1934-12-15 |
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The 9th Guest | Hawkins | 1934-01-31 |
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Forsaking All Others | Paula's Chauffeur (Uncredited) | 1934-12-23 |
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Outcast Lady | Napier's Butler | 1934-09-28 |
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A Very Honorable Guy | Waiter | 1934-04-18 |
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The Intruder | Carlo - Valet | 1933-03-13 |
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Saturday's Millions | Butler | 1933-09-30 |
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What! No Beer? | Dr. Smith (uncredited) | 1933-02-10 |
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The Phantom of the Air | James Munson | 1933-05-21 |
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Back Page | Edgar Ashe | 1933-11-07 |
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Corruption | Dr. Robbins | 1933-06-18 |
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Broken Dreams | Hopkins | 1933-10-19 |
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The Little Giant | Butler | 1933-05-20 |
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The Woman Who Dared | Tom | 1933-04-15 |
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Duck Soup | Mrs. Teasdale's Butler (uncredited) | 1933-11-12 |
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Only Yesterday | Second Butler (Uncredited) | 1933-11-01 |
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The Greeks Had a Word for Them | The Waiter | 1932-02-03 |
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Tangled Destinies | McGinnis, posing as Professor Marmont | 1932-10-17 |
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Speak Easily | Jenkins | 1932-08-13 |
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The Monster Walks | Herbert Wilkes | 1932-02-07 |
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The Washington Masquerade | Benedict | 1932-07-09 |
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Letty Lynton | Waiter (Uncredited) | 1932-04-30 |
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The Airmail Mystery | Driscoll | 1932-03-28 |
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Red-Headed Woman | Man Wanting to Use Phone Booth (uncredited) | 1932-06-25 |
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Little Orphan Annie | Butler (as Sidney Bracy) | 1932-11-04 |
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Freaks | Hans' Butler (uncredited) | 1932-01-01 |
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The Lion and the Lamb | Stanton | 1931-01-01 |
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The Phantom of Paris | Volunteer from Audience (uncredited) | 1931-09-12 |
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Thundering Tenors | The Butler | 1931-02-07 |
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Dance, Fools, Dance | Albert (uncredited) | 1931-02-07 |
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Shanghaied Love | The Rat | 1931-09-20 |
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Sporting Blood | The Tout (uncredited) | 1931-08-08 |
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A Dangerous Affair | Plunkett | 1931-09-29 |
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The Avenger | Windy | 1931-03-06 |
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Ten Cents a Dance | Wilson, Carlton's Butler | 1931-01-30 |
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Inspiration | Waiter (uncredited) | 1931-01-31 |
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Reducing | Beasley's Butler | 1931-01-03 |
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Subway Express | Herman Stevens | 1931-05-01 |
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Parlor, Bedroom and Bath | Butler | 1931-02-28 |
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The Flirting Widow | The Second Butler (uncredited) | 1930-05-11 |
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Redemption | Waiter | 1930-04-05 |
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Free Love | Butler | 1930-12-01 |
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Wild Company | Waiter | 1930-07-05 |
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Playboy of Paris | Irate Customer (uncredited) | 1930-10-18 |
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Follow Thru | Doctor (uncredited) | 1930-09-26 |
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Doughboys | Recruiter (uncredited) | 1930-08-30 |
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Monte Carlo | Hunchback at Casino (uncredited) | 1930-08-27 |
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The Second Floor Mystery | Alfred | 1930-04-26 |
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Along Came Youth | Bit Role (uncredited) | 1930-12-20 |
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Oh Darling! | 1930-02-15 | |
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Children of Pleasure | Miles the Butler (uncredited) | 1930-04-26 |
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Anybody's Woman | Butler | 1930-08-15 |
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Sioux Blood | Cheyenne Jones | 1929-04-20 |
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Queen Kelly | Prince Wolfram's Lackey (uncredited) | 1929-12-31 |
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The Bishop Murder Case | Pyne (as Sydney Bracey) | 1929-12-31 |
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The Honeymoon | Navratil | 1929-12-31 |
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His Captive Woman | 1929-02-03 | |
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Man-Made Women | Owens | 1928-09-09 |
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Show People | Dramatic Director | 1928-11-20 |
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The Wedding March | Navratil | 1928-10-06 |
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The Haunted House | Tully | 1928-11-04 |
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Win That Girl | Larry Brawn I | 1928-09-16 |
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The Crowd | John's Supervisor (uncredited) | 1928-03-03 |
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The Matinee Idol | Don's Valet (uncredited) | 1928-03-14 |
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Midnight Madness | Bream's Valet | 1928-03-25 |
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The Cameraman | Editor | 1928-09-10 |
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While the City Sleeps | Short Order Cook | 1928-02-15 |
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Home, James | Haskins (the butler) | 1928-10-03 |
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Painting the Town | Secretary | 1927-08-07 |
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Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans | Dance Hall Manager (uncredited) | 1927-11-04 |
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The Woman on Trial | Brideaux | 1927-10-28 |
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My Best Girl | Butler Serving Dinner (uncredited) | 1927-10-31 |
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Birds of Prey | Gaston | 1927-03-27 |
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The 13th Juror | The Butler | 1927-11-13 |
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A Man Four-Square | Homer Webb | 1926-05-09 |
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The Devil's Circus | 1926-02-14 | |
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The Mystery Club | Detective | 1926-08-30 |
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A Bankrupt Honeymoon | The Butler | 1926-02-06 |
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My Official Wife | Valet to Sascha | 1926-10-16 |
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The Blackbird | Bertie's No. 1 Man | 1926-02-13 |
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The Merry Widow | Danilo's Footman (uncredited) | 1926-09-27 |
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You Never Know Women | Manager | 1926-09-20 |
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Her Market Value | Banks | 1925-02-09 |
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A Slave of Fashion | Hobson (as Sidney Bracy) | 1925-08-23 |
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So This Is Marriage? | Hawkins | 1924-11-26 |
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Her Night of Romance | Butler | 1924-11-24 |
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Being Respectable | Philip Deaby | 1924-07-01 |
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By Divine Right | The Hireling | 1924-02-17 |
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Leap Year | Loris Keene's Press Agent (uncredited) | 1924-01-11 |
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Why Men Leave Home | Sam Neilson | 1924-03-03 |
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The Social Buccaneer | Bentley Craven | 1923-01-08 |
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The Wild Party | Jasper Johnston | 1923-10-22 |
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Nobody's Bride | Smithy | 1923-04-02 |
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Ruggles of Red Gap | Sam Henshaw | 1923-10-07 |
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Merry-Go-Round | Gisella's Groom | 1923-07-01 |
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One Wonderful Night | Juggins | 1922-12-17 |
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Is Matrimony a Failure? | Bank President | 1922-04-16 |
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The Dictator | Henry Bolton | 1922-06-25 |
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Manslaughter | Member of the Jury (uncredited) | 1922-09-24 |
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Crazy to Marry | Col. Landis | 1921-08-28 |
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Passion Fruit | The Ancient | 1921-01-01 |
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Morals | Stinson | 1921-10-31 |
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The March Hare | Meadows | 1921-06-27 |
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The Outside Woman | Mr. Cambridge | 1921-02-08 |
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Food for Scandal | Padre | 1920-09-12 |
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The Invisible Ray | Jean Deaux | 1920-07-01 |
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An Amateur Devil | Hopkins | 1920-12-19 |
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My Own United States | Capt. Rene Gautier | 1918-04-07 |
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A Man's World | Emile Grimeaux | 1918-06-24 |
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The House of Mirth | Percy Gryce | 1918-08-05 |
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The Long Trail | Paul Graham | 1917-07-23 |
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The Deemster | Bishop, Father of Dan | 1917-04-15 |
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Crime and Punishment | Andreas Valeskoff | 1917-02-25 |
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The Path of Happiness | Grekko | 1916-01-31 |
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A Huntress of Men | Ned Ashley | 1916-05-08 |
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The Man Inside | Winthrop | 1916-01-17 |
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Elusive Isabel | Luiigi | 1916-05-15 |
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Temptation and the Man | Jim Crosby | 1916-07-24 |
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The Ragged Princess | Toby Rice | 1916-10-16 |
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Caprice of the Mountains | 1916-07-09 | |
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Little Miss Happiness | Jim Butterfield | 1916-08-21 |
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God's Witness | Leo Darcy | 1915-05-20 |
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Zudora | Tom Hunt | 1914-11-20 |
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The Million Dollar Mystery | Jones - Hargreave's Butler / Stanley Hargreave | 1914-01-02 |
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Robin Hood | The Baron | 1913-09-23 |
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Omens and Oracles | 1913-05-05 | |
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Uncle's Namesakes | Uncle John | 1913-12-11 |
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The Strategy of Ann | 1911-07-29 |
