George Sidney (actor)

Born in Nagynichal, Hungary, Sidney was the son of Lewis K. Sidney, an executive at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. He was the uncle of the film director George Sidney. ==Career==

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. In his film debut he portrayed Potash in In Hollywood with Potash and Perlmutter. ==Death==

On April 29, 1945, Sidney died at his home in Los Angeles, aged 69. He was buried in Beth Olam Cemetery of Hollywood. for the Cincinnati Post 1921''' ==Selected filmography==

• In Hollywood with Potash and Perlmutter (1924) • Classified (1925) • The Cohens and Kellys (1926) • The Prince of Pilsen (1926) • Millionaires (1926) • Sweet Daddies (1926) • Partners Again (1926) • The Auctioneer (1927) • ''Clancy's Kosher Wedding'' (1927) • For the Love of Mike (1927) • Lost at the Front (1927) • The Life of Riley (1927) • The Latest from Paris (1928) • Flying Romeos (1928) • We Americans (1928) • Give and Take (1928) • The Cohens and the Kellys in Paris (1928) • The Cohens and Kellys in Atlantic City (1929) • The Cohens and the Kellys in Scotland (1930) • The Cohens and the Kellys in Africa (1930) • Around the Corner (1930) • Caught Cheating (1931) • The Heart of New York (1932) • High Pressure (1932) • The Cohens and Kellys in Hollywood (1932) • The Cohens and Kellys in Trouble (1933) • Rafter Romance (1933) • Manhattan Melodrama (1934) • Diamond Jim (1935) • The Good Old Soak (1937) ==References==