Sidney Toler
Personal Information
- Occupation: Actor
- Birthday: 26 Apr, 1874
- Death day: 12 Feb, 1947 ( 78 years old )
- Place of birth: Warrensburg, Missouri, USA
- Also known as: Sydney Toler, Hooper G. Toler Jr.
Sidney Toler
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.
Credits
- 1974 - That's Entertainment! ( movie ) as (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 1968 - The Best of Laurel and Hardy ( movie ) as Captain of SS Periwinkle (archive footage)
- 1946 - The Trap ( movie ) as Charlie Chan
- 1946 - Dangerous Money ( movie ) as Charlie Chan
- 1946 - Shadows Over Chinatown ( movie ) as Charlie Chan
- 1946 - Dark Alibi ( movie ) as Charlie Chan
- 1945 - The Shanghai Cobra ( movie ) as Charlie Chan
- 1945 - The Red Dragon ( movie ) as Charlie Chan
- 1945 - The Scarlet Clue ( movie ) as Charlie Chan
- 1945 - It's in the Bag! ( movie ) as Detective Sully
- 1945 - The Jade Mask ( movie ) as Charlie Chan
- 1944 - Black Magic ( movie ) as Charlie Chan
- 1944 - Charlie Chan in The Chinese Cat ( movie ) as Charlie Chan
- 1944 - Charlie Chan in the Secret Service ( movie ) as Charlie Chan
- 1943 - Isle of Forgotten Sins ( movie ) as Capt. Krogan aka Carruthers
- 1943 - White Savage ( movie ) as Wong
- 1943 - The Adventures of Smilin' Jack ( movie ) as General Kai Ling [Chs. 1-5, 13]
- 1942 - A Night to Remember ( movie ) as Inspector Hankins
- 1942 - Castle in the Desert ( movie ) as Charlie Chan
- 1941 - Charlie Chan in Rio ( movie ) as Lt. Charlie Chan
- 1941 - Dead Men Tell ( movie ) as Charlie Chan
- 1940 - Murder Over New York ( movie ) as Charlie Chan
- 1940 - Charlie Chan at the Wax Museum ( movie ) as Charlie Chan
- 1940 - Charlie Chan's Murder Cruise ( movie ) as Charlie Chan
- 1940 - Charlie Chan in Panama ( movie ) as Charlie Chan
- 1939 - City in Darkness ( movie ) as Charlie Chan
- 1939 - Law of the Pampas ( movie ) as Fernando "El Melancolio" Lopez Ramirez
- 1939 - Charlie Chan at Treasure Island ( movie ) as Charlie Chan
- 1939 - Heritage of the Desert ( movie ) as Nosey
- 1939 - Charlie Chan in Reno ( movie ) as Charlie Chan
- 1939 - The Kid from Kokomo ( movie ) as Judge William 'Gashouse' Bronson
- 1939 - King of Chinatown ( movie ) as Dr. Chang Ling
- 1939 - Disbarred ( movie ) as G.L. 'Mardy' Mardeen
- 1938 - Charlie Chan in Honolulu ( movie ) as Charlie Chan
- 1938 - Up the River ( movie ) as Jeffrey Mitchell
- 1938 - If I Were King ( movie ) as Robin Turgis
- 1938 - The Mysterious Rider ( movie ) as Frosty Kilburn
- 1938 - One Wild Night ( movie ) as Lawton
- 1938 - Wide Open Faces ( movie ) as Sheriff
- 1938 - Gold Is Where You Find It ( movie ) as Harrison McCooey
- 1937 - Double Wedding ( movie ) as Mr. Keough, Margit's Butler
- 1937 - That Certain Woman ( movie ) as Détective Lieutenant Neely
- 1936 - The Longest Night ( movie ) as Captain Holt
- 1936 - Our Relations ( movie ) as Captain of SS Periwinkle
- 1936 - The Gorgeous Hussy ( movie ) as Daniel Webster
- 1936 - Three Godfathers ( movie ) as Professor Amos Snape
- 1936 - Give Us This Night ( movie ) as First Carabiniere
- 1935 - This Is the Life ( movie ) as Professor Lafcadio F. Breckenridge
- 1935 - Orchids to You ( movie ) as Nick Corsini
- 1935 - Call of the Wild ( movie ) as Joe Groggins
- 1935 - The Daring Young Man ( movie ) as Warden Palmer
- 1935 - Romance in Manhattan ( movie ) as Sergeant Duffy
- 1934 - Here Comes the Groom ( movie ) as Detective Weaver
- 1934 - Operator 13 ( movie ) as Major Allen
- 1934 - Upperworld ( movie ) as Officer Moran
- 1934 - The Trumpet Blows ( movie ) as Pepi Sancho
- 1934 - Registered Nurse ( movie ) as Frankie Sylvestrie
- 1934 - Spitfire ( movie ) as Jim Sawyer
- 1934 - Dark Hazard ( movie ) as John Bright
- 1934 - Massacre ( movie ) as Thomas Shanks
- 1933 - The World Changes ( movie ) as Mr. Hodgens
- 1933 - The World Changes ( movie ) as Mr. Hodgens, a Banker (uncredited)
- 1933 - The Way to Love ( movie ) as Pierre
- 1933 - The Narrow Corner ( movie ) as Ryan, the Go-Between
- 1933 - King of the Jungle ( movie ) as Neil Forbes
- 1933 - He Learned About Women ( movie ) as Wilson
- 1933 - The Billion Dollar Scandal ( movie ) as Carter B. Moore
- 1932 - Over the Counter ( movie ) as Mr. Drake
- 1932 - Blonde Venus ( movie ) as Detective Wilson
- 1932 - The Phantom President ( movie ) as Aikenhead
- 1932 - Blondie of the Follies ( movie ) as Pete
- 1932 - Speak Easily ( movie ) as Stage Director
- 1932 - Tom Brown of Culver ( movie ) as Maj. Wharton
- 1932 - Is My Face Red? ( movie ) as Tony Mugatti
- 1932 - Radio Patrol ( movie ) as Sgt. Tom Keogh
- 1932 - Strangers in Love ( movie ) as McPhail
- 1931 - Strictly Dishonorable ( movie ) as Mulligan
- 1931 - White Shoulders ( movie ) as William Sothern
- 1929 - In the Nick of Time ( movie )
- 1929 - Madame X ( movie ) as Dr. Merivel