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