Occupation Actor Years active 1925-1942 | Name Syd Crossley Role Film actor | |
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Born 18 November 1885 ( 1885-11-18 ) London, England, UK Died November 1, 1960, Troon, Cornwall, United Kingdom Movies That Certain Thing, The Younger Generation, Queen of Hearts, Dr Pyckle and Mr Pryde, Over the Garden Wall Similar People Frank Capra, Clifford Grey, Anthony Kimmins, Monty Banks, Joe Rock | ||
Syd Crossley (18 November 1885 – 1 November 1960) was an English stage and film actor. He appeared in 116 films, often cast as a butler, between 1925-42, with some of his most memorable early performances in Hal Roach shorts opposite Stan Laurel, Charley Chase, and Mabel Normand. Born in London, Crossley began his career as a music hall comedian. He died in Troon, Cornwall.
Filmography
Actor
1942
Let the People Sing as
Uncle Alfred
1941
Old Mother Riley's Circus as
The Bailiff
1940
Maxwell Archer, Detective as
Perkins
1939
Oh Dear Uncle! (Short) as
Ginger Dick
1939
Come on George! as
Police Constable Cronley
1938
Everything Happens to Me
1938
Little Dolly Daydream (uncredited)
1938
Peter's Pence
1938
His Lordship Goes to Press
1938
Save a Little Sunshine as
Assistant (uncredited)
1938
Penny Paradise as
Uncle Lancelot
1938
The Return of Carol Deane (uncredited)
1938
The Gang (uncredited)
1938
We're Going to Be Rich as
Jake
1938
Sweet Devil as
Police Constable
1938
The Dark Stairway (uncredited)
1938
Boys Will Be Girls as
Nolan
1937
Rhythm Racketeer as
Waiter (uncredited)
1937
There Was a Young Man as
Slim
1937
Victoria the Great
1937
Murder on Diamond Row as
Minor Role (uncredited)
1937
Old Mother Riley as
Briggs' Butler
1937
Murder at the Baskervilles as
Sam Silver (uncredited)
1937
Cotton Queen as
Shearman
1937
Pearls Bring Tears as
Parkes
1937
Lucky Jade as
Ricketts
1937
Feather Your Nest as
Police Constable
1937
Young and Innocent as
Policeman (uncredited)
1936
Sensation (uncredited)
1936
Full Speed Ahead as
Muggridge
1936
The Limping Man as
Sparrow
1936
The Man in the Mirror as
Porter (uncredited)
1936
Keep Your Seats, Please! as
Bus Conductor (uncredited)
1936
The Man Behind the Mask as
Policeman
1936
Pay Box Adventure as
Tom Furlong
1936
Everything Is Rhythm as
Waiter
1936
One Good Turn as
Griggs - Townsend's Manservant (uncredited)
1936
Sporting Love
1936
Two's Company as
Ives
1936
Queen of Hearts as
Constable
1936
Music Hath Charms as
Police Constable (uncredited)
1936
Public Nuisance No. 1 as
Policeman (uncredited)
1936
Cheer Up! as
Café Proprietor
1935
Another Spot of Bother
1935
It's a Bet as
Policeman (uncredited)
1935
The Ghost Goes West as
Joe Martin's Butler (uncredited)
1935
The Deputy Drummer as
Curtis
1935
Honeymoon for Three as
PC Smithers
1935
Jimmy Boy
1935
Me and Marlborough as
Soldier (uncredited)
1935
This Woman Is Mine as
Undetermined Role (uncredited)
1935
Dandy Dick as
Wilkins
1934
Radio Parade of 1935 as
Policeman (uncredited)
1934
Over the Garden Wall as
Podds
1934
Give Her a Ring as
Gustav
1934
Bagged (Short) as
Coffee-Stall Keeper
1934
Meet My Sister as
Butler
1934
Those Were the Days as
Wyke
1934
Master and Man as
Coffee Stall Keeper
1934
The Night Club Queen as
Jimmy
1933
Letting in the Sunshine as
Jenkyns
1933
The Umbrella as
Police Constable
1933
The Bermondsey Kid as
Porky
1933
The Medicine Man as
A Commissionaire
1933
You Made Me Love You as
Bleak (uncredited)
1933
Leave It to Me as
Beach
1933
Bitter Sweet as
Gibson (uncredited)
1933
Excess Baggage as
Undetermined Role (uncredited)
1933
Perfect Understanding as
Butler (uncredited)
1933
The King's Cup as
Crossley
1932
For the Love of Mike as
Sullivan
1932
On the Air (Short)
1932
Here's George as
Commissionaire
1932
Old Spanish Customers as
Spanish customs officer (uncredited)
1932
Lucky Ladies as
Hector Ramsbottom
1932
High Society as
Simeon
1932
The Last Coupon as
Football Fan with Rattle (uncredited)
1932
The Mayor's Nest as
Milkman
1932
Trapped in a Submarine
1931
Tonight's the Night: Pass It On as
Warder Jackson
1931
The Professional Guest (Short) as
Crump
1931
The Flying Fool as
Hicks
1931
Never Trouble Trouble as
Bit Part (uncredited)
1930
All of a Tremble
1930
The Middle Watch as
Sentry
1930
The Man from Chicago
1930
Suspense as
Cpl. Brown
1930
The Musical Beauty Shop (Short) as
Customer
1930
Just for a Song as
Stage Manager
1929
The Hate Ship as
Rigby - Valet
1929
The Pride of Donegal as
Mike O'Flanagan
1929
Atlantic as
Telegraphist
1929
Atlantik as
Marconi-Telegraphist
1929
Loud Soup (Short) as
Snoops - the butler
1929
The Younger Generation as
Goldfish's Butler (as Sid Crossley)
1929
The Fatal Warning as
Dawson
1928
The Circus Kid as
Skelly's Runner (as Sid Crosley)
1928
The Cowboy Kid as
Sheriff
1928
Into No Man's Land as
Happy
1928
Fangs of the Wild as
Rufe Anderson
1928
A Perfect Gentleman as
The Valet
1928
That Certain Thing as
Valet
1927
The Gorilla as
Butler
1927
The Blood Ship as
Cockney Bouncer
1927
Romantic Rogue as
Uncle Reg Lawson
1927
Ain't Love Funny? as
Spike Murphy
1927
One Hour Married (Short)
1927
Play Safe
1927
Jewels of Desire as
Taxi Driver
1926
The Golden Web as
Butler
1926
The Unknown Soldier as
Peaceful Perkins
1926
Mama Behave (Short) as
The Chase Butler
1925
Fools in the Desert (Short)
1925
North Star as
Tramp
1925
Starvation Blues (Short) as
2nd Street Musician
1925
Keep Smiling as
Ryan's Butler
1925
Dr. Pyckle and Mr. Pryde (Short) as
Townsman (uncredited)
Self
1935
Regal Cavalcade as
Undetermined Minor Role (uncredited)
References
Syd Crossley Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA