Sidney Toler
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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.

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​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.

Personal Info

Known For Acting

Gender Male

Known Credits 74

Birthday 1874-04-28

Day of Death 1947-02-12

Place of Birth Warrensburg, Missouri, USA

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Also Known As

  • Sydney Toler
  • Hooper G. Toler Jr.

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Acting TV ShowsMovies

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

Writing

1921 A Heart to Let … Theatre Play

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