About
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,...
Known for
Sunrise: A Song of Two HumansMovie • 1927
FreaksMovie • 1932
The CameramanMovie • 1928
A Star Is BornMovie • 1937
Anna KareninaMovie • 1935
Duck SoupMovie • 1933
The Amazing Dr. ClitterhouseMovie • 1938
Show PeopleMovie • 1928
Dark VictoryMovie • 1939
The Little PrincessMovie • 1939
San FranciscoMovie • 1936
Shall We DanceMovie • 1937
Wife vs. SecretaryMovie • 1936
Our Daily BreadMovie • 1934
The CrowdMovie • 1928
The Wedding MarchMovie • 1928
King of the UnderworldMovie • 1939
Easy LivingMovie • 1937
The Dawn PatrolMovie • 1938
Forsaking All OthersMovie • 1934
Parlor, Bedroom and BathMovie • 1931
The Rage of ParisMovie • 1938
The Old MaidMovie • 1939
Red-Headed WomanMovie • 1932