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Sidney Easton
Acting
Born: October 2, 1885
Savannah, Georgia, USA
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

Murder on Lenox Avenue
as Speed Simmons

Boarding House Blues
as Boo Boo (as Sid Easton)

Killer Diller
as Policeman (as Sid Easton)

Paradise in Harlem
as Sneeze Ancrum (as Sydney Easton)

Wayward
as George

His Woman
as Mark

I Know Everybody and Everybody's Racket
as Doorman (uncredited)

Cab Calloway's Hi-De-Ho
as Sam, train porter

Ouanga
as Jackson
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The Story of Mr. Hobbs
as Ben - Winston's Butler