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