Sidney Armus (December 19, 1924 – June 21, 2002) was an American actor.
Biography
Born in the Bronx, New York City, he made his Broadway debut in the original production of the musical South Pacific in 1949. While studying with Erwin Piscator at the Dramatic Workshop of The New School for Social Research, he was seen in The Flies, There is No End, and Crew 55
Sidney played the character of "Itchy" Flexner, the social director, in the Broadway production of the musical comedy Wish You Were Here which opened at the Imperial Theatre on June 25, 1952, and closed on November 28, 1953, after 598 performances. Wish You Were Here is a musical with a book by Arthur Kober and Joshua Logan and music and lyrics by Harold Rome. The musical was adapted from Kober's 1937 play, Having Wonderful Time, and revolves around a summer camp for adults. Other Broadway productions Sidney appeared in were The Flowering Peach (1954), The Cold Wind and the Warm (1958), and Harold (1962).
In films, Armus had roles in Sleepless in Seattle, One Fine Day, Postcards from the Edge, and The Thomas Crown Affair. In television he appeared on Columbo, Kojak, and The Defenders, as well as many early 1950s television dramas such as Goodyear Playhouse and The United States Steel Hour. In the early 90s, Armus appeared in several Law & Order episodes playing various judges. In his later career he owned and operated Theatre 22, an off-off-Broadway theater in New York City, where he directed plays.
He died in 2002 in Manhattan, New York City.
