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