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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

Gender

Male

Birthday

1874-04-26

Deathday

1947-02-12 (72 years old)

Place of Birth

Warrensburg, Missouri, USA

Also Known As

Sydney Toler
Hooper G. Toler Jr.

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 stage.

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Acting

1974

That's Entertainment! as (archive footage) (uncredited)

1968

The Best of Laurel and Hardy as Captain of SS Periwinkle (archive footage)

1946		The Trap as Charlie Chan
1946		Dangerous Money as Charlie Chan
1946		Shadows Over Chinatown as Charlie Chan
1946		Dark Alibi as Charlie Chan

1945		The Shanghai Cobra as Charlie Chan
1945		The Red Dragon as Charlie Chan
1945		The Scarlet Clue as Charlie Chan
1945		It's in the Bag! as Detective Sully
1945		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		Castle in the Desert as Charlie Chan

1941		Charlie Chan in Rio as Lt. 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 Fernando "El Melancolio" Lopez Ramirez
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		King of Chinatown as Dr. Chang Ling
1939		Disbarred as G.L. 'Mardy' Mardeen

1938		Charlie Chan in Honolulu as Charlie Chan
1938		Up the River as Jeffrey Mitchell
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		The Longest Night as Captain Holt
1936		Our Relations as Captain of SS Periwinkle
1936		The Gorgeous Hussy as Daniel Webster
1936		Three Godfathers as Professor Amos Snape
1936		Give Us This Night as First Carabiniere

1935		This Is the Life as Professor Lafcadio F. Breckenridge
1935		Call of the Wild as Joe Groggins
1935		Orchids to You as Nick Corsini
1935		The Daring Young Man as Warden Palmer
1935		Romance in Manhattan as Sergeant Duffy

1934		Here Comes the Groom as Detective Weaver
1934		Operator 13 as Major Allen
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		Blonde Venus as Detective Wilson
1932		The Phantom President as Aikenhead
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
1931		White Shoulders as William Sothern

1929		In the Nick of Time
1929		Madame X as Dr. Merivel

Writing

1921		A Heart to Let as Theatre Play
1921		The Bait as Theatre Play

1918

Playthings as Screenplay