Sidney Toler
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Sidney Toler (born Hooper G. Toler Jr.; April 28, 1874 – February 12, 1947) was an American actor, playwright and theatre director. The second European-American actor to play the role of Charlie Chan on screen, he is best remembered for his portrayal of the Chinese-American detective in 22 films made between 1938 and 1946. Before becoming Chan, Toler played supporting roles in 50 motion pictures and was a highly regarded comic actor on the Broadway stage.
Known for
Credits
Black Magic (1944)
as Charlie Chan
That's Entertainment! (1974)
as (archive footage) (uncredited)
White Shoulders (1931)
as William Sothern
The Trap (1946)
as Charlie Chan
The Gorgeous Hussy (1936)
as Daniel Webster
Call of the Wild (1935)
as Joe Groggins
Operator 13 (1934)
as Major Allen
Charlie Chan at Treasure Island (1939)
as Charlie Chan
Blondie of the Follies (1932)
as Pete
Charlie Chan in Panama (1940)
as Charlie Chan
Blonde Venus (1932)
as Detective Wilson
He Learned About Women (1933)
as Wilson
Up the River (1938)
as Jeffrey Mitchell
A Night to Remember (1942)
as Inspector Hankins
Dangerous Money (1946)
as Charlie Chan
That Certain Woman (1937)
as Détective Lieutenant Neely
It's in the Bag! (1945)
as Detective Sully
The Shanghai Cobra (1945)
as Charlie Chan
Isle of Forgotten Sins (1943)
as Capt. Krogan aka Carruthers
Charlie Chan in The Chinese Cat (1944)
as Charlie Chan
This Is the Life (1935)
as Professor Lafcadio F. Breckenridge
Three Godfathers (1936)
as Professor Amos Snape
Charlie Chan in the Secret Service (1944)
as Charlie Chan
Charlie Chan at the Wax Museum (1940)
as Charlie Chan
In the Nick of Time (1929)
Actor
Charlie Chan's Murder Cruise (1940)
as Charlie Chan
Gold Is Where You Find It (1938)
as Harrison McCooey
Charlie Chan in Reno (1939)
as Charlie Chan
Charlie Chan in Honolulu (1938)
as Charlie Chan
The Daring Young Man (1935)
as Warden Palmer
White Savage (1943)
as Wong
City in Darkness (1939)
as Charlie Chan
Champagne for Breakfast (1935)
as The Probate Judge
Romance in Manhattan (1934)
as Sergeant Duffy
Our Relations (1936)
as Captain of SS Periwinkle
Dark Alibi (1946)
as Charlie Chan
Shadows Over Chinatown (1946)
as Charlie Chan
The Mysterious Rider (1938)
as Frosty Kilburn
King of Chinatown (1939)
as Dr. Chang Ling
The Phantom President (1932)
as Aikenhead
Tom Brown of Culver (1932)
as Maj. Wharton
Double Wedding (1937)
as Mr. Keough, Margit's Butler
If I Were King (1938)
as Robin Turgis
Dead Men Tell (1941)
as Charlie Chan
Speak Easily (1932)
as Stage Director
Radio Patrol (1932)
as Sgt. Tom Keogh
Strictly Dishonorable (1931)
as Mulligan
Murder Over New York (1940)
as Charlie Chan
Here Comes the Groom (1934)
as Detective Weaver
Castle in the Desert (1942)
as Charlie Chan
Law of the Pampas (1939)
as Fernando "El Melancolio" Lopez Ramirez
The Jade Mask (1945)
as Charlie Chan
Wide Open Faces (1938)
as Sheriff
Massacre (1934)
as Thomas Shanks
The Scarlet Clue (1945)
as Charlie Chan
The Adventures of Smilin' Jack (1943)
as General Kai Ling [Chs. 1-5, 13]
The Way to Love (1933)
as Pierre
The World Changes (1933)
as Mr. Hodgens
Charlie Chan in Rio (1941)
as Lt. Charlie Chan
The Kid from Kokomo (1939)
as Judge William 'Gashouse' Bronson
Heritage of the Desert (1939)
as Nosey
King of the Jungle (1933)
as Neil Forbes
Madame X (1929)
as Dr. Merivel
Registered Nurse (1934)
as Frankie Sylvestrie
Is My Face Red? (1932)
as Tony Mugatti
Upperworld (1934)
as Officer Moran
Give Us This Night (1936)
as First Carabiniere
The Red Dragon (1945)
as Charlie Chan
The Narrow Corner (1933)
as Ryan, the Go-Between
The Trumpet Blows (1934)
as Pepi Sancho
Strangers in Love (1932)
as McPhail
The Longest Night (1936)
as Captain Holt
Dark Hazard (1934)
as John Bright
The Best of Laurel and Hardy (1968)
as Captain of SS Periwinkle (archive footage)
Spitfire (1934)
as Jim Sawyer
One Wild Night (1938)
as Lawton
The Billion Dollar Scandal (1933)
as Carter B. Moore
Orchids to You (1935)
as Nick Corsini
Disbarred (1939)
as G.L. 'Mardy' Mardeen
Over the Counter (1932)
as Mr. Drake