
Sidney Bracey
Actor · Died August 5, 1942, aged 64 · Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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, playing Terence O'Brian in The Emerald Isle from September 1901 to May 1902. He then left the D'Oyly Carte, continuing his stage career in Britain. He appeared in Amorelle at London's Comedy Theatre in 1904, The Winter's Tale in 1904–05, and A Persian Princess at Queen's Theatre in 1909. Back on Broadway, in 1912, he played as Sir Guy of Gisborne in a revival of Reginald de Koven's Robin Hood at the New Amsterdam Theatre, followed by Rob Roy at the Liberty Theatre in 1913. He then moved into film acting, making first silent films and then "talkies", until his death in 1942. Early in his film career, he wrote and directed a silent movie called Sid Nee's Finish, (Thanhouser Company (1914), in which he played the title character. In 1916, he changed the spelling of his last name to "Bracey". Silent film authority Diane MacIntyre gave this description of him: "Bracey, a stately looking character man, was in big demand for authority like roles; such as movie directors, bosses and, most of the time, the most respectable and poised butler in all of Hollywood. He was thin, dark haired and had an earnest, yet sober, face that could break into a look of wide-eyed exasperation." Bracy died in Hollywood, California on 5 August 1942, aged 64.
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Biography from TMDB.
- December 17, 1877
- August 5, 1942 (aged 64)
- Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
- Actor
- 76 on MovieCove · 224 credits in all
What are Sidney Bracey's films like?
Across their 13 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.
Genres
Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 1 · Wry 1 · Earnest 10
Light 7 · Serious 3 · Dark 3
A split, not a type: Grounded 8 · Stylized 4 · Heightened 1
A split, not a type: Gentle 7 · Charged 5 · Intense 1
Steady 6 · Shifting 7 · Whiplash 0
A split, not a type: Straight-faced 3 · Some laughs 4 · Funny 6
Slow burn 9 · Even-paced 4 · Relentless 0
Casual 7 · Engaged 6 · Full focus 0
Easy watch 8 · Affecting 2 · Heavy 3
Resolved 12 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0
Roles they play
- Threshold guardianas Editor in The Cameraman (1928)
Moods and endings
- Happy9
- Bittersweet1
- Tragic2
- Ambiguous1
AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.
Where can I watch Sidney Bracey's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 31 of their 76 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (24).
- The Cameraman (1928) · actor · free
- Sunrise (1927) · actor · free
- The Crowd (1928) · actor · free
- Show People (1928) · actor · free
- Dark Victory (1939) · actor · free
- A Star Is Born (1937) · actor · free
- Merrily We Live (1938) · actor · free
- The Wedding March (1928) · actor · free
- The Little Princess (1939) · actor · free
- Our Daily Bread (1934) · actor · free
- The Rage of Paris (1938) · actor · free
- Monte Carlo (1930) · actor · free
- +12 more
- The Little Princess (1939) · actor
- Our Daily Bread (1934) · actor
- The Rage of Paris (1938) · actor
- Merry-Go-Round (1923) · actor
- The Greeks Had a Word for Them (1932) · actor
- Parlor, Bedroom and Bath (1931) · actor
- Broken Dreams (1933) · actor
- Rhythm in the Clouds (1937) · actor
- Invisible Enemy (1938) · actor
- The Monster Walks (1932) · actor
Subscription and free streaming for Sidney Bracey's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.
Filmography
224 credits, 76 with a MovieCove page.

The Bridge of San Luis Rey (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)

Dangerously They Live (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

The Body Disappears (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

This Woman Is Mine(1941)
Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films
Bullets for O'Hara (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

The Great Mr. Nobody(1941)
Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films
Tugboat Annie Sails Again (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

No Time for Comedy(1940)
Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films
My Love Came Back(1940)
Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films
Brother Orchid(1940)
Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films
Invisible Stripes(1939)
Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films
Four Wives (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

A Child Is Born(1939)
Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films
We Are Not Alone(1939)
Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films
Smashing the Money Ring(1939)
Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films
Fast and Furious (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

Espionage Agent (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

Dust Be My Destiny(1939)
Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films
Everybody's Hobby (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

The Bill of Rights (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

The Old Maid(1939)
Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films
Indianapolis Speedway (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

Naughty But Nice(1939)
Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films
The Sun Never Sets(1939)
Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films
Sweepstakes Winner (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

