Sidney Bracey
Known For: Acting
Gender: Male
Date of Birth: December 17, 1877
Day of Death: August 5, 1942 (65 years old)
Place of Birth: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 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.
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Actor Mr. Simpkins (as Sidney Bracy)
Sweepstakes Winner
Actor Professor Listening to Radio (uncredited)
Naughty But Nice
Actor John 'Joe' Vicary
Secret Service of the Air
Actor Pop Dryden
Smashing the Money Ring
Actor Soupy
Devil's Island
Actor Bert - the Farmer (uncredited)
King of the Underworld
Actor Pedestrian Discussing the War
The Little Princess
Actor Bartender (uncredited)
Dark Victory
Actor Race Official / Spectator (uncredited)
Women in the Wind
Actor Minister of Colonial Affairs
The Sun Never Sets
Actor Third Drugstore Clerk (uncredited)
A Child Is Born
Actor Ben, the Lamplighter
We Are Not Alone
Actor Spectator
Indianapolis Speedway
Actor Charles the Butler (uncredited)
The Old Maid
Actor Extra at Wedding Reception (uncredited)
Four Wives
Actor Ship Steward
Espionage Agent
Actor Nick's First Customer (uncredited)
Dust Be My Destiny
Actor Night Clerk (uncredited)
Fast and Furious
Actor Dolan's Butler (uncredited)
Torchy Runs for Mayor
Actor Joe Burke
On Trial
Actor Colonist
The Bill of Rights
Actor Mr. Ferris
Everybody's Hobby
Actor Bank Guard (uncredited)
Invisible Stripes
1938
Actor Police Chemist (uncredited)
The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse
Actor Major Brand's Orderly
The Dawn Patrol
Actor Second Butler (uncredited)
The Girl Downstairs
Actor 2nd Butler
Merrily We Live
Actor Member of Parliament
The Baroness and the Butler
Actor Waiter (uncredited)
Love Is a Headache
Actor Jenner
My Bill
Actor Squad Car Driver (uncredited)
Arsène Lupin Returns
Actor Kamarov's Butler
Invisible Enemy
Actor Congress Clerk (uncredited)
The Declaration of Independence
Actor Opera House Usher (uncredited)
The Rage of Paris
Actor Carl - Richards' Butler (uncredited)
Hard to Get
Actor English Porter (uncredited)
Comet Over Broadway
1937
Actor Hornsby - Mary's Chauffeur (uncredited)
Easy Living
Actor O.T. Hertz, the veterinary doctor
Three Smart Boys
Actor Wilson - Walker's Butler (uncredited)
Criminal Lawyer
Actor Secretary (uncredited)
The Firefly
Actor Maria's Footman (uncredited)
The Emperor's Candlesticks
Actor Densmore's Servant (uncredited)
Fight for Your Lady
Actor Butler
Rhythm in the Clouds
Actor Clarence - Blair's Butler (uncredited)
Breakfast for Two
Actor Flower Shop Owner (uncredited)
Call It a Day
Actor Movie Patron (uncredited)
A Night at the Movies
Actor First Steward (uncredited)
Shall We Dance
Actor Burke's Butler (uncredited)
A Star Is Born
Actor Adjutant Potter
The Littlest Diplomat
Actor Waiter (Uncredited)
The Wrong Road
Actor Steward
Bulldog Drummond's Revenge
Actor Waiter (uncredited)
She Had to Eat
Actor Townsman (Uncredited)
Maid of Salem
1936
Actor Waiter on ship
Charlie Chan at the Race Track
Actor George, Butler (Uncredited)
One Rainy Afternoon
Actor Sam
Isle of Fury
Actor Smythe - Sutter's Accountant
Sutter's Gold
Actor Waiter (uncredited)
Sworn Enemy
Actor Jenkins - Butler (uncredited)
Murder at Glen Athol
