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