Torchy Runs for Mayor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

Dark Victory(1939)
Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films
Women in the Wind(1939)
Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films
On Trial (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)
Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films
The Little Princess(1939)
Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films
King of the Underworld(1939)
Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films
Devil's Island(1938)
Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films
The Dawn Patrol (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

The Girl Downstairs (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

Comet Over Broadway (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

The Declaration of Independence (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

Hard to Get (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)
Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films
My Bill (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

The Rage of Paris(1938)
Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films
Invisible Enemy(1938)
Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Merrily We Live(1938)
Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films
Arsène Lupin Returns(1938)
Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films
Love Is a Headache(1938)
Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films
A Night at the Movies (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

Fight for Your Lady(1937)
Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all films
The Firefly(1937)
Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films
Breakfast for Two(1937)
Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films
The Wrong Road (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

The Littlest Diplomat (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

Easy Living(1937)
Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films
She Had to Eat(1937)
Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films
Rhythm in the Clouds(1937)
Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films
Three Smart Boys (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

Shall We Dance(1937)
Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films
A Star Is Born(1937)
Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films
Call It a Day (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

Maid of Salem (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

Criminal Lawyer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

Sinner Take All (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

Isle of Fury (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

Sworn Enemy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)
Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films
San Francisco(1936)
Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all filmsChanging of the Guard (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

Trouble for Two (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

One Rainy Afternoon(1936)
Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films
Second Childhood (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

Sutter's Gold (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)
Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films
Wife vs. Secretary(1936)
Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films
The Criminal Within(1935)
Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films
The Voice of Bugle Ann (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

Magnificent Obsession(1935)
Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films
Rendezvous(1935)
Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films
Anna Karenina(1935)
Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films
Let 'em Have It (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

Les Misérables(1935)
Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films
The Casino Murder Case(1935)
Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films
The Winning Ticket (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

Forsaking All Others(1934)
Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films
Mills of the Gods(1934)
Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Broadway Bill(1934)
Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films
I'll Fix It (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

What Every Woman Knows(1934)
Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films
Our Daily Bread(1934)
Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films
Outcast Lady (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

The Notorious Sophie Lang (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

He Was Her Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

Many Happy Returns (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

The Vanishing Shadow (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

A Very Honorable Guy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

Laughing Boy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

The Poor Rich (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

The 9th Guest (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

Massacre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

Duck Soup(1933)
Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films
Back Page(1933)
Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films
Only Yesterday (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

Broken Dreams(1933)
Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films
Saturday's Millions (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

Corruption (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

The Phantom of the Air (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

The Little Giant(1933)
Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films
The Woman Who Dared (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

The Intruder (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

What-No Beer?(1933)
Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films
Little Orphan Annie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

Tangled Destinies (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

Speak Easily (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

The Washington Masquerade (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

Red-Headed Woman(1932)
Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films
Letty Lynton (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

The Airmail Mystery (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

The Monster Walks(1932)
Midcredits score: 2nd percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films
Freaks(1932)
Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films
A Dangerous Affair (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

Shanghaied Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

The Phantom of Paris (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

Sporting Blood (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

Subway Express (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

The Avenger (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

Parlor, Bedroom and Bath(1931)
Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films
Dance, Fools, Dance(1931)
Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films
Thundering Tenors (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

Inspiration (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

Ten Cents a Dance(1931)
Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films
Reducing (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

The Lion and the Lamb (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

Along Came Youth (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1930)

Free Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1930)

Playboy of Paris(1930)
Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films
Follow Thru (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1930)

Doughboys(1930)
Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films
Monte Carlo(1930)
Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films
Anybody's Woman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1930)

Wild Company(1930)
Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films
The Flirting Widow (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1930)

Children of Pleasure (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1930)

The Second Floor Mystery (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1930)

Redemption (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1930)
Oh Darling! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1930)

Queen Kelly (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1929)

The Bishop Murder Case (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1929)

The Honeymoon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1929)

Sioux Blood (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1929)

His Captive Woman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1929)

Show People(1928)
Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films
The Haunted House (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1928)

The Wedding March(1928)
Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films
Home, James (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1928)

Win That Girl (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1928)

The Cameraman(1928)
Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films
Man-Made Women (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1928)

Midnight Madness (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1928)

The Matinee Idol (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1928)

The Crowd(1928)
Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films
While the City Sleeps (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1928)

The 13th Juror (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1927)

Sunrise(1927)
Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films
My Best Girl (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1927)

The Woman on Trial (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1927)

Painting the Town (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1927)

Birds of Prey (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1927)

My Official Wife (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1926)

