Actor
Sidney Toler
Biography

​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 stag ...

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