Sidney Toler
83 movies
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- Apr 26, 1874
- Died
- Feb 12, 1947 (age 72)
- Place of birth
- Warrensburg, Missouri, USA
- Also known as
- Sydney Toler · Hooper G. Toler Jr.
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.
Profiles IMDb
Known for
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★ 6.8 Blonde Venus
1932 · Film
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★ 7.0 Our Relations
1936 · Film
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★ 7.4 That's Entertainment!
1974 · Film
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★ 6.3 Call of the Wild
1935 · Film
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★ 6.4 Double Wedding
1937 · Film
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★ 6.7 Charlie Chan at Treasure Island
1939 · Film
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★ 6.1 Charlie Chan in the Secret Service
1944 · Film
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★ 5.8 Speak Easily
1932 · Film
Sidney Toler: movies and TV shows
Acting (80)
- 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 Orchids to You
as Nick Corsini
- 1935 Call of the Wild
as Joe Groggins
- 1935 The Daring Young Man
as Warden Palmer
- 1935 Champagne for Breakfast
as The Probate Judge
- 1934 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
- 1934 Massacre
as Thomas Shanks
- 1933 The World Changes
as Mr. Hodgens / Mr. Hodgens, a Banker (uncredited)
- 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
- 1929 Madame X
as Dr. Merivel
Behind the camera (3)
- 1921 A Heart to Let
Theatre Play
- 1921 The Bait
Theatre Play
- 1918 Playthings
Screenplay