Actor DuBeck's Valet (Uncredited)
The Preview Murder Mystery
Actor Lampier's Butler (uncredited)
Sinner Take All
Actor Grayson, the Butler
Changing of the Guard
Actor Court Clerk (uncredited)
The Voice of Bugle Ann
Actor Noel's Henchman (Uncredited)
Trouble for Two
Actor Burley's Butler Allen (uncredited)
San Francisco
Actor Hobson
Second Childhood
1935
1934
Actor Higgins' 2nd Butler (uncredited)
Broadway Bill
Actor Denny
The Vanishing Shadow
Actor Waiter
He Was Her Man
Actor Arbuthnot
The Poor Rich
Actor Hawkins
The 9th Guest
Actor Waiter
A Very Honorable Guy
Actor White Father
Laughing Boy
Actor Norma's Butler (uncredited)
Massacre
Actor Rent Collector
Our Daily Bread
Actor Napier's Butler
Outcast Lady
Actor Constituent Shouting 'Three Cheers' (uncredited)
What Every Woman Knows
Actor Paula's Chauffeur (Uncredited)
Forsaking All Others
Actor Movie Butler (uncredited)
Many Happy Returns
Actor Chauffeur
Mills of the Gods
Actor Reporter
I'll Fix It
Actor Waiter (uncredited)
The Notorious Sophie Lang
1933
Actor Edgar Ashe
Back Page
Actor Hopkins
Broken Dreams
Actor Carlo - Valet
The Intruder
Actor Dr. Smith (uncredited)
What! No Beer?
Actor Mrs. Teasdale's Butler (uncredited)
Duck Soup
Actor Dr. Robbins
Corruption
Actor James Munson
The Phantom of the Air
Actor Butler
Saturday's Millions
Actor Butler
The Little Giant
Actor Second Butler (Uncredited)
Only Yesterday
1932
Actor The Waiter
The Greeks Had a Word for Them
Actor Prince Wolfram's Lackey
Queen Kelly
Actor Driscoll
The Airmail Mystery
Actor McGinnis, posing as Professor Marmont
Tangled Destinies
Actor Herbert Wilkes
The Monster Walks
Actor Benedict
The Washington Masquerade
Actor Butler (as Sidney Bracy)
Little Orphan Annie
Actor Man Wanting to Use Phone Booth (uncredited)
Red-Headed Woman
Actor Waiter (Uncredited)
Letty Lynton
Actor Hans' Butler (uncredited)
Freaks
1931
Actor Herman Stevens
Subway Express
Actor Butler
Parlor, Bedroom and Bath
Actor Waiter (uncredited)
Inspiration
Actor Beasley's Butler
Reducing
Actor Windy
The Avenger
Actor Wilson, Carlton's Butler
Ten Cents a Dance
Actor Plunkett
A Dangerous Affair
Actor The Rat
Shanghaied Love
Actor The Tout (uncredited)
Sporting Blood
Actor The Butler
Thundering Tenors
Actor Volunteer from Audience (uncredited)
The Phantom of Paris
Actor Albert (uncredited)
Dance, Fools, Dance
1930
Actor Butler
Free Love
Actor Alfred
The Second Floor Mystery
Actor
Oh Darling!
Actor Doctor (uncredited)
Follow Thru
Actor Waiter
Wild Company
Actor The Second Butler (uncredited)
The Flirting Widow
Actor Waiter
Redemption
Actor Irate Customer (uncredited)
Playboy of Paris
Actor Butler
Anybody's Woman
Actor Miles the Butler (uncredited)
Children of Pleasure
Actor Bit Role (uncredited)
Along Came Youth
Actor Recruiter (uncredited)
Doughboys
1929
1928
Actor Editor
The Cameraman
Actor Tully
The Haunted House
Actor Larry Brawn I
Win That Girl
Actor Navratil
The Wedding March
Actor Bream's Valet
Midnight Madness
Actor Short Order Cook
While the City Sleeps
Actor Dramatic Director
Show People
Actor Don's Valet (uncredited)
The Matinee Idol
Actor John's Supervisor (uncredited)
The Crowd
Actor Haskins (the butler)
Home, James
Actor Owens
Man-Made Women
