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