Sidney M. Cohen is a Canadian television director specializing in live multi-camera productions requiring minimal editing and is also a TV program creator.
He relocated to Toronto at the conclusion of Expo '67 to join Screen Gems Productions with TV game show pioneers Dan Enright and Jack Barry.
Cohen returned to Toronto in 1981 to begin production of Thrill of a Lifetime, one of TV's original reality series, telecast internationally and revived in 2002.
He was also executive producer and director of Canada AM, CTV's TV morning news program.
Another pet project included Porthole TV, a show dedicated to cruise ships, for international syndication; Sidney himself hosted many of the episodes, and a new series is in development.