Editing Sid James (section)

===''Carry On'' films===
James became a leading member of the [[Carry On (franchise)|''Carry On'' films]] team, originally to replace [[Ted Ray (comedian)|Ted Ray]], who had appeared in ''[[Carry On Teacher]]'' (1959). It had been intended that Ray would become a recurring presence in the ''Carry On'' series, but he was dropped after just one film because of contractual problems.<ref>Goodwin ''Sid James'', p.125</ref> James ultimately made 19 ''Carry On'' films,<ref name="denofgeek.com" /> receiving top billing in 17, making him one of the most featured performers of the regular cast.

The characters he portrayed in the films were usually very similar to the wise-cracking, sly, lecherous Cockney he was famed for playing on television, and in most cases they bore the name Sid or Sidney, for example, Sir Sidney Ruff-Diamond in ''[[Carry On Up the Khyber]]'' and Sid Boggle in ''[[Carry On Camping]]''. His distinctive laugh was often used and became, along with a world-weary "Cor, blimey!", his catchphrase.{{cn|date=May 2025}}

There were ''Carry On'' films in which James played characters who were not called Sid or Sidney: ''[[Carry On Constable]]'' (1960), in which he played Sergeant Frank Wilkins; ''[[Carry On Henry]]'' (1971), a parody of the TV series ''[[The Six Wives of Henry VIII (BBC TV series)|The Six Wives of Henry VIII]]''; ''[[Carry On Abroad]]'' (1972), in which James's character was named Vic Flange; and ''[[Carry On Dick]]'' (1974), a parody version of the legend of the [[highwayman]] [[Dick Turpin]]. In ''Henry'' and ''Dick'', James played the title roles, while in ''Carry On Cleo'' he played [[Mark Antony]]. In ''[[Carry On Cowboy]]'' (1965), he adopted an [[American accent]] for his part as "The Rumpo Kid". James had previously used American accents in the films ''[[Give Us This Day (1949 film)|Give Us This Day]]'' (1949), ''[[Orders Are Orders (1955 film)|Orders Are Orders]]'' (1954), ''[[A Yank in Ermine]]'' (1955), ''[[Wicked as They Come]]'' (1956), Chaplin's ''[[A King in New York]]'' (1957), ''[[The Man Inside (1958 film)|The Man Inside]]'' (1958), and ''[[Another Time, Another Place (1958 film)|Another Time, Another Place]]'' (1958).