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Sid Fields(1898-1975)

  • Actor
  • Writer
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Sid Fields in The Abbott and Costello Show (1952)
The Abbott And Costello Show: Barber Lou
Play trailer1:42
Barber Lou (1954)
53 Videos
15 Photos
Sid Fields is featured, along with Danielle Aubry and Ben Blue, his co-star in the 1968 Jack Benny TV special Carnival Nights (1968), on the cover of Leo Guild's 1962 book on film star personalities, "Hollywood Screwballs", published by Holloway House. This cover photo was taken in Ben Blue's, the nightclub then located on Wilshire Boulevard in Los Angeles.
BornFebruary 5, 1898
DiedSeptember 28, 1975(77)
BornFebruary 5, 1898
DiedSeptember 28, 1975(77)
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Known for

Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in The Abbott and Costello Show (1952)
The Abbott and Costello Show
8.1
TV Series
  • Sid Fields
  • Mr. Fields of Fields Employment Agency
  • Fields the Druggist
  • Sporty Fields
  • Friendly Fields
  • Prof. Melonhead
  • Dr. Mildew
  • Sheriff
  • Dr. Ralph Prentiss
  • Claude Melonhead
  • Prof. Melonhead Fields
  • Mr. Sidney
  • Prisoner
Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, Virginia Grey, John Hubbard, and Luba Malina in Mexican Hayride (1948)
Mexican Hayride
6.2
  • Reporter(as Sidney Fields)
  • 1948
Boris Karloff, Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, and Helen Westcott in Abbott and Costello Meet Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1953)
Abbott and Costello Meet Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
6.4
  • Writer(as Sidney Fields)
  • 1953
Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, Ann Gillis, Kirby Grant, Marion Hutton, and Arthur Treacher in In Society (1944)
In Society
6.6
  • Writer
  • 1944

Credits

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Actor

  • Jackie Gleason: American Scene Magazine (1962)
    Jackie Gleason: American Scene Magazine
    8.5
    TV Series
    • Marcel the Butler
    • Marcel
    • Vaudeville Performer ...
    • 1963–1966
  • Phyllis Kirk, Peter Lawford, and Asta in The Thin Man (1957)
    The Thin Man
    7.1
    TV Series
    • Sam Hinkle (uncredited)
    • 1958
  • Coleen Gray and Dennis O'Keefe in Las Vegas Shakedown (1955)
    Las Vegas Shakedown
    5.6
    • Bob (uncredited)
    • 1955
  • Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in The Abbott and Costello Show (1952)
    The Abbott and Costello Show
    8.1
    TV Series
    • Sid Fields
    • Mr. Fields of Fields Employment Agency
    • Fields the Druggist ...
    • 1952–1954
  • Jerry Lewis and Dean Martin in The Colgate Comedy Hour (1950)
    The Colgate Comedy Hour
    7.7
    TV Series
    • Actor
    • Comic Actor
    • 1952–1953
  • The Frank Sinatra Show (1950)
    The Frank Sinatra Show
    7.1
    TV Series
    • 1950
  • Joan Bennett, Joan Blondell, Robert Cummings, Edmund Gwenn, William Perlberg, Gigi Perreau, George Seaton, and Clifton Webb in For Heaven's Sake (1950)
    For Heaven's Sake
    6.4
    • Waiter (uncredited)
    • 1950
  • Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, Virginia Grey, John Hubbard, and Luba Malina in Mexican Hayride (1948)
    Mexican Hayride
    6.2
    • Reporter (as Sidney Fields)
    • 1948
  • Training for Trouble
    6.0
    Short
    • A. Payne - Ham Actor (as Sidney Field)
    • 1947
  • Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, and Brenda Joyce in Little Giant (1946)
    Little Giant
    6.7
    • Air-pump customer (as Sidney Fields)
    • 1946
  • Bud Abbott, Lois Collier, Lou Costello, Alan Curtis, Rita Johnson, Joe Sawyer, and Henry Travers in The Naughty Nineties (1945)
    The Naughty Nineties
    7.0
    • Gag Man (uncredited)
    • 1945
  • Richard Arlen, Phyllis Brooks, Ethel Merman, Al Ritz, Harry Ritz, Jimmy Ritz, and The Ritz Brothers in Straight Place and Show (1938)
    Straight Place and Show
    5.6
    • Ticket-Seller (uncredited)
    • 1938
  • Randolph Scott, Shirley Temple, Gloria Stuart, Phyllis Brooks, Jack Haley, Bill Robinson, and Slim Summerville in Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm (1938)
    Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm
    7.0
    • Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
    • 1938
  • Eddie Cantor, June Lang, Gypsy Rose Lee, and Roland Young in Ali Baba Goes to Town (1937)
    Ali Baba Goes to Town
    6.3
    • Assistant Director (as Sidney Fields)
    • 1937
  • Eugene Forde, Louise Henry, Joan Marsh, and Warner Oland in Charlie Chan on Broadway (1937)
    Charlie Chan on Broadway
    7.0
    • Porter (uncredited)
    • 1937

