Sidney Easton

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.

Known For

Cab Calloway's Hi-De-Ho

as Sam, train porter

A Rhapsody in Black and Blue

as Husband (uncredited)

Killer Diller

as Policeman (as Sid Easton)

Paradise in Harlem

as Sneeze Ancrum (as Sydney Easton)

Boarding House Blues

as Boo Boo (as Sid Easton)

Ouanga

as Jackson

His Woman

as Mark

Be Like Me

as George (uncredited)

Wayward

as George

I Know Everybody and Everybody's Racket

as Doorman (uncredited)