Sidney Toler

Personal Info

Known For Actor

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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Sidney Toler,  licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

Actor

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
1944
Black Magic

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
1940
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 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
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 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
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 Prof. Aikenhead

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
1931
1931
White Shoulders

as William Sothern

1929
Madame X

as Dr. Merivel

Writer

1921
A Heart to Let

as Theatre Play

1921
The Bait

as Theatre Play