Writer

  • Hoagy Carmichael in The Saturday Night Revue (1953)
    The Saturday Night Revue
    TV Series
    • writer
    • 1954
  • Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in The Abbott and Costello Show (1952)
    The Abbott and Costello Show
    8.1
    TV Series
    • Writer
    • story (as Sidney Fields, as Sidney Fields)
    • 1952–1954
  • Boris Karloff, Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, and Helen Westcott in Abbott and Costello Meet Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1953)
    Abbott and Costello Meet Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
    6.4
    • stories (as Sidney Fields)
    • 1953
  • Knights of the Bath
    8.2
    Short
    • gags and dialogue (uncredited)
    • 1951
  • Van Johnson, John Lund, and Esther Williams in Duchess of Idaho (1950)
    Duchess of Idaho
    6.3
    • additional material (uncredited)
    • 1950
  • Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, Virginia Grey, John Hubbard, and Luba Malina in Mexican Hayride (1948)
    Mexican Hayride
    6.2
    • Writer (uncredited)
    • 1948
  • Arlene Dahl and Dennis Morgan in My Wild Irish Rose (1947)
    My Wild Irish Rose
    6.3
    • additional dialogue (uncredited)
    • 1947
  • Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, Ann Gillis, Kirby Grant, Marion Hutton, and Arthur Treacher in In Society (1944)
    In Society
    6.6
    • additional Abbott & Costello comedy material
    • 1944

Videos53

The Abbott And Costello Show: The Pigeon
Trailer 2:00
The Abbott And Costello Show: The Pigeon
The Abbott And Costello Show: Public Enemies
Trailer 1:57
The Abbott And Costello Show: Public Enemies
The Abbott And Costello Show: Public Enemies
Trailer 1:57
The Abbott And Costello Show: Public Enemies
The Abbott And Costello Show: Beauty Contest Story
Trailer 1:33
The Abbott And Costello Show: Beauty Contest Story
The Abbott And Costello Show: Private Eye
Trailer 2:00
The Abbott And Costello Show: Private Eye
The Abbott And Costello Show: Efficiency Experts
Trailer 1:51
The Abbott And Costello Show: Efficiency Experts
The Abbott And Costello Show: South Of Dixie
Trailer 1:15
The Abbott And Costello Show: South Of Dixie

Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • Sidney Field
  • Born
    • February 5, 1898
    • Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
  • Died
    • September 28, 1975
    • Las Vegas, Nevada, USA(undisclosed)
  • Spouse
    • Marie Collins
  • Other works
    Ken Englund and his play, "Nightshade," was performed in One Play A Month production at the Pasadena Playhouse in Pasadena, California. Gilmor Brown was artistic director. Demetriois Vilan and John Bryant were directors.
  • Publicity listings
    • 1 Article

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