Sidney Toler
Born in Warrensburg, Missouri, USA — Apr 26 1874• Died Feb 12 1947
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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.
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Blonde Venus
Detective Wilson
Operator 13
Major Allen
Upperworld
Officer Moran
The Daring Young Man
Warden Palmer
That Certain Woman
Détective Lieutenant Neely
That's Entertainment!
(archive footage) (uncredited)
Charlie Chan at the Wax Museum
Charlie Chan
Charlie Chan in Panama
Charlie Chan
Up the River
Jeffrey Mitchell
Call of the Wild
Joe Groggins
Blondie of the Follies
Pete
The Phantom President
Aikenhead
The Gorgeous Hussy
Daniel Webster
A Night to Remember
Inspector Hankins
Dangerous Money
Charlie Chan
Charlie Chan at Treasure Island
Charlie Chan
The Trap
Charlie Chan
Massacre
Thomas Shanks
Heritage of the Desert
Nosey
Dark Alibi
Charlie Chan
City in Darkness
Charlie Chan
Shadows Over Chinatown
Charlie Chan
The World Changes
Mr. Hodgens
Charlie Chan's Murder Cruise
Charlie Chan
If I Were King
Robin Turgis
One Wild Night
Lawton
Isle of Forgotten Sins
Capt. Krogan aka Carruthers
Is My Face Red?
Tony Mugatti
White Savage
Wong
Dead Men Tell
Charlie Chan
Our Relations
Captain of SS Periwinkle
Charlie Chan in Reno
Charlie Chan
The Way to Love
Pierre
Double Wedding
Mr. Keough, Margit's Butler
King of Chinatown
Dr. Chang Ling
Here Comes the Groom
Detective Weaver
Radio Patrol
Sgt. Tom Keogh
Romance in Manhattan
Sergeant Duffy
Madame X
Dr. Merivel
Gold Is Where You Find It
Harrison McCooey
The Best of Laurel and Hardy
Captain of SS Periwinkle (archive footage)
It's in the Bag!
Detective Sully
King of the Jungle
Neil Forbes
The Kid from Kokomo
Judge William 'Gashouse' Bronson
Wide Open Faces
Sheriff
The Mysterious Rider
Frosty Kilburn
The Jade Mask
Charlie Chan
The Red Dragon
Charlie Chan
Murder Over New York
Charlie Chan
Castle in the Desert
Charlie Chan
Speak Easily
Stage Director
A Heart to Let
Writing
The Billion Dollar Scandal
Carter B. Moore
Give Us This Night
First Carabiniere
Three Godfathers
Professor Amos Snape
Tom Brown of Culver
Maj. Wharton
Disbarred
G.L. 'Mardy' Mardeen
The Adventures of Smilin' Jack
General Kai Ling [Chs. 1-5, 13]
Strangers in Love
McPhail
Law of the Pampas
Fernando "El Melancolio" Lopez Ramirez
Charlie Chan in Rio
Lt. Charlie Chan
Spitfire
Jim Sawyer
Charlie Chan in The Chinese Cat
Charlie Chan
The Narrow Corner
Ryan, the Go-Between
Orchids to You
Nick Corsini
The Shanghai Cobra
Charlie Chan
Registered Nurse
Frankie Sylvestrie
Strictly Dishonorable
Mulligan
Dark Hazard
John Bright
Black Magic
Charlie Chan
The Trumpet Blows
Pepi Sancho
Charlie Chan in Honolulu
Charlie Chan
The Scarlet Clue
Charlie Chan
The Longest Night
Captain Holt
He Learned About Women
Wilson
White Shoulders
William Sothern
Champagne for Breakfast
The Probate Judge
In the Nick of Time
This Is the Life
Professor Lafcadio F. Breckenridge
Charlie Chan in the Secret Service
Charlie Chan
The Bait
Writing
Over the Counter
Mr. Drake
Playthings
Writing