Syd Saylor

Biography

Career Overview

Syd Saylor has 187 screen credits in a career dating back to 1926. Their work spans 13 cinematic universes — most prominently Jones Family with 2 titles. Signature works include Sid's Long Count, And George Did!, Thunder Town. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.

Personal Facts

Known For

Acting

Gender

male

Known Credits

187

Birth Date

1895-03-24 00:00:00

Birth Place

Chicago, Illinois, USA

Known For

• Sid's Long Count
• 

  And George Did!
• 

  Thunder Town
• 

  Ambush Trail
• 

  Six Gun Man
• 

  Navajo Kid

Associated Universes

Universe traveler — spans 13 universes

• Jones Family (2 titles)
• Cheaper by the Dozen (1950) Collection (1 titles)
• Abbott and Costello Meet the Monsters (1 titles)
• Mr. Belvedere Collection (1 titles)
• Maisie Ravier Collection (1 titles)
• Ellery Queen Collection (1 titles)
• Michael Shayne Collection (1 titles)
• Dr. Kildare Collection (1 titles)

Frequent Collaborators

• Bob Steele (4 collaborations)
• Charles King (3 collaborations)
• Bud Osborne (3 collaborations)
• I. Stanford Jolley (3 collaborations)
• Budd Buster (3 collaborations)
• Ed Cassidy (3 collaborations)
• Edward Howard (2 collaborations)
• Steve Clark (2 collaborations)
• Jimmy Aubrey (2 collaborations)
• Kermit Maynard (2 collaborations)

Credits

• actors (187 credits)

  • The Crawling Hand

    Soda Shop Owner

    actor

    actors
    1963
  • Period of Adjustment

    Bald Man (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1962
  • Escort West

    Elwood Fenniman

    actor

    actors
    1959
  • Shoot-Out At Medicine Bend

    Dutchy (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1957
  • Gun Duel in Durango

    Man Killed by Dunsten (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1957
  • The Spirit of St. Louis

    Photographer (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1957
  • Perry Mason

    - The Case of the Torid Tapestry (1961) ... Charlie, Watchman actor actors
    1957
  • Maverick

    - The Saga of Waco Williams (1959) ... actor actors

    - Prey of the Cat (1958) ... actor actors

    - Shady Deal at Sunny Acres (1958) ... 1st Townsman actor actors

    - The Burning Sky (1958) ... Depot Master actor actors
    1957
  • Great Day in the Morning

    Stagecoach Driver (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1956
  • The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp

    - Bat Masterson for Sheriff (1957) ... actor actors
    1955
  • Jesse James vs. the Daltons

    actor

    actors
    1954
  • Lassie

    - Lassie's Vanity (1957) ... actor actors
    1954
  • Abbott and Costello Go to Mars

    Man at Fountain (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1953
  • The Tall Texan

    Carney

    actor

    actors
    1953
  • Belles on Their Toes

    Cab Driver (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1952
  • The Greatest Show on Earth

    Circus Barker (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1952
  • The Las Vegas Story

    Matty (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1952
  • The Raging Tide

    Proprietor (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1951
  • Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Invisible Man

    Waiter (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1951
  • Dragnet

    - The Big Infant (1959) ... actor actors

    - The Big Yak (1957) ... actor actors
    1951
  • Hurricane at Pilgrim Hill

    Sheriff Luke Arundle

    actor

    actors
    1950
  • Woman on the Run

    Sullivan

    actor

    actors
    1950
  • Walk Softly, Stranger

    Poker Player (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1950
  • The Fuller Brush Girl

    Wardrobe Man (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1950
  • Mule Train

    Deputy Skeeter

    actor

    actors
    1950
  • Dancing in the Dark

    Mac

    actor

    actors
    1949
  • The Crooked Way

    actor

    actors
    1949
  • Big Jack

    Pokey

    actor

    actors
    1949
  • Miss Mink of 1949

    Louie

    actor

    actors
    1949
  • The Miracle of the Bells

    Freddy Evans, the Pianist

    actor

    actors
    1948
  • Sitting Pretty

    Cab Driver (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1948
  • Sleep, My Love

