Sidney Bracey
Born December 17, 1877 (Age: 148)
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Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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.
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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Filmography
Dangerously They Live
1941
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as Sidewalk Onlooker (uncredited)
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Age: 64
The Body Disappears
1941
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as Barrett
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Age: 63
This Woman Is Mine
1941
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as Clerk
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Age: 63
Bullets for O'Hara
1941
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as Lamson
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Age: 63
The Great Mr. Nobody
1941
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as Beggar
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Age: 63
Little Orphan Annie
1932
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as Butler (as Sidney Bracy)
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Age: 54
Tangled Destinies
1932
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as McGinnis, posing as Professor Marmont
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Age: 54
Speak Easily
1932
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as Jenkins
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Age: 54
The Washington Masquerade
1932
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as Benedict
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Age: 54
Red-Headed Woman
1932
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as Man Wanting to Use Phone Booth (uncredited)
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Age: 54
Letty Lynton
1932
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as Waiter (Uncredited)
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Age: 54
The Airmail Mystery
1932
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as Driscoll
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Age: 54
The Monster Walks
1932
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as Herbert Wilkes
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Age: 54
The Greeks Had a Word for Them
1932
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as The Waiter
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Age: 54
Freaks
1932
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as Hans' Butler (uncredited)
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Age: 54
A Dangerous Affair
1931
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as Plunkett
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Age: 53
Shanghaied Love
1931
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as The Rat
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Age: 53
The Phantom of Paris
1931
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as Volunteer from Audience (uncredited)
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Age: 53
Sporting Blood
1931
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as The Tout (uncredited)
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Age: 53
Subway Express
1931
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as Herman Stevens
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Age: 53
The Avenger
1931
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as Windy
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Age: 53
Parlor, Bedroom and Bath
1931
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as Butler
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Age: 53
Thundering Tenors
1931
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as The Butler
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Age: 53
Dance, Fools, Dance
1931
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as Albert (uncredited)
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Age: 53
Inspiration
1931
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as Waiter (uncredited)
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Age: 53
Ten Cents a Dance
1931
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as Wilson, Carlton's Butler
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Age: 53
Reducing
1931
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as Beasley's Butler
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Age: 53
The Lion and the Lamb
1931
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as Stanton
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Age: 53
Along Came Youth
1930
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as Bit Role (uncredited)
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Age: 53
Free Love
1930
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as Butler
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Age: 52
Playboy of Paris
1930
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as Irate Customer (uncredited)
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Age: 52
Follow Thru
1930
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as Doctor (uncredited)
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Age: 52
Doughboys
1930
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as Recruiter (uncredited)
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Age: 52
Monte Carlo
1930
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as Hunchback at Casino (uncredited)
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Age: 52
Anybody's Woman
1930
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as Butler
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Age: 52
Wild Company
1930
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as Waiter
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Age: 52
The Flirting Widow
1930
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as The Second Butler (uncredited)
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Age: 52
The Second Floor Mystery
1930
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as Alfred
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Age: 52
Children of Pleasure
1930
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as Miles the Butler (uncredited)
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Age: 52
Redemption
1930
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as Waiter
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Age: 52
No Image
Oh Darling!
1930
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as
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Age: 52
Is Matrimony a Failure?
1922
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as Bank President
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Age: 44
The Outside Woman
1921
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as Mr. Cambridge
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Age: 43
The House of Mirth
1918
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as Percy Gryce
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Age: 40
A Man's World
1918
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as Emile Grimeaux
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Age: 40
My Own United States
1918
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as Capt. Rene Gautier
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Age: 40
No Image
God's Witness
1915
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as Leo Darcy
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Age: 37
No Image
The Strategy of Ann
1911
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as
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Age: 33