Sidney Easton
Department: Acting
Biography
Sidney Easton (October 2, 1885 – December 24, 1971) was an African-American actor, stage performer, playwright, composer, vocalist, and pianist. He worked as a performer in minstrel shows, carnivals, burlesque, and vaudeville. Starting in the 1930s he appeared in films.
Known For
His Woman
1931
Fight That Ghost
1946
Ouanga
1935
Paradise in Harlem
1939
Killer Diller
1948
The Story of Mr. Hobbs
1947
Wayward
1932
The Conjure Woman
1926
What Goes Up
1939
Be Like Me
1931
A Rhapsody in Black and Blue
1932
Boarding House Blues
1948
Murder on Lenox Avenue
1941
Cab Calloway's Hi-De-Ho
1934
Sunday Sinners
1940
I Know Everybody and Everybody's Racket
1933
The Musical Doctor
1932