Carry On star Sid James was top-billed in 17 films in the comedy series, but his real life was anything but hilarious.

It was often said that Sid's face was his fortune. Indeed, in the year 2013 it is still a very familiar face. It seems to be everywhere. It adorns t-shirts, mugs and ash-trays, wall clocks, boxer ...

The latest episode of Heroes of Comedy provides a fascinating insight into the life of one of Britain's most well-known funny men, Sid James. The instantly recognisable craggy looks and even more ...

Jim Dale and Dame Barbara Windsor in Carry On Again Doctor (1969) - ITV/REX/Shutterstock/Rex Features On one side of the Atlantic, Jim Dale, 90, rubbed shoulders with the likes of Kenneth Williams, ...

Sid James (born Solomon Joel Cohen; 8 May 1913 – 26 April 1976) was a South African-born English-based actor and comedian. He made his name as Tony Hancock's co-star in Hancock's Half Hour and also ...

Sid James, for those of you who don't know (I didn't), was a South African–born Jewish comedian known for his "dirty laugh" and his appearances in Britain's hugely popular "Carry On" slapstick film ...