Sidney Bracey
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- Dec 17, 1877
- Died
- Aug 5, 1942 (aged 64)
- Place of birth
- Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
- Credits
- 224
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
Freaks
1932Movie
Hans' Butler (uncredited)
Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans
1927Movie
Dance Hall Manager (uncredited)
Duck Soup
1933Movie
Mrs. Teasdale's Butler (uncredited)
The Cameraman
1928Movie
Editor
A Star Is Born
1937Movie
Burke's Butler (uncredited)
The Crowd
1928Movie
John's Supervisor (uncredited)
Filmography
The Bridge of San Luis Rey
1944Movie
Wigged Courtier (uncredited)
Dangerously They Live
1941Movie
Sidewalk Onlooker (uncredited)
The Body Disappears
1941Movie
Barrett
This Woman Is Mine
1941Movie
Clerk
Bullets for O'Hara
1941Movie
Lamson
The Great Mr. Nobody
1941Movie
Beggar
Tugboat Annie Sails Again
1940Movie
Limey
No Time for Comedy
1940Movie
Waiter at Wyler's Party (uncredited)
My Love Came Back
1940Movie
Butler
Brother Orchid
1940Movie
Steward Bringing Briefcase (uncredited)
Invisible Stripes
1939Movie
Bank Guard (uncredited)
Four Wives
1939Movie
Extra at Wedding Reception (uncredited)
A Child is Born
1939Movie
Third Drugstore Clerk (uncredited)
We Are Not Alone
1939Movie
Ben, the Lamplighter
Smashing the Money Ring
1939Movie
Pop Dryden
Fast and Furious
1939Movie
Night Clerk (uncredited)
Espionage Agent
1939Movie
Ship Steward
Dust Be My Destiny
1939Movie
Nick's First Customer (uncredited)
Everybody's Hobby
1939Movie
Mr. Ferris
The Bill of Rights
1939Movie
Colonist
The Old Maid
1939Movie
Charles the Butler (uncredited)
Indianapolis Speedway
1939Movie
Spectator
Naughty but Nice
1939Movie
Professor Listening to Radio (uncredited)
The Sun Never Sets
1939Movie
Minister of Colonial Affairs
Sweepstakes Winner
1939Movie
Mr. Simpkins (as Sidney Bracy)
Torchy Runs for Mayor
1939Movie
Dolan's Butler (uncredited)
Dark Victory
1939Movie
Bartender (uncredited)
Women in the Wind
1939Movie
Race Official / Spectator (uncredited)
On Trial
1939Movie
Joe Burke
You Can't Get Away with Murder
1939Movie
Tourist on Boat (uncredited)
The Little Princess
1939Movie
Pedestrian Discussing War (uncredited)
Secret Service of the Air
1939Movie
John 'Joe' Vicary
King of the Underworld
1939Movie
Bert - the Farmer (uncredited)
Devil's Island
1939Movie
Soupy
The Dawn Patrol
1938Movie
Major Brand's Orderly
The Girl Downstairs
1938Movie
Second Butler (uncredited)
Comet Over Broadway
1938Movie
English Porter (uncredited)
The Declaration of Independence
1938Movie
Congress Clerk (uncredited)
Hard to Get
1938Movie
Carl - Richards' Butler (uncredited)
The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse
1938Movie
Police Chemist (uncredited)
My Bill
1938Movie
Jenner
The Rage of Paris
1938Movie
Opera House Usher (uncredited)
Invisible Enemy
1938Movie
Kamarov's Butler
Merrily We Live
1938Movie
2nd Butler
Arsène Lupin Returns
1938Movie
Squad Car Driver (uncredited)
The Baroness and the Butler
1938Movie
Member of Parliament
Love Is a Headache
1938Movie
Waiter (uncredited)
Bulldog Drummond's Revenge
1937Movie
Steward
A Night at the Movies
1937Movie
Movie Patron (uncredited)
The Firefly
1937Movie
Secretary (uncredited)
Fight for Your Lady
1937Movie
Densmore's Servant (uncredited)
Breakfast for Two
1937Movie
Clarence - Blair's Butler (uncredited)
The Wrong Road
1937Movie
Waiter (Uncredited)
The Littlest Diplomat
1937Movie
Adjutant Potter
Easy Living
1937Movie
Hornsby - Mary's Chauffeur (uncredited)
The Emperor's Candlesticks
1937Movie
Maria's Footman (uncredited)
She Had to Eat
1937Movie
Waiter (uncredited)
Rhythm in the Clouds
1937Movie
Butler
Three Smart Boys
1937Movie
O.T. Hertz, the veterinary doctor
Shall We Dance
1937Movie
First Steward (uncredited)
A Star Is Born
1937Movie
Burke's Butler (uncredited)
Call It a Day
1937Movie
Flower Shop Owner (uncredited)
Maid of Salem
