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