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

His Woman

Mark

Wayward

George

Killer Diller

Policeman (as Sid Easton)

Cab Calloway's Hi-De-Ho

Sam, train porter

Sunday Sinners

Bootsie

I Know Everybody and Everybody's Racket

Doorman (uncredited)

Paradise in Harlem

Sneeze Ancrum (as Sydney Easton)

Fight That Ghost

Spooky Lightning