Sidney Fields, born Sidney Hirsch Feldman, was an American comedic actor and writer best known for his featured role on The Abbott and Costello Show in the 1940s and early 1950s.
11 Facts About Sidney Fields
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Sidney Fields was sometimes credited as "Sid Fields" or "Sidney Field".
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Sidney Fields began his career when he was a boy, by working in local theaters.
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Sidney Fields obtained small acting roles as well in Cantor films such as Strike Me Pink.
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Sidney Fields appeared with the Ritz Brothers in Straight, Place and Show.
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Sidney Fields played small parts in the Abbott and Costello movies Mexican Hayride, Little Giant, and The Naughty Nineties.
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Sidney Fields wrote the majority of scripts for the first season.
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Sidney Fields played the hot-tempered, bald-headed landlord of the rooming house where Abbott and Costello lived.
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Sidney Fields was a frequent target of gags and schemes foisted by the two main characters.
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Sidney Fields played numerous other roles, almost always wearing a wig, moustache, glasses or other disguise.
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Sidney Fields retired to Las Vegas, where he died of lung cancer, on September 28,1975, age 77.