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