    Milkman

    actor

    actors
    1948
  • Fun on a Weekend

    Mr. Prigee (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1947
  • Backlash

    Joe, Railroad Worker

    actor

    actors
    1947
  • Susie Steps Out

    Biegelman

    actor

    actors
    1946
  • Avalanche

    Bartender

    actor

    actors
    1946
  • The Virginian

    actor

    actors
    1946
  • Thunder Town

    Utah McGirk

    actor

    actors
    1946
  • House of Horrors

    Jerry, morgue attendant

    actor

    actors
    1946
  • Ambush Trail

    Sam Hawkins

    actor

    actors
    1946
  • Six Gun Man

    Rawhide McTavish

    actor

    actors
    1946
  • Scarlet Street

    Tom Crocker, Evening Globe (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1945
  • Navajo Kid

    Happy

    actor

    actors
    1945
  • Hitchhike to Happiness

    Man on Street (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1945
  • On Stage Everybody

    Clem - Horseshoe Player (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1945
  • Murder, He Says

    Townsman (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1945
  • Bedside Manner

    Elmer Jones (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1945
  • Eve Knew Her Apples

    Second Motorcycle Officer (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1945
  • It's Murder

    Mr Niblick

    actor

    actors
    1944
  • Three of a Kind

    Customer

    actor

    actors
    1944
  • Gaslight

    Baggage Clerk (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1944
  • Hey, Rookie

    Cpl. Trupp

    actor

    actors
    1944
  • Harvest Melody

    Spot Potter

    actor

    actors
    1943
  • Swing Shift Maisie

    Clerk (Uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1943
  • Dangerous Blondes

    Attendant (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1943
  • So's Your Uncle

    Meek Character

    actor

    actors
    1943
  • Nobody's Darling

    Newspaper Reporter (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1943
  • Action in the North Atlantic

    Jim (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1943
  • Time to Kill

    Mailman

    actor

    actors
    1942
  • Mug Town

    Drunk

    actor

    actors
    1942
  • The Great Gildersleeve

    Phil, the carpenter

    actor

    actors
    1942
  • Fall In

    Cigar Store Owner

    actor

    actors
    1942
  • Gentleman Jim

    Hansom Cab Driver (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1942
  • That Other Woman

    Man Trying to Sleep in Park

    actor

    actors
    1942
  • The Man in the Trunk

    Joe -Clown with Yvonne

    actor

    actors
    1942
  • Lady in a Jam

    Drunk (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1942
  • A Desperate Chance for Ellery Queen

    Fingers Muldoon

    actor

    actors
    1942
  • A Gentleman at Heart

    Lighthouse

    actor

    actors
    1942
  • Borrowed Hero

    Pedestrian with Sore Throat (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1941
  • Design for Scandal

    Second Cabbie (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1941
  • Miss Polly

    Drug Store Owner

    actor

    actors
    1941
  • Nevada City

    Railroad Spy Posing as a Drunk

    actor

    actors
    1941
  • Sleepers West

    Magazine Vendor (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1941
  • Life with Henry

    Electrician (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1941
  • Wyoming Wildcat

    Butch McCord

    actor

    actors
    1941
  • Arizona

    Timmins

    actor

    actors
    1940
  • Dr. Kildare's Crisis

    Hospital Elevator Operator

    actor

    actors
    1940
  • Young People

    Vaudevillian (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1940
  • Screw Drivers of 1940

    Mr. Screwjay

    actor

    actors
    1940
  • Lucky Cisco Kid

    Hotel Clerk (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1940
  • Irene

    The Gardener (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1940
  • Abe Lincoln in Illinois

    John Johnston

    actor

    actors
    1940
  • I Take This Woman

    First Taxi Driver (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1940
  • Remember?

