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