14 Facts About Sid Field

Sidney Arthur Field was an English comedy entertainer who was popular in the 1940s.

Sid Field busked and performed in the queues at his local cinema dressed as Charlie Chaplin.

Sid Field was later praised by Chaplin himself, at whose parties Sid Field was a regular invitee.

Sid Field was educated at Conway Road, Stratford Road and Golden Hillock Road schools, and attended Sunday school at Emmanuel Church, Walford Road.

Sid Field later worked as an understudy to Wee Georgie Wood in a Birmingham pantomime, then appeared in review at the Bordesley Palace and the Mission Hall in Church Road, Yardley.

Sidney Field was considered unusual among comedy performers of the day, as his act was a multitude of characters and impersonations, at a time when most variety acts were more limited in nature.

Sid Field was loved for his routines involving a naive approach to the billiards table and the golf course, played with his straight man, Jerry Desmonde.

On 5 November 1945, Sid Field appeared in the Royal Variety Performance.

Sid Field had a starring role in That's the Ticket but London Town is often referred to as his first film in error.

Sid Field influenced a generation of comedians and pioneered the use of character acting in comedy.

Sid Field was cited as a comic favourite by Eric Morecambe, Eric Sykes, Frankie Howerd, Tommy Cooper, among many others, and an influence to Tony Hancock.

Sid Field was described by Bob Hope as being 'probably the best comedian of them all.

Sid Field married Constance 'Connie' Dawkins, stage actress, in 1933, Birmingham.

On 3 February 1950, during the run of Harvey, Field died from a heart attack at his home, Arran Cottage, Parkside, Wimbledon, London.