Known For
Acting
Born
Dec 17, 1877
Died
Aug 05, 1942
Place of Birth
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Credits
224 titles
Sidney Bracey
Biography
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
Filmography
The Bridge of San Luis Rey
Wigged Courtier (uncredited)
Dangerously They Live
Sidewalk Onlooker (uncredited)
The Body Disappears
Barrett
This Woman Is Mine
Clerk
Bullets for O'Hara
Lamson
The Great Mr. Nobody
Beggar
Tugboat Annie Sails Again
Limey
No Time for Comedy
Waiter at Wyler's Party (uncredited)
My Love Came Back
Butler
Brother Orchid
Steward Bringing Briefcase (uncredited)
Invisible Stripes
Bank Guard (uncredited)
Four Wives
Extra at Wedding Reception (uncredited)
A Child is Born
Third Drugstore Clerk (uncredited)
We Are Not Alone
Ben, the Lamplighter
Smashing the Money Ring
Pop Dryden
Fast and Furious
Night Clerk (uncredited)
Espionage Agent
Ship Steward
Dust Be My Destiny
Nick's First Customer (uncredited)
Everybody's Hobby
Mr. Ferris
The Bill of Rights
Colonist
The Old Maid
Charles the Butler (uncredited)
Indianapolis Speedway
Spectator
Naughty but Nice
Professor Listening to Radio (uncredited)
The Sun Never Sets
Minister of Colonial Affairs
Sweepstakes Winner
Mr. Simpkins (as Sidney Bracy)
Torchy Runs for Mayor
Dolan's Butler (uncredited)
Dark Victory
Bartender (uncredited)
Women in the Wind
Race Official / Spectator (uncredited)
On Trial
Joe Burke
You Can't Get Away with Murder
Tourist on Boat (uncredited)
The Little Princess
Pedestrian Discussing War (uncredited)
Secret Service of the Air
John 'Joe' Vicary
King of the Underworld
Bert - the Farmer (uncredited)
Devil's Island
Soupy
The Dawn Patrol
Major Brand's Orderly
The Girl Downstairs
Second Butler (uncredited)
Comet Over Broadway
English Porter (uncredited)
The Declaration of Independence
Congress Clerk (uncredited)
Hard to Get
Carl - Richards' Butler (uncredited)
The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse
Police Chemist (uncredited)
My Bill
Jenner
The Rage of Paris
Opera House Usher (uncredited)
Invisible Enemy
Kamarov's Butler
Merrily We Live
2nd Butler
Arsène Lupin Returns
Squad Car Driver (uncredited)
The Baroness and the Butler
Member of Parliament
Love Is a Headache
Waiter (uncredited)
Bulldog Drummond's Revenge
Steward
A Night at the Movies
Movie Patron (uncredited)
Fight for Your Lady
Densmore's Servant (uncredited)