Personal Info
Birth date
1877-12-17 (147 Years)
Day of death
1942-08-05
Gender
Male
Known for
Acting
Place of birth
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Also known as
Sydney Bracey
Sidney Bracy
Sid Bracy
Sydney Bracy
Sidney Alfred Dunn
Sidney Bracey
Biography
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.
Filmography
Freaks
7.795
Overview:
A circus' beautiful trapeze artist agrees to marry the leader of side-show performers, but his deformed friends discover she is only marrying him for his inheritance.Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans
7.829
Overview:
A married farmer falls under the spell of a slatternly woman from the city, who tries to convince him to drown his wife.Our Daily Bread
6.841
Overview:
John and Mary Sims are city-dwellers hit hard by the financial fist of The Depression. Driven by bravery (and sheer desperation) they flee to the country and, with the help of other workers, set up a farming community - a socialist mini-society. The newborn community suffers many hardships - drought, vicious raccoons and the long arm of the law - but ultimately pull together to reach a bread-based Utopia.Parlor, Bedroom and Bath
5.222
Overview:
Jeffrey Haywood wants to marry to Virginia Embrey. However, Virginia refused to marry unless her older sister, the hard-to-please Angelica gets married first. Angelica, in turn, finds every man she knows too dull and predictable, and for this reason prefers to stay single. Jeff then tries to make Angelica interested in the mild-mannered and timid Reggie Irving passing him off as a notorious playboy to intrigue her. He asks his friend Polly to teach Reggie "how to treat a woman right", but he turns to be a disastrous learner.A Star Is Born
7.119
Overview:
Esther Blodgett is just another starry-eyed farm kid trying to break into the movies. Waitressing at a Hollywood party, she catches the eye of her idol Norman Maine, is sent for a screen test, and before long attains stardom as newly minted Vicki Lester. She and Norman marry, though his career soon dwindles to nothing due to his chronic alcoholism.The Wedding March
7
Overview:
A young impoverished aristocrat falls in love with an inn-keeper's daughter, but has to marry money.Manslaughter
5.4
Overview:
Society-girl thrillseeker Lydia's fun comes to an end when she accidentally causes the death of motorcycle policeman.The Intruder
4.2
Overview:
A murder is committed aboard a cruise ship just before it sinks in a storm. The survivors, including the killer, land on a mysterious jungle island.Bulldog Drummond's Revenge
5.8
Overview:
Captain Drummond is travelling to Switzerland to marry his girlfriend. However, when a cargo containing dangerous explosives goes missing from its place, Drummond is forced to delay his plans.Murder at Glen Athol
6.5
Overview:
A famous detective is invited to a swanky party at an elegant mansion, but before the night is over he finds himself involved with gangsters, blackmail and murdeLes Misérables
7.173
Overview:
In 19th century France, Jean Valjean, a man imprisoned for stealing bread, must flee a relentless policeman named Javert. The pursuit consumes both men's lives, and soon Valjean finds himself in the midst of the student revolutions in France.One Rainy Afternoon
4.818
Overview:
Suave French actor Philippe Martin provokes a scandal when, in a darkened theater, he mistakes young Monique for his mistress, Yvonne, and tries to kiss her. Charged with assault, the quick-thinking Philippe claims it's French tradition to do as he did, and is let go. To his surprise, Philippe learns that Monique has paid his fine. As the tabloids exploit the situation, Monique dates Philippe, until a photo appears of him kissing Yvonne.Anna Karenina
6.6
Overview:
In 19th century Russia a woman in a respectable marriage to a senior statesman must grapple with her love for a dashing soldier.Duck Soup
7.29
Overview:
Rufus T. Firefly is named president/dictator of bankrupt Freedonia and declares war on neighboring Sylvania over the love of wealthy Mrs. Teasdale.The Little Princess
6.636
Overview:
A little girl goes in search of her father who is reported missing by the military during the Second Boer War.San Francisco
6.6
Overview:
A beautiful singer and a battling priest try to reform a Barbary Coast saloon owner in the days before the great earthquake and subsequent fires in 1906.Back Page
6.4
Overview:
A former New York reporter (Peggy Shannon) is hired as editor of a failing, small town newspaper in California.Red-Headed Woman
6.7
Overview:
Lil works for the Legendre Company and causes Bill to divorce Irene and marry her. She has an affair with businessman Gaerste and uses him to force society to pay attention to her.Dark Victory
6.962
Overview:
Socialite Judith Traherne lives a lavish but emotionally empty life. Riding horses is one of her few joys, and her stable master is secretly in love with her. Told she has a brain tumor by her doctor, Frederick Steele, Judith becomes distraught. After she decides to have surgery to remove the tumor, Judith realizes she is in love with Dr. Steele, but more troubling medical news may sabotage her new relationship, and her second chance at life.The Crowd
7.601
Overview:
John, an ambitious but undisciplined New York City office worker, meets and marries Mary. They start a family, struggle to cope with marital stress, financial setbacks, and tragedy, all while lost amid the anonymous, pitiless throngs of the big city.Shall We Dance
7.2
Overview:
Ballet star Petrov arranges to cross the Atlantic aboard the same ship as the dancer and musical star he's fallen for but barely knows. By the time the ocean liner reaches New York, a little white lie has churned through the rumour mill and turned into a hot gossip item—that the two celebrities are secretly married.Easy Living
7
Overview:
J.B. Ball, a rich financier, gets fed up with his free-spending family. He takes his wife's just-bought (very expensive) sable coat and throws it out the window, it lands on poor hard-working girl Mary Smith. But it isn't so easy to just give away something so valuable, as he soon learns.The Old Maid
7.1
Overview:
The lives of two cousins are complicated by the return of an ex-boyfriend and an illegitimate child.Dance, Fools, Dance
6.4
Overview:
When misfortune hits hard on the Jordan family of Chicago's upper class, Bonnie Jordan, a dazzling and witty girl, finds a job as an aspiring reporter; however, his naive younger brother Rodney takes a twisted path and gets involved with the wrong people.The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse
7.2
Overview:
A wealthy society doctor decides to research the medical aspects of criminal behaviour by becoming one himself. He joins a gang of thieves and proceeds to wrest leadership of the gang away from it's extremely resentful leader.The Great Mr. Nobody
5.3
Overview:
A publicity man promotes his newspaper, but finds his boss always steals the credit.What Every Woman Knows
7
Overview:
Aspiring young Scottish politician John Shand enters into an unusual agreement with the wealthy Wylie family -- if they fund his education, he must marry their daughter, Maggie. Staying true to his word, John weds Maggie and begins a successful career, thanks largely to his savvy wife. The couple's relationship is placed in jeopardy when John faces temptation in the form of the lovely aristocrat Lady Sybil Tenterden.The Merry Widow
6.8
Overview:
When Prince Danilo falls in love with American dancer Sally O'Hara, his uncle, King Nikita I of Monteblanco, forbids him to marry her because Sally is a commoner. Thinking she has been jilted by her prince, Sally marries wealthy Baron Sadoja. When the elderly man dies suddenly, Sally must be wooed all over again by Danilo.Acting
1944The Bridge of San Luis Rey as Wigged Courtier (uncredited)
1941Dangerously They Live as Sidewalk Onlooker (uncredited)
1941The Body Disappears as Barrett
1941This Woman Is Mine as Clerk
1941Bullets for O'Hara as Lamson
1941The Great Mr. Nobody as Beggar
1940Tugboat Annie Sails Again as Limey
1940No Time for Comedy as Waiter at Wyler's Party (uncredited)
1940My Love Came Back as Butler
1940Brother Orchid as Steward Bringing Briefcase (uncredited)
1939Invisible Stripes as Bank Guard (uncredited)
1939Four Wives as Extra at Wedding Reception (uncredited)
1939A Child Is Born as Third Drugstore Clerk (uncredited)
1939We Are Not Alone as Ben, the Lamplighter