1937Movie
Townsman (Uncredited)
Criminal Lawyer
1937Movie
Wilson - Walker's Butler (uncredited)
Sinner Take All
1936Movie
Lampier's Butler (uncredited)
Isle of Fury
1936Movie
Sam
Sworn Enemy
1936Movie
Waiter (uncredited)
Charlie Chan at the Race Track
1936Movie
Waiter on ship
San Francisco
1936Movie
Burley's Butler Allen (uncredited)
Changing of the Guard
1936Movie
Grayson, the Butler
Trouble for Two
1936Movie
Noel's Henchman (Uncredited)
One Rainy Afternoon
1936Movie
George, Butler (Uncredited)
Second Childhood
1936Movie
Hobson
Sutter's Gold
1936Movie
Smythe - Sutter's Accountant
The Preview Murder Mystery
1936Movie
Du Beck's Valet (Uncredited)
Wife vs. Secretary
1936Movie
Butler at Club (uncredited)
Murder at Glen Athol
1936Movie
Jenkins - Butler (uncredited)
The Voice of Bugle Ann
1936Movie
Court Clerk (uncredited)
Magnificent Obsession
1935Movie
Butler
Rendezvous
1935Movie
Jackson's Assistant (uncredited)
Anna Karenina
1935Movie
Vronsky's Valet
Let 'em Have It
1935Movie
Butler at Spencer Home
Les Misérables
1935Movie
Mayor's Clerk
The Casino Murder Case
1935Movie
Waiter (unconfirmed) (uncredited)
The Winning Ticket
1935Movie
Bank Employee
Forsaking All Others
1934Movie
Paula's Chauffeur (Uncredited)
Mills of the Gods
1934Movie
Chauffeur
Broadway Bill
1934Movie
Higgins' 2nd Butler (uncredited)
I'll Fix It
1934Movie
Reporter
What Every Woman Knows
1934Movie
Constituent Shouting 'Three Cheers' (uncredited)
Our Daily Bread
1934Movie
Rent Collector
Outcast Lady
1934Movie
Napier's Butler
The Notorious Sophie Lang
1934Movie
Waiter (uncredited)
He Was Her Man
1934Movie
Waiter
Many Happy Returns
1934Movie
Movie Butler (uncredited)
The Vanishing Shadow
1934Movie
Denny
A Very Honorable Guy
1934Movie
Waiter
Laughing Boy
1934Movie
White Father
The Poor Rich
1934Movie
Arbuthnot
The 9th Guest
1934Movie
Hawkins
Massacre
1934Movie
Norma's Butler (uncredited)
Duck Soup
1933Movie
Mrs. Teasdale's Butler (uncredited)
Back Page
1933Movie
Edgar Ashe
Only Yesterday
1933Movie
Second Butler (Uncredited)
Broken Dreams
1933Movie
Hopkins
Saturday's Millions
1933Movie
Butler
Corruption
1933Movie
Dr. Robbins
The Phantom of the Air
1933Movie
James Munson
The Little Giant
1933Movie
Butler
The Woman Who Dared
1933Movie
Tom
The Intruder
1933Movie
Carlo - Valet
What! No Beer?
1933Movie
Dr. Smith (uncredited)
Little Orphan Annie
1932Movie
Butler (as Sidney Bracy)
Tangled Destinies
1932Movie
McGinnis, posing as Professor Marmont
Speak Easily
1932Movie
Jenkins
The Washington Masquerade
1932Movie
Benedict
Red-Headed Woman
1932Movie
Man Wanting to Use Phone Booth (uncredited)
Letty Lynton
1932Movie
Waiter (Uncredited)
The Airmail Mystery
1932Movie
Driscoll
The Monster Walks
1932Movie
Herbert Wilkes
The Greeks Had a Word for Them
1932Movie
The Waiter
Freaks
1932Movie
Hans' Butler (uncredited)
A Dangerous Affair
1931Movie
Plunkett
Shanghaied Love
1931Movie
The Rat
The Phantom of Paris
1931Movie
Volunteer from Audience (uncredited)
Sporting Blood
1931Movie
The Tout (uncredited)
Subway Express
1931Movie
Herman Stevens
The Avenger
1931Movie
Windy
Parlor, Bedroom and Bath
1931Movie
Butler
Thundering Tenors
1931Movie
The Butler
Dance, Fools, Dance
1931Movie
Albert (uncredited)
Inspiration
1931Movie
Waiter (uncredited)
Ten Cents a Dance
1931Movie
Wilson, Carlton's Butler
Reducing
1931Movie
Beasley's Butler
The Lion and the Lamb
1931Movie
Stanton
Along Came Youth
1930Movie
Bit Role (uncredited)
Free Love
1930Movie
Butler
Playboy of Paris
1930Movie
Irate Customer (uncredited)
Follow Thru
1930Movie
Doctor (uncredited)
Doughboys
1930Movie
Recruiter (uncredited)
Monte Carlo
1930Movie
Hunchback at Casino (uncredited)
Anybody's Woman
1930Movie
Butler
Wild Company
1930Movie
Waiter
The Flirting Widow
1930Movie
The Second Butler (uncredited)
The Second Floor Mystery
1930Movie
Alfred
Children of Pleasure
1930Movie
Miles the Butler (uncredited)
Redemption
1930Movie
Waiter
Oh Darling!
