Sidney Vivian Explained

Sidney Vivian
Birth Name:	Sidney Drapkin
Birth Date:	18 April 1901
Birth Place:	Prestwich, Lancashire, England
Death Place:	St Albans, Hertfordshire, England
Occupation:	Actor
Yearsactive:	1947–1970

Sidney Vivian (18 April 1901 - 22 December 1984) was a British stage, film and television actor.^[1] ^[2] ^[3]

Selected filmography

Film appearances

Dick Barton Strikes Back (1949) - Inspector Burke
(1949) - Inspector Hood
Diamond City (1949) - Reader (uncredited)
Double Confession (1950) - Ring Stall Attendant
No Trace (1950) - Barman
Lady Godiva Rides Again (1951) - Councillor
Whispering Smith Hits London (1951) - Hotel Porter
Down Among the Z Men (1952) - Landlord Isaiah Crabb
The Great Game (1953) - Club Chairman
Stryker of the Yard (1953)
One Stop Shop (1953) - Jim Brown
The Scamp (1957) - Drunken Reveller
Rogue's Yarn (1957) - Corner Shop Proprietor
Carve Her Name with Pride (1958) - Bus Passenger (uncredited)
The Key (1958) - Grogan
The Secret Partner (1961) - Dock Foreman
Mary Had a Little... (1961) - Grimmick
Offbeat (1961) - Sam French
Emergency (1962) - Shaw
Gaolbreak (1962) - Mr. Marshall
The Pot Carriers (1962) - Bus Conductor
The Day of the Triffids (1963) - Ticket Agent (uncredited)
I Could Go On Singing (1963) - Stagehand (uncredited)
Hide and Seek (1964) - Commissionaire
Subterfuge (1968) - Taxi Driver

Television appearances

Frankly Howerd (1959) - Fred Thompson
Sergeant Cork (1964) - Barman
Gideon's Way (1964) - Danny
Hadleigh (1969) - Barman
Doctor in the House (1969-1970) - College Officer

Stage appearances

She Wanted a Cream Front Door (Apollo Theatre, 1947)

References

Book: Wearing, J. P.. The London Stage 1940-1949: A Calendar of Productions, Performers, and Personnel. 22 August 2014. Rowman & Littlefield. 9780810893061. Google Books.
Web site: Sidney Vivian. https://web.archive.org/web/20180112063901/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2baaf61426. dead. 12 January 2018. BFI.
Web site: Sidney Vivian. www.aveleyman.com.