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