Sidney Easton
Acting·October 2, 1885·† December 24, 1971 — 86 years old·Savannah, Georgia, USA
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
1934·6.4
A Rhapsody in Black and Blue
1932·6.2
Killer Diller
1948·5.3
Boarding House Blues
1948·5.4
Paradise in Harlem
1939·5.0
His Woman
1931·4.3
Ouanga
1935·5.6
Wayward
1932·6.3
Murder on Lenox Avenue
1941·5.0
I Know Everybody and Everybody's Racket
1933·7.0
Fight That Ghost
1946·8.0
Sunday Sinners
1940·10.0
Filmography · 17
1948Boarding House BluesBoo Boo (as Sid Easton)1948Killer DillerPoliceman (as Sid Easton)1947The Story of Mr. HobbsBen - Winston's Butler1946Fight That GhostSpooky Lightning1941Murder on Lenox AvenueSpeed Simmons1940Sunday SinnersBootsie1939What Goes Up1939Paradise in HarlemSneeze Ancrum (as Sydney Easton)1935OuangaJackson1934Cab Calloway's Hi-De-HoSam, train porter1933I Know Everybody and Everybody's RacketDoorman (uncredited)1932The Musical DoctorPatient on gurney (uncredited)1932A Rhapsody in Black and BlueHusband (uncredited)1932WaywardGeorge1931His WomanMark1931Be Like MeGeorge (uncredited)1926The Conjure Woman