Sidney Toler
Born: 1874-04-26 in Warrensburg, Missouri, USA
Died: 1947-02-12
Known For: Acting
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
1974
- That's Entertainment! as (archive footage) (uncredited)
1968
- The Best of Laurel and Hardy as Captain of SS Periwinkle (archive footage)
1946
- Dangerous Money as Charlie Chan
- Dark Alibi as Charlie Chan
- The Trap as Charlie Chan
- Shadows Over Chinatown as Charlie Chan
1945
- The Jade Mask as Charlie Chan
- The Red Dragon as Charlie Chan
- The Shanghai Cobra as Charlie Chan
- The Scarlet Clue as Charlie Chan
- It's in the Bag! as Detective Sully
1944
- Black Magic as Charlie Chan
- Charlie Chan in the Secret Service as Charlie Chan
- Charlie Chan in The Chinese Cat as Charlie Chan
1943
- White Savage as Wong
- The Adventures of Smilin' Jack as General Kai Ling [Chs. 1-5, 13]
- Isle of Forgotten Sins as Capt. Krogan aka Carruthers
1942
- A Night to Remember as Inspector Hankins
- Castle in the Desert as Charlie Chan
1941
- Charlie Chan in Rio as Lt. Charlie Chan
- Dead Men Tell as Charlie Chan
1940
- Murder Over New York as Charlie Chan
- Charlie Chan's Murder Cruise as Charlie Chan
- Charlie Chan at the Wax Museum as Charlie Chan
- Charlie Chan in Panama as Charlie Chan
1939
- Law of the Pampas as Fernando "El Melancolio" Lopez Ramirez
- King of Chinatown as Dr. Chang Ling
- Heritage of the Desert as Nosey
- The Kid from Kokomo as Judge William 'Gashouse' Bronson
- City in Darkness as Charlie Chan
- Charlie Chan at Treasure Island as Charlie Chan
- Charlie Chan in Reno as Charlie Chan
- Disbarred as G.L. 'Mardy' Mardeen
1938
- Gold Is Where You Find It as Harrison McCooey
- If I Were King as Robin Turgis
- Charlie Chan in Honolulu as Charlie Chan
- Up the River as Jeffrey Mitchell
- One Wild Night as Lawton
- Wide Open Faces as Sheriff
- The Mysterious Rider as Frosty Kilburn
1937
- That Certain Woman as Détective Lieutenant Neely
- Double Wedding as Mr. Keough, Margit's Butler
1936
- Our Relations as Captain of SS Periwinkle
- Three Godfathers as Professor Amos Snape
- The Longest Night as Captain Holt
- The Gorgeous Hussy as Daniel Webster
- Give Us This Night as First Carabiniere
1935
- Call of the Wild as Joe Groggins
- Orchids to You as Nick Corsini
- Romance in Manhattan as Sergeant Duffy
- The Daring Young Man as Warden Palmer
- This Is the Life as Professor Lafcadio F. Breckenridge
1934
- Operator 13 as Major Allen
- Dark Hazard as John Bright
- Spitfire as Jim Sawyer
- Massacre as Thomas Shanks
- Upperworld as Officer Moran
- The Trumpet Blows as Pepi Sancho
- Here Comes the Groom as Detective Weaver
- Registered Nurse as Frankie Sylvestrie
1933
- King of the Jungle as Neil Forbes
- The Way to Love as Pierre
- He Learned About Women as Wilson
- The Billion Dollar Scandal as Carter B. Moore
- The Narrow Corner as Ryan, the Go-Between
- The World Changes as Mr. Hodgens
1932
- Radio Patrol as Sgt. Tom Keogh
- Speak Easily as Stage Director
- The Phantom President as Aikenhead
- Blonde Venus as Detective Wilson
- Strangers in Love as McPhail
- Over the Counter as Mr. Drake
- Blondie of the Follies as Pete
- Tom Brown of Culver as Maj. Wharton
- Is My Face Red? as Tony Mugatti
1931
- Strictly Dishonorable as Mulligan
- White Shoulders as William Sothern
1929
- In the Nick of Time
- Madame X as Dr. Merivel
1921
- The Bait ... (Theatre Play)
- A Heart to Let ... (Theatre Play)
1918
- Playthings ... (Screenplay)