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