Syd Crossley

{{Short description|English actor (1885–1960)}} {{one source |date=March 2024}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2020}} {{Infobox person | name = Syd Crossley | image = Portrait_of_Syd_Crossley.png | birth_date = {{Birth date|1885|11|18|df=yes}} | birth_place = London, England, UK | death_date = {{Death date and age|1960|11|1|1885|11|18|df=yes}} | death_place = Troon, Cornwall, England, UK | occupation = Actor | yearsactive = 1925–1942 }}

'''Syd Crossley''' (18 November 1885 – 1 November 1960) was an English stage and film actor.<ref name="BFI">{{Cite web|url=http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b9f820114 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171231212341/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b9f820114 |url-status=dead |archive-date=31 December 2017 |title=Syd Crossley |access-date=31 December 2017 |work=British Film Institute}}</ref> Born in London in 1885, Crossley began his career as a music hall comedian. He appeared in more than 110 films, often cast as a butler, between 1925 and 1942, with some of his most memorable early performances in Hal Roach shorts opposite Stan Laurel, Charley Chase, and Mabel Normand. He died in Troon, Cornwall.

==Partial filmography== {{div col|colwidth=25em}} * ''Dr. Pyckle and Mr. Pryde'' (1925) * ''North Star'' (1925) * ''The Unknown Soldier'' (1926) * ''The Golden Web'' (1926) * ''Jewels of Desire'' (1927) * ''Romantic Rogue'' (1927) * ''Play Safe'' (1927) * ''One Hour Married'' (1927) * ''The Blood Ship'' (1927) * ''The Circus Kid'' (1928) * ''Into No Man's Land'' (1928) * ''Fangs of the Wild'' (1928) * ''A Perfect Gentleman'' (1928) * ''The Hate Ship'' (1929) * ''Atlantic'' (1929) * ''Atlantik'' (1929) * ''The Younger Generation'' (1929) * ''The Fatal Warning'' (1929) * ''The Middle Watch'' (1930) * ''Just for a Song'' (1930) * ''Never Trouble Trouble'' (1931) * ''The Professional Guest'' (1931) * ''The Flying Fool'' (1931) * ''For the Love of Mike'' (1932) * ''Tonight's the Night'' (1932) * ''The Mayor's Nest'' (1932) * ''Here's George'' (1932) * ''High Society'' (1932) * ''The Umbrella'' (1933) * ''The Bermondsey Kid'' (1933) * ''You Made Me Love You'' (1933) * ''The King's Cup'' (1933) * ''Letting in the Sunshine'' (1933) * ''Leave It to Me''(1933) * ''Over the Garden Wall'' (1934) * ''Give Her a Ring'' (1934) * ''The Night Club Queen'' (1934) * ''Those Were the Days'' (1934) * ''Dandy Dick'' (1935) * ''Jimmy Boy'' (1935) * ''The Deputy Drummer'' (1935) * ''It's a Bet'' (1935) * ''Honeymoon for Three'' (1935) * ''The Man in the Mirror'' (1936) * ''Public Nuisance No. 1'' (1936) * ''Two's Company'' (1936) * ''Full Speed Ahead'' (1936) * ''Cheer Up'' (1936) * ''The Man Behind the Mask'' (1936) * ''Pay Box Adventure'' (1936) * ''Keep Your Seats, Please'' (1936) * ''The Limping Man'' (1936) * ''Queen of Hearts'' (1936) * ''Old Mother Riley'' (1937) * ''There Was a Young Man'' (1937) * ''Rhythm Racketeer'' (1937) * ''Young and Innocent'' (1937) * ''Feather Your Nest'' (1937) * ''Boys Will Be Girls'' (1937) * ''Penny Paradise'' (1938) * ''Sweet Devil'' (1938) * ''We're Going to Be Rich'' (1938) * ''Save a Little Sunshine'' (1938) * ''Come On George!'' (1939) * ''Meet Maxwell Archer'' (1940) * ''Old Mother Riley's Circus'' (1941) * ''Let the People Sing'' (1942) {{div col end}}

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==External links== *{{IMDb name|0189360|Syd Crossley}}

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