Sidney Bracey
Biography
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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
Acting
1921
asThe Ancient
1928
asEditor
1937
asHornsby - Mary's Chauffeur (uncredited)
1920
asJean Deaux
1930
asButler
1921
asStinson
1936
asWaiter on ship
1931
asHerman Stevens
1938
asPolice Chemist (uncredited)
1932
asThe Waiter
1932
asPrince Wolfram's Lackey
1921
asCol. Landis
1918
asPercy Gryce
1931
asButler
1924
asPhilip Deaby
1938
asMajor Brand's Orderly
1929
asCheyenne Jones
1926
asHomer Webb
1937
asO.T. Hertz, the veterinary doctor
1934
asHiggins' 2nd Butler (uncredited)
1928
asTully
1935
asJackson's Assistant (uncredited)
1931
asWaiter (uncredited)
1922
asMember of the Jury (uncredited)
1944
asWigged Courtier (uncredited)
1937
asWilson - Walker's Butler (uncredited)
1937
asMaria's Footman (uncredited)
1937
asSecretary (uncredited)
1923
asSam Henshaw
1934
asDenny
1928
asLarry Brawn I
1937
asDensmore's Servant (uncredited)
1937
asButler
1930
asAlfred
1936
asGeorge, Butler (Uncredited)
1934
asWaiter
1934
asArbuthnot
1928
asNavratil
1938
asSecond Butler (uncredited)
1934
asHawkins
1933
asEdgar Ashe
1940
asLimey
1926
asThe Butler
1940
asButler
1933
asHopkins
1911
as1930
as
1938
as2nd Butler
1924
asThe Hireling
1935
asButler at Spencer Home
1938
asMember of Parliament
1937
asClarence - Blair's Butler (uncredited)
1931
asBeasley's Butler
1916
asToby Rice
1935
asButler
1929
as
1928
asBream's Valet
1931
asWindy
1930
asDoctor (uncredited)
1929
asPyne (as Sydney Bracey)
1933
asCarlo - Valet
1924
asLoris Keene's Press Agent (uncredited)
1930
asWaiter
1939
asMr. Simpkins (as Sidney Bracy)
1924
asButler
1936
asSam
1938
asWaiter (uncredited)
1930
asThe Second Butler (uncredited)
1928
asShort Order Cook
1934
asWaiter
1936
asSmythe - Sutter's Accountant
1938
asJenner
1939
asProfessor Listening to Radio (uncredited)
1939
asJohn 'Joe' Vicary
1933
asDr. Smith (uncredited)
1939
asPop Dryden
1936
asWaiter (uncredited)
1932
asDriscoll
1937
asFlower Shop Owner (uncredited)
1930
asWaiter
1939
asSoupy
1939
asBert - the Farmer (uncredited)
1930
asIrate Customer (uncredited)
1939
asPedestrian Discussing the War
1939
asRace Official / Spectator (uncredited)
1939
asBartender (uncredited)
1939
asMinister of Colonial Affairs
1939
asThird Drugstore Clerk (uncredited)
1939
asBen, the Lamplighter
1939
asSpectator
1939
asCharles the Butler (uncredited)
1937
asMovie Patron (uncredited)
1934
asWhite Father
1939
asExtra at Wedding Reception (uncredited)
1936
asJenkins - Butler (uncredited)
1939
asNick's First Customer (uncredited)
1939
asShip Steward
1939
asNight Clerk (uncredited)
1938
asSquad Car Driver (uncredited)
1936
asDu Beck's Valet (Uncredited)
1935
asBank Employee
1927
asDance Hall Manager (uncredited)
1931
asWilson, Carlton's Butler
1939
asDolan's Butler (uncredited)
1933
asMrs. Teasdale's Butler (uncredited)
1940
asSteward Bringing Briefcase (uncredited)
1941
asBarrett
1931
asPlunkett
1927
asBrideaux
1926
asBertie's No. 1 Man
1928
asDramatic Director
1931
asThe Rat
1928
asDon's Valet (uncredited)
1927
asGaston
1938
asKamarov's Butler
1940
asWaiter at Wyler's Party (uncredited)
1929
asNavratil
1921
asMeadows
1921
asMr. Cambridge
1930
asButler
1934
asNorma's Butler (uncredited)
1931
asThe Tout (uncredited)
1932
asMcGinnis, posing as Professor Marmont
1933
asDr. Robbins
1937
asFirst Steward (uncredited)
1934
asRent Collector
1934
asNapier's Butler
1936
asLampier's Butler (uncredited)
1936
asGrayson, the Butler
1927
asSecretary
1941
asClerk
1931
asThe Butler
1932
asHerbert Wilkes
1933
asJames Munson
1927
asButler Serving Dinner (uncredited)
1941
asSidewalk Onlooker (uncredited)
1937
asBurke's Butler (uncredited)
1932
asBenedict
1914
asTom Hunt
1913
asUncle John
1928
asJohn's Supervisor (uncredited)
1923
asGisella's Groom
1932
asButler (as Sidney Bracy)
1924
asSam Neilson
1930
asMiles the Butler (uncredited)
1925
asHobson (as Sidney Bracy)
1933
asButler
1926
asDanilo's Footman (uncredited)
1931
asVolunteer from Audience (uncredited)
1941
asBeggar
1933
asButler
1925
asBanks
1928
asHaskins (the butler)
1937
asAdjutant Potter
1939
asJoe Burke
1926
asValet to Sascha
1916
asLuiigi
1939
asColonist
1932
asMan Wanting to Use Phone Booth (uncredited)
1938
asCongress Clerk (uncredited)
1934
asConstituent Shouting 'Three Cheers' (uncredited)
1938
asOpera House Usher (uncredited)
1916
asNed Ashley
1938
asCarl - Richards' Butler (uncredited)
1930
asBit Role (uncredited)
1933
asSecond Butler (Uncredited)
1932
asWaiter (Uncredited)
1936
asCourt Clerk (uncredited)
1930
asRecruiter (uncredited)
1937
asWaiter (Uncredited)
1937
asSteward
1935
asVronsky's Valet
1937
asWaiter (uncredited)
1926
asManager
1927
asThe Butler
1932
asHans' Butler (uncredited)
1941
asLamson
1939
asMr. Ferris
1922
asHenry Bolton
1914
asJones - Hargreave's Butler / Stanley Hargreave
1937
asTownsman (Uncredited)
1936
asNoel's Henchman (Uncredited)
1917
asAndreas Valeskoff
1934
asPaula's Chauffeur (Uncredited)
1939
asBank Guard (uncredited)
1936
asBurley's Butler Allen (uncredited)
1934
asMovie Butler (uncredited)
1916
asJim Crosby
1924
asHawkins
1928
asOwens
1938
asEnglish Porter (uncredited)
1916
asGrekko
1913
asThe Baron
1936
asHobson
1935
asMayor's Clerk
1917
asPaul Graham
1918
asCapt. Rene Gautier
1916
asWinthrop
1934
asChauffeur
1934
asReporter
1916
asJim Butterfield
1916
as
1934
asWaiter (uncredited)
1915
asLeo Darcy
1931
asAlbert (uncredited)
1918
asEmile Grimeaux
1939
asTourist on Boat (uncredited)
1932
asJenkins
1913
as
1920
asPadre
1930
asHunchback at Casino (uncredited)
1926
as
1923
asSmithy
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