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Known For
Acting
Birthday
April 26, 1874
Died
February 12, 1947
Place of Birth
Warrensburg, Missouri, USA
Also Known As
- Sydney Toler
- Hooper G. Toler Jr.
Sidney Toler
0.4 Popularity
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
7.3
(archive footage) (uncredited)
That's Entertainment!
1974
🎬
0.0
Captain of SS Periwinkle (archive footage)
The Best of Laurel and Hardy
1968
6.7
Charlie Chan
The Trap
1946
5.7
Charlie Chan
Dangerous Money
1946
5.8
Charlie Chan
Shadows Over Chinatown
1946
6.1
Charlie Chan
Dark Alibi
1946
5.8
Charlie Chan
The Shanghai Cobra
1945
6.5
Charlie Chan
The Red Dragon
1945
5.9
Charlie Chan
The Scarlet Clue
1945
5.0
Detective Sully
It's in the Bag!
1945
Credits
That's Entertainment!
as (archive footage) (uncredited)
1974
7.3
🎬
The Best of Laurel and Hardy
as Captain of SS Periwinkle (archive footage)
1968
0.0
The Trap
as Charlie Chan
1946
6.7
Dangerous Money
as Charlie Chan
1946
5.7
Shadows Over Chinatown
as Charlie Chan
1946
5.8
Dark Alibi
as Charlie Chan
1946
6.1
The Shanghai Cobra
as Charlie Chan
1945
5.8
The Red Dragon
as Charlie Chan
1945
6.5
The Scarlet Clue
as Charlie Chan
1945
5.9
It's in the Bag!
as Detective Sully
1945
5.0
The Jade Mask
as Charlie Chan
1945
6.1
Black Magic
as Charlie Chan
1944
7.0
Charlie Chan in The Chinese Cat
as Charlie Chan
1944
6.4
Charlie Chan in the Secret Service
as Charlie Chan
1944
5.9
Isle of Forgotten Sins
as Capt. Krogan aka Carruthers
1943
4.6
White Savage
as Wong
1943
5.2
The Adventures of Smilin' Jack
as General Kai Ling [Chs. 1-5, 13]
1943
5.0
A Night to Remember
as Inspector Hankins
1942
6.5
Castle in the Desert
as Charlie Chan
1942
6.8
Charlie Chan in Rio
as Lt. Charlie Chan
1941
6.2
Dead Men Tell
as Charlie Chan
1941
6.3
Murder Over New York
as Charlie Chan
1940
6.1
Charlie Chan at the Wax Museum
as Charlie Chan
1940
7.7
Charlie Chan's Murder Cruise
as Charlie Chan
1940
6.7
Charlie Chan in Panama
as Charlie Chan
1940
6.8
City in Darkness
as Charlie Chan
1939
6.4
Law of the Pampas
as Fernando "El Melancolio" Lopez Ramirez
1939
5.0
Charlie Chan at Treasure Island
as Charlie Chan
1939
6.6
Heritage of the Desert
as Nosey
1939
5.8
Charlie Chan in Reno
as Charlie Chan
1939
6.2
The Kid from Kokomo
as Judge William 'Gashouse' Bronson
1939
6.0
King of Chinatown
as Dr. Chang Ling
1939
5.8
Disbarred
as G.L. 'Mardy' Mardeen
1939
6.0
Charlie Chan in Honolulu
as Charlie Chan
1938
6.4
Up the River
as Jeffrey Mitchell
1938
0.0
If I Were King
as Robin Turgis
1938
6.8
The Mysterious Rider
as Frosty Kilburn
1938
6.0
One Wild Night
as Lawton
1938
5.5
Wide Open Faces
as Sheriff
1938
8.5
Gold Is Where You Find It
as Harrison McCooey
1938
6.9
Double Wedding
as Mr. Keough, Margit's Butler
1937
6.6
That Certain Woman
as Détective Lieutenant Neely
1937
5.7
The Longest Night
as Captain Holt
1936
5.7
Our Relations
as Captain of SS Periwinkle
1936
6.9
The Gorgeous Hussy
as Daniel Webster
1936
5.3
Three Godfathers
as Professor Amos Snape
1936
6.8
Give Us This Night
as First Carabiniere
1936
7.0
This Is the Life
as Professor Lafcadio F. Breckenridge
1935
6.0
Call of the Wild
as Joe Groggins
1935
6.3
Orchids to You
as Nick Corsini
1935
0.0
The Daring Young Man
as Warden Palmer
1935
0.0
Romance in Manhattan
as Sergeant Duffy
1935
7.8
Here Comes the Groom
as Detective Weaver
1934
4.0
Operator 13
as Major Allen
1934
5.7
Upperworld
as Officer Moran
1934
6.3
The Trumpet Blows
as Pepi Sancho
1934
0.0
Registered Nurse
as Frankie Sylvestrie
1934
4.6
Spitfire
as Jim Sawyer
1934
5.4
Dark Hazard
as John Bright
1934
5.4
The World Changes
as Mr. Hodgens
1933
4.8
The Way to Love
as Pierre
1933
0.0
The Narrow Corner
as Ryan, the Go-Between
1933
5.5
King of the Jungle
as Neil Forbes
1933
5.0
He Learned About Women
as Wilson
1933
0.0
The Billion Dollar Scandal
as Carter B. Moore
1933
0.0
Over the Counter
as Mr. Drake
1932
4.7
Blonde Venus
as Detective Wilson
1932
6.8
The Phantom President
as Aikenhead
1932
5.5
Blondie of the Follies
as Pete
1932
6.0
Speak Easily
as Stage Director
1932
5.8
Tom Brown of Culver
as Maj. Wharton
1932
5.2
Is My Face Red?
as Tony Mugatti
1932
5.0
Radio Patrol
as Sgt. Tom Keogh
1932
0.0
Strangers in Love
as McPhail
1932
5.1
Strictly Dishonorable
as Mulligan
1931
5.1
White Shoulders
as William Sothern
1931
0.0
🎬
In the Nick of Time
1929
0.0
Madame X
as Dr. Merivel
1929
6.1