1939Smashing the Money Ring as Pop Dryden
1939Fast and Furious as Night Clerk (uncredited)
1939Espionage Agent as Ship Steward
1939Dust Be My Destiny as Nick's First Customer (uncredited)
1939Everybody's Hobby as Mr. Ferris
1939The Bill of Rights as Colonist
1939The Old Maid as Charles the Butler (uncredited)
1939Indianapolis Speedway as Spectator
1939Naughty But Nice as Professor Listening to Radio (uncredited)
1939The Sun Never Sets as Minister of Colonial Affairs
1939Sweepstakes Winner as Mr. Simpkins (as Sidney Bracy)
1939Torchy Runs for Mayor as Dolan's Butler (uncredited)
1939Dark Victory as Bartender (uncredited)
1939Women in the Wind as Race Official / Spectator (uncredited)
1939On Trial as Joe Burke
1939You Can't Get Away with Murder as Tourist on Boat (uncredited)
1939The Little Princess as Pedestrian Discussing the War
1939Secret Service of the Air as John 'Joe' Vicary
1939King of the Underworld as Bert - the Farmer (uncredited)
1939Devil's Island as Soupy
1938The Dawn Patrol as Major Brand's Orderly
1938The Girl Downstairs as Second Butler (uncredited)
1938Comet Over Broadway as English Porter (uncredited)
1938The Declaration of Independence as Congress Clerk (uncredited)
1938Hard to Get as Carl - Richards' Butler (uncredited)
1938The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse as Police Chemist (uncredited)
1938My Bill as Jenner
1938The Rage of Paris as Opera House Usher (uncredited)
1938Invisible Enemy as Kamarov's Butler
1938Merrily We Live as 2nd Butler
1938Arsène Lupin Returns as Squad Car Driver (uncredited)
1938The Baroness and the Butler as Member of Parliament
1938Love Is a Headache as Waiter (uncredited)
1937Bulldog Drummond's Revenge as Steward
1937A Night at the Movies as Movie Patron (uncredited)
1937The Firefly as Secretary (uncredited)
1937Fight for Your Lady as Densmore's Servant (uncredited)
1937Breakfast for Two as Clarence - Blair's Butler (uncredited)
1937The Wrong Road as Waiter (Uncredited)
1937The Littlest Diplomat as Adjutant Potter
1937Easy Living as Hornsby - Mary's Chauffeur (uncredited)
1937The Emperor's Candlesticks as Maria's Footman (uncredited)
1937She Had to Eat as Waiter (uncredited)
1937Rhythm in the Clouds as Butler
1937Three Smart Boys as O.T. Hertz, the veterinary doctor
1937Shall We Dance as First Steward (uncredited)
1937A Star Is Born as Burke's Butler (uncredited)
1937Call It a Day as Flower Shop Owner (uncredited)
1937Maid of Salem as Townsman (Uncredited)
1937Criminal Lawyer as Wilson - Walker's Butler (uncredited)
1936Sinner Take All as Lampier's Butler (uncredited)
1936Isle of Fury as Sam
1936Sworn Enemy as Waiter (uncredited)
1936Charlie Chan at the Race Track as Waiter on ship
1936San Francisco as Burley's Butler Allen (uncredited)
1936Changing of the Guard as Grayson, the Butler
1936Trouble for Two as Noel's Henchman (Uncredited)
1936One Rainy Afternoon as George, Butler (Uncredited)
1936Second Childhood as Hobson
1936Sutter's Gold as Smythe - Sutter's Accountant
1936The Preview Murder Mystery as Du Beck's Valet (Uncredited)
1936Murder at Glen Athol as Jenkins - Butler (uncredited)
1936The Voice of Bugle Ann as Court Clerk (uncredited)
1935Magnificent Obsession as Butler
1935Rendezvous as Jackson's Assistant (uncredited)
1935Anna Karenina as Unknown
1935Let 'em Have It as Butler at Spencer Home
1935Les Misérables as Mayor's Clerk
1935The Winning Ticket as Bank Employee
1934Forsaking All Others as Paula's Chauffeur (Uncredited)
1934Mills of the Gods as Chauffeur
1934Broadway Bill as Higgins' 2nd Butler (uncredited)
1934I'll Fix It as Reporter
1934What Every Woman Knows as Constituent Shouting 'Three Cheers' (uncredited)
1934Our Daily Bread as Rent Collector
1934Outcast Lady as Napier's Butler
1934The Notorious Sophie Lang as Waiter (uncredited)
1934He Was Her Man as Waiter
1934Many Happy Returns as Movie Butler (uncredited)
1934The Vanishing Shadow as Denny
1934A Very Honorable Guy as Waiter
1934Laughing Boy as White Father
1934The Poor Rich as Arbuthnot
1934The 9th Guest as Hawkins
1934Massacre as Norma's Butler (uncredited)
1933Duck Soup as Mrs. Teasdale's Butler (uncredited)
1933Back Page as Edgar Ashe
1933Only Yesterday as Second Butler (Uncredited)
1933Broken Dreams as Hopkins
1933Saturday's Millions as Butler
