Sidney Toler
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Sidney Toler, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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- Born:
- Apr 28, 1874 In Warrensburg, Missouri, U.S.
- Movie/TV Credits:
- 73
- First Appeared:
- In the movie Madame X 1929-08-17
- Latest Project:
- Movie That's Entertainment! 1974-06-21
Known For
Filmography
| Movie | That's Entertainment! | (archive footage) (uncredited) | 1974-06-21 |
| Movie | Dark Alibi | Charlie Chan | 1946-05-25 |
| Movie | Shadows Over Chinatown | Charlie Chan | 1946-06-27 |
| Movie | The Trap | Charlie Chan | 1946-11-30 |
| Movie | Dangerous Money | Charlie Chan | 1946-10-12 |
| Movie | Charlie Chan in The Jade Mask | Charlie Chan | 1945-01-26 |
| Movie | The Scarlet Clue | Charlie Chan | 1945-05-11 |
| Movie | It's in the Bag! | Detective Sully | 1945-04-21 |
| Movie | The Shanghai Cobra | Charlie Chan | 1945-09-29 |
| Movie | The Red Dragon | Charlie Chan | 1945-08-01 |
| Movie | Charlie Chan in The Chinese Cat | Charlie Chan | 1944-05-20 |
| Movie | Charlie Chan in the Secret Service | Charlie Chan | 1944-02-14 |
| Movie | Black Magic | Charlie Chan | 1944-08-19 |
| Movie | The Adventures of Smilin' Jack | General Kai Ling [Chs. 1-5, 13] | 1943-01-05 |
| Movie | White Savage | Wong | 1943-04-23 |
| Movie | Isle of Forgotten Sins | Capt. Krogan aka Carruthers | 1943-08-15 |
| Movie | Castle in the Desert | Charlie Chan | 1942-02-02 |
| Movie | A Night to Remember | Inspector Hankins | 1942-12-10 |
| Movie | Charlie Chan in Rio | Lt. Charlie Chan | 1941-09-05 |
| Movie | Dead Men Tell | Charlie Chan | 1941-03-28 |
| Movie | Charlie Chan in Panama | Charlie Chan | 1940-03-01 |
| Movie | Charlie Chan's Murder Cruise | Charlie Chan | 1940-05-02 |
| Movie | Murder Over New York | Charlie Chan | 1940-12-13 |
| Movie | Charlie Chan at the Wax Museum | Charlie Chan | 1940-09-06 |
| Movie | King of Chinatown | Dr. Chang Ling | 1939-03-17 |
| Movie | The Kid from Kokomo | Judge William 'Gashouse' Bronson | 1939-05-23 |
| Movie | Disbarred | G.L. 'Mardy' Mardeen | 1939-01-06 |
| Movie | Charlie Chan in Reno | Charlie Chan | 1939-06-16 |
| Movie | Law of the Pampas | Fernando "El Melancolio" Lopez Ramirez | 1939-11-03 |
| Movie | Heritage of the Desert | Nosey | 1939-06-23 |
| Movie | City in Darkness | Charlie Chan | 1939-11-15 |
| Movie | Charlie Chan at Treasure Island | Charlie Chan | 1939-08-31 |
| Movie | One Wild Night | Lawton | 1938-06-02 |
| Movie | Gold Is Where You Find It | Harrison McCooey | 1938-02-12 |
| Movie | Wide Open Faces | Sheriff | 1938-04-18 |
| Movie | The Mysterious Rider | Frosty Kilburn | 1938-09-21 |
| Movie | Charlie Chan in Honolulu | Charlie Chan | 1938-12-30 |
| Movie | If I Were King | Robin Turgis | 1938-09-28 |
| Movie | That Certain Woman | Détective Lieutenant Neely | 1937-08-30 |
| Movie | Double Wedding | Mr. Keough, Margit's Butler | 1937-10-15 |
| Movie | The Gorgeous Hussy | Daniel Webster | 1936-08-28 |
| Movie | Give Us This Night | First Carabiniere | 1936-03-06 |
| Movie | Three Godfathers | Professor Amos Snape | 1936-03-06 |
| Movie | Our Relations | Captain of SS Periwinkle | 1936-09-15 |
| Movie | The Longest Night | Captain Holt | 1936-10-02 |
| Movie | The Daring Young Man | Warden Palmer | 1935-07-17 |
| Movie | Romance in Manhattan | Police Sergeant | 1935-01-11 |
| Movie | Orchids to You | Nick Corsini | 1935-08-09 |
| Movie | Call of the Wild | Joe Groggins | 1935-08-09 |
| Movie | This Is the Life | Professor Lafcadio F. Breckenridge | 1935-10-07 |
| Movie | Registered Nurse | Frankie Sylvestrie | 1934-04-06 |
| Movie | Dark Hazard | John Bright | 1934-01-31 |
| Movie | Spitfire | Jim Sawyer | 1934-03-08 |
| Movie | The Trumpet Blows | Pepi Sancho | 1934-04-14 |
| Movie | Upperworld | Officer Moran | 1934-04-19 |
| Movie | Here Comes the Groom | Detective Weaver | 1934-06-21 |
| Movie | Operator 13 | Major Allen | 1934-06-08 |
| Movie | He Learned About Women | Wilson | 1933-03-02 |
| Movie | King of the Jungle | Neil Forbes | 1933-03-10 |
| Movie | The Narrow Corner | Ryan, the Go-Between | 1933-07-08 |
| Movie | The World Changes | Mr. Hodgens | 1933-11-25 |
| Movie | The Way to Love | Pierre | 1933-10-20 |
| Movie | Radio Patrol | Sgt. Tom Keogh | 1932-06-02 |
| Movie | Is My Face Red? | Tony Mugatti | 1932-06-17 |
| Movie | Strangers in Love | McPhail | 1932-03-05 |
| Movie | Tom Brown of Culver | Maj. Wharton | 1932-06-30 |
| Movie | Blonde Venus | Detective Wilson | 1932-09-23 |
| Movie | Over the Counter | Mr. Drake | 1932-10-15 |
| Movie | Speak Easily | Stage Director | 1932-08-13 |
| Movie | The Phantom President | Prof. Aikenhead | 1932-09-23 |
| Movie | Blondie of the Follies | Pete | 1932-09-01 |
| Movie | Strictly Dishonorable | Mulligan | 1931-12-01 |
| Movie | Madame X | Dr. Merivel | 1929-08-17 |