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Sidney Toler

Sidney Toler

Birthday: 1874-04-28 | Place of Birth: Warrensburg, Missouri, USA

​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.

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Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

1946
Shadows Over Chinatown

as    Charlie Chan

1946
Dangerous Money

as    Charlie Chan

1946
Dark Alibi

as    Charlie Chan

1946
The Trap

as    Charlie Chan

1945
Charlie Chan in The Jade Mask

as    Charlie Chan

1945
The Scarlet Clue

as    Charlie Chan

1945
The Shanghai Cobra

as    Charlie Chan

1945
The Red Dragon

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
The Adventures of Smilin' Jack

as    General Kai Ling [Chs. 1-5, 13]

1943
White Savage

as    Wong

1942
Castle in the Desert

as    Charlie Chan

1942
A Night to Remember

as    Inspector Hankins

1941
Dead Men Tell

as    Charlie Chan

1941
Charlie Chan in Rio

as    Lt. Charlie Chan

1940
Charlie Chan in Panama

as    Charlie Chan

1940
Charlie Chan's Murder Cruise

as    Charlie Chan

1940
Charlie Chan at the Wax Museum

as    Charlie Chan

1940
Murder Over New York

as    Charlie Chan

1939
City in Darkness

as    Charlie Chan

1939
Charlie Chan at Treasure Island

as    Charlie Chan

1939
Charlie Chan in Reno

as    Charlie Chan

1939
Law of the Pampas

as    Fernando "El Melancolio" Lopez Ramirez

1939
Disbarred

as    G.L. 'Mardy' Mardeen

1939
Heritage of the Desert

as    Nosey

1938
Charlie Chan in Honolulu

as    Charlie Chan

1938
The Mysterious Rider

as    Frosty Kilburn

1938
One Wild Night

as    Lawton