George Sidney. George Sidney paired with Charles Murray as Cohen and Kelly. The comedy duo you never
George Sidney. George Sidney paired with Charles Murray as Cohen and Kelly. The comedy duo you never heard of. George Sidney was a short, chubby, Jewish vaudeville comedian, known for his Jewish humor and portrayals of indiosyncratic (or stereotypical if you will) Jewish mannerisms and getting laughs out of the pairing of the Jew and the gentile. He and Murray did 30 Cohen & Kelly films (mostly shorts) starting in the silent era. He did the first one with Murray, then the studio tried Sidney as Cohen with 2 other ‘Kellys’, probably trying to find the right “fit”, but they eventually went back to Murray. Sidney was featured in other films too, working with William Powell and Ginger Rogers, etc. -- source link
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