You Never Know Women (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1926)

The Mystery Club (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1926)

A Man Four-Square (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1926)

The Devil's Circus (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1926)

The Blackbird(1926)
Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all filmsA Bankrupt Honeymoon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1926)

The Merry Widow (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1925)

A Slave of Fashion (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1925)

Her Market Value (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1925)

So This Is Marriage? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1924)

Her Night of Romance (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1924)

Being Respectable (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1924)

Why Men Leave Home (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1924)

By Divine Right (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1924)

Leap Year (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1924)

The Wild Party (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1923)

Ruggles of Red Gap (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1923)

Merry-Go-Round(1923)
Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films
Nobody's Bride (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1923)

The Social Buccaneer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1923)
One Wonderful Night (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1922)

Manslaughter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1922)

The Dictator (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1922)

Is Matrimony a Failure? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1922)

Morals (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1921)

Crazy to Marry (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1921)

The March Hare (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1921)

The Outside Woman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1921)

Passion Fruit (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1921)

An Amateur Devil (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1920)

Food for Scandal (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1920)

The Invisible Ray (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1920)

The House of Mirth (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1918)

A Man's World (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1918)

My Own United States (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1918)

The Long Trail (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1917)

The Deemster (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1917)

Crime and Punishment (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1917)

The Ragged Princess (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1916)

Little Miss Happiness (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1916)

Temptation and the Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1916)
Caprice of the Mountains (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1916)

Elusive Isabel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1916)

A Huntress of Men (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1916)

The Path of Happiness (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1916)

The Man Inside (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1916)
God's Witness (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1915)

Zudora (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1914)

The Million Dollar Mystery (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1914)

Uncle's Namesakes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1913)

Robin Hood (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1913)
Omens and Oracles (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1913)
The Strategy of Ann (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1911)
Career shape
Star power in the 95th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 224 titles from 1911 to 1944.
Film career
- 1925Screen debut· The Merry Widow
Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.
How do Sidney Bracey's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 59th percentile, the median of all 76; across their 13 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 58th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up27
- 50th to 74th25
- 25th to 49th20
- Below 25th4
Shape of the crowd
37 of their 76 titles are Crowd Pleasers.
- Universally Loved10
- Universally Panned1
- Crowd Pleaser37
- Broadly Agreed15
- Mixed13
Reviewers score the acting 65/100 in their films, across 13 reviewed titles; fans 76, detractors 41. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.
Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.
Who does Sidney Bracey work with?
People who share at least 2 of Sidney Bracey's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; King Vidor shares the most, 3.
Directors
- King VidorShared titles: Our Daily Bread (1934), Show People (1928), The Crowd (1928)See all 3 shared titles with King Vidor

- Edward SedgwickShared titles: What-No Beer? (1933), The Cameraman (1928)See all 2 shared titles with Edward Sedgwick

Writers
- Joseph FarnhamShared titles: The Cameraman (1928), The Crowd (1928), The Blackbird (1926)See all 3 shared titles with Joseph Farnham

Actors
- Buster KeatonShared titles: What-No Beer? (1933), The Cameraman (1928)See all 2 shared titles with Buster Keaton

- Edward BrophyShared titles: What-No Beer? (1933), The Cameraman (1928)See all 2 shared titles with Edward Brophy

- Dell HendersonShared titles: Show People (1928), The Crowd (1928)See all 2 shared titles with Dell Henderson

- Harry GribbonShared titles: Show People (1928), The Cameraman (1928)See all 2 shared titles with Harry Gribbon

Composers, cinematographers and editors
- Hugh WynnShared titles: Show People (1928), The Cameraman (1928), The Crowd (1928)See all 3 shared titles with Hugh Wynn
- Alfred NewmanShared titles: Our Daily Bread (1934), The Greeks Had a Word for Them (1932)See all 2 shared titles with Alfred Newman

- Robert H. PlanckShared titles: Our Daily Bread (1934), Broken Dreams (1933)See all 2 shared titles with Robert H. Planck
- Carl DavisShared titles: Show People (1928), The Crowd (1928)See all 2 shared titles with Carl Davis

Producers
- Lawrence WeingartenShared titles: What-No Beer? (1933), The Cameraman (1928)See all 2 shared titles with Lawrence Weingarten

- Irving ThalbergShared titles: Show People (1928), The Crowd (1928)See all 2 shared titles with Irving Thalberg





