
American director and erstwhile actor. Originally a performer on the stock and vaudeville circuits, especially the Mittenthal Bros. circuit, he appeared with his wife Josephine Foy in a vaudeville show entitled "The Inspector." Noticed in this show by producer Thomas H. Ince, Sidney entered films in approximately 1913 as a performer and quickly was promoted to directing pictures. He involved himself in production as a minority owner of the Christie Film Company. He attempted retirement, but was coaxed back into directing by Syd Chaplin, whom he directed in Charley's Aunt (1925). While visiting London in 1928, he died at 56 of a heart attack.

No Parking

Stay Single

The Adventures of Tarzan

The Nervous Wreck

Hold Your Breath

Tarzan of the Apes

Getting Gertie's Goat

Kidding Katie

Madame Behave

A Two Cylinder Courtship

Stop Flirting

The Toast of Death

Matrimony

Mr. Fatima

Charley's Aunt

813

College Days

A Case of Poison

The Gangsters and the Girl

The Million Dollar Handicap

The Wrong Mr. Wright

Let Me Explain

The Road to Love

Saving Sister Susie

Somebody's Widow

No Control

The Green Swamp