1933Corruption as Dr. Robbins
1933The Phantom of the Air as James Munson
1933The Little Giant as Butler
1933The Intruder as Carlo - Valet
1933What! No Beer? as Dr. Smith (uncredited)
1932Little Orphan Annie as Butler (as Sidney Bracy)
1932Queen Kelly as Prince Wolfram's Lackey
1932Tangled Destinies as McGinnis, posing as Professor Marmont
1932Speak Easily as Jenkins
1932The Washington Masquerade as Benedict
1932Red-Headed Woman as Man Wanting to Use Phone Booth (uncredited)
1932Letty Lynton as Waiter (Uncredited)
1932The Airmail Mystery as Driscoll
1932The Monster Walks as Herbert Wilkes
1932The Greeks Had a Word for Them as The Waiter
1932Freaks as Hans' Butler (uncredited)
1931A Dangerous Affair as Plunkett
1931Shanghaied Love as The Rat
1931The Phantom of Paris as Volunteer from Audience (uncredited)
1931Sporting Blood as The Tout (uncredited)
1931Subway Express as Herman Stevens
1931The Avenger as Windy
1931Parlor, Bedroom and Bath as Butler
1931Thundering Tenors as The Butler
1931Dance, Fools, Dance as Albert (uncredited)
1931Inspiration as Waiter (uncredited)
1931Ten Cents a Dance as Wilson, Carlton's Butler
1931Reducing as Beasley's Butler
1930Along Came Youth as Bit Role (uncredited)
1930Free Love as Butler
1930Playboy of Paris as Irate Customer (uncredited)
1930Follow Thru as Doctor (uncredited)
1930Doughboys as Recruiter (uncredited)
1930Monte Carlo as Hunchback at Casino (uncredited)
1930Anybody's Woman as Butler
1930Wild Company as Waiter
1930The Flirting Widow as The Second Butler (uncredited)
1930The Second Floor Mystery as Alfred
1930Children of Pleasure as Miles the Butler (uncredited)
1930Redemption as Waiter
1930Oh Darling! as Unknown
1929The Bishop Murder Case as Pyne (as Sydney Bracey)
1929The Honeymoon as Navratil
1929Sioux Blood as Cheyenne Jones
1929His Captive Woman as Unknown
1928Show People as Dramatic Director
1928The Haunted House as Tully
1928The Wedding March as Navratil
1928Home, James as Haskins (the butler)
1928Win That Girl as Larry Brawn I
1928The Cameraman as Editor
1928Man-Made Women as Owens
1928Midnight Madness as Bream's Valet
1928The Matinee Idol as Don's Valet (uncredited)
1928The Crowd as John's Supervisor (uncredited)
1928While the City Sleeps as Short Order Cook
1927The 13th Juror as The Butler
1927Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans as Dance Hall Manager (uncredited)
1927My Best Girl as Butler Serving Dinner (uncredited)
1927The Woman on Trial as Brideaux
1927Painting the Town as Secretary
1927Birds of Prey as Gaston
1926My Official Wife as Valet to Sascha
1926The Merry Widow as Danilo's Footman (uncredited)
1926You Never Know Women as Manager
1926A Man Four-Square as Homer Webb
1926The Blackbird as Bertie's No. 1 Man
1926A Bankrupt Honeymoon as The Butler
1925A Slave of Fashion as Hobson (as Sidney Bracy)
1925Her Market Value as Banks
1924So This Is Marriage? as Hawkins
1924Her Night of Romance as Butler
1924Being Respectable as Philip Deaby
1924Why Men Leave Home as Sam Neilson
1924By Divine Right as The Hireling
1924Leap Year as Loris Keene's Press Agent (uncredited)
1923Ruggles of Red Gap as Sam Henshaw
1923Merry-Go-Round as Gisella's Groom
1922Manslaughter as Member of the Jury (uncredited)
1922The Dictator as Henry Bolton
1921Morals as Stinson
1921Crazy to Marry as Col. Landis
1921The March Hare as Meadows
1921The Outside Woman as Mr. Cambridge
1921Passion Fruit as The Ancient
1920Food for Scandal as Padre
1920The Invisible Ray as Jean Deaux
1918The House of Mirth as Percy Gryce
1918A Man's World as Emile Grimeaux
1918My Own United States as Capt. Rene Gautier
1917The Long Trail as Paul Graham
1917Crime and Punishment as Andreas Valeskoff
1916The Ragged Princess as Toby Rice
1916Little Miss Happiness as Jim Butterfield
1916Temptation and the Man as Unknown
1916Caprice of the Mountains as Unknown
1916Elusive Isabel as Luiigi
1916A Huntress of Men as Ned Ashley
1916The Path of Happiness as Grekko
1916The Man Inside as Winthrop
1915God's Witness as Leo Darcy
1914Zudora as Tom Hunt
1914The Million Dollar Mystery as Jones - Hargreave's Butler / Stanley Hargreave
1913Uncle's Namesakes as Uncle John
1913Robin Hood as The Baron
1913Omens and Oracles as Unknown
1911The Strategy of Ann as Unknown