    First Taxi Driver

    actor

    actors
    1939
  • Geronimo

    Sergeant

    actor

    actors
    1939
  • $1,000 a Touchdown

    Bangs

    actor

    actors
    1939
  • Thunder Afloat

    Wireless Operator Sending Coded Message (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1939
  • Golden Boy

    Ringsider Next to Pa Bonaparte

    actor

    actors
    1939
  • Our Leading Citizen

    Sam

    actor

    actors
    1939
  • Chicken Wagon Family

    Cab Driver

    actor

    actors
    1939
  • Union Pacific

    Barker (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1939
  • The Kid From Texas

    Texas Cowhand

    actor

    actors
    1939
  • Let Freedom Ring

    Surveyor (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1939
  • Persons in Hiding

    Gas Station Attendant (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1939
  • Stand Up and Fight

    Gambling Stooge

    actor

    actors
    1939
  • Pirates of the Skies

    actor

    actors
    1939
  • The Cowboy and the Lady

    Cowboy at Ranch (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1938
  • There Goes My Heart

    Robinson (as Sid Saylor)

    actor

    actors
    1938
  • Down on the Farm

    Painter

    actor

    actors
    1938
  • Crashing Through Danger

    Tom

    actor

    actors
    1938
  • Little Miss Broadway

    Band Member

    actor

    actors
    1938
  • Men with Wings

    Jimmy

    actor

    actors
    1938
  • One Wild Night

    Mug in Bank (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1938
  • Safety in Numbers

    Guard

    actor

    actors
    1938
  • A Yank at Oxford

    Second Printer (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1938
  • The Black Doll

    Deputy Red

    actor

    actors
    1938
  • Exiled to Shanghai

    Maloney

    actor

    actors
    1937
  • Wallaby Jim of the Islands

    Jake, Kestrel Crew

    actor

    actors
    1937
  • Born to the West

    Dinkey Hooley

    actor

    actors
    1937
  • Hell Town

    Dinkey Hooley

    actor

    actors
    1937
  • The Wrong Road

    Big Hobo

    actor

    actors
    1937
  • Sea Racketeers

    Henchman Weasel

    actor

    actors
    1937
  • The Lady Escapes

    Carpenter (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1937
  • Wild and Woolly

    Lutz

    actor

    actors
    1937
  • Topper

    Car Salesman (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1937
  • Meet the Boy Friend

    Buddy

    actor

    actors
    1937
  • Forlorn River

    'Weary' Pierce

    actor

    actors
    1937
  • She Had to Eat

    Shorty (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1937
  • Guns in the Dark

    Oscar

    actor

    actors
    1937
  • Time Out for Romance

    Truck Driver

    actor

    actors
    1937
  • Arizona Days

    Claude Grass Hopper

    actor

    actors
    1937
  • Secret Valley

    Paddy

    actor

    actors
    1937
  • The House of Secrets

    Ed

    actor

    actors
    1936
  • The Sky Parade

    Flash Lewis

    actor

    actors
    1936
  • The Three Mesquiteers

    Lullaby Joslin

    actor

    actors
    1936
  • Kelly of the Secret Service

    Red

    actor

    actors
    1936
  • Prison Shadows

    Dave Moran

    actor

    actors
    1936
  • Rhythm on the Range

    Gus

    actor

    actors
    1936
  • The Ex-Mrs. Bradford

    Detective (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1936
  • Hitch Hike To Heaven

    Spud

    actor

    actors
    1936
  • The Walking Dead

    actor

    actors
    1936
  • Nevada

    Cash Burridge

    actor

    actors
    1935
  • Streamline Express

    Smith - Steward

    actor

    actors
    1935
  • Wilderness Mail

    Mora

    actor

    actors
    1935
  • Here Comes Cookie

    Allen’s Cab Driver (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1935
  • Men of Action

