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