George Sidney (actor)

George Sidney (born Sammy Greenfield; 18 March 1876^{[citation needed ]} – 29 April 1945) was a Hungarian-born American film actor and comedian. He starred in The Cohens and Kellys film series.^[1]

Born in Nagynichal, Hungary,^[2] Sidney was the son of Lewis K. Sidney, an executive at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.^[3] He was the uncle of the film director George Sidney.^[2]

In his youth, Sidney performed on amateur night programs at Miner's Bowery Theatre in New York City. His professional debut came at the Harlem Museum], and he went on to perform in burlesque.^[4] In his film debut he portrayed Potash in In Hollywood with Potash and Perlmutter .^[5]

On April 29, 1945, Sidney died at his home in Los Angeles, aged 69.^{[6] [7]} He was buried in Beth Olam Cemetery of Hollywood.^[2]

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• Munden, Kenneth White. The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures Produced in the United States, Part 1. University of California Press, 1997.

• George Sidney at IMDb

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