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