Sidney Toler
Acting • Born 1874-04-26 – Died 1947-02-12
Biography
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.
Filmography
81 credits
Blondie of the Follies
Movie • 1932
Pete
Double Wedding
Movie • 1937
Mr. Keough, Margit's Butler
Charlie Chan at Treasure Island
Movie • 1939
Charlie Chan
City in Darkness
Movie • 1939
Charlie Chan
Charlie Chan in Reno
Movie • 1939
Charlie Chan
Charlie Chan in Honolulu
Movie • 1938
Charlie Chan
Blonde Venus
Movie • 1932
Detective Wilson
White Shoulders
Movie • 1931
William Sothern
Castle in the Desert
Movie • 1942
Charlie Chan
Speak Easily
Movie • 1932
Stage Director
Charlie Chan's Murder Cruise
Movie • 1940
Charlie Chan
Dead Men Tell
Movie • 1941
Charlie Chan
Charlie Chan in Panama
Movie • 1940
Charlie Chan
Murder Over New York
Movie • 1940
Charlie Chan
Charlie Chan at the Wax Museum
Movie • 1940
Charlie Chan
Black Magic
Movie • 1944
Charlie Chan
Charlie Chan in the Secret Service
Movie • 1944
Charlie Chan
The Shanghai Cobra
Movie • 1945
Charlie Chan
Charlie Chan in Rio
Movie • 1941
Lt. Charlie Chan
Charlie Chan in The Chinese Cat
Movie • 1944
Charlie Chan
Shadows Over Chinatown
Movie • 1946
Charlie Chan
The Scarlet Clue
Movie • 1945
Charlie Chan
The Jade Mask
Movie • 1945
Charlie Chan
The Red Dragon
Movie • 1945
Charlie Chan
Dangerous Money
Movie • 1946
Charlie Chan
Dark Alibi
Movie • 1946
Charlie Chan
The Trap
Movie • 1946
Charlie Chan
Our Relations
Movie • 1936
Captain of SS Periwinkle
Madame X
Movie • 1929
Dr. Merivel
Law of the Pampas
Movie • 1939
Fernando "El Melancolio" Lopez Ramirez
A Night to Remember
Movie • 1942
Inspector Hankins
That Certain Woman
Movie • 1937
Détective Lieutenant Neely
Radio Patrol
Movie • 1932
Sgt. Tom Keogh
Dark Hazard
Movie • 1934
John Bright
If I Were King
Movie • 1938
Robin Turgis
The Gorgeous Hussy
Movie • 1936
Daniel Webster
King of Chinatown
Movie • 1939
Dr. Chang Ling
Isle of Forgotten Sins
Movie • 1943
Capt. Krogan aka Carruthers
Three Godfathers
Movie • 1936
Professor Amos Snape
White Savage
Movie • 1943
Wong
Orchids to You
Movie • 1935
Nick Corsini
The Trumpet Blows
Movie • 1934
Pepi Sancho
Here Comes the Groom
Movie • 1934
Detective Weaver
Registered Nurse
Movie • 1934
Frankie Sylvestrie
Romance in Manhattan
Movie • 1935
Sergeant Duffy
The Longest Night
Movie • 1936
Captain Holt
The World Changes
Movie • 1933
Mr. Hodgens
Disbarred
Movie • 1939
G.L. 'Mardy' Mardeen
The Narrow Corner
Movie • 1933
Ryan, the Go-Between
Wide Open Faces
Movie • 1938
Sheriff
Is My Face Red?
Movie • 1932
Tony Mugatti
Over the Counter
Movie • 1932
Mr. Drake
Gold Is Where You Find It
Movie • 1938
Harrison McCooey
The Mysterious Rider
Movie • 1938
Frosty Kilburn
Call of the Wild
Movie • 1935
Joe Groggins
Upperworld
Movie • 1934
Officer Moran
Operator 13
Movie • 1934
Major Allen
Strangers in Love
Movie • 1932
McPhail
One Wild Night
Movie • 1938
Lawton
That's Entertainment!
Movie • 1974
(archive footage) (uncredited)
Spitfire
Movie • 1934
Jim Sawyer
King of the Jungle
Movie • 1933
Neil Forbes
Heritage of the Desert
Movie • 1939
Nosey
This Is the Life
Movie • 1935
Professor Lafcadio F. Breckenridge
It's in the Bag!
Movie • 1945
Detective Sully
The Phantom President
Movie • 1932
Aikenhead
Give Us This Night
Movie • 1936
First Carabiniere
The Daring Young Man
Movie • 1935
Warden Palmer
Tom Brown of Culver
Movie • 1932
Maj. Wharton
He Learned About Women
Movie • 1933
Wilson
The Best of Laurel and Hardy
Movie • 1968
Captain of SS Periwinkle (archive footage)
The Kid from Kokomo
Movie • 1939
Judge William 'Gashouse' Bronson
The Adventures of Smilin' Jack
Movie • 1943
General Kai Ling [Chs. 1-5, 13]
Strictly Dishonorable
Movie • 1931
Mulligan
The Way to Love
Movie • 1933
Pierre
The Billion Dollar Scandal
Movie • 1933
Carter B. Moore
Up the River
Movie • 1938
Jeffrey Mitchell
In the Nick of Time
Movie • 1929
Massacre
Movie • 1934
Thomas Shanks
The World Changes
Movie • 1933
Mr. Hodgens, a Banker (uncredited)
Champagne for Breakfast
Movie • 1935
The Probate Judge