Alan Hale, Jr.

He died in Los Angeles from respiratory failure due to cancer. After one experience during a gig there, the comedian Les Dawson refused to play the venue again. He also appeared in many westerns. Later it was rumoured that a ghost of Sid was in the dressing room he occupied on the night of his death. In his adult career he was noted for his supporting character roles in such movies Up Periscope, The Lady Takes a Flyer, and The West Point Story. He suffered a heart attack on the opening night of The Mating Season at the Sunderland Empire and died on the way to hospital at the age of 62. In adulthood, he made a smooth transition to a full career and continued to act until his death. He later enjoyed success at the head of casts of TV situation comedies, notably George and the Dragon, Taxi and Bless This House.

He peformed in his first movie as a baby, performing as child actor. films all together. He was born in Los Angeles, California, after his father had already begun a career in silent movies in Hollywood. James ultimately made 19 Carry On.. After his father's death, he was credited in roles as simply "Alan Hale". star, but he had been dropped after just one film due to a complex contractual embarrassment (he was contracted to the ABC film studio who had never used him). He was the son of actor Alan Hale Sr. It was intended that Ray would become a recurring Carry On..

1990) was an American movie and television actor, famously known for his role as the Skipper on the cult sitcom Gilligan's Island, as well as for his many supporting roles in movies. When Hancock had Sid dropped from the show, Sid returned to films to become a leading member of the 'Carry On' team, originally to replace Ted Ray who had appeared in Carry On Teacher in 1959. Alan Hale Jr. (born Alan Hale McKahan Jr. March 8, 1918-January 2. The show was one of the most popular comedy series in Britain on both television and radio. In the final series, the show was renamed simply Hancock and Sid was not included in the cast. James was soon getting as many laughs as his partner.

When this was turned into a television series his part was greatly increased to the extent that some viewers considered it to be a double act. In 1954 he began working with Tony Hancock in BBC radio's Hancock's Half Hour playing a character with his own name, who was a criminal who would usually manage to con Tony. In 1956, he co-starred in the science-fiction film Quatermass 2. In the same year he also appeared in Lady Godiva Rides Again and The Galloping Major.

His first major comedy was The Lavender Hill Mob: with Alfie Bass he made up the bullion robbery gang headed by Alec Guinness and Stanley Holloway. Initially he worked in repertory before being spotted by the nascent British post-war film industry, making his first appearance in 1947 in the film Night Beat. He came to Britain in 1946 on the back of his service gratuity. During World War II, he was enlisted in an entertainment unit, and subsequently took up acting as a career.

Sid James (Sidney Joel Cohen) was born in Natal in South Africa. Sid James (May 8, 1913 - April 26, 1976) was a film and television actor.