    Speedy

    actor

    actors
    1935
  • Branded a Coward

    Oscar

    actor

    actors
    1935
  • Ladies Crave Excitement

    Flynn

    actor

    actors
    1935
  • Code of the Mounted

    RCMP Rogers

    actor

    actors
    1935
  • Murder in the Fleet

    Chief Petty Officer (Uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1935
  • The Headline Woman

    Murphy

    actor

    actors
    1935
  • Two Hearts in Wax Time

    Mannequin Dresser (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1935
  • Mystery Mountain

    Breezy Baker

    actor

    actors
    1934
  • When a Man Sees Red

    Ben

    actor

    actors
    1934
  • The Dude Ranger

    'Nebraska' Kemp (as Sid Saylor)

    actor

    actors
    1934
  • The Lost Jungle

    Larry Henderson

    actor

    actors
    1934
  • Many Happy Returns

    Construction Worker (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1934
  • The Lost Jungle

    Larry Henderson

    actor

    actors
    1934
  • Love on a Ladder

    Pool Hall Patron

    actor

    actors
    1934
  • The Sin of Nora Moran

    Miller - Jake's Friend - 2nd Drunk

    actor

    actors
    1933
  • The Chief

    Scared Man Against Lamppost

    actor

    actors
    1933
  • Curtain at Eight

    Mac MacIntosh, the prop man

    actor

    actors
    1933
  • A Man of Sentiment

    Swede - Orderly

    actor

    actors
    1933
  • Gambling Ship

    Sailor (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1933
  • The Nuisance

    Fred

    actor

    actors
    1933
  • Justice Takes a Holiday

    Scoop Jones

    actor

    actors
    1933
  • Murders in the Zoo

    Brad (Uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1933
  • Silent Men

    Coyote Carter

    actor

    actors
    1933
  • If I Had a Million

    Driver (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1932
  • Tangled Destinies

    Buchanan, the Prizefighter

    actor

    actors
    1932
  • The Crusader

    Harry Smaltz

    actor

    actors
    1932
  • Horse Feathers

    Speakeasy Patron at Slot Machine (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1932
  • Million Dollar Legs

    Olympics Weight Lifting Offical (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1932
  • Rule 'Em and Weep

    Second duelling officer

    actor

    actors
    1932
  • Law of the Sea

    Sailor

    actor

    actors
    1931
  • Sidewalks of New York

    Mulvaney

    actor

    actors
    1931
  • Caught

    Sgt. Weems

    actor

    actors
    1931
  • I Take This Woman

    Shorty

    actor

    actors
    1931
  • The Lawyer's Secret

    Red

    actor

    actors
    1931
  • The Vice Squad

    Masher's Freind (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1931
  • Unfaithful

    Buck

    actor

    actors
    1931
  • Finn and Hattie

    J. Russell Abercrombie, The Brakeman

    actor

    actors
    1931
  • Scandal Sheet

    Nichols, Photographer

    actor

    actors
    1931
  • Chiselers of Hollywood

    actor

    actors
    1930
  • Men Without Law

    Hank

    actor

    actors
    1930
  • The Border Legion

    Shrimp

    actor

    actors
    1930
  • Show Girl in Hollywood

    Tour Guide

    actor

    actors
    1930
  • Sid's Long Count

    1st Weight Reducing Machine Salesman

    actor

    actors
    1930
  • Cat, Dog & Co.

    Pedestrian

    actor

    actors
    1929
  • Just Off Broadway

    Bennie Barnett

    actor

    actors
    1929
  • Shanghai Rose

    Xavier Doolittle

    actor

    actors
    1929
  • The Mystery Rider

    actor

    actors
    1928
  • Any Old Count

    House Detective

    actor

    actors
    1928
  • And George Did!

    George

    actor

    actors
    1926
  • Red Hot Leather

    'Noisy' Bates (as Leo Sailor)

    actor

    actors
    1926
  • The Runaway Express

    The Tramp

    actor

    actors
    1926
  • The Riding Rascal

    actor

    actors
    1926