Known as the man with the dirtiest laugh on film, Sid James was also one of Britain's bestloved actors. Twenty-five years after his death, Cliff Goodwin has brought this first biography of the star right up to date with new material and never-before-seen photographs. Covering Sid's early years in South Africa and life as a ladies' hairdresser, his obsession with gambling and women, his questioning by Scotland Yard in a murder case, Hancock's Half Hour and Carry On films and Sid's death on stage at the age of 63, Cliff Goodwin reveals the amazing truth behind the legend.