1930Movie
Queen Kelly
1929Movie
Prince Wolfram's Lackey (uncredited)
The Bishop Murder Case
1929Movie
Pyne (as Sydney Bracey)
The Honeymoon
1929Movie
Navratil
Sioux Blood
1929Movie
Cheyenne Jones
His Captive Woman
1929Movie
Show People
1928Movie
Dramatic Director
The Haunted House
1928Movie
Tully
The Wedding March
1928Movie
Navratil
Home, James
1928Movie
Haskins (the butler)
Win That Girl
1928Movie
Larry Brawn I
The Cameraman
1928Movie
Editor
Man-Made Women
1928Movie
Owens
Midnight Madness
1928Movie
Bream's Valet
The Matinee Idol
1928Movie
Don's Valet (uncredited)
The Crowd
1928Movie
John's Supervisor (uncredited)
While the City Sleeps
1928Movie
Short Order Cook
The 13th Juror
1927Movie
The Butler
Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans
1927Movie
Dance Hall Manager (uncredited)
My Best Girl
1927Movie
Butler Serving Dinner (uncredited)
The Woman on Trial
1927Movie
Brideaux
Painting the Town
1927Movie
Secretary
Birds of Prey
1927Movie
Gaston
My Official Wife
1926Movie
Valet to Sascha
You Never Know Women
1926Movie
Manager
The Mystery Club
1926Movie
Detective
A Man Four-Square
1926Movie
Homer Webb
The Devil's Circus
1926Movie
The Blackbird
1926Movie
Bertie's No. 1 Man
A Bankrupt Honeymoon
1926Movie
The Butler
The Merry Widow
1925Movie
Danilo's Footman (uncredited)
A Slave of Fashion
1925Movie
Hobson (as Sidney Bracy)
Her Market Value
1925Movie
Banks
So This Is Marriage?
1924Movie
Hawkins
Her Night of Romance
1924Movie
Butler
Being Respectable
1924Movie
Philip Deaby
Why Men Leave Home
1924Movie
Sam Neilson
By Divine Right
1924Movie
The Hireling
Leap Year
1924Movie
Loris Keene's Press Agent (uncredited)
The Wild Party
1923Movie
Jasper Johnston
Ruggles of Red Gap
1923Movie
Sam Henshaw
Merry-Go-Round
1923Movie
Gisella's Groom
Nobody's Bride
1923Movie
Smithy
The Social Buccaneer
1923Movie
Bentley Craven
One Wonderful Night
1922Movie
Juggins
Manslaughter
1922Movie
Member of the Jury (uncredited)
The Dictator
1922Movie
Henry Bolton
Is Matrimony a Failure?
1922Movie
Bank President
Morals
1921Movie
Stinson
Crazy to Marry
1921Movie
Col. Landis
The March Hare
1921Movie
Meadows
The Outside Woman
1921Movie
Mr. Cambridge
Passion Fruit
1921Movie
The Ancient
An Amateur Devil
1920Movie
Hopkins
Food for Scandal
1920Movie
Padre
The Invisible Ray
1920Movie
Jean Deaux
The House of Mirth
1918Movie
Percy Gryce
A Man's World
1918Movie
Emile Grimeaux
My Own United States
1918Movie
Capt. Rene Gautier
The Long Trail
1917Movie
Paul Graham
The Deemster
1917Movie
Bishop, Father of Dan
Crime and Punishment
1917Movie
Andreas Valeskoff
The Ragged Princess
1916Movie
Toby Rice
Little Miss Happiness
1916Movie
Jim Butterfield
Temptation and the Man
1916Movie
Jim Crosby
Caprice of the Mountains
1916Movie
Elusive Isabel
1916Movie
Luiigi
A Huntress of Men
1916Movie
Ned Ashley
The Path of Happiness
1916Movie
Grekko
The Man Inside
1916Movie
Winthrop
God's Witness
1915Movie
Leo Darcy
Zudora
1914Movie
Tom Hunt
The Million Dollar Mystery
1914Movie
Jones - Hargreave's Butler / Stanley Hargreave
Uncle's Namesakes
1913Movie
Uncle John
Robin Hood
1913Movie
The Baron
Omens and Oracles
1913Movie
The Strategy of Ann
1911Movie