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